About SumUp
SumUp is a payments company that sells card readers and point-of-sale tools aimed at small merchants. Businesses use the readers with a companion app or register to take card and contactless payments in shops, at markets and on the move.
As a commercial hosted service, SumUp is bought through the vendor, which sells hardware alongside its software. Specific plans, fees and country availability are published by the company and are not described here.
Key features
- Card readers for in-person payments
- Point-of-sale software for small shops
- Contactless and card payment acceptance
Good fit for
- →Market traders and mobile businesses taking card payments
- →Small shops replacing cash-only sales
- Tags
- pos
- payments
- card-reader
- small-business
- retail
- saas
SumUp: questions and answers
- What is SumUp used for?
- SumUp provides card readers and point-of-sale tools that let small merchants accept card and contactless payments in person. It is a good fit for market traders and mobile businesses taking card payments, and small shops replacing cash-only sales.
- How much does SumUp cost?
- SumUp is a paid product with no free plan.
- Is SumUp open source?
- No. SumUp is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to SumUp include Open Source POS.
- What are some alternatives to SumUp?
- SumUp competes with Square Point of Sale, Zettle and Clover. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source SumUp alternatives.
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