Dripos vs. Clover

Clover is a general-purpose POS built to serve any business. Dripos is built entirely for independent coffee shops — with every tool you need, from ordering to payroll, in one place.
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Everything runs faster at the counter.

  • Coffee shop menu builder with modifiers, milk swaps, and seasonal item management
  • Tap-to-pay, split checks, and barista shortcuts all from a single screen
  • Offline mode keeps you selling even when your internet cuts out
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One platform instead of five separate tools.

  • POS, online ordering, loyalty, scheduling, payroll, and inventory under one login
  • No third-party apps to stitch together or pay for separately
  • Every tool talks to the same data, so your reports actually make sense
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Support from people who know coffee.

  • 24/7 live support from a team that knows your setup and your industry
  • Onboarding built around your menu, your team, and your go-live date
  • Real humans available during your busiest hours, not just 9 to 5
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us vs. them

Dripos

  • POS built specifically for coffee shops
  • Website and app-based online ordering included
  • Built-in loyalty program
  • Customer email and text marketing included
  • Gift card and fundraiser tools included
  • 24/7 café-specific support
  • Employee scheduling included
  • Team payroll included
  • Coffee shop menu builder with modifiers
  • Operations tools: checklists, inventory, invoicing
  • Accounting and bookkeeping integrations
  • Tax filing support
  • Access Capital
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Clover

  • General-purpose POS built for any retail or food business
  • Online ordering requires a third-party integration
  • Loyalty requires a separate paid add-on
  • Email and text marketing not included
  • Gift cards available; fundraiser tools not native
  • General support; no coffee-specific expertise
  • Scheduling requires a third-party app
  • Payroll not included natively
  • Menu builder not tailored to café workflows
  • Operations features vary; often require app marketplace add-ons
  • Limited native accounting; relies on integrations
  • No tax filing support
  • No capital access program

Why Dripos?

When you compare Dripos vs Clover for a coffee shop, the core difference comes down to ecosystem.

Clover was built to serve thousands of different business types, which means independent coffee shops end up patching together their stack with add-ons from the Clover App Market.

Dripos is built for exactly one type of business, so everything your shop needs is already there.

What our customers say

“We looked at all (POS systems) and went with Dripos. We made the right decision. They are available for whatever we need. We are at our one year mark and very happy we chose Dripos.”
Bridget Babin
Owner
Cane Sugar Toffee Company
“Dripos gives coffee businesses of all sizes incredible structure and resources for a price that makes sense. Not just a POS system - from scheduling to inventory, COGs, and payroll, we use Dripos to organize and thrive as a small coffee business in the modern world.”
Andy Newbom
Co Founder
Torque Coffee
“We are a nonprofit coffee shop that employs people with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities. We’re very picky about the partners we work with and I’m happy we chose to work with Dripos.”
Kyle Parker
Vice President
Not Your Average Joe

Core Product

What your business needs to take orders, market your products, lead your team, run your operations and manage your earnings.

$160/month
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package includes
Order System
Team Manager
Marketing Tools
Admin Features
No additional software costs per device
processing fees
Card present (Tap, dip, swipe)
2.6%+ 15¢
Online or app (No card present)
2.6%+30¢
Accept Any Card
One Flat Rate
End to End Encryption
PCI Compliance
On-demand Support
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM FEATURES
Payroll
$30/EIN + $6/employee
Branded App
$100/month
Bookkeeping + Accounting
$250/month
Self-Serve Accounting
$50/month
Delivery Integration
$50/month
Tax Filing
Varies*
*shops can take advantage of accounting on their own or add tax filing to this specific feature.

Everything You Need to Succeed

Point of Sale

Mobile Ordering

Inventory Management

Analytics Dashboard

Team Management

Customer Loyalty

Multi-Location Support

24/7 Support

Mobile Access

Secure & Compliant

Save time and money with Dripos

Fill out the form to learn how the best coffee shops in America are leveraging Dripos today.
Reduce monthly software costs by up to 60%
Get up and running in less than 24 hours
Replace 10+ tools with one integrated platform
Dedicated support from coffee industry experts

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Physical operating system for your shop

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