Open Source POS
Open Source Point of Sale is a web based point of sale system.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 49% of tracked projects; popularity more than 64%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 4.4k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | unstable · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Open Source POS actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 260 commits, of which 48 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 16 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 74% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, unstable, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Open Source POS ranks #19 of 25 tracked e-commerce projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Open Source POS actually does
Open Source POS is a web-based point of sale system released under the MIT licence and built with PHP. It provides a browser-based interface to manage retail sales transactions, inventories, and related checkout tasks. Because the official description is minimal, exact workflow details remain unspecified, but it targets the standard requirements of handling in-person sales and stock control.
Best fit: It suits small business owners or developers who want a self-hosted, customisable e-commerce checkout interface without paying proprietary software fees.
Worth knowing: The latest tagged release is marked as unstable, and with a moderate maintenance health score, you may encounter bugs or need to patch issues yourself.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a web server like Apache or Nginx, a relational database such as MySQL, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination securely.
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