Clover Makes It Easy To Start Selling At The Counter. Nexus Commerce Is Built For Selling To Accounts.
Clover packages the register, the hardware and card processing in one bundle, with a low monthly start. If your business also quotes jobs, sets dealer pricing, orders from suppliers and ships, you need more than a register, and that’s where Nexus Commerce earns its place.
Public pricing and features checked October 31, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on Clover’s site before you decide.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Choose Clover if
You run a counter-first shop, most sales are walk-ins paying by card, and you want the register, hardware and processing from one company at a low monthly cost.
Choose Nexus Commerce if
You sell to accounts as much as walk-ins: quotes, dealer pricing, reps, supplier orders, shipping and follow-up, all tied to the same customer record.
Be honest about the mix
If almost every sale is a walk-in, Clover is simpler and cheaper. If accounts, quotes and supplier orders fill a real part of your week, price Clover plus the tools you’d add for them.
What It Looks Like In Nexus Commerce
A real Nexus Commerce screen.
Counter, Online And Account Orders Together
One order list for walk-ins, online checkouts and account orders, with what’s awaiting payment and ready to ship.
CoreWhere Clover Is Better Today.
We’re newer, and it shows in places. If these matter most to you, Clover is probably the right call.
- Hardware and software in one bundle. Every tier ships with Clover devices, so you don’t shop for a register separately.
- A much lower entry price. Basic is $16 a month for 36 months, or $349 upfront, hardware included.
- Flexible ways to pay for hardware: spread it over 36 months, or buy it upfront and pay a smaller monthly fee ($1,899 + $84.95 a month on Standard).
- Card processing built in with published rates: 2.6% + 10¢ in person on Basic, 2.3% + 10¢ on Standard and Advanced.
- Invoices and recurring payment schedules, private customer feedback, and individual employee logins with no per-user fee listed.
Where Nexus Commerce Earns Its Place.
- Quotes and sales pipelinesOrders, quotes, contacts and sales pipelines on every plan. Clover lists a customer database, but no sales pipeline.
- Dealer pricing from day oneDealer pricing levels on Core, the entry plan. Clover’s pricing page doesn’t list wholesale or account pricing.
- Purchasing built inPurchase orders, receiving, suppliers, supplier returns and transfers between locations on Growth.
- Shipping in the same systemShipping labels, carrier accounts and tracking on Growth. Clover’s pricing page doesn’t list shipping.
- Your choice of processorUse Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square, and send invoice payment links through Stripe or Square.
- Reps, commissions and follow-upLead forms and ready-made follow-up templates on every plan. Commissions on Growth; reps who see only their own customers on Enterprise.
What It Costs To Run One Location.
| Clover tier | Clover, Hardware Financed | Clover, Hardware Bought | Nexus Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (Starter) | $16/mofor 36 months | $349 upfrontMonthly software fee not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026 | $249/moCore, software only |
| Standard (Retail Growth, Station Duo) | $180/mofor 36 months | $1,899 + $84.95/mo | $249/moCore, software only |
| Advanced (Retail Growth, Station Duo + Flex) | $240/mofor 36 months | $2,648 + $104.90/mo | $249/moCore, software only |
| Standard, over 36 months | $6,480 | $4,957.20 | $8,964Core, before hardware |
- Clover Standard financed: 36 × $180 = $6,480. Bought: $1,899 + 36 × $84.95 ($3,058.20) = $4,957.20.
- Nexus Commerce Core: 36 × $249 = $8,964, software only. Two locations on Growth is $449 a month.
At one location, Clover costs less than Nexus Commerce, and its price includes the hardware, which ours doesn’t. Over three years, Clover Standard is $4,957.20 to $6,480 with devices, against $8,964 for Nexus Commerce Core before hardware. What Clover’s pricing page doesn’t list is sales pipelines, wholesale pricing, shipping or accounting. If you’d add tools for those, price them in before you compare.
Clover prices as shown on its retail pricing page, which notes that prices shown are only available online. Clover’s monthly option is a 36-month hardware financing commitment, not month-to-month. Clover doesn’t state whether its fees are per device or per location, so we haven’t priced multiple locations; ask Clover for a quote. Nexus Commerce figures are monthly list prices with monthly billing, software only. Excludes card processing on both sides and limited-time promotions.
Feature By Feature.
| Capability | Nexus Commerce | Clover |
|---|---|---|
| Point of sale | Every plan, unlimited registers. | Core product, sold with Clover hardware on every tier. |
| Online store | Every plan, with Store Editor. | “Set up online store” on Standard and Advanced; building a new online store is an optional add-on. |
| Website | Online store and Store Editor on every plan. | Branded website on Standard and Advanced. |
| Inventory | Catalog and inventory on every plan. | Item and category management on Standard and Advanced. |
| Customer records and pipelines | Contacts and sales pipelines on every plan. | Customer database. Pipeline not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Dealer / wholesale pricing | Dealer pricing levels on every plan. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Shipping | Labels, carrier accounts and tracking on Growth and above. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Invoices | Invoice payment links (Stripe or Square) on every plan. | Invoice or recurring schedule payments. |
| Accounting | QuickBooks integration on Growth and above. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026; payroll integrations are an optional add-on. |
| Card processing | Separate, set by your processor: Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square. | 2.6% + 10¢ in person on Basic; 2.3% + 10¢ on Standard and Advanced; 3.5% + 10¢ keyed in. |
| Staff | No per-seat pricing. | No per-user fee listed; individual employee logins included. |
| Pricing model | Flat plan price with locations included. Hardware not included. | Hardware and software bundle: 36-month financing, or hardware upfront plus a monthly fee. |
Sources: Clover retail pricing ↗ · Clover pricing ↗. Checked October 31, 2026.
Run The Same Test In Both Demos.
Bring one real order. Ring it up at an account’s price, take payment, ship it, reorder the stock from your supplier and pay the rep’s commission. Count the steps and the tools each platform needs, then price the whole setup, hardware included.
Switching over? We import your catalog, and onboarding help is optional: $300 on Core, $500 on Growth, $1,000 on Enterprise.
See Nexus Commerce With Your Own Products.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it. We’ll show you the screens your team would use and the plan that fits.