TrooNow vs PAYS POS

TrooNow9.7Visit PAYS POS7.1Visit

Higher score TrooNow #1 in Food Truck POS Software 9.7/10 From $19/mo (annual) · 14-day trial ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit TrooNow

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PAYS POS #7 in Food Truck POS Software 7.1/10 14-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit PAYS POS

• TrooNow fits best

  Food-truck fleets and festival operators

• PAYS POS fits best

  Growing trucks needing offline multi-location POS

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Side by side

Feature	TrooNow 9.7/10 Visit ↗	PAYS POS 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.7	7.1
Ranking	#1 in Food Truck POS Software	#7 in Food Truck POS Software
Best for	Food-truck fleets and festival operators	Growing trucks needing offline multi-location POS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Android
Support	Email	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TrooNow 5/6 · PAYS POS 6/6
Offline payments	✓	✓
Online ordering	✓	✓
Menu modifiers	Not published	✓ (best)
Multiple locations	✓	✓
Inventory tracking	✓	✓
Staff permissions	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Live truck maps, Festival Mode, QR ordering, and pickup codes Tablet POS supports cash, card, check, and offline payments Higher tiers add fleet controls, analytics, loyalty, and bookkeeping	Offline operation with order and payment processing Online, QR-code, and third-party delivery ordering Centralized reporting with inventory and employee permissions
Cons	The service is browser-based rather than offered as native mobile apps Displayed plan pricing is billed annually Fleet console and Festival Mode require the Plus plan	No free plan; the trial lasts 14 days Platform support is listed for web and Android Gift cards, loyalty, marketing, and catering start at Enterprise
Our verdict	TrooNow is a browser-based platform for food trucks, restaurants, pop-ups, ghost kitchens, bakeries, and food halls. It brings together a branded website, online ordering, tablet point of sale, live truck locations, kitchen display, pickup… Read the review →	PAYS POS is a restaurant point-of-sale platform for food trucks, cafés, quick-service restaurants, and multi-location operators. It combines payment processing with kitchen display, online and QR-code ordering, inventory and ingredient… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TrooNow — where it wins

  • Live truck maps, Festival Mode, QR ordering, and pickup codes
  • Tablet POS supports cash, card, check, and offline payments
  • Higher tiers add fleet controls, analytics, loyalty, and bookkeeping

  Where it doesn't

  • The service is browser-based rather than offered as native mobile apps
  • Displayed plan pricing is billed annually
  • Fleet console and Festival Mode require the Plus plan

• PAYS POS — where it wins

  • Offline operation with order and payment processing
  • Online, QR-code, and third-party delivery ordering
  • Centralized reporting with inventory and employee permissions

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the trial lasts 14 days
  • Platform support is listed for web and Android
  • Gift cards, loyalty, marketing, and catering start at Enterprise

• TrooNow9.7/10 · From $19/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A focused web platform for food trucks that combines ordering, POS, locations, and fleet tools.

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• PAYS POS7.1/10 · 14-day trial

  A capable offline POS for growing food trucks, with paid plans and multi-location tools.

  Visit PAYS POSFull verdict →