Heartland Retail
by Heartland (a Global Payments company) · POS Integration
Cloud POS and retail management platform for multi-location and omnichannel retailers.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
- QuickBooksShopifyBigCommerceWooCommerceMagentoManagement One
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Subscription (per POS station) plus separately priced payment processing
Overview
Heartland Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform aimed at independent and growing multi-location retailers, including franchises with complex item catalogues such as apparel, footwear and accessories. It was originally built as Springboard Retail; Heartland (now operating as Global Payments) acquired and rebranded it as Heartland Retail, and the company's own materials describe it as having grown to serve over 2,500 merchants as their point-of-sale partner.
The platform runs on iPad, Android tablets, Mac and PC and centralises inventory, purchasing, customer data and reporting across in-store, online and mobile selling channels. Inventory tools cover real-time stock updates, transfers between locations, purchase-order creation from a tablet, and import tooling for migrating item, customer, gift-card and open-PO data from a previous POS. Omnichannel features sync inventory and orders with connected ecommerce storefronts and support buy-online/pick-up-or-return-in-store workflows.
Heartland Retail integrates with QuickBooks Online for automated journal-entry posting of POS financial events, and lists integrations across ecommerce (BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce), inventory planning (Management One), and marketing/loyalty (Mailchimp, Klaviyo) among a published set of 75+ point-of-sale integrations. Payment processing is built into the POS and is priced separately from the software subscription.
Modules & capabilities
Heartland Retail covers 23 of 54 capabilities we track in this category (+1 partial)
43%- Offline-resilient checkoutNot evidenced
- Mobile POSNot evidenced
- Self-service / kiosk checkoutNot evidenced
- Split & partial paymentsContactless and split-transaction payment optionsSupported
- Returns, exchanges & layawayNot evidenced
- Customizable checkout UINot evidenced
- Quotes & draft ordersNot evidenced
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- A multi-location apparel retailer syncing inventory and sales across stores in real time
- A boutique connecting its in-store POS to a BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce storefront for buy-online-pickup-in-store
- A growing franchise migrating item, customer and gift-card data from a legacy POS during onboarding
- A retail buyer creating purchase orders and vendor profiles from a tablet on the trade-show floor
- A finance team automating QuickBooks Online journal entries from daily POS financial events instead of manual reconciliation
- A retailer running loyalty programs and coupon promotions to drive repeat visits
- A specialty retailer with a complex item catalogue (size, colour, style variants) needing granular inventory tracking
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Built by a payments company (Global Payments/Heartland), so POS software and card processing are sold and supported by one provider with a published in-person processing rate
- Rebranded from Springboard Retail, a platform purpose-built for independent and growing multi-location retailers, distinct from Heartland's separate restaurant-focused POS line
- Direct QuickBooks Online integration that auto-generates journal entries from eight categories of POS financial events without a third-party middleware connector
- Published marketplace of 75+ third-party integrations spanning inventory planning, loyalty, ecommerce and accounting, plus an open developer API
Considerations
- Published pricing covers only the single-station entry rate ($89/mo); multi-station and enterprise pricing is quote-based
- No native NetSuite, Sage Intacct or Xero accounting connector is documented; QuickBooks Online is the only published direct accounting integration
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Syncs eight categories of financial events as journal entries after chart-of-accounts mapping.
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Pricing
Full Heartland Retail pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
In-person card processing published at 2.6% + 10 cents per transaction. Multi-station and enterprise pricing is quote-based. A promotional offer can waive subscription, setup, hardware and shipping fees for qualifying merchants who process at least $250,000/yr through Heartland under a 3-year contract with required cash discounting. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
What does Heartland Retail cost?
Heartland Retail prices by quote, like most of this category. Here is what actually drives your number — and what to ask before you get one.
2 of the 13 vendors we track in this category publish no list price at all.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS, cloud-based POS accessible on iPad, Android tablets, Mac and PC
- Compliance
- PCI DSS, ADA compliant
- Mobile app
- Yes
About the vendor
- Ownership
- Public (subsidiary of Global Payments Inc., NYSE: GPN)
- Notable customers
- Keystone Tractor Museum
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Heartland Retail — frequently asked questions
Does Heartland Retail integrate with QuickBooks Online?
Yes. Heartland Retail's QuickBooks Online integration posts financial events, including sales, customer deposits, purchasing receipts/returns, location transfers, inventory adjustments, gift-card adjustments and cash paid in/out, as journal entries once the chart of accounts is mapped.
What ecommerce platforms does Heartland Retail connect to?
Heartland publishes integrations with BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento and WooCommerce, plus a developer-friendly open API for custom ecommerce connections. These sync inventory, orders and customer data between online and in-store channels.
How much does Heartland Retail cost?
Heartland publishes a starting price of $89/month for one POS station, plus an in-person card-processing rate of 2.6% + 10 cents per transaction. Multi-station and enterprise pricing is quote-based, and a promotional offer can waive subscription, setup, hardware and shipping fees for merchants meeting processing-volume and contract requirements.
What devices does Heartland Retail run on?
It is a cloud-based POS that runs on iPad, Android tablets, Mac and PC, so back-office and register functions are accessible from any of those devices without a local server.
Is Heartland Retail the same product as Springboard Retail?
Yes. Heartland acquired Springboard Retail and rebranded it as Heartland Retail; the company's own blog states the software is no longer called Springboard but that over 2,500 merchants had chosen Heartland Retail as their point-of-sale partner.
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