Restaurant Billing software or the Point Of Sale(PoS) system, has become an essential aspect of the restaurant industry. The whole purpose of the PoS is to simplify billing operations management. It eliminates the traditional pen-and-paper method of book-keeping. Out of many technological advancements made for the growth of the Indian F&B industry, restaurant billing software has become the key for upscaling business. Alongside simplifying restaurant management, many global and customer-centric reasons have contributed to the high demand for PoS systems. The modern PoS software facilitates inventory management, online order processing and customer data management. This makes the lives of restaurant owners very easy.
Why Do You Need A Restaurant PoS?
If you are wondering why you need a restaurant PoS then let us explain the perks:
● Faster and customisable billing
● Simplified menu management (online and offline)
● Easy inventory management
● Keep complete track of business sales
● Easy management of online orders
● Detailed reports on all business aspects
● Easier accounts management
● Manage your staff and their work in one place
● Multiple third-party integrations to assist your business growth
And these are just a few of the many benefits of using restaurant billing software. But with so many players developing PoS technology, choosing the best restaurant PoS for your business can be a difficult task. Below are a few products to choose from.
1. Petpooja
Petpooja has been on the market for a decade and with its innovative drive has become the market leader by serving 35,000+ restaurant clients. The cloud-based PoS technology is simple yet powerful. The PoS system is adaptable to each and every kind of restaurant model like QSR, Cafe, bakery, bar and brewery, Fine-dine, cloud kitchen etc.
Petpooja provides 24×7 online and ground support (even on holidays) to help the restaurants with the PoS operations. The customer care service provides free of charge and a fast turnaround time to solve customer tickets. There are no extra charges for any visit, retaining or re-installation. Along with such strong online support, Petpooja provides ground support in more than 65 cities in India. Petpooja provides the standard price of ₹10,000(including tax) for the PoS system in the first year and a renewal cost of ₹7,500 per year. Along with the core features, Petpooja also offers many add-on services like the Captain app, Kitchen Display System (KDS), online order reconciliation, website development, online ordering widget, voice-calling kiosk and more!
2. Posist:
Posist is an industry-veteran PoS system that started off as cloud-native software. It focuses on mostly enterprise accounts and has shifted its focus to overseas customers as of late. Posist provides first time training and installation for free. Post-sales visits by the team members are paid services. Posist’s online paid support is available 24×7 to assist any and all kinds of queries. It can be customised as per the need of the outlet and so, the PoS’ market price varies.The basic billing system starts from ₹5,000 which does not provide access to many crucial restaurant managerial features.
When considering all the above aspects and comparing to other PoS players existing in the market, Posist’s add-on services are considerably more expensive. They require hardware from Posist, thus increasing the overall cost of their product.
3. Rista/ Dotpe
In 2021, Dotpe an online-to-online commerce platform acquired Rista to enter the restaurant PoS industry. Along with restaurant solution providers, Rista also provides SaaS and billing solutions to salons and retailers in the market. Rista provides free installation and training services. However, if any user needs any additional support, they can take the paid service of customer support. The user can also take an in-person visit to help resolve their query. The on-call support is available only during the working hours of Rista and off on Sundays and public holidays.
Rista PoS provides its service at ₹15,000 per annum excluding taxes. This is the price for billing software only. The PoS also provides a free license but provides access to only 200 products and 50 sales transactions a day. As one of the add-ons, Rista does provide KDS software at ₹600 per month with additional charges for the hardware.
4. TMBill
TMBill is an efficient cloud-based restaurant management solution provider. Initially, the founders had started their journey from a cloud-kitchen model but as they expanded and analysed the lack of PoS services for restaurant management, TMBill emerged as a modern restaurant billing solution.
The cloud-based desktop PoS of TMBill costs ₹12,000 per annum. Apart from that, TMBill provides customised restaurant billing software depending on the restaurant model and its requirements. And so, there is no standard price for the PoS. It does provide the owner with a paid mobile app integrated with the main PoS. With the help of the application, the owner can monitor the business anywhere. The PoS provides additional services such as KDS(software only), Captain App, QR code payment mode, customer loyalty app, and many other features!
5. Torqus/ Inresto
Torqus (now Inresto) is a well-established player in the restaurant POS space. Dineout acquired it in 2018 and now is a part of their Inresto offering. Torqus also has a number of products apart from PoS like the Head Office Module and an ERP-like Supply Chain Module. customization.
The price of PoS is ₹15,000 per annum. This price includes the standard billing software, owner’s application, business reports and analytics, accounts management and HO module for franchise owners. Torqus provides no particular add-on services.
