Frequently Asked Questions

Software prices are $15 per user per month with discounts being available on annual packages. https://www.costbucket.com/price/
The software includes cost accounting, inventory management, supplier and customer management, data analytics, reports, the point of sale app for cash registers, and software support.
There are two ways to process payments using Costbucket.
  • Merchant Account – processing rates are provided by our partner bank.  Rates are competitive and lower than processing via Stripe or Square.
  • Stripe rates 2.7% + 5c per transaction + Costbucket 10c application fee per transaction.  View stripe fees https://stripe.com/pricing
EBT payments are not currently supported.
Anyone with a username and password to log into the software
Inventory is purchased, sold, managed, tracked, and reported by location.  Multiple locations are supported.
Barcode scanners are supported.
The POS supports offline transaction processing when the internet is off.   Once the internet returns the invoices processed are automatically synced with your Costbucket cloud account.
Costbucket POS currently supports Android only.
Cosbucket Invoice app is for mobile sales teams using an android mobile pos or android smartphone while Costbucket POS is used in store.
We ensure the software is working properly according to how it was designed.  If there any issues, our team is available 7 days per week to provide assistance.
Costbucket product costing module can calculate the cost of each meal or baked good, and track all the inventory when purchased and sold.  It also automatically updates when new supplier invoices are processed.
Costbucket is available for use in the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean.
  • Create your Costbucket Account
  • Order POS hardware
  • Setup merchant account with Costbucket partner
  • Configure Costbucket account.  Add inventory categories, products, customers and suppliers
  • Setup Product Costing for made or assembled products if required
Yes there is a 7-day free trial.
Costbucket currently only supports Android POS platforms.
iOS (iPad and iPhone) is currently not supported.
Costbucket POS should work with Android Tablets OS7 and above. Most Android tablets available in stores or online were not made for a commercial environment.
Our purchase order module is linked to the inventory management system. Easily create an order from a supplier and confirm receipt which at that time your inventory is updated.
We provide a restaurant ordering software separately from Costbucket platform.  A direct connection to Doordash, Uber Eats and other platforms is not available.
Our Bill of Material (BOM) module allows you to build, assemble, package or make products, track the components and cost of making a product.
PIN Management is available in Costbucket POS to restrict changing prices, providing refunds, discounts or editing the shopping cart.
Credit sales transactions are available by processing transactions as pay later.   These transactions will show the outstanding balance in the cost accounting software.
Yes, each sale processed updates the tax report automatically.
The analytic reports are updated with each transaction processed.
Invoice notes are supported.
This is available in the Android POS solution to convert the sale to any USD, GBP, CAN, EURO. You will be required to maintain your own FX Rates.

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