NCR Voyix supplied the largest number of self-checkouts to the European retail sector in 2025. Diebold Nixdorf follows in second place, whilst 4POS Pan Oston Group, based in Switzerland and the Netherlands, comes third. These are findings from the latest ‘Global EPOS and Self-Checkout’ study by Datos Insights, which analyses hardware deliveries to the retail sector in 2025.
There were a particularly high number of new self-checkout installations in German-speaking countries in 2025. According to a study by EHI Retail Institute, the number of self-service checkouts in Germany more than doubled in just two years up to August 2025. Looking at a four-year period, the number of self-checkouts in Germany has actually increased more than fivefold, from 7,240 in 2021 to 38,650 in 2025.
In 2025, 4POS Pan Oston Group once again supplied more self-checkouts into the DACH region than all other providers combined. The group was even able to further expand its market share of new self-checkout installations in the German speaking countries: from 52 per cent in 2024 to 65 per cent in 2025.
HP leads the hardware market for manned checkouts in Europe
In Western Europe, including the UK, NCR Voyix also leads the market of self-checkout providers. With customers such as Lidl and dm Drogeriemarkt, 4POS Pan Oston Group secured second place in this region in 2025 with a market share of 19 per cent, ahead of Diebold Nixdorf.
According to Datos Insights, HP led the European market for POS Hardware for manned checkouts in 2025, followed by Diebold Nixdorf in second place. Toshiba secured third place amongst POS Hardware suppliers to the European retail sector. The picture is the same for the top suppliers of POS Hardware in Western Europe. Looking specifically at the grocery retail sector, 4POS Pan Oston Group is number two in Western Europe and also market leader in German-speaking countries in the field of POS hardware for manned checkouts.
4POS Pan Oston Group with enhanced consultancy, planning and process expertise
Through its acquisition of a stake in the Berlin-based IT service provider Migrasys in July this year, 4POS Pan Oston Group has significantly expanded its consultancy, planning and process expertise in the point-of-sale sector and is now able to support its customers even more comprehensively throughout the entire technology lifecycle. The Retail Optimiser reported. With around 150 permanent staff, Migrasys is one of the leading fulfilment and IT service providers in the German retail sector. Every year, the company prepares thousands of self-checkouts, POS systems and digital signage units for use in retail outlets and deploys them in the stores as part of large-scale roll-out projects.
