Alternatives to Square for restaurants
If you are weighing Square for Restaurants against other restaurant POS systems, here is BillDine, and the other systems we compare. Facts about each company come from its own pages, as of 29 October 2026.
BillDine
- Plans start at ₹1,199.00 a year in India for Silver Plan (US$40.88 outside India).
- A 15-day free trial of every feature; after it, the POS keeps selling up to 10 bills a business day at each outlet.
- A laptop, a tablet or a phone you already have. The BillDine app runs on Android phones and tablets with Android 8.0 or newer: the POS, the kitchen screen and the back office. On an iPhone, an iPad or a computer, BillDine runs in the browser.
- Every order reaches the kitchen as a ticket — on a screen, on paper, or both.
- Kitchen screens are unlimited on every plan.
- If the internet drops, the POS keeps selling — orders, kitchen tickets, printing the bill and cash — and sends everything when the connection returns. A POS terminal sells offline for up to 72 hours unless the outlet changes it.
Other restaurant POS systems
Toast POS
- Toast POS devices are touchscreen Android tablets running the Toast app — as order terminals, kiosks, handhelds, kitchen display screens and payment terminals — with settings and reports on Toast Web from a computer. (Source, )
- Toast's hardware includes Toast Flex terminals, Toast Go handhelds, kitchen display screens, kiosks, printers, card readers and Toast routers. (Source, )
- In Offline Mode, Toast says its POS and Toast Go handhelds can still take new orders; accept card payments as long as background card processing is enabled (it is on by default); print receipts and open cash drawers as long as Ethernet cables stay connected; and send tickets to a hardwired kitchen display when the network meets Toast's offline requirements. Toast Online Ordering cannot receive orders while offline. (Source, )
Loyverse POS
- Optional add-ons: unlimited sales history at US$9 a month per store, employee management at US$5 a month per employee, and advanced inventory (purchase orders, stock transfers) at US$25 a month per store, each with a 14-day free trial; prices exclude taxes. (Source, )
- Loyverse POS works on iOS and Android phones and tablets, plus compatible Android POS devices; the Back Office opens in any web browser. (Source, )
- Loyverse KDS runs on iPad and Android tablets and shows the orders sent from Loyverse POS. (Source, )
- Loyverse POS keeps recording sales without an internet connection and syncs them to the Back Office when back online; card payments through an integrated payment provider need an internet connection. (Source, )
Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)
- Lightspeed describes Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series) as an iPad-based unified point of sale and payments platform. (Source, )
- Lightspeed's network guide says most basic order-taking functions still work offline, and that the connection is needed to use the hardware and process card payments. (Source, )
Petpooja POS
- Petpooja lists its Base Plan at ₹12,000 (exclusive of taxes), with Operations Manager add-ons at ₹20,000 (Growth) or ₹30,000 (Scale) and Marketing Manager add-ons at ₹10,000, ₹20,000 or ₹30,000; it says plans are indicative and subject to change. (Source, )
- Petpooja POS works with iOS, Windows and Android laptops, computers, tablets and phones, and supports Wi-Fi, LAN, USB, Bluetooth, A4 and other printers. (Source, )
- A Kitchen Display System is part of the Operations Manager add-on (Growth and Scale). (Source, )
- Petpooja's Offline POS stores the business's data on a computer at its own premises rather than in the cloud; Petpooja says it keeps billing for up to 5 days without the internet and syncs when the connection returns. (Source, )
Before you move from Square
Square may still be the better choice for some restaurants. See when, with the facts from Square's own pages, beside BillDine's.
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