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Next-Gen Point of Sale

# The POS that runs *everywhere*.

SUMWARE POS is the lightweight browser-based point of sale for retail. One tab, one URL. No installs, no drivers, no Java. From barcode scan to fiscally compliant receipt in under a second.

[Book a free demo](https://sumware.at/en/#contact) [Explore the features →](https://sumware.at/en/features)

- Fiscal compliance Pluggable fiscal partners, signed receipts
- Multi-store One codebase, hundreds of stores
- Hardware-agnostic Browser-based, runs on any device

The bar we set

Never change a running system.

## *Always* change a running system.

Yes, we mean it exactly the way it sounds.

With many POS systems, the go-live party is followed by a long hangover. The systems are rigid, every enhancement takes months and costs a fortune. Every casual "could we just quickly…?" turns into a project with a requirements spec, a quote, a test phase and a maintenance window. In the end the retailer lives with whatever was specified two years ago, even though the market has long moved on.

**SUMWARE is built differently.** From day one the system was optimized for the next ten years of live operation, not just for the initial rollout. A new promotion on Saturday morning? Live in ten minutes, without reinstalling a single terminal. A new payment provider? One config file. A new store with its own branding? A URL parameter.

That is not a marketing claim. That is the architecture. We will gladly prove it in the demo: you name a requirement, we show you where it is configured.

- ### Runtime configuration

  Buttons, payment methods, barcode patterns, translations, per-store themes: everything is driven by configuration files loaded when the POS starts. No rebuild. No redeploy.
- ### 40+ lifecycle hooks

  Before and after every critical step (login, item add, payment, fiscal signature, receipt printing) you can hook in your own logic. Without touching the core.
- ### Multi-tenant by design

  One codebase, any number of stores. Each terminal gets its own config, delivered over the wire. A new store is live in under an hour.

How SUMWARE fits into your existing IT landscape (EFT, fiscal, ERP, e-commerce, loyalty): [Integration →](https://sumware.at/en/integration)

Five years ahead

## *Get ready* to get excited.

Excitement needs no translation.

SUMWARE is different. The system builds on twenty years of international POS projects: on lessons learned and best practices from three continents. That foundation is no museum, though. SUMWARE keeps moving with the market and the technology, and our customers ride the wave of innovation while others are still working through the spec from the day before yesterday.

**SUMWARE keeps a close eye on AI** and is fully committed to the shift toward agentic software. We believe this transition will be won by the small and nimble who adapt fast, not by the big dinosaurs. That is why SUMWARE puts you on the right side of the curve.

- ### A 20-year foundation

  SUMWARE stands on two decades of international POS projects: on the mistakes, wins and best practices from hundreds of stores.
- ### Ahead of the innovation wave

  Market trends and technology leaps become config updates in SUMWARE, not requirements specs. Our customers are where the competition will arrive in two years, and they get there without a re-implementation project.
- ### A POS without buttons

  AI in SUMWARE is more than a code generator. It becomes the universal human-machine interface. Visual item recognition, voice control, AI-assisted capture. The barcode scanner is the next thing to leave the checkout.

The best day to catch the wave is today: [Book a demo →](https://sumware.at/en/#contact)

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