The two products share the same POS, inventory and accounting engine. The difference is who uses it. Stocky POS is for running your own business. Stocky SaaS is for running a software business that serves many businesses.
The short answer
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Choose Stocky POS
You own one shop, restaurant, pharmacy or group of branches, and you want to run it on your own software.
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Choose Stocky SaaS
You want to sign up other businesses, give each its own workspace and charge them subscriptions.
Side by side
| Stocky POS | Stocky SaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | One business | Many businesses, called tenants |
| What each business gets | POS, inventory, accounting, HRM and an online store | The same Stocky POS, isolated in its own database |
| Who signs up | You and your staff | Your customers, from your own landing page |
| Subscriptions and billing | Not included | Plans, free trials, usage limits and automatic renewal |
| Management | One admin panel | A Super Admin dashboard for every tenant, plan and payment |
| Custom domains for customers | Not applicable | Yes, with DNS verification and automatic SSL |
| Marketing site | Not included | Landing page layouts, a blog and a knowledge base |
| Hosting | A standard server with Apache or Nginx | A VPS with wildcard DNS is recommended. Shared hosting works with manual tenant approval |
Full requirements for both are on the server requirements page.
Prices
| Product | Regular | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| Stocky POS & ERP | $28 | $129 |
| Stocky SaaS | $54 | $139 |
One-time prices. Both include the source code, lifetime updates and 6 months of support.
The licence difference
With Stocky POS, Regular is for your own business and Extended is for a project your client or customers pay for. With Stocky SaaS, Regular lets you launch and run one SaaS platform under your own brand and charge your tenants. Extended adds separate branded platforms for several clients. Read which licence you need for the plain-English version.
Which one are you?
- I run a shop or a restaurant
- Stocky POSOne business, one install. For a restaurant with a kitchen display, see Resto.
- I have several branches or warehouses
- Stocky POSIt handles unlimited warehouses, with stock transfers and per-warehouse reports.
- I want to sell POS software to other businesses
- Stocky SaaSSign up tenants, bill them and manage them from one dashboard.
- I am an agency building for clients
- Either, depending on the modelOne install per client is Stocky POS. A multi-tenant platform you run and bill for is Stocky SaaS. Ask us if you are unsure.
Questions
Can I start with Stocky POS and move to Stocky SaaS later?
They are separate products with separate licences. If you are not sure, ask us before you buy and we will point you to the right one.
Does a Stocky SaaS tenant get fewer features than Stocky POS?
Each tenant gets the same POS, inventory, accounting and online store. You choose what each plan includes with module switches and usage limits.
Is there a mobile app?
Both ship an API for a companion mobile app, sold separately as Stocky Mobile.
Still deciding?
Try the live demo of either product, or ask us which fits your plan.