Head to head
Hike vs Shopify POS
Last checked: 5 October 2026
The short answer
Higher rated: Hike
Best all-round retail choice for straightforward stock control and offline selling. Lowest published price: Shopify POS (≈ NZ$80/mo incl. GST). The rows below show where they differ, so pick on what matters to your business.
Hike
★ 4.5Shopify POS
★ 4.3Price
≈ NZ$121/mo incl. GSTconverted from US$59/mo billed annually
≈ NZ$80/mo incl. GSTconverted from US$39/mo, US$1/mo for the first 3 months
Card fees
Set by your EFTPOS provider
1.8%
EFTPOS
HikePay, Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave
No built-in NZ EFTPOS integration (available via the paid OrderMate app)
Xero
Add-on, Plus and up
Yes
Offline
Yes
Yes
Contract
No lock-in; cancel anytime
Pay monthly or yearly
Not for
Restaurants needing table maps and kitchen workflows.
Hospitality businesses that need table service or kitchen screens.
Prices in NZD incl. GST. ≈ marks a US or Australian dollar price we converted at US$1 = NZ$1.78 and A$1 = NZ$1.24 (European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter, 2 October 2026) and added 15% GST to.
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