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Side-by-side comparisons against every major restaurant POS — Foodics, Petpooja, Posist, Square, Toast, Lightspeed and more. Pricing, device support, contract terms, regional features. No marketing spin.

Why we win

Four numbers that matter.

The same four wedges show up in every comparison: cheaper entry price, no annual lock-in, broader device support, and WhatsApp ordering built in.

50%cheaper
Entry price vs Foodics & Petpooja
0contract
No 12-month annual lock-in
3OS
Android · iPad · Windows on every plan
98%open rate
WhatsApp ordering — built in, not a paid add-on
Side-by-side comparisons

Every major POS, compared.

Most compared
Fvs Foodics
GCC leader · Saudi-born · iPad-only
From AED 199/month + AED 5,000–15,000 hardware bundle. Annual contract.
Foodics is iPad-only. Online eMenu runs on Android, iPad & Windows from AED 99/month — half the price, BYOD, monthly billing.
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Pvs Petpooja
India leader · 50,000+ outlets · 12-mo contract
From Rs 1,200+/month with mandatory annual contract. Metro-heavy support.
Petpooja locks you into a 12-month contract. Online eMenu starts at Rs 799/month, monthly billing — with native WhatsApp via Go4WhatsUp.
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Pvs Posist
Enterprise India · 20+ countries
From Rs 1,500–3,000+/outlet. Complex setup, enterprise sales motion.
Posist is built for enterprise chains. Online eMenu is built for SMBs and Tier 2/3 cities — same cloud architecture, simpler pricing.
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Svs Square
USA-first · limited GCC/India support
From $60/month + 2.6%-2.9% transaction fees. US-tax centric.
Square wasn't built for UAE VAT, KSA ZATCA, India GST, or local payment rails (Mada, KNET, UPI). We were.
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Tvs Toast
USA-only · hardware-bundled
From $69/month + 2.49% + $0.15 per transaction. Hardware required.
Toast doesn't operate outside the US. We do — across India, GCC and Europe, with local payments and aggregators.
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Lvs Lightspeed
Canada-first · expensive · enterprise-focused
From $69/month base, scales to $399. Annual contract.
Lightspeed is over-engineered for the average GCC/India SMB. Online eMenu is simpler, cheaper, regionally tuned.
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Dvs DotPe / Rista
India · delivery-heavy · variable pricing
Per-transaction fees instead of monthly subscription — costs spike at scale.
DotPe charges per transaction. We charge a predictable monthly subscription — your costs don't punish growth.
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Ovs Oracle Micros Simphony
USA · enterprise · Windows 95-era UX
From AED 50,000+ setup cost, complex licensing, on-premise.
Oracle Simphony is sold to hotels with full IT teams. Online eMenu is cloud-native, modern, and runs itself.
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Pvs Polaris ERP
UAE · enterprise ERP · 1,000+ GCC outlets
Custom enterprise pricing — full ERP (POS + HR + Accounting + CRM).
Polaris is too complex for small restaurants. Online eMenu gives you the POS/CRM/inventory you need — without the ERP overhead.
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