If you're comparing EPOS systems, the prices can be hard to line up side by side. Some suppliers bundle hardware into a monthly fee, some charge per feature, and some keep their prices off their website altogether. Here's how the costs break down, using our own prices as a worked example. All prices exclude VAT.

The two parts of the cost

Almost every EPOS system has two parts:

  • Software, paid monthly. This runs your tills, menus, reports and any online ordering.
  • Hardware, paid once. This is the till itself, plus the printer, cash drawer and card machine.

Keeping them separate makes it easier to see what you're paying for, and to add more later without starting again.

Monthly software

Our plans are priced by the month:

  • Starter, £49 a month. Order and table management, split payments and split bills, stock control and 7-day support. Suits cafes, retailers and smaller venues.
  • Essentials, £79 a month. Everything in Starter, plus your own online ordering website, delivery app integrations, phone (VoIP) integration, a loyalty scheme and online table bookings. Most busy restaurants and takeaways choose this one.
  • Premium, £109 a month. Everything in Essentials, plus mobile app integrations, multi-store features and an assigned account manager.

You can see the full list on our pricing page.

One-off hardware

A complete till kit includes the till, a cash drawer, an integrated card machine and an 80mm receipt printer. Our kits start at:

  • Tablet POS, £379
  • Sunmi D3 Mini, £449
  • Sunmi D3 Pro or iMin Swan 2 Pro, £499
  • Sunmi D3 80mm, £749, with a built-in printer and customer display

Handheld devices for taking orders at the table start from £379. You can order everything online from our hardware shop, with next day delivery.

Extras to budget for

As you grow, most add-ons are a simple monthly licence:

  • Extra tills, kitchen display screens, collection screens and menu screens: £19 a month each.
  • Self-service kiosks: £59 a month for the software, or £99 a month for our ultimate bundle, which covers the software licences for one till and one kiosk. Each kiosk after the first is £19 a month. Kiosk hardware starts from £799.
  • Kitchen display screen hardware: from £399.
  • Delivery app integrations: Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat may carry an additional charge.

Card payment fees

Card processing is charged by your payment provider, not by your EPOS supplier, and rates vary by provider. We work with Dojo, Viva.com, DNA Payments and Paynt, so you can compare them and choose. Find out more about integrated payments.

Three example setups

  • A small cafe: Starter at £49 a month, plus a Tablet POS kit at £379 one-off.
  • A busy takeaway: Essentials at £79 a month plus one kitchen screen licence at £19 a month (£98 a month in total), plus a Sunmi D3 Pro kit at £499 and an entry-level kitchen display screen at £399 (£898 one-off).
  • A retailer with two tills: Starter at £49 a month plus an extra till licence at £19 a month (£68 a month in total), plus two till kits.

Every venue is different, so the best way to get an exact price is to book a free demo. We'll recommend the setup that suits you, with the price on the page.