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Alternatives to Epos Now
22 restaurants tools sit alongside Epos Now in this directory. Below is what separates each from Epos Now on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Epos Now starts at
- On request
Why people look past Epos Now
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Epos Now entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Epos Now carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Epos Now publishes a single plan, Epos Now at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Restaurant POS system that works for you
- Can be used without paying; Epos Now cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Epos Now does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Epos Now's 1.
One restaurant POS to power it all
- Publishes an entry price of $69/month, where Epos Now does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Epos Now's 1.
All-in-one restaurant management platform
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Epos Now does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Epos Now's 1.
UK-headquartered food delivery marketplace connecting restaurants, riders and diners
- Can be used without paying; Epos Now cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription for reduced fees model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Epos Now's 1.
Indian food delivery marketplace with Instamart quick commerce grocery built in
- Can be used without paying; Epos Now cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Epos Now's 1.
European takeaway marketplace, merged with Grubhub as Just Eat Takeaway.com
- Can be used without paying; Epos Now cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, set by restaurant and market model rather than quote.
Every Epos Now alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epos Now (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Square for RestaurantsHardware bought outright, published processing rates and no long term contract | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Epos Now |
| Lightspeed RestaurantA restaurant specific cloud POS with deeper hospitality features for a mid sized venue | $69/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Epos Now |
| Toast POSIf you trade in North America and want restaurant hardware and payments from one restaurant focused vendor | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Epos Now |
| Deliveroo | Free | Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription for reduced fees | 2 | vs Epos Now |
| Swiggy | Free | Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership | 2 | vs Epos Now |
| Just Eat | Free | Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, set by restaurant and market | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Zomato | Free | Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership | 2 | vs Epos Now |
| Petpooja | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Nory | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Restroworks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Flipdish | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Foodics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| PAR Brink POS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Deliverect | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Lunchbox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Otter | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Epos Now |
| UrbanPiper | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Craftable | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Epos Now |
| Oracle MICROS Simphony | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| WISK | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Epos Now |
| Slice | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Epos Now |
| Galley Solutions | $300/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Epos Now |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Epos Now badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Square for Restaurants , Free
- Deliveroo , Free
- Swiggy , Free
- Just Eat , Free
- Zomato , Free
What you would be giving up
Epos Now is most often brought in for a single site cafe or bar wanting a low upfront cost till system installed quickly, an independent needing basic stock, staff and sales reporting without an implementation project, an operator running both a small retail line and a food offer on one system, a business replacing a mechanical till that has no reporting or remote access at all. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Epos Now is broadly right and the question is cost, the Epos Now pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Restaurants category lists everything the directory holds, and best restaurants tools ranks them.
Epos Now runs on web, ios, android, windows. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Epos Now alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Epos Now?
- 22 other restaurants tools are listed in this directory, led by Square for Restaurants, Lightspeed Restaurant, Toast POS, Deliveroo. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Epos Now?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Square for Restaurants, Deliveroo, Swiggy, Just Eat, Zomato.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Epos Now?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Epos Now?
- Epos Now is most often brought in for a single site cafe or bar wanting a low upfront cost till system installed quickly, an independent needing basic stock, staff and sales reporting without an implementation project, an operator running both a small retail line and a food offer on one system, a business replacing a mechanical till that has no reporting or remote access at all. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Epos Now?
- None of the restaurants tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Epos Now alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Restaurants, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Epos Now against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Epos Now covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every restaurants tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Restaurants category, 22 tools beside Epos Now. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.