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☁️ Technology • February 2021

Cloud POS Adoption Hits 60% of New Installations

The pandemic permanently shifted POS infrastructure to the cloud

60%
New Installs Are Cloud
40% → 60%
Pre vs Post COVID
$12B
Cloud POS Market
🏆 Why Cloud Won
FactorCloud POSLegacy On-Premise
Remote Management✅ Manage from anywhere❌ Must be on-site
Updates✅ Automatic, always current❌ Manual, often skipped
Uptime✅ 99.9% with redundancy⚠️ Single point of failure
Mobility✅ Works on any device❌ Fixed terminals only
Data Access✅ Real-time from anywhere❌ On-site only
Cost✅ $0-$300/mo subscription❌ $5K-$20K upfront
Scalability✅ Add locations in minutes❌ Weeks of setup
📊 Migration by Industry
72%
Restaurants

Led by Toast and Square

55%
Retail

Shopify and Lightspeed leading

💡 Still on a legacy POS? The average cost of migrating to cloud is $500-$3,000 — but the average annual savings in maintenance, updates, and downtime is $2,000-$8,000.

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