Biyo POS

Biyo POS is a point-of-sale system for managing stores, with tools for retail, eCommerce, restaurants, grocery stores, cafes, bars, and kiosks. Its offline mode allows businesses to process transactions when internet connectivity is unavailable. Inventory Scanner can support stocktakes and stock checks across stores, while multi-location tools provide centralized control and inventory management. Restaurant features include tableside ordering, table status tracking, reservations, and a digital floor plan. Reporting can show revenue, costs, and margins, and compare sales across locations or time periods. Its WooCommerce integration synchronizes inventory and orders in real time and combines product catalog and online and in-store reporting. Biyo says merchants can use their own hardware, including Windows, Linux, Chrome, iOS, and OS X devices. The Premium + Processing plan is free for US businesses and charges processing fees; Standard costs $47 a month per terminal. A 14-day free trial is offered without a credit card. Biyo was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, New Jersey.

Biyo POS covers store sales, inventory, restaurant workflows, and multi-location reporting. Review the processing fees and per-terminal pricing alongside the trial and supported hardware options.

Biyo POS suits businesses in retail, eCommerce, and food service that need sales and inventory tools. Its offline mode and multi-location features may be useful for merchants operating across stores or with unreliable internet connectivity.

Overview

Biyo POS is a point-of-sale system for businesses that manage in-store sales alongside inventory or online orders. Its broad retail and restaurant toolkit makes it a strong fit for operators with several locations or mixed sales channels, but per-terminal pricing and processing fees deserve close attention.

It serves retailers, eCommerce businesses, restaurants, grocery stores, cafes, bars, and kiosks. Offline sales support is useful when connectivity drops, while online ordering and WooCommerce synchronization address businesses selling both in person and online.

Key features

Inventory and multi-location control

The Inventory Scanner app supports stocktakes and stock checks across stores, and multi-location tools centralize inventory management and control. That combination is particularly relevant to operators who need to keep stock and oversight aligned across sites. Employee permissions add a way to manage staff access.

Restaurant workflows

Tableside ordering, table status tracking, reservations, and a digital floor plan cover several practical restaurant needs, from taking orders to coordinating seating. These features make Biyo more relevant to cafes and restaurants than a system focused only on retail checkout.

Sales reporting and online orders

Reporting presents revenue, costs, and margins, with comparisons across locations or time periods. The WooCommerce integration synchronizes inventory and orders in real time, unifies the product catalog, and combines online and in-store reporting. This is a useful fit for merchants who want a connected view of both channels.

Connectivity, hardware, and support

Biyo says offline mode can continue processing transactions when internet connectivity is unavailable. Merchants can use their own hardware, with Windows, Linux, Chrome, iOS, and OS X devices supported. Live chat is offered to all customers; phone support is included with Premium. Data transferred over the internet is encrypted using TLS (HTTPS), and Biyo hosts data with Amazon Web Services in Germany.

Pricing

Biyo offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. The free Premium + Processing plan is available to US businesses and charges processing fees, so it is not a fee-free way to take payments.

• Premium + Processing: free, billed plus processing fees; US businesses only. This suits businesses prioritizing no monthly software charge, provided processing costs work for their sales volume.
• Standard: $47 a month, billed $47/month per terminal. It includes all features and integrations, 24/7 online support, and other card processing providers. It is the lower-cost paid option, but the per-terminal charge can add up for businesses with multiple checkout stations.
• Premium: $97 a month, billed $97/month per terminal. It includes all features and integrations, 24/7 online and phone support, and other card processing providers. The higher rate is most defensible for businesses that need phone support; otherwise, Standard includes the same stated feature and integration scope.

Both paid plans are priced per terminal, so multi-location businesses should account for their terminal count rather than treating the monthly rate as a single company-wide fee.

Platforms

Biyo POS supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Its own-hardware approach may suit businesses that want to use supported devices they already have.

Who it's for

Biyo POS is best suited to retailers and food-service businesses that need inventory management, restaurant workflows, offline sales, or centralized oversight across locations. It is also a sensible candidate for WooCommerce merchants who want inventory, orders, and reporting connected across online and in-store operations. Businesses with a small number of terminals and little need for phone support may find the free or Standard plan more appropriate than Premium.

It is less compelling for operators whose main priority is avoiding transaction costs: the US free plan charges processing fees, and paid prices scale by terminal. Businesses should compare those costs with their expected payment volume and checkout footprint.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Retail, restaurant, inventory, and multi-location capabilities sit in one system, which can reduce the need to coordinate separate tools across business types and sites.
• Pro: Offline transaction processing can help keep sales moving during internet outages.
• Pro: WooCommerce synchronization connects inventory and orders and combines channel reporting for merchants with online and physical sales.
• Con: Paid plans charge per terminal, making costs rise with each checkout station.
• Con: The US free plan still carries processing fees, so a zero monthly software price does not mean zero payment costs.
• Con: Phone support is reserved for Premium, nearly doubling the stated monthly per-terminal price compared with Standard.

Alternatives

For food-service operators comparing options, Food Truck POS Software is a useful category starting point; for a broader comparison across checkout systems, see Point-of-Sale Software.

• FuegoPOS is worth comparing if a free starter plan with cloud menu management, an employee module, split payments, and offline mode better matches the need; its starter plan has no cellular or hardware inclusion.
• Loyverse may suit businesses that value a free POS with 31 days of sales history, while unlimited sales history is offered at $5 a month per store or $50/year.
• SpotOn Restaurant is an alternative for restaurant operators considering an all-in package of POS software and hardware, ordering, payments, table layouts, menu management, and reporting; its plan has processing minimums and a 2-year minimum term.
• Avocado POS is an iOS option with no monthly bill, but its Starter plan charges 5% + 15¢ per payment total, including a 2.4% Avocado fee on top of card processing at cost.
• CartFlow may be a better fit for event-focused needs; its free plan caps monthly events, sales records, products, recipes, stock items, venues, and tasks.
• ParcelPOS offers a free plan for Android and Windows businesses, with a cap of 30 orders per day.
• Zeller is another free-to-run POS option, though it requires a Zeller Terminal and transaction fees apply.
• HunoMenu is another freemium POS alternative.

Verdict

Choose Biyo POS if your business needs a single system for store sales, inventory, restaurant workflows, and multi-location or online operations, especially if offline sales support matters. Its strongest case is breadth across those workflows; its main drawback is that paid costs scale per terminal and the free US plan still charges processing fees. If your operation needs only a simple checkout or cannot absorb those payment and terminal costs, compare alternatives before committing.