Restaurants · head to head
Epos Now vs Petpooja
Epos Now
Restaurants
Cloud point of sale for hospitality and retail sold with hardware finance and attached payment processing
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Petpooja
Restaurants
Low cost restaurant point of sale used across India and the United Arab Emirates
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Epos Now hardware is often placed on a finance agreement with a third party, so cancelling the software subscription leaves the equipment payments running for the remainder of the term.; Petpooja it is built for India and the United Arab Emirates, and tax handling, receipt formats and integrations do not translate to European or American requirements.
- They diverge on capability: Epos Now covers Cloud till software, Petpooja covers Flat annual licence.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Epos Now and Petpooja actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Restaurants).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Epos Now
- Cloud till software
- Hardware bundles
- Integrated payments
- AppStore add ons
- Stock and product management
- Multi site reporting
Only in Petpooja
- Flat annual licence
- GST compliant billing
- Marketplace integration
- Inventory and recipe management
- Kitchen order tickets
- Add on modules
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Epos Now
- A single site cafe or bar wanting a low upfront cost till system installed quicklynot Petpooja
- An independent needing basic stock, staff and sales reporting without an implementation projectnot Petpooja
- An operator running both a small retail line and a food offer on one systemnot Petpooja
- A business replacing a mechanical till that has no reporting or remote access at allnot Petpooja
Petpooja
- An independent Indian restaurant replacing a manual billing book with GST compliant invoicingnot Epos Now
- A cafe chain wanting Swiggy and Zomato orders landing in the billing screen rather than on tabletsnot Epos Now
- A cloud kitchen that needs cheap per outlet billing across many small unitsnot Epos Now
- A Gulf outlet operator wanting an India priced system with UAE tax handlingnot Epos Now
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Epos Now
- Hardware is often placed on a finance agreement with a third party, so cancelling the software subscription leaves the equipment payments running for the remainder of the term.
- Software, hardware finance and card processing are three separate agreements with different notice periods, which makes a clean exit difficult and is the source of most published complaints.
- The vendor makes its margin on payment processing, so the low advertised software price is offset by a card rate that costs far more across a year of trading.
- Sales is telesales led and buyers report pressure to sign quickly, which is a poor fit for a decision involving multi year finance commitments.
- Useful capability is spread across paid add ons in the application store, so the functional system a restaurant actually needs costs considerably more than the entry subscription.
Petpooja
- It is built for India and the United Arab Emirates, and tax handling, receipt formats and integrations do not translate to European or American requirements.
- Sales and support run through a large reseller network, so implementation quality and response times depend on which partner you happened to buy from.
- The headline annual licence excludes the modules most operators end up needing, so the realistic annual cost is a multiple of the advertised figure.
- Depth for fine dining coursing, complex table management and hotel outlets is limited compared with systems designed for those formats.
- Hardware is bundled by resellers rather than supplied to a single standard, which makes support and replacement inconsistent across a multi outlet group.
Pricing, plan by plan
Epos Now
On request- Epos Now$undefined/year
- Software subscription quoted per till
- Hardware frequently supplied under a separate finance or lease agreement
- Card processing contracted separately and priced by negotiated rate
Petpooja
On request- Petpooja POS$undefined/year
- Flat annual licence per outlet rather than a monthly per terminal fee
- Add on modules for customer relationship management, online ordering and loyalty priced separately
- Hardware bundles quoted by the local reseller
Which should you pick?
Choose Epos Now if
- You need cloud till software.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- You also want hardware bundles.
Choose Petpooja if
- You need flat annual licence.
- You work on Web, Android, Windows.
- You also want gst compliant billing.
Questions people ask
- Is Epos Now or Petpooja better?
- Neither clearly leads. Epos Now starts at On request and Petpooja at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Epos Now or Petpooja?
- Epos Now starts at On request and Petpooja at On request.
- Does Epos Now or Petpooja run on more platforms?
- Epos Now runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Petpooja runs on Web, Android, Windows.
- What is Epos Now best used for?
- Epos Now is most often used 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. Of those, a single site cafe or bar wanting a low upfront cost till system installed quickly and an independent needing basic stock, staff and sales reporting without an implementation project are not what Petpooja is typically brought in for.
- What can Epos Now do that Petpooja cannot?
- Epos Now covers Cloud till software, Hardware bundles, Integrated payments, AppStore add ons. Petpooja covers Flat annual licence, GST compliant billing, Marketplace integration, Inventory and recipe management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Epos Now: Is the hardware bought or leased?
Frequently financed through a third party agreement rather than bought outright. Ask explicitly which it is and read the term before signing.
Petpooja: How is it priced?
As a flat annual licence per outlet, with add on modules, hardware and payment integration quoted separately by the reseller.
Epos Now: Can I cancel the software and keep trading?
You can stop the subscription, but a separate hardware finance agreement continues to its own end date, and processing is contracted separately again.
Petpooja: Does it handle GST invoicing?
Yes. Indian tax invoicing and filing ready reporting are core functions rather than add ons.
Epos Now: Do I have to use their card processing?
It is the commercial basis of the pricing. Using another acquirer, where permitted, changes the software quote.
Petpooja: Is it available outside India?
It is used in the United Arab Emirates as well, but it is not sold as a general international product.
Epos Now: Is it suitable for a busy full service restaurant?
It handles straightforward hospitality service. Complex coursing, large table management and high volume kitchens are better served by restaurant specific systems.
Petpooja: Does it integrate with delivery apps?
Yes, with Swiggy and Zomato directly, and with middleware such as UrbanPiper for wider channel management.
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