BoxHero vs Loyverse (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BoxHero if

• Fits if you run one small stockroom and scan items with a phone
• Works for a team of three that wants cheap inventory

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 1 member, 100 items and 1 location
• Pricey if you grow, since extra members are $5 each, 1,000 items $10 and 10 locations $10 a month
• Not for you if you need a warehouse system, as it is barcode counting for small teams
• Watch out: the monthly-billing price was not readable on the page, only the $24 annual rate

Pick Loyverse if

• Fits if you run a shop or cafe and want a free till with stock counts
• Works for small multi-store owners watching cost

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need reports older than 31 days, as longer history is $5 a store a month
• Watch out: purchase orders and stock transfers need the $25 a store advanced inventory add-on
• Not for you if you hold stock without selling at a counter, because stock tracking is lighter than in dedicated tools
• Pricey if you add staff, since employee management is billed per employee

BoxHero

• The free Personal Plan is limited to 1 member, 1 location and 100 items.
• Business covers 3 members, 1,000 items and 3 locations; extra members cost $5 each per month, 1,000 items cost $10 per month and 10 locations cost $10 per month.
• Add-ons are available only on the Business plan.
• The monthly-billing price was not readable on the page; the $24 figure is the annual-billing rate.

Loyverse

• The free plan shows only the last 31 days of sales reports; longer history costs $5 per store a month.
• Purchase orders, stock transfers and deeper inventory insight need the $25 per store Advanced inventory add-on.
• Employee management is billed per employee, so cost grows with staff size.
• It is a point-of-sale system first; stock tracking for a business that does not sell at a counter is lighter than dedicated inventory software.

BoxHero

Barcode scanning

Uses a phone camera or a barcode scanner to add, remove and adjust stock, with custom barcode printing on the Business plan.

Multiple locations

The Business plan tracks and moves inventory across warehouses and stores; the free plan has one location.

Purchases, sales and returns

Business plan users can manage purchase and sales orders with invoicing, record returns against the original order and create bundles.

Alerts, counts and reports

Safety stock levels trigger low-stock alerts, and counts, past quantity lookups and custom reports are included on the paid plan.

Sharing and permissions

Team members get role-based permissions, and an inventory link shares data securely with outside partners.

Loyverse

Real-time stock levels

Tracks stock for items and their components, with automatic low-stock alerts, on the free plan.

Purchase orders and transfers

Sending orders to suppliers, tracking receipts and moving stock between stores need the Advanced inventory add-on.

Barcode labels

Print barcode labels, and connect a barcode scanner, receipt printer and cash drawer.

Offline selling

The POS keeps recording sales without internet and syncs to the back office afterward.

Multiple stores

Manage items, employees and customers across stores from a single account.

Reports

Revenue, average sale, profit, best sellers and sales history, exportable to spreadsheets.

BoxHero

• Personal$0

  1 member, 100 items, 1 location, barcode scanning, custom attributes, Excel import and export and API access.

• Business$24

  per team / month, billed annually ($288 a year)

  3 members, 1,000 items and 3 locations. Adds reports, low-stock alerts, purchase and sales orders, bundles, inventory counts and unlimited history.

Loyverse

• Free$0

  POS, 31 days of sales reports, essential inventory for items and components with low-stock alerts, loyalty and displays.

• Unlimited sales history$5

  per store / month ($50 per store billed yearly)

  Add-on: view and export sales reports beyond the last 31 days.

• Employee management$5

  per employee / month ($50 per employee billed yearly)

  Add-on: team performance, permissions and hours worked.

• Advanced inventory$25

  per store / month ($250 per store billed yearly)

  Add-on: purchase orders, stock transfers and deeper inventory insights.

BoxHero

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page marks its annual option as saving 20% and shows the Business plan at $288 a year.

Loyverse

• Annual discount

  Save 2 months with yearly billing

  Loyverse's pricing page says paying yearly for an add-on saves the equivalent of two months.