How much does a restaurant POS system cost in 2026?

Why POS pricing is so hard to compare

Ask ten POS providers what their system costs and you get ten different answers. A licence per till here, a paid module there, an installation fee, a support contract, commission on online orders. By the time the quote is complete, the price has little to do with the number on the website.

We built Eatcard to end exactly that. So instead of a general buyer’s guide, this article gives you the answer the question deserves: a real price, everything that is included, and a calculation you can check for yourself.

The Eatcard answer: €95 per month, everything included

At Eatcard you pay one fixed price of €95 per month for the complete platform. Not the basic tier. Not per module. Everything is included, and this is just a selection:

– Point of Sale (POS), your central hub for every order and payment
– QR ordering at the table
– Self-order kiosk software
– Online reservations, including deposits to prevent no-shows
– Eatcard Waiter, the handheld for ordering and payment at the table
– Kitchen Display System (KDS)
– Takeaway webshop, without commission per order
– Real-time insights across all channels
– Delivery integration with Thuisbezorgd and Uber Eats, all orders in one system
– Loyalty through moolaah, to turn first-time guests into regulars

No installation fees. No paid updates. New features are part of the subscription, so the platform you buy today keeps getting better without a new invoice. Support is available seven days a week, also included.

What about hardware?

Hardware depends on your setup: how many tills, do you want handhelds, a kiosk, kitchen screens? That is why hardware is quoted for your situation rather than hidden in a bundle price. What we can promise: you will know the complete picture before you sign, and there are no surprise charges afterwards. Book a demo and we calculate your exact setup together.

What about transaction fees?

Every POS provider charges payment processing fees, and this is where hidden costs usually live. We handle it differently: we publish our rates. On our pricing page you find the current transaction fee per payment type, from debit and credit cards to mobile wallets, so you can calculate your monthly costs in advance. No asterisks, no rates that only appear in the contract.

Why one price instead of a stack of tools

The real cost of a POS is rarely the POS itself. It is the stack that grows around it: a separate reservation system with a fee per guest, an online ordering module that takes commission per order, a kiosk from another supplier with its own licence, and integrations that break at the worst moment.

Take a venue doing 1,000 online orders per month through a commission-based ordering tool. At €3 commission per order, that is €3,000 leaving the business every month, €36,000 a year, for functionality that already sits inside Eatcard’s fixed €95. That is the calculation that matters, and it is the reason venues switch.

So when you ask what a restaurant POS system costs in 2026, the honest answer is that it depends less on the sticker price and more on what is bundled, commissioned and hidden around it. With Eatcard, there is nothing to uncover: one platform, one monthly price, hardware and transaction fees you can see before you decide.

Curious what your exact setup would cost? Book a demo and we calculate it with you, hardware and transaction fees included.