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Open Source Point of Sale

Web-based point of sale and inventory management system

CRM & Business Apps ★ 4.4k stars Medium setup MIT

Open Source Point of Sale is a web-based point of sale application that also handles inventory, customers, suppliers, and sales reporting. It is aimed at small retailers who need a self-hosted register and stock tracking.

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Key features

  • Web-based register
  • Inventory tracking
  • Customer and supplier records
  • Sales reporting

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.4k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP

Trade-offs

  • Dated interface
  • Basic accounting features

Is Open Source Point of Sale secure?

2 known vulnerabilities affect Open Source Point of Sale's latest release (3.4.2) according to OSV.dev; the most severe is rated medium.

Affecting 3.4.2

AdvisorySeveritySummary
CVE-2026-8802Mediumopensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale Items.php getPicThumb path traversal
CVE-2026-19895Lowopensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale Login Endpoint Filters.php index excessive authentication
  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-33730, published 2026-03-27 (201 days ago), fixed in 3.4.2

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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