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Restaurant systems ranked in the UK
Pick the kind of system you need. Each list ranks the vendors on what they publish about price, fees and contract.
Rankings
10 rankedImage: Square, squareup.com The 10 best EPOS systems for UK restaurants (2026)
Our pick: Square9.5/10
ThenPayPal POS (Zettle)SumUp POSEpos NowTabologyGrafterr+4
8 rankedImage: UpMenu, upmenu.com The 8 best online ordering systems for UK restaurants and takeaways (2026)
Our pick: UpMenu9.0/10
ThenSquare OnlineStorekitFlipdishFoodhub for BusinessSlerp+2
10 rankedImage: Tabology Mobile Ordering, tabology.com The 10 best order and pay systems for UK restaurants (2026)
Our pick: Tabology Mobile Ordering7.0/10
ThenStorekit QR order and paySquare QR code menu and orderingLightspeed Order AnywhereFlipdish QR Code Order & Paysunday+4
9 rankedImage: Storekit pay at table, storekit.com The 9 best pay at table systems for UK restaurants (2026)
Our pick: Storekit pay at table5.5/10
ThenSquare tableside ordering and paymentsLightspeed TablesideToast Go 3 Handheld POSFlipdish Handheld POSsunday Digital bill+3
10 rankedImage: Square Kiosk, squareup.com The 10 best self-order kiosks for UK restaurants (2026)
Our pick: Square Kiosk8.5/10
ThenStorekit KiosksSumUp KioskGrafterr Self-Serve KiosksFlipdish Self-Service KiosksEpos Now Self-Service Kiosks+4
10 rankedImage: Storekit Catering and Pre-orders, storekit.com The 10 best pre-order and catering ordering systems in the UK (2026)
Our pick: Storekit Catering and Pre-orders8.0/10
ThenSquare Online PreordersGrafterr Online Ordering with Pre-orderingTabology Booking Pre-ordersUpMenu Catering and Pre-order OrderingAccess Hospitality Mobile Ordering+4
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Questions owners ask
What is the best EPOS system in the UK?
Square, with 9.5/10 on our score, ranks first of 10 in our best EPOS systems for UK restaurants list.
Is there an EPOS system with no monthly fee?
Square, PayPal POS (Zettle), SumUp POS and Grafterr have a plan with no monthly fee. You pay a fee on each card payment instead.
What is the best online ordering system in the UK?
UpMenu, with 9.0/10 on our score, ranks first of 8 in our best online ordering systems for UK restaurants and takeaways list.
Is there an online ordering system with no monthly fee?
Square Online and Storekit have a plan with no monthly fee.
What is the best order and pay system in the UK?
Tabology Mobile Ordering, with 7.0/10 on our score, ranks first of 10 in our best order and pay systems for UK restaurants list.
Is there an order and pay system with no monthly fee?
None of these publishes a free plan. The cheapest published plan is Tabology Mobile Ordering, from £39/mo.
What is the best pay at table system in the UK?
Storekit pay at table, with 5.5/10 on our score, ranks first of 9 in our best pay at table systems for UK restaurants list.
Is there a pay at table system with no monthly fee?
None of these publishes a free plan. The cheapest published plan is Lightspeed Tableside, from £149/mo.
What is the best self-order kiosk in the UK?
Square Kiosk, with 8.5/10 on our score, ranks first of 10 in our best self-order kiosks for UK restaurants list.
Is there a self-order kiosk with no monthly fee?
None of these publishes a free plan. The cheapest published plan is Square Kiosk, from £35 per device a month.
What is the best pre-order system in the UK?
Storekit Catering and Pre-orders, with 8.0/10 on our score, ranks first of 10 in our best pre-order and catering ordering systems in the UK list.
Is there a pre-order system with no monthly fee?
Storekit Catering and Pre-orders has a plan with no monthly fee.
Which vendors appear on more than one list?
Square, SumUp POS, Epos Now, Tabology, Grafterr, Lightspeed Restaurant, Toast, Zonal, UpMenu, Storekit, Flipdish, Foodhub for Business, Slerp, Vita Mojo, sunday and Access Hospitality QikServe Kiosk: each product line is scored on the list it belongs to.
How do you rank these systems?
One score out of 10 for every system, from four lines: prices published, entry price, fees and contract. The figures come only from each vendor's own website, read and dated.
How up to date are these prices?
The figures on this page were read from the vendors' own websites between 9 Oct 2026 and 12 Oct 2026. Each one shows its date when you hover it, and the sources at the foot of the page list every page and date.
What does "Not published" mean?
The vendor's own pricing or terms page did not state the figure when we read it. Every one names the page and the date, so you can check it yourself.
Does any vendor pay to be listed or ranked?
No vendor pays us. If that changes, the disclosure page will name the vendor and what it pays before any paid link goes live, and payment never changes a score.
Have you used these systems?
No. Every score is built from what each vendor publishes about its prices, fees and contract, so it covers price and terms, not how a system feels to use.