POS systems and cash registers for any type of business

A POS isn't a screen for taking payment. It's the system that records every sale, controls what you have in the storeroom, issues your receipts and invoices, and tells you —with numbers, not hunches— what's making you money and what isn't.

It doesn't matter what you do: bar, shop, supermarket, hair salon, pet shop or nightclub. The hardware is the same; what changes is the software. At Chollobar we hand you the complete POS and install the professional software specific to your sector. You pay for the hardware once. The software is separate, and here we explain exactly why, how much it costs and what you get in return. No small print.

What's in the bundle and what's paid separately

We'd rather say it before you buy, not after:

Included in the POS bundle:

• Professional touchscreen, built for the daily, heavy use of a business.
• Thermal receipt printer, to print receipts and invoices instantly.
• Cash drawer that opens automatically when you record a cash payment.
• Our support, before and after the purchase, by WhatsApp or phone.
• Delivery across Spain in 24 hours, with tracking.

Separate from the bundle:

• The management software: €29/month + VAT, or €159/year + VAT if you pay in one go. We install it, configure it for your business and give you support for as long as you use it.

The annual fee works out at €13.25/month: €189 less a year than paying month to month, a 54% saving. And the first month is on us. You have the detail on the software page.

What a complete POS has inside

It's worth knowing what each piece does, so no one sells you too much or too little:

• Touchscreen — the core. Everything is managed here. For a busy bar and counter, 15" is the comfortable minimum.
• Built-in computer — it goes inside the screen itself on the all-in-one models. Fewer cables, fewer faults.
• Receipt printer — thermal, prints the receipt in under a second.
• Cash drawer — opens on its own when you take a cash payment, connected to the POS by cable.
• Barcode reader — essential in shops and supermarkets; in hospitality it's almost never needed.
• Card machine — to take card, contactless and Bizum payments.
• Kitchen printer — only if you have a kitchen separate from the bar.
• Order pad — to take the order at the table without going back and forth.

The hardware or the software? We tell you here, because almost everyone gets this wrong.

The software isn't for taking payment. It's for running your business

This is where most people go wrong when buying a POS. They focus on the screen's inches and the hardware's price, and then discover the device only knows how to add up.

The screen is an expensive cash register if it doesn't have software working for you behind it. What makes a POS pay for itself isn't the hardware: it's the software.

What professional software does for you

• Stock control. Every sale deducts stock on its own and warns you before you run out at the worst moment.
• Sales reports. Best-seller, peak hour, average ticket, margins, comparison with the previous month.
• Staff management. Shifts, PIN access, sales per person, cash-up at close.
• Shortfall detection. If money is missing from the till or stock disappears, the software shows you. By hand, you don't notice.
• Order management. Automatic sending to the kitchen or bar, with notes and special requests.
• Table plan. The status of each table in real time: free, occupied, awaiting payment.
• Multi-payment. Cash, card, Bizum, bill split between several diners.
• Loyalty. Customer cards, points, discounts for regulars.
• Allergen management. Labelling of the 14 compulsory allergens per product.
• Invoicing in line with the law, with records adapted to Verifactu.
• Control from your phone. View sales without being at the premises.

That's why we charge for it. Software that does all this is an investment recovered in months: usually it's enough to stop losing stock to poor control, or to adjust the margin on two or three products, to cover the €159 a year. If it were free, it'd be because it's worth nothing.

And free programs? Here we tell you what you're risking, and also when they are fine for you.

A different program for each type of business

A bar and a hair salon aren't run the same way, and there's no sense giving them the same program with a couple of buttons changed. A generic "one-size-fits-all" program does nothing well: you end up using 20% of the features and fighting with the rest.

We install the software specific to your sector:

• Hospitality — bars, restaurants and cafés: table plan, orders to the kitchen, split bills, bar and terrace separately.
• Retail and shops — barcode reader, lines, sizes and colours, supplier control.
• Supermarkets and food — integrated scale, sale by weight, use-by dates, managing many lines.
• Hair and beauty salons — appointments, diary by professional, packages, client record.
• Pet shops — sale of feed by weight, pet records, treatment reminders.
• Nightclubs and pubs — fast payment, control by bar and by waiter, cash-up at nightly close.

Your business not on the list? We have software for practically any sector. Tell us what you do and we'll tell you which one you need.

Verifactu: there are two different clocks, and hardly anyone explains it properly

This is the question we get most, and the information going around is a mess. Here's the summary; you have it in full, with AEAT sources, in our complete Verifactu guide.

Your clock: when you're obliged

After the amendment by Royal Decree-Law 15/2025, the Tax Agency set these deadlines:

• 1 January 2027 — entities that file Corporation Tax (SL, SA and other companies).
• 1 July 2027 — other obliged parties (sole traders and professionals).

Before those dates there's a trial period: you can use Verifactu voluntarily if you want. The penalty for having or using a system that doesn't comply is up to €50,000 per financial year (article 201 bis of the General Tax Act).

If you've read somewhere that Verifactu came into force in 2025 or 2026, that information is out of date: the deadlines have been extended twice. The correct dates are the ones above.

Our clock: when we're obliged

And here's what hardly anyone tells you. That deferral to 2027 is only for you as a user. Those of us who sell invoicing software are required by law from 29 July 2025 to offer only products fully adapted to the regulation. That deadline wasn't deferred. And the fine for anyone selling non-adapted software rises to €150,000 per financial year and type of system.

What does this mean in practice for you? That even though you don't have to use Verifactu until 2027, any invoicing software you buy today in Spain must already come adapted by law. If a supplier sells you a non-adapted program now, they're selling you something you'll have to change before 2027 — and they're breaking the rules too.

That's why buying a POS now "with no Verifactu hassle" isn't saving: it's deferring the cost and paying it twice.

And what about the hardware?

Our POS units are fully Verifactu-compatible. But it's worth understanding clearly: what complies with the regulation is the software, not the screen. The hardware is the support; the verifiable invoicing record is generated by the software. A POS without adapted software doesn't make you compliant, however new the device is.

Official source: the Tax Agency's information note on the adaptation deadlines for invoicing systems.

POS or cash register? We tell you without selling

A cash register records the payment and little more. A POS takes payment, invoices, controls stock, manages staff and customers, produces reports and complies with the invoicing rules.

A cash register may do for you if you sell very few lines, don't need stock control and invoice little. We won't tell you otherwise to sell you more expensive equipment.

You need a POS if you have employees, if you care about knowing which product leaves you a margin, if you move inventory, or if you want to be able to check sales without being at the premises. And watch out for old cash registers: most can't be adapted to Verifactu, so if yours is a few years old, plan on replacing it before 2027.

What does each type of business need?

• Neighbourhood bar — 15" all-in-one POS, orders, till and receipts. Simple and fast.
• Restaurant with a dining room — table plan, printer in the kitchen and order pad for the terrace.
• Café — quick payment at peak time, products with variants (size, type of milk) and display control.
• Bakery and pastry shop — control of the day's product, waste and fast invoicing.
• Clothing shop — barcode reader, sizes and colours, loyalty.
• Supermarket — integrated scale, sale by weight and many lines.
• Hair salon — appointment diary by professional, packages and client record.
• Nightclub or pub — simplified screen for fast payment and cash-up by bar.

Not sure? Message us and we'll tell you in two minutes.

How to choose your POS well

Before buying —here or anywhere— check these things:

• That the software is adapted to Verifactu. Ask for it in writing. It's the requirement that isn't negotiable.
• That it works without internet. If the program lives only in the cloud and your line drops on a Saturday, you can't charge. We explain it here.
• That the screen is the right one. 15" is the comfortable minimum for a busy bar or counter. Smaller only if space dictates.
• That it's genuinely durable. A business screen withstands splashes, grease and long hours. An adapted home device doesn't.
• That the accessories are compatible. If you already have a printer or drawer, check first that they fit. Mixing brands is the number one cause of problems.
• That they leave it configured for you. A POS that arrives in a box and that no one knows how to set up is money standing still.
• That there's someone on the other end. Support in your language and by phone. When you can't charge, every minute counts.
• Work out the cost over 3 years, not just the price of the box: hardware + software + updates + support.

How to get it up and running, step by step

We hand it to you configured, but it's worth knowing how it works:

1. Menu or catalogue. Your products are loaded with name, price and family. In hospitality, grouped so the waiter reaches any item in two taps. It's the most laborious part and the one that shapes everything else.
2. Users and permissions. One access per person or per role. The waiter charges; the manager gives discounts and voids; you see the reports. That way every operation is logged by name.
3. Table plan and printing zones. The tables, just as they are in the venue. And what prints in the kitchen and what at the bar. Setting this up wrong is the most typical fault of the first days.
4. Taxes and fiscal details. VAT by product type, tax ID, company name and address, so the receipt is valid. This is also where the link with the Tax Agency for Verifactu comes in, which we do.
5. Team training. A while simulating a real service before opening: take an order, modify a dish, charge, give a discount, close the till. Mistakes in training cost nothing; those made in front of the customer do.
6. First day's close. Check that the cash-up balances and the VAT comes out right. If anything's off, you see it on the first day, not at month-end.

Look after your POS and it'll last you years

• Daily backup. Losing your sales data isn't just a nuisance: it has fiscal consequences.
• Update the software as soon as there's a new version, especially if it concerns the rules. We let you know.
• Clean the screen daily with a barely damp microfibre cloth. Built-up grease takes the touchscreen's sensitivity away.
• Clean the printer head once a month. And use good thermal paper: bad paper leaves residue and wrecks the head.
• Change the passwords when someone with access leaves. And never leave the manufacturer's default.
• Look at the reports once a month. Half an hour. It's the cheapest tool you have to decide with data.

What regulations affect you

• Royal Decree 1007/2023 — the Regulation on invoicing software systems (Verifactu). It requires your system to guarantee the integrity, retention, traceability and unalterability of the records.
• Act 11/2021, anti-fraud — prohibits making, selling, holding and using software that allows sales to be hidden or double bookkeeping.
• Article 201 bis of the General Tax Act — up to €50,000 per financial year for anyone holding or using a non-compliant system; up to €150,000 for anyone making or selling it.
• Royal Decree 1619/2012 — the Invoicing Regulation. It sets out what each receipt must carry: tax ID, sequential number, date, description, taxable base, VAT and total amount.
• GDPR and the Spanish Data Protection Act — apply as soon as you store customer data (loyalty, invoices to companies).

Choose your equipment

All our bundles come with a touchscreen, receipt printer, cash drawer and our support, and set off for your business in 24 hours.

See all the POS bundles · POS software with Verifactu · POS accessories

And what goes around the POS

You can set up the whole business with a single supplier:

• Printers — receipt ones, and a second in the kitchen if you're in hospitality.
• Order pads — to take the order at the table with no back and forth.
• Waiter call systems — the kitchen alerts when the dish is ready, with no shouting.
• Security cameras — the till and the stock watched, in any type of business. No monthly fees.
• Thermal paper — the consumable that always runs out at the wrong moment.

Frequently asked questions

Is the software included in the POS price?

No. The bundle includes a touchscreen, printer, drawer and our support. The management software is taken out separately: €29/month + VAT, or €159/year + VAT. We install it, configure it for your sector and give you support for as long as you use it. And the first month is on us.

How much do I save with the annual fee?

Paying month to month is €348/year + VAT. The annual fee is €159 + VAT, that is €189 less a year (a 54% saving). It works out at €13.25/month.

Does this POS work for my type of business?

Yes. The same hardware works in hospitality, retail, supermarket, hair salon, pet shop, nightclub and practically any sector. What we adapt is the software, which we install specific to your activity.

Can I buy the POS without the software?

Yes, the hardware is yours. But be aware of what you're buying: without adapted invoicing software you won't comply with Verifactu when your time comes, and without management software the POS only adds up. If you already have a program that complies, perfect; tell us and we'll confirm compatibility before you buy anything.

From when am I required to use Verifactu?

From 1 January 2027 if you pay Corporation Tax, and from 1 July 2027 for other obliged parties. Before those dates you can use it voluntarily. The penalty for using a non-compliant system reaches €50,000 per financial year.

So, can I wait until 2027 to buy the software?

You can, but it doesn't pay off. Since 29 July 2025, anyone selling invoicing software in Spain is required to offer it already adapted. In other words: the program you buy today comes ready anyway. Waiting saves you nothing and leaves you months working with no stock control, no reports and no idea what leaves you a margin.

Does the POS comply with Verifactu on its own?

The hardware is fully compatible, but what generates the verifiable invoicing record is the software. The hardware neither complies nor fails to: it's the software that does. That's why the software matters so much.

Is the software hard to use?

No, and besides, you don't install it. We leave it configured for your type of business and support you through commissioning by WhatsApp or phone. The idea is that you're charging from the first day.

Do I need internet?

For day-to-day charging, it's not essential: our software stores the data on your machine. For cloud backups, sending records and syncing, it's best to have WiFi.

How long is delivery?

We ship across Spain in 24 hours, with tracking on every order.

Keep reading

• Verifactu: what it is, when it applies to you and what you have to do
• Free or paid POS software: what you're risking
• Cloud or local POS: what happens if the internet goes down on a Saturday
• What matters more: the hardware or the software?

Shall we help you choose?

Tell us what type of business you have, how many people work with you and how you charge now. We'll tell you what equipment fits you, which accessories you really need and which software you need. If we think you don't need a POS, we'll tell you that too.

Message us on WhatsApp or call us on 622 872 311. No obligation.