StoreHub alternatives in the Philippines: when the till isn't the whole business
StoreHub earned its place on Philippine counters — it's a competent, local-aware POS for cafés and retail. The question is what happens when your business is appointments-first, or when the counter is only half of what you run.
Wemu Team
Product
StoreHub is one of the names you'll actually see in the wild in Metro Manila — on café counters, milk-tea shops, small retail. It's built for Southeast Asia, the hardware bundles are convenient, and for a pure F&B counter it does the job.
But 'POS built for the counter' is exactly the limit. If you run a salon, spa, clinic, or studio, your day starts with a calendar, not a till. And even counter businesses live or die on things beside the till: whether GCash is native, whether receipts are BIR-format, whether lapsed customers ever hear from you again.
Where StoreHub runs out of road
- Appointments aren't the core — service businesses end up managing bookings in a notebook or a second app.
- Per-store subscription plus hardware — costs stack as you add terminals and locations.
- Marketing depth — loyalty exists, but campaign flows (win-backs, birthday offers, promo blasts) are thin next to a dedicated system.
- Clinical or consent workflows don't exist — clinics and aesthetic studios need forms, notes, and signatures somewhere else.
- No AI layer — no assistant watching stock, drafting reorders, or answering 'what sold best last week?'
What Wemu does differently
Bookings and the till in one system
Wemu leads with the calendar: services, staff rosters, online booking on your own storefront link — then the POS, inventory, and invoicing share the same database. A salon that retails product, a clinic that sells aftercare, a café that takes group bookings: one login.
Payments the way Filipinos pay
GCash, Maya, and QR Ph natively through Airwallex — in-flow at online checkout, QR at the counter. Every payment lands with a BIR-format receipt: serial numbers, TIN, VAT breakdown.
Marketing that runs itself
Campaigns, promos, and automations are included — the win-back email to customers who haven't visited in 60 days sends itself. Wemu AI drafts the copy.
Feature comparison
| StoreHub | Wemu | |
|---|---|---|
| Counter POS | Yes | Yes |
| Appointments & online booking | Limited | Yes — core |
| Inventory & suppliers | Yes | Yes, incl. purchase orders |
| GCash / Maya | Via QR / integrations | Native in checkout + counter |
| BIR-format receipts | Configurable | Yes, default |
| Campaigns & automations | Basic loyalty | Yes, included |
| Clinical notes & consent forms | No | Yes, included |
| AI assistant | No | Yes — Wemu AI |
Switching checklist
- 1Export products and customers as CSV; import into a Wemu trial.
- 2Set services and staff if you take appointments — the storefront builds itself from the catalog.
- 3Apply for GCash/Maya through Airwallex inside Wemu (works alongside your existing QR while you wait).
- 4Run the counter on Wemu for a quiet weekday first; most teams cut over fully within the week.
One system for the calendar and the counter
Start a free trial — import your products, take a booking, and ring up a sale in the same afternoon.
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