Alabama · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Alabama restaurants, shops, auto shops, contractors, and service businesses, from Huntsville to the Gulf Coast. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.
New business? No statements needed. Fill in the form and we'll set you up from scratch.
Prefer to talk? Call 949-946-2442 or text us
Tell us a little about your business and we'll follow up. No statements needed to start.
ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Alabama businesses by phone, text, and email.
Alabama has 465,610 small businesses, 99.4% of all businesses, and they employ 46.0% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 116,931 people.
Healthcare payments →
"Other services," the category that covers repair shops, salons, and membership groups, is the most common type of small business here, with 65,570 firms.
Salon payments →
Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Alabama Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Birmingham, Hoover, Tuscaloosa, and the suburbs have restaurants, salons, medical offices, and shops, with game days that change everything in Tuscaloosa.
Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, and Florence have restaurants, retail, and service businesses serving a fast-growing population.
Mobile, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fairhope have seafood restaurants, rentals, and shops serving locals and visitors.
Montgomery, Auburn, and Dothan have restaurants, auto shops, and businesses serving state government, campus crowds, and farm country.
Month-to-month with no cancellation fee, next-day funding, free equipment if you qualify, and processor and POS support 24/7, except most federal holidays. Day-to-day questions come straight to us at 949-946-2442, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm Pacific. See pricing →
A lunch line from the medical district and big catering orders on weekends.
Setup: FigurePOS with a kitchen display for the line, plus catering deposits collected by payment link.
Seven home Saturdays that make the year, and a slow summer.
Setup: Union POS so fans order the next round from their phones, with Clover behind the bar for walk-ups.
Chairs, umbrellas, and bikes rented by the day or the week to vacationing families.
Setup: SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone out on the sand, with a card on file for every rental until the gear comes back.
Walk-in customers plus fleet accounts from contractors and service companies.
Setup: Payments that work alongside Tekmetric at the counter, and monthly invoices with a pay button for the fleet accounts.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Gulf Coast restaurants, game-day crowds, and Birmingham meat-and-threes keep Alabama busy. Here's how we set them up.
Tourism dominates the economy of Gulf Shores, home of the Hangout Music Festival each May.
Setup: HotSauce POS with handhelds out on the deck, and split checks for big vacation groups who all want separate tabs.
Alabama's Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa seats 100,077.
Setup: Extra handhelds and phone ordering for the weekends when the town nearly triples in size.
The meat-and-three, one meat and three sides at a set price, is a Southern staple.
Setup: A fast cafeteria-style line, tips on the screen, and a monthly statement that's easy to follow.
Sources: Wikipedia, Gulf Shores · Wikipedia, Bryant–Denny Stadium · Wikipedia, Meat and three
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Alabama businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile to Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Gulf Shores, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Keep a card on file when the rental starts, and take payment when the gear comes back.
Yes. Send a payment link by text or email for the deposit, then take the balance on game day.
Opening a new business in Alabama? Start here and we'll set you up from scratch.
Attach your last 2 months of statements if you have them. If not, send your details and we'll follow up.
No statements needed. Tell us about the business and we'll recommend the POS and payment setup that fits, then follow up to go over it.