# Clover vs Lavu POS

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Lavu POS

| Attribute | Clover | Lavu POS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43 (46% (low)) | 48 (36% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Clover is a payment and point-of-sale platform that enables businesses to accept card payments, manage transactions, and operate retail locations. It provides hardware devices (terminals and readers) and software tools accessible via web dashboard and mobile apps, with extensibility through a third-party app marketplace. | The POS and profit system designed to help restaurants make more money with less effort. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pci_dss":true,"multi_location":true,"emv_contactless":true,"hardware_ecosystem":true,"payment_processing":"built_in"}` | `{"kds":true,"inventory":true,"venue_type":"multi","reservations":true,"multi_location":true,"target_segment":"smb","online_ordering":true,"hardware_ecosystem":false,"loyalty_gift_cards":true,"payment_processing":"built_in","delivery_integrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Clover App Market"},{"name":"Clover Connect"}]` | `[{"name":"Bar-i Liquid Accounting"},{"name":"Digital Pour"},{"name":"Marketman"},{"name":"CheddarSuite"},{"name":"Up'n Go"},{"name":"CheckPlease"},{"name":"OpenTable"},{"name":"LoyaltyMatch"},{"name":"Pepper"},{"name":"Restaurant365"},{"name":"Shogo"},{"name":"Dolce"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"Davo"},{"name":"Otter"},{"name":"Chowly"},{"name":"DoorDash"},{"name":"Grubhub"},{"name":"Uber Eats"},{"name":"FlipDish"},{"name":"Checkmate"},{"name":"Open Dining"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},"rate":2.3}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Clover Care"},{"name":"Clover Security Plus"}],"summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction. Monthly subscription with no money down. Processing fees separate from software fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.clover.com/pos-systems","retrievedAt":"2026-08-04T08:41:49.259Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Pricing available upon request via demo","sourceUrl":"https://lavu.com/dual-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T17:05:21.224Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Restaurant POS Software)

| Capability | Clover | Lavu POS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Venue type | - | Multi-concept |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| PCI DSS compliant | ✓ | - |
| EMV chip / contactless payments | ✓ | - |
| **Reliability** |  |  |
| Offline mode | - | - |
| **Front of house** |  |  |
| Online ordering | - | ✓ |
| Reservations / waitlist | - | ✓ |
| Loyalty / gift cards | - | ✓ |
| **Back of house** |  |  |
| Kitchen display system (KDS) | - | ✓ |
| Inventory management | - | ✓ |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| Delivery integrations (DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub) | - | ✓ |
| **Hardware** |  |  |
| Proprietary hardware ecosystem (terminals/KDS) | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Market** |  |  |
| Multi-location support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Target segment | - | SMB / independent |
| **Payments** |  |  |
| Payment processing | Built-in / proprietary processor | Built-in / proprietary processor |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:34.048Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*