Shift4 Dine vs NCR Aloha

Shift4 Dine9.2Visit NANCR Aloha8.8Visit

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

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NA NCR Aloha #5 in Restaurant POS Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NCR Aloha

• Shift4 Dine fits best

  Table-service restaurants seeking low entry pricing

• NCR Aloha fits best

  Large restaurant operations needing proven workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Shift4 Dine 9.2/10 Visit ↗	NANCR Aloha 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Restaurant POS Software	#5 in Restaurant POS Software
Best for	Table-service restaurants seeking low entry pricing	Large restaurant operations needing proven workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9.99/device/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Android, iOS	Windows, iOS, Android
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Shift4 Dine 4/4 · NCR Aloha 4/4
Offline mode	✓	✓
Table management	✓	✓
Kitchen display	✓	✓
Employee permissions	✓	✓
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	Supports in-store, mobile, tableside and online ordering Handles tables, tabs, checks, payments and kitchen production Centralizes menus, permissions and reporting across locations
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 requires a conversation with sales Aloha POS and Aloha Cloud have different platform requirements Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller 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 →	NCR Aloha is a restaurant point-of-sale and commerce solution for quick-service and full-service restaurants. It brings together in-store, mobile and tableside ordering with payment processing, table and check management, kitchen display… 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

• NCR Aloha — where it wins

  • Supports in-store, mobile, tableside and online ordering
  • Handles tables, tabs, checks, payments and kitchen production
  • Centralizes menus, permissions and reporting across locations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a conversation with sales
  • Aloha POS and Aloha Cloud have different platform requirements
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller operations

• Shift4 Dine9.2/10 · Paid

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

  Visit Shift4 DineFull verdict →
• NANCR Aloha8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad restaurant POS suite for large operations managing multiple ordering channels and locations.

  Visit NCR AlohaFull verdict →