Software for cafés.
Small teams, high covers, and a menu that changes more often than the software should.
29 tools
14 of them sold in India.
POS SystemsFoodics
Foodics
Restaurant management platform dominant in Middle East and Africa. POS, inventory, HR, payments, and delivery.
Multi-branch restaurants in the Middle East or Africa wanting POS, inventory and HR payroll on one platform.
- Cloud POS
- Inventory management
- HR & payroll
POS SystemsPetpooja
Petpooja
India's leading restaurant management platform. POS, billing, inventory, CRM, and delivery integration for Indian restaurants.
Indian restaurants needing GST billing, Swiggy/Zomato order integration and multi-outlet management in one POS.
- GST-compliant billing
- Swiggy/Zomato integration
- Kitchen display
MarketingPopmenu
Popmenu
Restaurant marketing and technology platform. Interactive menus, website builder, online ordering, and AI-powered marketing.
Restaurants wanting a website, interactive menu and online ordering paired with automated email and SMS marketing.
- Interactive digital menu
- Website builder
- Online ordering
POS SystemsSquare for Restaurants
Square
Flexible restaurant POS with built-in payments, online ordering, and team management. Scales from food trucks to full-service.
Small or growing restaurants that want a free-tier POS with payments, scheduling and a customer directory built in.
- Free POS option
- Integrated payments
- Kitchen display
QR MenusSunday
Sunday
QR code ordering and payment platform. Diners scan, order, and pay from their phone. Popular in US and Europe.
Restaurants wanting diners to scan, order and pay by phone, with built-in tipping and Google review prompts.
- QR code menus
- Mobile ordering
- Table payments
POS SystemsToast POS
Toast Inc.
All-in-one restaurant POS system built for food service. Hardware, software, payments, and operations management.
Full-service and multi-station restaurants that want POS, online ordering and back-office payroll on one system.
- Tableside ordering
- Online ordering
- Kitchen display system
Staff & payroll7shifts
7shifts
Restaurant employee scheduling and labor management. Used by 40,000+ restaurants across North America.
North American restaurants wanting free-tier employee scheduling with time clocking and tip pooling built in.
- Employee scheduling
- Time clocking
- Labor compliance
POS SystemsClover
Fiserv
Popular POS hardware and software platform for restaurants and retail. Strong in North America.
Restaurants wanting a POS with an app marketplace to add contactless payments, inventory and reporting as needed.
- Contactless payments
- Online ordering
- Employee management
Staff & payrollConnecteam
Connecteam
Scheduling, time clock and team chat for deskless staff, run entirely from a phone.
Floor teams who never sit at a computer and will only ever open an app.
- Shift scheduling
- Time clock
- Team chat
MarketingDotPe
DotPe
Direct ordering and payments for Indian restaurants — QR menu, own storefront and WhatsApp-led reordering, without aggregator commission.
Operators trying to move repeat customers off the aggregators and onto their own channel.
- QR ordering
- Direct ordering storefront
- Digital payments
QR MenusEasyEat
EasyEat
QR ordering and restaurant management suite for Indian and Southeast Asian restaurants. Multilingual, affordable.
Restaurants in India or Southeast Asia wanting affordable, multilingual QR ordering with a kitchen display included.
- QR ordering
- Digital menu
- Table management
POS SystemsEpos Now
Epos Now
UK-based cloud POS system popular across Europe and ANZ. Restaurant, bar, and hospitality focused.
Multi-site restaurants and bars across Europe or ANZ wanting cloud POS with stock control and accounting integration.
- Cloud-based
- Multi-site management
- Staff management
MarketingFlipdish
Flipdish
Digital ordering and marketing platform for restaurants. Branded apps, websites, and kiosks. Strong in Ireland and UK.
Restaurants in Ireland or the UK wanting a branded ordering app, website and kiosk under one loyalty program.
- Branded ordering app
- Website ordering
- Kiosk software
Staff & payrollHomebase
Homebase
Free employee scheduling, time tracking, and HR for restaurants and small businesses. US-focused.
US restaurants and small businesses wanting free scheduling and time tracking with hiring and HR tools included.
- Free scheduling
- Time clock
- Hiring tools
POS SystemsLightspeed Restaurant
Lightspeed Commerce
Cloud-based restaurant POS with advanced table management, floor plans, and multi-location support. Popular across US, UK, Europe, ANZ.
Multi-location full-service restaurants that need floor plan management, table ordering and loyalty in one POS.
- Floor plan management
- Tableside ordering
- Advanced reporting
MarketingLimetray
Limetray
Restaurant marketing and online ordering platform built for Indian market. Website builder, loyalty, social media management.
Indian restaurants wanting a website, online ordering and social media management under one marketing platform.
- Website builder
- Online ordering
- Social media management
POS SystemsLoyverse
Loyverse
Free POS system for small restaurants and cafes. Used in 170+ countries. Simple, mobile-first.
Small cafes and restaurants wanting a free, mobile-first POS with inventory and loyalty built in.
- Free POS
- Inventory management
- Sales analytics
QR MenusMr Yum
Mr Yum
Mobile ordering and QR menu platform from Australia. Beautiful visual menus with food photography. Strong in ANZ and UK.
Restaurants in ANZ or the UK wanting visual, photo-led QR menus for mobile and table ordering.
- Visual QR menus
- Mobile ordering
- Table ordering
AccountingQuickBooks
Intuit
Most popular small business accounting in the US. Restaurant-friendly with POS integrations and expense tracking.
US restaurants wanting small-business accounting with expense tracking, payroll and tax preparation.
- Accounting
- Expense tracking
- Tax preparation
POS SystemsRecaho
Recaho
Restaurant management and direct-ordering suite for Indian independents. POS, QR ordering and a own-branded storefront.
Independents who want their own ordering channel rather than renting one from an aggregator.
- GST-compliant billing
- QR ordering
- Direct ordering storefront
POS SystemsRista
Rista Apps
Indian restaurant POS with offline-first billing, aggregator integration and inventory in one app.
Single outlets and small chains that cannot afford the till to stop when the internet does.
- Offline billing
- GST-compliant billing
- Aggregator integration
Staff & payrollSalaryBox
SalaryBox
Mobile-first attendance and payroll for shift teams. Selfie and GPS attendance feeding straight into salary, PF and ESI.
High-turnover floor teams where attendance is still being kept in a register.
- Selfie attendance
- GPS geofencing
- Automated payroll
POS SystemsSapaad
Sapaad
Cloud POS and delivery management used across India, the Gulf and South-East Asia. Built around dine-in plus delivery together.
Operators running dine-in and delivery off one kitchen who do not want two systems arguing.
- Cloud-based
- Delivery dispatch
- Online ordering
ReservationsTheFork
TripAdvisor
Europe's leading restaurant reservation platform. Strong in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium.
Restaurants in France, Italy, Spain or other European markets wanting reservations tied to TripAdvisor reviews.
- Online bookings
- Special offers
- TripAdvisor integration
AccountingXero
Xero
Cloud accounting software popular with restaurants globally. Strong in UK, ANZ, and growing in US. POS and bank integrations.
Restaurants in the UK, ANZ or US wanting cloud accounting with bank reconciliation and multi-currency support.
- Cloud accounting
- Bank reconciliation
- Invoice management
MarketingYelp for Business
Yelp
Manage your restaurant's presence on Yelp. Respond to reviews, run ads, and connect with diners actively searching for restaurants.
Restaurants wanting to manage their Yelp presence, respond to reviews and run Yelp ads on a pay-as-you-go basis.
- Business page management
- Review responses
- Photo galleries
AccountingZoho Books
Zoho
Affordable cloud accounting with strong India/Middle East presence. GST compliant, multi-currency, inventory tracking.
Restaurants in India or the Middle East wanting GST-compliant accounting with a free tier and mobile app.
- GST compliance
- Multi-currency
- Inventory tracking
Staff & payrollZoho People
Zoho
HR and attendance module in the Zoho suite. Worth a look if the books are already on Zoho.
Anyone already running Zoho Books who would rather not add a second vendor.
- Attendance
- Leave management
- Shift scheduling
DeliveryZomato for Business
Zomato
India and Middle East's leading food delivery and restaurant discovery platform. Essential for F&B businesses in these markets.
Restaurants in India or the Middle East wanting delivery, dining discovery and reservations on one platform.
- Delivery marketplace
- Dining out discovery
- Hyperpure (supplies)