A free, offline Sapo POS alternative for a small shop
Sapo is an omnichannel platform built for selling across a website, Shopee and Lazada as well as a physical counter. If you just ring up customers at one small shop, most of that stack sits unused while you pay from 249,000đ a month. Solo POS is 0đ, runs entirely on your phone with no internet, and covers the counter itself: selling, barcode scanning, stock, cost prices, customers, a cash book, daily profit reports and household-business tax paperwork.
Pricing and feature facts last verified
Side by side
| Solo POS vs Sapo POS | Solo POS | Sapo POS |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 0đ | from 249,000đ/month |
| Free plan | Yes, the whole app | No (7-day trial) |
| Online account required | No | Yes |
| Where your data lives | On your phone | Vendor cloud |
| Works with no internet | Yes, including reports | Cloud platform, needs a connection |
Competitor prices, checked
Taken from each vendor’s own public pricing page on the date above. Plans change, so check the source before deciding.
In fairness
When Sapo is the better choice
Choose Sapo when selling online is a real part of your business: a web store, marketplace channels and shipping partners that all need to share one inventory. That omnichannel sync is what Sapo is for, and it is not what Solo POS does.
Questions people ask before switching
Is Solo POS a good Sapo alternative for a small shop?
For a one-person shop that sells at the counter, yes: the everyday jobs (selling, stock, cost prices, cash book, reports, HKD tax paperwork) are all there for 0đ. If online channels are central to your shop, Sapo’s omnichannel tools are the reason to stay.
How much does Sapo POS cost versus Solo POS?
Sapo POS is a subscription from 249,000đ a month per Sapo’s price list, after a 7-day trial. Solo POS is 0đ, with no subscription and no trial limit.
Does Solo POS work offline like a cash register, unlike Sapo?
Yes. Solo POS keeps its database on the phone, so it sells and reports with no signal. Sapo is a cloud platform and needs a connection.
Do I need Sapo’s online-selling features for a physical shop?
Only if you actually sell online. For a counter-only shop the web-store, marketplace and shipping integrations are the part you are paying for and not using; Solo POS leaves them out on purpose.
Try it on tomorrow’s first sale.
Install it, add a few products, and ring up a real customer. Nothing to configure, nothing to pay.
Available on the App Store and Google Play.