Start by describing your shop
Before you compare systems, write down on one page how your shop works today. The list tells you which features you actually need and which ones only sound good in a demo.
- How many branches and tills you have, and how many you will have next year.
- How many products you sell, and whether they all have barcodes.
- Whether you sell by size, for example clothing or shoes.
- How many cashiers work, and who opens and closes the shift.
- Where your goods come from: supplier waybills on RS.ge or cash purchases.
- How reliable the internet is in the shop.
Each point below has questions to ask any vendor and how Termino does it, limits included.
1. How fast the till sells
For a customer in the queue, POS software is judged by one thing: how many seconds it takes to get them through. One extra tap on every receipt adds up to minutes by the end of the day, and at busy hours customers leave the queue.
Ask: Does the scanner work anywhere on the screen, or do you have to tap the search field first? How do you sell goods without a barcode? Can one receipt be paid partly in cash and partly by card?
2. What happens when the internet goes down
Some systems run only in a browser, and the till stops when the connection drops. For a shop that means a queue you can't serve, or sales written on paper that you have to enter by hand later.
Ask: What works without internet and what doesn't? Where are sales stored until the connection is back, and who sends them?
3. Stock: do you know what is on the shelf?
A till that only prints receipts tells you nothing about stock. You then keep the balance separately in Excel or a notebook, and it always lags behind reality: the shelf is empty, but the software still shows the item.
Ask: Does every sale deduct stock by itself? How do new goods come in? Can you accept a supplier's RS.ge waybill in the software? How do you run a stock count?
4. Cash and staff
In a small shop, most losses appear in the cash drawer. The amount doesn't match at the end of the shift, and if every cashier logs in with the same password, you can't tell whose shift the shortage happened in. The second risk is returns: a sale is "returned" after the customer has left and the money is taken from the drawer.
Ask: Does each cashier log in with their own code? Does the software calculate how much should be in the drawer, and does it keep the difference? Who can process a return and pay out money?
5. Hardware: what you need to buy besides the software
Some systems work only on their own devices; others promise "any hardware", but a particular printer may not print. Before you buy anything, find out what has been tested.
Ask: Which computer does the till run on? Which receipt printers, scanners and cash drawers have been tested? Can you print labels for goods that have no barcode?
6. Moving from another system or a notebook
When you switch to new software, entering your range and counting stock take the most time. If you have to type in hundreds of products by hand, mistakes in barcodes and prices are inevitable.
Ask: Can products be imported from a file? Who installs the till? What happens to goods without a barcode?
7. Support
You need the till most on the busiest days: Saturday evening or the day before a holiday. If support answers only in office hours and by email, the problem waits until Monday.
Ask: At what hours and on which days does support answer? In your language? By phone, or only in writing?
8. Fiscalisation and cash registers
Under Article 259 of the Tax Code of Georgia, cash payments from customers must go through a fiscal cash register. The rules for registering and using one are set by an order of the Minister of Finance, and the Revenue Service publishes the register of approved devices. The Code also has exemptions, for example for fixed-tax payers, so check your case with your accountant or on RS.ge.
Ask: Does the software print a fiscal receipt itself, or do you need a separate fiscal cash register? Is that device in the RS.ge register?
Sources: Tax Code of Georgia, Article 259 and RS.ge: cash registers, checked on 21 October 2026.
What it really costs
The monthly price is only one part. Compare the full cost for the first year, for your number of branches and tills.
| Cost | What to find out | In Termino |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly price, what is included and its limits | Lite 30 ₾ a month, Pro 70 ₾ a month |
| Extra till | The price of each additional till | +30 ₾ per till on Pro. Lite is for one till |
| Growth | Limits on branches, products and cashiers | Lite: 1 branch, up to 300 products, up to 4 cashiers. Pro: unlimited |
| Hardware | Computer, printer, scanner, drawer | A Windows or macOS computer and USB devices |
| Switching | Entering products, counting stock, training | Products from a file; the Termino team installs the till |
See every plan and price on the Pricing page.
Before you sign: check it yourself
Everything works well in a demo. Ask the vendor to show you your own working day:
- 1Scan your ten best-selling products, sell them on one receipt and pay part in cash, part by card.
- 2Turn off the internet, make another sale and see where it appears once the connection is back.
- 3Return one product and see who confirms the return and where the goods go.
- 4Close a test shift with the wrong amount and see where the difference shows.
- 5Ask what the software can't do. A good vendor will tell you straight.
You have seen Termino's limits in this article. If they work for your shop, see pricing or contact us and we will show you the till with your own products.