A POS System with Membership Cards, built for member-based orgs.
A membership POS system for clubs, rec centers and associations. Add products once in Communal and they appear on every register, and every sale flows back into your reporting. Sell a membership at the desk and the member gets a digital card on their phone. Takes Interac, tap and major cards.
- Catalog in Communal on every register
- Sales post back to reporting
- Dues and digital cards at the desk
- Interac, tap, Apple Pay, Google Pay
Every product and price, on every register
Build your catalog once. It shows up at every register.
Group items with categories and tags: concessions, merch, camp gear, event add-ons. Every register reads the same list, so nobody keeps a second price sheet taped by the till.
Sales land in your Communal reporting. Collect dues at the register and the member's digital membership card goes out once the payment clears. Renewals and signups stay in Communal.
- One catalog for every register
- Add or update once. Same items and prices at checkout.
- Categories and tags
- Group merch, concessions, event add-ons, and day-of items for staff and reports.
- Built for camps and busy days
- Adjust what you sell for tournaments and pop-ups without a separate retail setup.
- Dues at the desk, cards in pocket
- Take payment at the register. Send digital cards right away.
Change a price once and every register has it.
Pairs with membership management for renewals, catalog updates, and till activity in one place.
Categories and tags reach every register
Sell memberships at the front desk. The card lands on their phone.
Look the member up by name, email, phone or member number, or create their account on the spot, then sell the membership. They pay by Interac, tap or card on the Stripe reader, and their digital membership card is emailed once the payment clears. In-person donations with tax receipts are coming soon.
Digital card emailed once the sale clears
- Sell memberships at the front desk
- New and returning members, plus add-ons. Digital cards on the spot.
- Member lookup at the desk
- Search by name, email, phone, or member number, or create an account on the spot.
- Interac, cards, and digital wallets
- Tap, chip, and Interac with Stripe Terminal. Apple Pay and Google Pay where enabled.
- Concessions and pro shop
- Same synced catalog from Communal at the till.
- Sales show up in Communal
- Register activity feeds reporting in Communal.
- Accept donations with automatic tax receipts Coming soon
- In-person gifts get the same receipt flow as online donors.
- Collect invoice payments in person
- Find a sent invoice on the register and take payment. It marks paid in Communal.
Memberships, merch and invoices on the same reader.
Every register sale shows up in Communal. Export it for the bookkeeper.
Each sale records how it was paid, Interac or card, next to the online payments your organization already takes. Export the list as a CSV when your bookkeeper or accounting software needs it.
- Register sales in Communal
- What you ring up at the POS appears alongside your online payments.
- Payment method on every sale
- Interac or credit card on each register sale, so counts match intake.
- CSV exports
- For QuickBooks, Sage, or your bookkeeper.
- Refunds from the transaction
- Refund card payments from Communal. Interac refunds happen on the reader.
Register sales show up in your Communal reports.
Payment method on every register sale
Generic retail POS vs. Communal.
A retail POS can ring up a t-shirt, but it has no idea whether the buyer's membership is current.
Powering 500+ community organizations
We love hearing from our customers and are proud to have helped 500+ organizations drive more impact and grow their communities.
We are finally able to communicate with our members, run booking software and a program payment platform all in one application. The cost to our Community is very reasonable and the team is fantastic to work with.
My experience with the software and the team has been overwhelmingly positive. We switched from another provider and the difference was night-and-day!
Revenue from membership sales and renewals increased, and we save a significant amount of staff time and paperwork. The customer service is outstanding and the team at Communal continues to add helpful features.
Membership POS system FAQs
Yes. Communal's POS runs on a Stripe reader at your front desk, sells memberships, and emails the member a digital membership card once the payment clears. Products come from your Communal catalog, and every sale is recorded back in Communal.
A POS system for membership organizations is a till that knows your members. Staff look someone up, sell or renew their membership, and ring up merchandise from one product catalog. Communal's is built for clubs, rec centers and nonprofits that sell at a front desk.
Yes. Add items with categories and tags in Communal and every register picks them up. Price changes reach the POS the same way, and sales flow back into Communal.
Yes. Concession items, merchandise and pro shop items all sell from the same catalog, and categories keep them organized on the register.
Yes. The Stripe reader takes Interac debit, tap, chip and major cards, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay where enabled. It connects over Wi-Fi, with optional cellular.
Interac refunds are made on the reader with the card present. Card payments can be refunded from the transaction in Communal. Every sale records its payment method, reporting in Communal reflects POS sales, and CSV is there when your accountant wants a file.
A Stripe touchscreen reader that runs the Communal POS app. It costs $300 to buy, or about $50 a month to rent, and connects over Wi-Fi with optional cellular.
Yes. Find a sent invoice on the POS, take payment, and it marks paid in Communal without a parallel workflow. Payment plan invoices are collected another way.
Your till and your member records, in one system.
Book a demo to see a membership sale from lookup to digital card. If you're moving from Square, Wild Apricot or spreadsheets, migration is free.
The rest of the platform
Membership Management
Automated renewals, digital cards, and member portal for your organization.
Program Registration
Online registration for classes, camps, and programs with member pricing.
Facility Rentals
Facility rental and reservation software with online booking requests.
Donor Management
Accept donations with automatic tax receipts and donor tracking.