wePOS comes from weDevs, the team behind Dokan, and it shows: it is a clean, REST-API-driven single-page register that lives entirely inside WordPress, with a free tier that actually sells things. If you run a Dokan marketplace, it is the obvious choice, and nothing below changes that.
For a shop that is not a marketplace, the comparison comes down to two questions: what happens when your internet drops, and how many sites is one licence?
Offline is the gap
We went looking for offline mode in wePOS’ official documentation — the feature page, the product page, the 2.0 announcement, the wordpress.org listing — and found no mention of it. Third parties assert it; weDevs does not document it. Treat it as absent until they say otherwise, because “the till stops when the Wi-Fi hiccups” is not something you want to discover during a Saturday rush.
OpenPOS caches its own code and the product catalogue on the device as a Progressive Web App. When the connection drops the register keeps scanning, keeps taking cash, keeps printing receipts to a local printer, and queues the orders. When the line returns the queue drains into WooCommerce, each order arriving exactly once. Here is precisely what does and does not work offline, including the parts that do not.
Cost
| wePOS | OpenPOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes — unlimited sites, cash payments only | Free OpenPOS Lite (cloud); paid plugin is self-hosted |
| Paid plans | Starter $99 (1 site) · Professional $124 (3 sites) · Business $199 (10 sites) | One-time purchase, per site |
| Billing | Annual subscription | Paid once |
| Offline mode | Not documented | Yes, with an order queue |
| Restaurant mode | No | Floor plans, tables, kitchen display |
wePOS’ entry price is low, and if you manage three or ten client sites the multi-site plans are good value. What weDevs does not state anywhere we could find is what happens to the register when a licence lapses — whether you lose updates and support, or the POS itself. Ask before you buy; the answer changes the maths entirely.
Where wePOS is genuinely better
- A free tier you can actually trade on, if you take cash. For a market stall that is a complete solution at zero cost.
- Dokan integration. If you run a multivendor marketplace, wePOS understands it natively. Nothing else in this comparison does.
- Multi-site licences. Three or ten sites on one purchase suits agencies and franchise operators.
- Genuinely self-hosted. A WordPress plugin talking to the WooCommerce REST API, with no vendor cloud in the data path.
Where OpenPOS is better
- Offline mode, documented, with a queue that cannot lose an order.
- Named card terminals: Stripe Terminal, Square Terminal, Authorize.net, BlockChyp, Clearent, Vipps, LayBuy. wePOS says “cash and cards” without naming a single terminal integration.
- Restaurant and café mode — floor plans, table merge and transfer, kitchen display screens, QR ordering. wePOS is positioned for retail and grocery.
- Per-location warehouse stock with transfers and adjustments, not just multiple outlets.
- Hardware depth: auto-detected scanners, camera scanning, digital scales, decimal quantities, barcode label printing, cloud printing.
- Pay once. No annual renewal.
Which should you choose?
Choose wePOS if you run Dokan; if you need one licence across several client sites; if your budget is zero and you take cash; if your shop has reliable internet and no ambitions beyond a straightforward retail counter.
Choose OpenPOS if losing the internet must not stop you selling; if you need a card terminal integrated rather than a total keyed into a separate machine; if you run a café, bar or restaurant; if you weigh goods, transfer stock between locations, or print your own labels.
Frequently asked questions
Does wePOS work offline?
weDevs does not document offline support on any official page. If you need it, ask them directly rather than trusting a review site.
Is wePOS’ free version limited?
It accepts cash only. Card payments require a paid plan. Otherwise it works across unlimited sites.
Can either run a restaurant?
OpenPOS includes restaurant mode. wePOS is built for retail and grocery counters and ships no table management.
Does OpenPOS licence cover more than one site?
One site per licence, with unlimited registers, cashiers and outlets on it. If you run several separate stores, wePOS’ multi-site plans may suit you better — that is a fair point in its favour.
wePOS pricing and feature statements above were read from weDevs’ official pages (now hosted under dokan.co) and its wordpress.org listing in July 2026, USD listings. Renewal behaviour and offline support were not documented anywhere we could read — ask weDevs.
Turn off your Wi-Fi and try to complete a sale on the live demo (admin / admin123). That is the fastest way to judge any POS. OpenPOS is a one-time purchase.