POS (Point of Sale)
Lightspeed Restaurant alternative
NZ-built, flat NZD, bring your own EFTPOS
Shopify POS alternative
Hospitality-first, not retail-first — KDS, bookings, modifier groups native
Kounta alternative
Lightspeed-owned now; SmakSpace stays NZ-built
Vend replacement
Hospitality-focused successor to the NZ-built original
Toast alternative
No proprietary hardware, no US-style contract
Square alternative
NZD pricing, your existing NZ EFTPOS
How to cancel Lightspeed
Mid-contract exit checklist + migration path
POS software for restaurants
Built for hospitality — KDS, bookings, modifier groups, table layout
Restaurant management software
One subscription replaces 3–6 separate tools
POS with Xero (NZ)
Native Xero sync live now, plus GST-correct CSV exports
Best cafe POS — 7-system comparison
7 NZ POS systems side-by-side in NZD
Restaurant POS cost guide
Real NZD prices including hidden fees
Table Bookings
Quandoo alternative
Quandoo has closed — free migration
Restaurant reservation system
NZ-built bookings inside the POS — no per-cover fees
Eveve alternative
NZ-built peer with bookings + POS + loyalty bundled
OpenTable alternative
No per-cover commission
NowBookIt alternative
Honest where they win, honest where we do
Online Ordering & Kitchen
Uber Eats menu sync (NZ)
Sync menus + cut commissions via direct orders
Direct online ordering NZ
Zero commission, own the customer relationship
QR ordering for NZ restaurants
Table-aware, no app download
me&u alternative
NZD pricing, NZ support, bundled platform
Bustle (posBoss) alternative
NZ-built peer comparison
Kitchen display system (KDS)
Native KDS, no per-screen subscription
Commission calculator
How much does Uber Eats really cost you?
By NZ City
Cafe POS — Auckland
CBD & suburban café trade, EFTPOS + Xero workflows
Cafe POS — Wellington
Inner-city café and weekend brunch operators
Cafe POS — Christchurch
Café + casual restaurant POS for the Garden City
Restaurant POS — Queenstown
Tourist-season pricing, queue management, multi-currency notes
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