What is Zettle used for?

Zettle is PayPal's point-of-sale and card reader system that helps small businesses accept payments, track inventory and analyze sales. It is a good fit for small shops taking in-person payments, market stalls and pop-up sellers, and merchants tracking stock and sales in one place.

How much does Zettle cost?

Zettle is a paid product with no free plan. No subscription or contract: you pay 1.75% per card transaction (2.5% for invoices and payment links) plus any hardware. The POS app adds no extra cost; a Terminal starts from £149 excluding VAT.

Is Zettle open source?

No. Zettle is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Zettle include Open Source POS.

What are some alternatives to Zettle?

Zettle competes with Square Point of Sale, SumUp and Clover. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Zettle alternatives.

Zettle: features, pricing and alternatives

About Zettle

Zettle is a point-of-sale product from PayPal for small businesses that sell in person. It lets owners accept card, contactless and mobile payments, organize their inventory and analyze sales from one system, with the aim of keeping the daily workflow simple.

The company operates country-specific sites for the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Brazil, each describing local cash register, card reader and payment terminal options. Zettle pairs card readers and terminals with software for managing the shop.

It is a commercial hosted product, with fees and plans published per country on pricing pages. Zettle suits cafes, shops, market stalls and similar small merchants that already use PayPal or want payments, stock and reporting handled together.

Key features

Card, contactless and mobile payment acceptance
Card readers and payment terminals
Inventory organization tools
Sales analytics and reporting
Country-specific sites in many markets

Good fit for

→Small shops taking in-person payments
→Market stalls and pop-up sellers
→Merchants tracking stock and sales in one place

Tags: pos; payments; paypal; card-reader; retail; inventory; saas

Zettle: questions and answers

What is Zettle used for?: Zettle is PayPal's point-of-sale and card reader system that helps small businesses accept payments, track inventory and analyze sales. It is a good fit for small shops taking in-person payments, market stalls and pop-up sellers, and merchants tracking stock and sales in one place.
How much does Zettle cost?: Zettle is a paid product with no free plan. No subscription or contract: you pay 1.75% per card transaction (2.5% for invoices and payment links) plus any hardware. The POS app adds no extra cost; a Terminal starts from £149 excluding VAT.
Is Zettle open source?: No. Zettle is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Zettle include Open Source POS.
What are some alternatives to Zettle?: Zettle competes with Square Point of Sale, SumUp and Clover. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Zettle alternatives.