TillX — A QuickBooks POS Alternative
Intuit discontinued QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale in October 2023. Here's what UAE retailers switching away from it should look for, and how TillX compares.
For shops that relied on QuickBooks POS specifically for retail billing and inventory (as opposed to accounting, which is a separate QuickBooks product), TillX is a cloud-native replacement built for exactly that: billing, inventory, receipts and profit reporting, with no desktop software to maintain.
QuickBooks Point of Sale
Discontinued — Intuit stopped selling and supporting it in 2023
Intuit stopped selling new QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale licenses in Q2 2023, and discontinued the product and its connected services — including built-in payment processing — after October 3, 2023. The software may still open, but it no longer receives security updates, and stores still running it are on borrowed time with no vendor support.
Side by side
Where they differ
| Topic | TillX | QuickBooks Point of Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor support | Actively developed and supported | Discontinued since October 2023 — no updates, no security patches, no support |
| Access | Cloud-based — works on any device, any location | Desktop software, tied to the machine it's installed on |
| Payment processing | Active payment integrations | Built-in payment processing was discontinued along with the product |
| UAE VAT compliance | Flexible VAT handling built for UAE requirements, with structured purchase records | Not built for UAE VAT — QuickBooks POS was a US-market product |
| Ongoing risk | None — actively maintained | Running unsupported software with no security patches is an increasing operational risk |
Worth switching for
Reasons shops choose TillX over QuickBooks Point of Sale
- QuickBooks POS no longer receives security updates or vendor support of any kind
- It was never built for UAE VAT in the first place, unlike TillX
- Moving to a cloud POS means no more desktop installs to maintain per till
Questions
TillX — A QuickBooks POS Alternative FAQ
See it for yourself before you decide.
Set up your TillX account and try it against how your shop actually works.