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Hardware for the software you already run
Most hardware questions start with the platform, not the device. These guides answer them properly.
“Is it compatible?” is almost always yes, and almost never the question that matters. What matters is whether the device fits the workflow, whether it can run the app you need it to run, and where the platform itself runs out of road. We write these from the deployments we actually supply, and we say where the limits are.
Barcode Hardware for Shopify: POS and Warehouse Fulfilment
Shopify POS at the counter and Shopify as a fulfilment backend are two different hardware problems. Which scanner, which handheld, and where Shopify stops being enough.
Read the guidearrow_forwardLightspeedHardware for Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant
Lightspeed is tablet-led, and that one fact decides most of the hardware. What connects, what routes to the kitchen, and what a counter actually needs.
Read the guidearrow_forwardBusiness CentralBarcode Hardware for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
In Business Central the warehouse extension decides the hardware, not the other way round. What to settle before buying a single handheld.
Read the guidearrow_forwardSageBarcode Hardware for Sage 50 and Sage 200
Most Sage sites need a good scanner and a label printer, not a handheld fleet. Where that changes, and what to buy when it does.
Read the guidearrow_forwardSAP Business OneWarehouse Hardware for SAP Business One
SAP Business One warehouse work is add-on led and partner led. What that means for device choice, and what the building decides regardless.
Read the guidearrow_forwardNetSuiteWarehouse and Barcode Hardware for NetSuite
NetSuite runs in a browser, so the device question turns on which mobile layer you use. What that changes, and what it does not.
Read the guidearrow_forwardRunning something else?
We supply hardware into ERP, WMS, EPOS and ecommerce stacks of every shape — Odoo, Square, Epos Now, WooCommerce, Unleashed, Cin7, Brightpearl and plenty of bespoke and in-house systems. Tell us what you run and we will tell you what fits. The platforms we get asked about most are the ones we write up next.
Not sure which device fits your setup?
Send us the workflow rather than a part number. We will specify the hardware around it, and tell you honestly if something cheaper would do.