{ "name": "Rotazo Restaurant POS Price Index", "title": "Restaurant POS Price Index", "url": "https://rotazo.com/datasets/restaurant-pos-price-index/", "csv": "https://rotazo.com/datasets/restaurant-pos-price-index.csv", "markdown": "https://rotazo.com/datasets/restaurant-pos-price-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-09-15", "license": "https://rotazo.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Restaurant POS Price Index is 69 USD across 10 sources' own pages in USD (range 29 to 99 USD; 13 sources publish a figure), read 15 September 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Restaurant POS Price Index is 69 USD across 10 sources' own pages in USD (range 29 to 99 USD; 13 sources publish a figure), read 15 September 2026.", "13 of the 43 named sources read in full publish a figure; 30 publish none, read 15 September 2026." ], "citation": "\"Rotazo Restaurant POS Price Index\", updated 2026-09-15, https://rotazo.com/datasets/restaurant-pos-price-index/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "USD", "n": 10, "median": 69, "min": 29, "max": 99, "p25": 59, "p75": 99, "mean": 74.1, "units": { "CAD": 1, "GBP": 2, "USD": 10 }, "published_sources": 13, "named_sources": 48, "read_sources": 43, "not_published": 30, "published_share": 0.302 }, "by_axis": {}, "rows": [ { "source": "KORONA POS pricing", "url": "https://koronapos.com/pricing/", "figure": "$59", "value": 59, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "STARTS AT $59", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8a8edad8538b7e7018450c5ae6fd5daee58d25ca9a77a2737828e89bbeeeafeb" }, { "source": "Lightspeed Restaurant ePOS pricing (UK)", "url": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/uk/pos/restaurant/pricing/", "figure": "GBP79", "value": 79, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Our flexible subscription plans begin at GBP79/month for your first terminal, offering a robust foundation for your daily operations.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8d840fcbe0936e55821bab75755f3e029f4a5747f8a419df76883ee12582787d" }, { "source": "TouchBistro pricing", "url": "https://www.touchbistro.com/pricing/", "figure": "$69", "value": 69, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Everything you need to run your business, starting at $69/month*.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "d1895668a5006ad82b7ecb75fd706c80b6c559af31a9f42e51a6db34f7f70503" }, { "source": "Square for Restaurants (GB)", "url": "https://squareup.com/gb/en/point-of-sale/restaurants", "figure": "£69", "value": 69, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "After your 30-day free trial, keep your Square for Restaurants Plus plan for £69/month + payment processing fees.*", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "612222597d4d091d98dc8e07114877a314c4d2b79864959c2d1d67468fe49ec4" }, { "source": "Thrive POS pricing", "url": "https://www.thrivepos.com/pricing", "figure": "$99", "value": 99, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$99/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "707a1606db9601c8b6233a565f42f2163e8f59fc18f70dd5376081690b2e7537" }, { "source": "HungerRush 360 pizza POS", "url": "https://pos.hungerrush.com/any-way-you-slice-it", "figure": "$99, ", "value": 99, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "With 20+ years experience helping pizzerias thrive, and plans starting from just $99, it’s easy to see why HungerRush supports over 5,000 pizza restaurants across the US.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "a93e4d368e79c65c1897904660a353f45e71518672f7a0c42dd3c3991984b2f2" }, { "source": "Rezku POS pricing", "url": "https://rezku.com/pricing", "figure": "$99", "value": 99, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$99/mo*", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "26d77dedf076c30916703547c0ed3afb5b465a3eeb55bc1557dc71212651eb3b" }, { "source": "GoTab pricing", "url": "https://www.gotab.com/pricing", "figure": "$99", "value": 99, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$99/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "37eed308fe8c257db6182f2e255c7540a9a96bdb85d03be4dd0d8b1694e9c4c8" }, { "source": "Eats365, Chowbus vs MenuSifu vs Eats365", "url": "https://www.eats365pos.com/us/blog/post/chowbus-menusifu-eats365-pos-battle", "figure": "$59", "value": 59, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Eats365 follows a clear SaaS model starting at $59/month, so you pay only for what you use.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "639836ee9e2931a5f268015f5cd7b325b539b1b4b8caafc8af61ad42fe003998" }, { "source": "Toast, how much does a restaurant POS cost", "url": "https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-system-cost", "figure": "$69", "value": 69, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$69/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "2f4c7bec8f6f396f09134f936054ae7b8620bc8bc5b625eb915a5fe27febdd15" }, { "source": "DineOpen, best restaurant POS Canada", "url": "https://www.dineopen.com/blog/best-restaurant-pos-canada-2026", "figure": "CAD 39", "value": 39, "unit": "CAD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Price: CAD 39/month (all features included)", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "9999effe817ce15e77fbcc7376a37f0f54b2f20627e0153a9b3a0f12eeef8fc8" }, { "source": "UpMenu, how much do restaurant POS systems cost", "url": "https://www.upmenu.com/blog/how-much-do-restaurant-pos-systems-cost/", "figure": "$29", "value": 29, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Flat-fee keeps costs predictable: a flat monthly POS subscription — like UpMenu’s $29/month per station — stays the same as your order volume grows, unlike per-order or revenue-based pricing that climbs with every sale.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "7212f65a3f5941212c210ed707519a1a953216adc686e88424d82a04f8504a0f" }, { "source": "Square for Restaurants pricing (CA)", "url": "https://squareup.com/ca/en/point-of-sale/restaurants/pricing", "figure": "$60", "value": 60, "unit": "USD", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$60/mo.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "e11b2eba42f64d31a44363a14b15d8331b826ef6349765e47c656de878a629a0" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Toast POS pricing", "url": "https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Square for Restaurants pricing (US)", "url": "https://squareup.com/us/en/point-of-sale/restaurants/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Clover restaurant POS systems", "url": "https://www.clover.com/pos-systems/restaurant", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Clover pricing (US)", "url": "https://www.clover.com/us/en/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Lightspeed Restaurant pricing (US)", "url": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Shift4 restaurant POS pricing", "url": "https://www.shift4directpartner.com/pos-system-pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Epos Now pricing (UK)", "url": "https://www.eposnow.com/uk/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Epos Now pricing (US)", "url": "https://www.eposnow.com/us/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Zettle by PayPal point of sale (GB)", "url": "https://www.zettle.com/gb/pos", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "HungerRush enterprise/chains pricing", "url": "https://www.hungerrush.com/enterprise/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Loyverse pricing", "url": "https://loyverse.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Lavu pricing", "url": "https://www.lavu.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Oracle restaurant POS systems", "url": "https://www.oracle.com/food-beverage/restaurant-pos-systems/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Oracle MICROS", "url": "https://www.oracle.com/food-beverage/micros/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Oracle hotel point of sale (Simphony)", "url": "https://www.oracle.com/hospitality/products/hotel-point-of-sale-system/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Chowbus, how much does a Chinese restaurant POS cost", "url": "https://www.chowbus.com/blog/how-much-does-a-chinese-restaurant-pos-system-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Chowbus, Chinese restaurant POS cost", "url": "https://www.chowbus.com/blog/chinese-restaurant-pos-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "MenuSifu, how much does a POS system cost for a restaurant", "url": "https://www.menusifu.com/blog/how-much-does-a-pos-system-cost-for-a-restaurant", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ZBS POS, 2026 Chinese restaurant POS comparison", "url": "https://www.zbspos.com/2026-chinese-restaurant-pos-systems-comparison-zbs-front-chowbus-menusifu-toast-and-square", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "iOrders, POS system cost breakdown (CA)", "url": "https://www.iorders.ca/blog/pos-system-cost-breakdown", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Owner.com, restaurant POS system cost", "url": "https://www.owner.com/blog/restaurant-pos-system-cost", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Crumble POS, restaurant POS system cost 2026", "url": "https://crumblepos.com/blogs/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-system-cost-2026-guide/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Chowly, best pizza POS systems", "url": "https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/best-pizza-pos-systems/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Rezku, best pizza POS system", "url": "https://rezku.com/blog/best-pizza-pos-system/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Forbes Advisor POS system cost guide", "url": "https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/pos-system-cost/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "NerdWallet best restaurant POS systems", "url": "https://www.nerdwallet.com/best/small-business/restaurant-pos-systems", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Merchant Savvy EPOS systems for restaurants (UK)", "url": "https://www.merchantsavvy.co.uk/epos-systems/epos-systems-tills-restaurants/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Small Business UK, 15 EPoS systems for restaurants and cafes", "url": "https://smallbusiness.co.uk/15-epos-systems-for-restaurants-and-cafes-2559076/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Expert Market best POS for restaurants (CA)", "url": "https://www.expertmarket.com/ca/pos/best-pos-for-restaurants", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "POS USA best POS systems for restaurants", "url": "https://www.posusa.com/best-pos-systems-for-restaurants/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing", "label": "Toast POS pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-system-cost", "label": "Toast, how much does a restaurant POS cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://squareup.com/us/en/point-of-sale/restaurants/pricing", "label": "Square for Restaurants pricing (US)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://squareup.com/ca/en/point-of-sale/restaurants/pricing", "label": "Square for Restaurants pricing (CA)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://squareup.com/gb/en/point-of-sale/restaurants", "label": "Square for Restaurants (GB)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clover.com/pos-systems/restaurant", "label": "Clover restaurant POS systems", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clover.com/us/en/pricing", "label": "Clover pricing (US)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/", "label": "Lightspeed Restaurant pricing (US)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.lightspeedhq.com/uk/pos/restaurant/pricing/", "label": "Lightspeed Restaurant ePOS pricing (UK)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.touchbistro.com/pricing/", "label": "TouchBistro pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.shift4directpartner.com/pos-system-pricing/", "label": "Shift4 restaurant POS pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://dine.shift4.com/blog/cost-of-restaurant-POS-systems", "label": "Shift4 Dine, the cost of restaurant POS systems", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.eposnow.com/uk/pricing/", "label": "Epos Now pricing (UK)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.eposnow.com/us/pricing/", "label": "Epos Now pricing (US)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.zettle.com/gb/pos", "label": "Zettle by PayPal point of sale (GB)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.thrivepos.com/pricing", "label": "Thrive POS pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://pos.hungerrush.com/any-way-you-slice-it", "label": "HungerRush 360 pizza POS", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hungerrush.com/enterprise/", "label": "HungerRush enterprise/chains pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://rezku.com/pricing", "label": "Rezku POS pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://loyverse.com/pricing", "label": "Loyverse pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.lavu.com/pricing/", "label": "Lavu pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://koronapos.com/pricing/", "label": "KORONA POS pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gotab.com/pricing", "label": "GoTab pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.oracle.com/food-beverage/restaurant-pos-systems/", "label": "Oracle restaurant POS systems", "license": "the publisher's own 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"https://www.upmenu.com/blog/how-much-do-restaurant-pos-systems-cost/", "label": "UpMenu, how much do restaurant POS systems cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.owner.com/blog/restaurant-pos-system-cost", "label": "Owner.com, restaurant POS system cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://crumblepos.com/blogs/how-much-does-a-restaurant-pos-system-cost-2026-guide/", "label": "Crumble POS, restaurant POS system cost 2026", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://chowly.com/resources/blogs/best-pizza-pos-systems/", "label": "Chowly, best pizza POS systems", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://rezku.com/blog/best-pizza-pos-system/", "label": "Rezku, best pizza POS system", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { 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"license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://smallbusiness.co.uk/15-epos-systems-for-restaurants-and-cafes-2559076/", "label": "Small Business UK, 15 EPoS systems for restaurants and cafes", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.expertmarket.com/ca/pos/best-pos-for-restaurants", "label": "Expert Market best POS for restaurants (CA)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.posusa.com/best-pos-systems-for-restaurants/", "label": "POS USA best POS systems for restaurants", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=cheapest+pos+system+for+restaurant", "label": "google.com", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 13 of the 43 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 30 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 5 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 293 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: the TOTAL published monthly cost per vendor per segment, not the advertised headline: base plan + the price of a second and third terminal + the published card-processing rate applied to a stated monthly card volume + hardware amortised over the contract term the vendor itself states; from that, the cheapest publishing vendor per segment and per country, the share of vendors publishing any price at all versus quote-only, and the gap between the advertised 'from' price and the three-terminal price - which is the figure the whole 'cheapest' query is really asking for and which no vendor and no affiliate listicle computes. Repriced-since on every read.", "embed": "

69 USD

median published figure, Restaurant POS Price Index, across 13 sources, read 15 September 2026

Source: Rotazo Restaurant POS Price Index
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