Shift4 Dine vs Epos Now

Shift4 Dine9.2Visit Epos Now8.7Visit

Higher score Shift4 Dine #3 in Restaurant POS Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Shift4 Dine

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Epos Now #6 in Restaurant POS Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Epos Now

• Shift4 Dine fits best

  Table-service restaurants seeking low entry pricing

• Epos Now fits best

  Small restaurants wanting broad platform coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Shift4 Dine 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Epos Now 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Restaurant POS Software	#6 in Restaurant POS Software
Best for	Table-service restaurants seeking low entry pricing	Small restaurants wanting broad platform coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9.99/device/mo (best)	$84/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Android, iOS	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	PCI DSS	PCI DSS
Integrations	14 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Shift4 Dine 4/4 · Epos Now 1/4
Offline mode	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Table management	✓	✓
Kitchen display	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Employee permissions	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Hardware platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Order channels	Table	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Starts at $29.99 monthly with $0 upfront cost for the listed bundle Combines POS, tableside payments, online ordering, and kitchen coordination Includes reservations, loyalty, labor, reporting, and multi-location tools	Covers POS, inventory, menus, tables, KDS, ordering, and reservations Supports iOS, Android, macOS, web, API, and compatible restaurant devices Connects with accounting, delivery, booking, ecommerce, marketing, and staffing tools
Cons	The advertised price requires Merchant Processing and POS Service Agreements Credit-card processing is charged separately Employee permissions and operating-system platforms are not verified	Pricing varies by region and hardware bundle The listed subscription is centered on POS software and US hardware bundles Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of single-purpose operations
Our verdict	Shift4 Dine is a restaurant point-of-sale and operations platform for full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants, bars, coffee shops, pizza businesses, and multi-location enterprises. Its feature set spans point-of-sale ordering… Read the review →	Epos Now is a cloud-based restaurant POS and operations platform for restaurants, cafes, takeaways, bars, hotels, and other hospitality businesses. It combines sales processing with ingredient-level inventory, menu management, table plans,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Shift4 Dine — where it wins

  • Starts at $29.99 monthly with $0 upfront cost for the listed bundle
  • Combines POS, tableside payments, online ordering, and kitchen coordination
  • Includes reservations, loyalty, labor, reporting, and multi-location tools

  Where it doesn't

  • The advertised price requires Merchant Processing and POS Service Agreements
  • Credit-card processing is charged separately
  • Employee permissions and operating-system platforms are not verified

• Epos Now — where it wins

  • Covers POS, inventory, menus, tables, KDS, ordering, and reservations
  • Supports iOS, Android, macOS, web, API, and compatible restaurant devices
  • Connects with accounting, delivery, booking, ecommerce, marketing, and staffing tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing varies by region and hardware bundle
  • The listed subscription is centered on POS software and US hardware bundles
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of single-purpose operations

• Shift4 Dine9.2/10 · Paid

  A low-entry POS bundle with broad tools for table-service restaurant operations.

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• Epos Now8.7/10 · Paid

  A broad restaurant POS platform covering sales, operations, ordering, and multiple locations.

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