vioscale
Comparison

Hike POS vs PayPal Zettle

No clear leader: Hike POS (62.6) and PayPal Zettle (60.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Hike POS full profile →PayPal Zettle full profile →
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Hike POS63
PayPal Zettle61
Score
Vioscale score
Hike POS63 / 100low · 37%
PayPal Zettle61 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Hike POS✗
PayPal Zettle✓
Model
Hike POScommercial
PayPal Zettlefreemium
Price level
Hike POSmid
PayPal Zettlelow
Starting price
Hike POS$59
PayPal Zettle–
Transparent
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓
Integrations
Count
Hike POS11
PayPal Zettle16
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for retail pos. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Hike POSCloud web client
PayPal Zettle-
Offline mode transaction queuing
Hike POS-
PayPal Zettle-
Hardware and payment processor agnostic
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle-
Matrix inventory variant support size color
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle-
Barcode scanner and thermal receipt printer sync
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle-
Customer CRM profiles and purchase history
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle-
Integrated gift cards and store credit
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓
Omnichannel bopis buy online pickup in store
Hike POS-
PayPal Zettle-
Employee time clock and commission tracking
Hike POS-
PayPal Zettle-
Multi location store transfers and lookups
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle-
SOC2 type ii
Hike POS-
PayPal Zettle-
ISO 27001
Hike POS-
PayPal Zettle-
Pricing model
Hike POSFlat saas only
PayPal ZettleSaas plus mandatory payment processing rake

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hike POS

Not documented yet.

PayPal Zettle

A payment acceptance system combining a free mobile app with optional hardware. Charges a percentage fee on each transaction with no monthly subscriptions or long-term contracts.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hike POS

from $59/moSubscription14-day trial

From $59/month USD (billed annually). Free 14-day trial. Hardware add-ons from $114–$2,100 AUD.

  • Essential$59/month billed annually, or $69/month billed monthly
  • Plus$99/month billed annually, or $119/month billed monthly
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

PayPal Zettle

Usage-basedFree tier

1.75% per transaction. Free app. Hardware from £29.

  • Card Payments1.75% per card/contactless transaction
    • Card and contactless payments
    • Cash payments
    • Gift card management
    • Inventory management
    • Sales reporting
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓
iOS
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓
Android
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓
macOS
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✗
Windows
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hike POS✓
PayPal Zettle✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce
  • WooCommerce

Hike POS

11 total - 8 not shared
  • Magento
  • Neto
  • Unleashed
  • Deputy
  • Xero
  • MYOB
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Mailchimp
Independently observed

PayPal Zettle

16 total - 13 not shared
  • Adobe Commerce
  • ePages
  • ExtendaGO
  • HIOPOS
  • JTL-POS
  • Lightspeed
  • modified-shop
  • nopCommerce
  • Pickware
  • plentyPOS
  • PrestaShop
  • roc.Kasse
  • Shopware
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.