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title: "Monthly Subscription vs One-Time Restaurant POS Software"
canonical: https://spooncub.com/blog/monthly-subscription-vs-one-time-pos
date: 2026-08-16
author: TechInventify
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# Monthly Subscription vs One-Time Restaurant POS Software

A one-time POS licence often hides hardware and upgrade fees. SpoonCub Standard is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year.

One-time software feels cheaper until the version stops, the printer dies, or the 'AMC' bill arrives. Subscription is honest about a yearly cost and risky if the vendor vanishes.



# One-time


- A large payment up front.
- You may still pay for support and updates.
- Common with traditional POS machines.


# SpoonCub subscription


- [Standard](https://spooncub.com/index.md#pricing) is ₹399 a month or ₹3,999 a year. It is not a lifetime key.
- A 7-day trial starts after email verification. Pay later from the staff app. No card is taken on this website.
- If you stop paying, access stops. That is the trade.


# Which one to run



Pick one-time only if you want a machine you own and a local vendor who will visit. Pick the monthly or annual plan if you want a phone workflow and a known price.



Related: [Alternatives to expensive POS systems](https://spooncub.com/blog/alternatives-to-expensive-restaurant-pos/index.md).



[Start a free trial](https://spooncub.com/register/index.md) or [talk to us](https://spooncub.com/contact/index.md). The live plan is on the [pricing](https://spooncub.com/index.md#pricing) section.

Human-readable page: https://spooncub.com/blog/monthly-subscription-vs-one-time-pos