Epos Now vs Tabology

Epos Now9.1Visit Tabology7.8Visit

Higher score Epos Now #2 in Bar POS 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Epos Now

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Tabology #6 in Bar POS 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Tabology

• Epos Now fits best

  Bars needing broad features and integrations

• Tabology fits best

  Bars focused on tabs, pour costs and age checks

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Side by side

Feature	Epos Now 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Tabology 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.8
Ranking	#2 in Bar POS	#6 in Bar POS
Best for	Bars needing broad features and integrations	Bars focused on tabs, pour costs and age checks
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$84/mo	$49/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iOS, Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Epos Now 0/5 · Tabology 5/5
Tab management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Inventory tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Pour-cost tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Offline mode	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Age verification	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Locations included	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Manages floor plans, live tables, kitchen display, and course firing Combines online ordering with ingredient-level inventory tracking Connects with OpenTable, accounting, retail, and staff-management apps	Open, split, transfer and merge customer tabs and orders Track beverage inventory, pour costs and beverage variance Support offline sales and age checks for restricted sales
Cons	The $84/month plan is a recurring cost, with no free plan The one-time $399 package still lists an $84/month plan separately Broad restaurant workflows may be more than a bar needing only checkout	No free trial; a 14-day temporary POS licence is a $29 one-off The EPOS app runs on iPad only; there is no Android app
Our verdict	Epos Now brings point-of-sale processing and restaurant management tools together for bars and other hospitality businesses. Its bar-relevant scope includes custom floor plans, live table management, kitchen display workflows, online… Read the review →	Tabology is a cloud POS for bars, restaurants and cafés, with an iPad EPOS app and a web-based back office. Its bar-focused workflows cover opening and managing customer tabs, processing sales and payments, tracking beverage and product… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Epos Now — where it wins

  • Manages floor plans, live tables, kitchen display, and course firing
  • Combines online ordering with ingredient-level inventory tracking
  • Connects with OpenTable, accounting, retail, and staff-management apps

  Where it doesn't

  • The $84/month plan is a recurring cost, with no free plan
  • The one-time $399 package still lists an $84/month plan separately
  • Broad restaurant workflows may be more than a bar needing only checkout

• Tabology — where it wins

  • Open, split, transfer and merge customer tabs and orders
  • Track beverage inventory, pour costs and beverage variance
  • Support offline sales and age checks for restricted sales

  Where it doesn't

  • No free trial; a 14-day temporary POS licence is a $29 one-off
  • The EPOS app runs on iPad only; there is no Android app

• Epos Now9.1/10 · Paid

  A broad bar POS with table, kitchen, inventory, and online-ordering tools from $84/month.

  Visit Epos NowFull verdict →
• Tabology7.8/10 · Paid

  A bar-focused POS for managing tabs, beverage stock, pour costs and age checks.

  Visit TabologyFull verdict →