Compare Clover devices

Start with where you take payment. At a counter, the Station Duo 2 gives customers their own screen to check the order, tip and pay; the Mini 3 fits a full point of sale on a small counter; and the Compact just takes cards, with a physical PIN pad. If your staff run the checkout and take payment at the table, the Station Solo pairs with a Clover Flex 4. Away from the counter, the Flex 4 prints receipts, the Flex Pocket is the lightest handheld, and the Go 3 turns your own phone into the register. For self-ordering there’s the Kiosk. Tell us how you sell and we’ll suggest the right mix.

It comes down to where you take payment. The Mini 3 stays on the counter: it has the bigger screen (8 inches), connects by Ethernet as well as Wi‑Fi and LTE, and has a hub for a cash drawer, scanner or scale. The Clover Flex 4 is a handheld with its own printer and barcode scanner, so staff can take the payment to the table, the line or the curb. You can run both on one account: a Mini at the counter and a Flex on the floor.

Both sit on the counter. The Mini 3 is the all-in-one option: one 8‑inch screen with the card reader and printer built in, and customers pay right on the front of it. The Clover Station Duo 2 is the bigger setup: a 14‑inch screen for staff, a separate 8‑inch screen facing customers, a receipt printer and a cash drawer, which suits busy counters. The Clover Station Solo has a single 14‑inch staff screen and suits table-service restaurants and bars. If you like the Mini but want a screen facing customers, the Mini 3 can pair with a second Mini that faces them.

Both have a 14‑inch staff screen and a receipt printer, work with Clover’s cash drawer, and connect over Ethernet, Wi‑Fi or 4G LTE. Choose the Solo when your staff run the checkout or take payment at the table, as in full-service restaurants and bars. Choose the Duo 2 when customers pay at your counter: its 8‑inch customer screen lets them check the order, tip and tap to pay.

Every current Clover device except the Station Solo takes contactless cards: the Station Duo 2, Mini 3, Flex 4, Flex Pocket, Go 3, Compact and Kiosk. Clover lists Apple Pay and Google Pay on the Station Duo 2, Mini 3, Flex 4, Flex Pocket and Go 3, and Apple Pay and Google Wallet on the Compact. The Station Solo reads chip and swipe cards; for tap and phone wallets, add a Clover Flex 4 or Mini 3 alongside it.

Every Clover device we sell takes EBT except the Go 3: the Station Duo 2, Station Solo, Mini 3, Compact, Kiosk, Flex 4 and Flex Pocket, for food (SNAP) and cash benefits. We can set it up on your account once your business is approved by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. EBT needs a live connection: offline payments don’t cover EBT or gift cards.

Clover replaced the Flex 3 with the Flex 4 and the Mini 2 with the Mini 3. The Station Pro was renamed Station Duo, and that first-generation Duo is no longer sold; the Station Duo 2 is the current two-screen Station. The Clover Station (2018) has been retired too, and the one-screen Station today is the Station Solo. If you run one of these older models, we can quote its current replacement and set it up for you.

It depends on the setup: which devices and how many, any accessories, your Clover software plan (Starter, Essentials, or a Restaurant, Retail or Services Growth plan) and how you want to handle card fees (traditional pricing, cash discount or surcharging). We price the whole system as one quote, so you see everything before you decide. Ask for a quote or call us at (212) 804-7140, and we’ll follow up by phone or email.