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Open-source alternatives to Square POS

The best open-source alternative to Square POS is Odoo (LGPL-3.0, 55,321 GitHub stars, Docker image). ERPNext stands out for the most recent release (v15.124.1, October 2026), and Dolibarr stands out for a published Docker image.

About Square POS: Square's point-of-sale app and hardware for retail shops, restaurants and service businesses.

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Square POS alternatives compared

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.

Square POS alternatives compared, data as of 2026-10-26
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Odoothe most GitHub starsLGPL-3.055,32117,347Oct 26, 2026Yes
ERPNextthe most recent release (v15.124.1, October 2026)GPL-3.040,60110,198Oct 26, 2026Yes
Dolibarra published Docker imageGPL-3.07,7858,954Oct 26, 2026Yes
Open Source POSa permissive MIT licenseMIT4,464371Oct 26, 2026Yes
NexoPOSthe newest codebase (created June 2020)GPL-3.01,294419Oct 22, 2026No
Lakasir–GPL-3.0916160Oct 22, 2026Yes

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All 6 Square POS alternatives

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    Odoo

    Free open source ERP system.

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Odoo has 55,321 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 17,347 commits in the last year.

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    ERPNext

    ERP system to help you run your business.

    Stands out for the most recent release (v15.124.1, October 2026). ERPNext has 40,601 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 10,198 commits in the last year.

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    Dolibarr

    Modern CRM software package to manage your company or foundation activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).

    Stands out for a published Docker image. Dolibarr has 7,785 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 8,954 commits in the last year.

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    Open Source POS

    Open Source Point of Sale is a web based point of sale system.

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license. Open Source POS has 4,464 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 371 commits in the last year.

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    NexoPOS

    Laravel and Vue point-of-sale system with registers, receipts, inventory, procurement, customers and reports, extensible with modules.

    Stands out for the newest codebase (created June 2020). NexoPOS has 1,294 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 419 commits in the last year.

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    Lakasir

    Simple Laravel POS with product and stock management, purchasing, vouchers, receivables, barcode support and USB thermal printing.

    Lakasir has 916 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 160 commits in the last year.

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Is there a free alternative to Square POS?

Yes. All 6 apps on this page are open source and free to self-host, so you can replace Square POS without per-user fees. You pay only for the server.

Can I self-host an alternative to Square POS with Docker?

Yes. 5 of the 6 apps here publish a Docker image, including Odoo, ERPNext and Dolibarr, so you can run them on a home server or VPS with Docker Compose.

Which Square POS alternative is the most actively developed?

Odoo (LGPL-3.0), with 17,347 commits in the last 12 months. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

How is this list ranked?

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.