Hiboutik
Free online POS software certified under French VAT anti-fraud law (NF525) for retail shops, with stock management, online store, and REST API
Overview
Hiboutik is a French POS editor for retail shops. Its model is unusual in this market: the basic version is free, with no hidden costs or usage restrictions, and covers payment processing, product catalog, daily Z reports, and essential features. Only two paid add-ons appear on top. Premium at EUR 16.90/month with two months free on annual subscription unlocks detailed statistics, customer credit management, accounting exports, apps, and API access. The multi-store option is charged EUR 12.90/month per additional location, with centralized management. Hardware (receipt printer, barcode reader, cash drawer) remains the merchant's responsibility and is not resold by the editor. Everything Hiboutik bills is software: no commission on takings appears here, since card acceptance is contracted separately with a payment provider that charges its own.
Hiboutik states it complies with French law on secured cash registers, holding the NF525 certificate required to sell at retail in France, and handles electronic invoicing and e-reporting, a topic that has become structural for French businesses. That whole point concerns you only if you trade in France: Hiboutik is a French editor writing for the French market, and the software, site, knowledge base, and support are in French. A documented REST API (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE requests in JSON format) lets you connect the POS to an ERP or in-house application, and stock and sales syncs exist with WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Shopify, and Wix. The API and apps require the Premium option. The limitations: the interface is plain and dated compared to recent iPad POS solutions, there is no restaurant floor-management module, and Hiboutik supplies neither a payment terminal nor integrated payment processing.
Our verdict
Best for retail shops, independent boutiques, and tradespeople in France who want a POS certified under French VAT anti-fraud law (NF525) for nearly zero cost and an open API to hook up their online store; from elsewhere, only the free tier and the API argue for it, since the product is written for the French market. Not for you in restaurant service with table management, where the absence of a seating plan and kitchen routing is blocking, or if you seek the POS and payment terminal in one contract.