Clover vs Zettle by PayPal
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Toast vs Square for Restaurants vs Lightspeed Restaurant: 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems 2026 and Shopify POS vs Lightspeed Retail vs Square for Retail: 11 Best POS Systems for Retail 2026. Last verified June 10, 2026.
The short answer
Clover ranks higher on Top 11 (#4 vs #9) for Restaurant owners choosing POS + kitchen management / Retail store owners choosing a point-of-sale system. Sleek, versatile hardware and a large app market for custom features.
At a glance
| Clover | Zettle by PayPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #4 / Toast vs Square for Restaurants vs Lightspeed Restaurant: 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems 2026 | #9 / Shopify POS vs Lightspeed Retail vs Square for Retail: 11 Best POS Systems for Retail 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Best for | Flexible hardware and app market | Best for mobile payments |
| Pricing | $$ ($50 to $290/mo) | $ ($0/mo) |
| HQ | Sunnyvale, USA | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founded | 2010 | 2010 |
Zettle by PayPal
A simple and portable POS for merchants on the go.
www.paypal.com/us/business/pos-systems/zettleMethodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.