Talstok vs Epos Now
Epos Now supplies a countertop till with its software. Talstok runs in a web browser on a device you already have, and costs from £20 a month.
Which to choose
Epos Now suits you if
you want a till supplied as one bundle, with payments and support, and are happy with a 12-month subscription.
Talstok suits you if
you would rather use a computer or tablet you have, keep your card machine, and pay monthly from a published starting price.
What each publishes
Epos Now publishes its card rates and the subscription its bundle needs. Its software price is not on its page.
| Option | Per month | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Talstok | From £20 | Monthly |
| Epos Now software | Not published | Not published |
| Epos Now payments, care and support Needed for its discounted bundle. | From £54 | 12-month subscription |
| Payments | Online | In person |
|---|---|---|
| Talstok | 1.5% + 20p | Your machine |
| Epos Now | 1.4% + 15p | 1.70% |
Talstok costs from £20 a month for each shop that takes real money, billed monthly. Plans for each kind of shop, with add-ons on top, are being decided. The pricing page will say what each includes once they are. Epos Now’s hardware bundles were countdown offers, priced differently on different pages. Its discounted bundle “requires a 12-month payments, care and support subscription starting at £54 per month”. Its card rate: “Visa and Mastercard = 1.70% flat rate”. Online: “Epos Now Online transaction fees on domestic cards are 1.4% + 15p”. Read on 5 October 2026: eposnow.com/uk/pricing, Epos Now payments and Epos Now Online.
Where Epos Now is ahead
A till supplied
A countertop till supplied with the software, as one bundle.
A website builder
Epos Now Online, released in February 2026, builds a shop website from templates with a drag-and-drop editor. Products, prices and stock come from the same back office as its till. Talstok’s page builder is coming, and not built yet.
Payments built in
Its own payments service, connected to the till, at a published flat 1.70% for Visa and Mastercard in person. Talstok does not connect to card readers. Online, Epos Now Online charges 1.4% + 15p on domestic cards, less than Stripe’s 1.5% + 20p on any order.
Care and support
The bundle comes with a payments, care and support subscription.
An app store, and years in UK shops
A large app store, and a long record of selling tills to UK shops.
Where Talstok differs
A published starting price, on a computer or tablet you already have.
- From £20 a month for each shop that takes real money, with no hardware to buy from Talstok.
- Billed monthly, from the day you set up billing.
- Keep your card machine and record counter payments at the till. Online payments go to your own Stripe account.
- Buy prices and grading for second-hand goods, on the same records as the till and the online shop.
Questions
What do Epos Now reviews say?
This page compares what Epos Now publishes, not what its customers say. For reviews, read independent review sites, and weigh them against three things that matter to a small shop: how long the agreement runs, the card rate, and what the hardware costs.
How much does Epos Now cost?
Epos Now did not publish a software price on its UK pricing page on 5 October 2026. Its discounted hardware bundle needed a 12-month payments, care and support subscription from £54 a month. Card payments were 1.70% flat for Visa and Mastercard in person, and 1.4% + 15p on domestic cards online through Epos Now Online.
Do I need to buy hardware for Talstok?
No, if you already have a computer or tablet: Talstok runs in a web browser. To take cards at the counter you also need a card machine from a payment company. You take the payment on it and record it at the till.
What are the alternatives to Epos Now?
Tills that say they have no long-term agreement include Square POS (free, with 1.75% per in-person card payment), the Zettle app (free, 1.75%) and SumUp Point of Sale Pro (£49 a month), all read on 5 October 2026. Talstok costs from £20 a month for each shop that takes real money, and what each plan includes is being decided.
Other comparisons
See it with your own products
A test shop is free. Nothing in it is real: no money moves, and it never emails a customer. You pay only once a shop takes real money.