wePOS vs choPOS: Free Versions, Pro Prices and Fit
choPOS is the better choice for a WooCommerce shop. Parked carts, receipt templates, sales reports, refunds and price editing at the till are all free in choPOS, where wePOS keeps several of them for Pro. And choPOS Pro starts at $29 a year or $49 once, against $99 a year for wePOS Pro.
Weighing more options? Our WooCommerce POS comparisons page links to every head-to-head we have written.
What do wePOS and choPOS have in common?
Both are free WordPress plugins that turn WooCommerce into a till. Both sell from your WooCommerce products and stock, save sales as WooCommerce orders, scan barcodes and print receipts. Neither charges a monthly platform fee or transaction fees, and both run in the browser on a tablet or computer.
What does each free version include?
The differences show up in what each one leaves for Pro. wePOS features below come from its WordPress.org listing, checked in October 2026.
| Feature | wePOS Free | choPOS Free |
|---|---|---|
| Sell products and variations, scan barcodes | Yes | Yes, plus camera scanning in supported browsers |
| Receipts | Yes; receipt customisation is Pro | Yes: 80 mm, 58 mm and A4, gift receipt, packing slip and kitchen ticket |
| Park a sale and finish it later | Pro only (“Save Carts”) | Yes, several carts open at once |
| Sales reports | Pro only (reports dashboard) | Yes: totals, payment methods, taxes, sales chart |
| Edit stock and prices from the POS | Pro only (“Quick Product Editing”) | Yes |
| Control what cashiers can do | Advanced access control is Pro | Yes: cashier and manager capabilities, cashiers see only their own POS orders |
| Refunds at the till | Not listed | Yes, with restock |
| Coupons, fees and shipping on a sale | Discounts and fees | Yes: coupons, fixed or percentage fees, shipping |
| Part payments | Not listed | Yes, with balance due |
Why does it matter what’s free?
Because these are the jobs a shop does every day. Parking a sale while a customer fetches their wallet, printing a gift receipt, refunding a return, fixing a price at the counter and checking today’s takings by payment method are all in choPOS Free. With wePOS, several of them need a paid licence.
choPOS also handles tax in detail: it uses your WooCommerce tax rates and classes, including compound rates and postcode rules, and can tax a sale at the shop address or the customer’s address. Our in-person POS setup guide walks through the settings.
What does Pro cost?
Prices are from each pricing page in October 2026, in US dollars. For wePOS we list the sale price shown on its pricing page.
| wePOS Pro | choPOS Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan, yearly | Starter: $99 a year, 1 site (regular $199) | Standard: $29 a year, 1 site |
| Lifetime | Higher-priced lifetime plans | From $49 once, up to 5 sites |
| More sites | Professional: 3 sites. Business: 10 sites | Premium: $59 a year, up to 100 sites |
| What Pro adds | Reports, saved carts, receipt builder and product editing, which choPOS includes free, plus CSV export and multi-outlet tools | Multiple stores with their own stock, purchase orders and vendors, barcode labels |
In other words, much of what you’d buy wePOS Pro for is already in choPOS Free. choPOS Pro is for growing into more branches. See the choPOS Free vs Pro page for the full list.
Why choose choPOS over wePOS?
- Parked carts, refunds, reports and price editing for free.
- Gift receipts, packing slips and kitchen tickets out of the box.
- Part payments with a balance due.
- Cashiers see only their own sales; managers see everything.
- Works with any card machine: record the payment as Card or as any enabled WooCommerce gateway.
- Pro for $29 a year or $49 once when you open a second branch.
For the wider market, see our best WooCommerce POS plugins roundup.
Key takeaways
- Both are free, WooCommerce-native and save sales as WooCommerce orders.
- choPOS Free includes parked carts, receipt templates, reports and product editing, which wePOS reserves for Pro.
- choPOS Free also includes refunds and part payments.
- Pro starts at $29 a year (or $49 once) for choPOS and $99 a year for wePOS.
Frequently asked questions
Is wePOS free?
wePOS has a free version. Its reports dashboard, saved carts, receipt customisation, quick product editing and advanced access control are in wePOS Pro, which starts at $99 a year for one site at the sale price shown in October 2026. choPOS Free includes parked carts, receipt templates, reports and product editing.
Is choPOS a good wePOS alternative?
Yes. choPOS Free includes parked carts, receipt templates, sales reports, refunds, part payments and price and stock editing at the till, and choPOS Pro starts at $29 a year or $49 once.
Which is cheaper, wePOS Pro or choPOS Pro?
choPOS Pro. At the time of writing (October 2026), choPOS Pro Standard is $29 a year or $49 lifetime, and wePOS Starter is $99 a year for one site.
Try choPOS on your own store
The quickest way to decide is a few test sales on your own products. Download choPOS Free from WordPress.org, open it in your browser, and see how counter sales look as WooCommerce orders. If you later need branches, purchase orders or barcode labels, the Free vs Pro comparison shows exactly what Pro adds.
