Gift Up! vs Loopz Gift Cards

Gift Up!9.2Visit Loopz Gift Cards8.4Visit

Higher score Gift Up! #2 in Restaurant Gift Card Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Gift Up!

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Loopz Gift Cards #10 in Restaurant Gift Card Software 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Try Loopz Gift Cards

• Gift Up! fits best

  Flexible omnichannel gift-card selling

• Loopz Gift Cards fits best

  Small businesses wanting low-cost flexibility

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Side by side

Feature	Gift Up! 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Loopz Gift Cards 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Gift Card Software	#10 in Restaurant Gift Card Software
Best for	Flexible omnichannel gift-card selling	Small businesses wanting low-cost flexibility
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$34 one-time	$8/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	19 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gift Up! 3/3 · Loopz Gift Cards 3/3
POS integration	✓	✓
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Gift card reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Card formats	Both	Both
Sales channels	Both	Both
Location limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports digital and physical cards with email, print, or postal delivery Enables in-store validation, partial redemption, scanning, and balance checks Offers multi-location reporting, POS integrations, and REST API access	Starts at $8/month with a 14-day free trial Supports digital and physical cards across online and in-store sales Connects multiple locations with APIs, webhooks, and reporting
Cons	Usage fees apply to every gift card sold on the pay-as-you-go plan Prepaid bundles require an upfront commitment to projected gift-card revenue Broader configuration may be more than a single-location operator needs	No free plan after the 14-day trial Pricing varies by connected platform and region Higher transaction volumes require more expensive plans
Our verdict	Gift Up! helps restaurants sell branded digital and physical gift cards through websites and in-store channels. Customers can receive cards by email, print, or postal delivery, while staff can validate and redeem them through the mobile… Read the review →	Loopz Gift Cards helps restaurants and other businesses sell, redeem, and manage digital and physical gift cards across online stores and physical locations. Its dashboard covers cards, balances, transactions, locations, designs,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gift Up! — where it wins

  • Supports digital and physical cards with email, print, or postal delivery
  • Enables in-store validation, partial redemption, scanning, and balance checks
  • Offers multi-location reporting, POS integrations, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage fees apply to every gift card sold on the pay-as-you-go plan
  • Prepaid bundles require an upfront commitment to projected gift-card revenue
  • Broader configuration may be more than a single-location operator needs

• Loopz Gift Cards — where it wins

  • Starts at $8/month with a 14-day free trial
  • Supports digital and physical cards across online and in-store sales
  • Connects multiple locations with APIs, webhooks, and reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan after the 14-day trial
  • Pricing varies by connected platform and region
  • Higher transaction volumes require more expensive plans

• Gift Up!9.2/10 · Paid

  A flexible gift-card platform for restaurants selling across web, stores, and POS.

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• Loopz Gift Cards8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A flexible gift card platform with plans for small to high-volume programs.

  Try Loopz Gift CardsFull verdict →