Restaurant POS system

Restaurant POS System You Pay for Once

Take orders by table, send them to the kitchen screen and print the bill. UltimatePOS costs $79 once and runs on your own computer or server, so there is no monthly fee and your sales data stays with you.

Used by 10,000+ businesses  ·  4.2+/5 from 700+ ratings  ·  10+ years of updates

UltimatePOS restaurant POS screen with tables, a dine-in order with add-ons, the kitchen screen and a table booking

What is a restaurant POS system?

A restaurant POS (point of sale) system is the software and hardware a restaurant uses to take orders, send them to the kitchen, take payment and print the bill. It also keeps track of tables, staff, bookings, stock and sales. UltimatePOS is restaurant POS software that you install on your own computer or server and pay for once.

In the UK it is often called a restaurant EPOS system. In India, many owners call it restaurant billing software.

Monthly POS fees never stop

Cloud restaurant POS systems such as Toast and Square are rented by the month. A $69-a-month plan comes to $2,484 over three years, before hardware and card fees, and you pay it again for each location. Stop paying and you lose access to the software.

UltimatePOS works the other way. You buy the licence once, install it on a computer or server you control, and keep using it. Updates are included.

With UltimatePOS you get:

  • A one-time licence: $79
  • Tables, kitchen screen, add-ons and bookings built in
  • Your sales and customer data on your own server
  • Several branches in one system

Features

Restaurant POS features built into UltimatePOS

You switch these on in the settings; no extra module is needed. Open a card to read its step-by-step guide.

Table orders

Add the tables for each location, then pick a table when you take an order. The table report shows sales by table.
Read the guide

Servers and their orders

Assign an order, or each item on it, to a server. Servers get their own orders screen, and a report shows each server’s sales.
Read the guide

Kitchen screen

Orders sent to the kitchen show on the kitchen screen. The cook marks each one cooked, and servers see it is ready to serve.
Read the guide

Kitchen tickets

Print kitchen orders on your receipt printer. Drinks or ready items can skip the kitchen with one tick.
Read the guide

Add-ons (modifiers)

Set add-ons such as extra cheese or a large size, each with its own price. They appear when you add the dish.
Read the guide

Table bookings

Book a table and a server for a time slot on the calendar, mark it waiting, booked or completed, and notify the customer.
Read the guide

Dine-in, takeaway and delivery

Set a price list for each service type and add a fixed or percentage packing charge to takeaway and delivery orders.
Read the guide

Taxes and your own bill

Add sales tax, VAT or GST rates and design the bill with your logo, address and the details you want to show.
Read the guide

Several branches

Run each branch as a location with its own tables, stock and staff, and see all of them from one login.
Read the guide

Paid add-ons give you a QR code menu that guests open on their phone, and recipes that work out the cost of each dish from its ingredients.

How an order works in UltimatePOS

  1. Pick the table and serverChoose dine-in, takeaway or delivery. For dine-in, pick the table and the server.
  2. Add dishes and add-onsTap or search the menu. Add-ons such as extra cheese appear as you add each dish.
  3. Send the order to the kitchenThe order shows on the kitchen screen and can print on your receipt printer.
  4. Cook and serveThe kitchen marks the order cooked. The server sees it is ready and serves it.
  5. Take payment and print the billTake cash, card or another method you set up, or split the bill across methods.

Why restaurants choose UltimatePOS

  • Pay once. A one-time licence instead of a monthly plan, with updates included.
  • Your data stays with you. Orders, sales and customer records live on your own computer or server.
  • Use the hardware you choose. It runs in a web browser on a PC, laptop or tablet, with a thermal receipt printer.
  • Help when you need it. 6 months of support from our team and 270+ step-by-step guides.

10,000+

businesses use our software

10+

years of updates

2,000+

updates and features

How much does a restaurant POS system cost?

UltimatePOS costs $79 once. Updates are included, and so are 6 months of support, which you can extend. Toast and Square charge every month instead.

Prices checked on each company’s own website in November 2026, in US dollars. UltimatePOS: Regular License on CodeCanyon, excluding tax and handling fees.
Software What you pay How it is charged
UltimatePOS $79 once. Optional installation service: $25. One-time licence. No monthly fee to keep using it.
Toast (US) Starter Kit from $0 a month; Point of Sale plan from $69 a month Monthly plan. Runs only on Toast-approved hardware.
Square for Restaurants (US) $0, $49 or $149 a month per location, plus card fees (from 2.6% + 15¢ in person on the free plan) Monthly plan per location. Kitchen display app $20 to $30 a month per device on paid plans.

Software cost over three years, one location

$79UltimatePOS, paid once
$1,764Square for Restaurants Plus, $49 a month for 36 months
$2,484Toast Point of Sale, $69 a month for 36 months

Software only, before hardware and card fees. Installed on a computer in your restaurant, UltimatePOS has no running cost. To use it from anywhere, put it on an online server; our example server costs about $7.20 a month with backups (hosting options, full POS cost breakdown).

Who it’s for

Built for these food businesses

Full-service restaurant

Table orders, servers, a kitchen screen and bookings for sit-down service.

Cafe or coffee shop

Fast counter orders with add-ons such as size, milk or an extra shot.

Quick service and takeaway

Separate prices and packing charges for takeaway and delivery orders.

Restaurant group

Several branches in one system, each with its own tables, stock and staff.

Also run a shop? See our retail POS system page.

What UltimatePOS customers say

Reviews of UltimatePOS from buyers on CodeCanyon, across all types of business.

MMontashir

★★★★★

“This is the most complete application for pos. I am writing the review after using this for 2 years… Whatever you can think of under a pos for business, you will find a solution here.”

IiN4sser

★★★★★

“We’ve been using UltimatePOS for 2 years. UltimatePOS is a powerful tool that helps us to manage stock, sales, purchases & other business day-to-day activities.”

TTerranos74

★★★★★

“I’ve been using to manage my business for several years now. My support service already expired but I still can rely on the script due to the stability…”

Read all reviews on CodeCanyon

How to start using UltimatePOS in your restaurant

1. Try the demo

Open the live demo and choose the Restaurant shop. No sign-up needed.

2. Buy once

Get the $79 Regular License. Future updates are included.

3. Install

Install it on a computer in your restaurant or on a server, or let our team do it for $25.

4. Add your menu

Import your dishes from Excel, then add your tables, add-ons and staff.

Restaurant POS system questions

Many restaurant POS systems charge a monthly fee per location. Toast’s Point of Sale plan starts at $69 a month and Square for Restaurants costs $0, $49 or $149 a month per location, plus card fees and hardware. UltimatePOS costs $79 once, with no monthly fee. See the full POS cost breakdown.

It is the subscription you pay a POS company to keep using its software, usually per location and sometimes per device. UltimatePOS has no monthly fee. If you host it on an online server, you pay your hosting company, about $7.20 a month in our example.

Some POS companies offer a $0 plan, but they earn from card processing fees and may require their own hardware. UltimatePOS is not free; it costs $79 once. You can try the full software for free in the live demo, which has a sample restaurant.

Cloud POS runs on the vendor’s servers and you pay monthly. A traditional on-site POS runs on a local server, often with an expensive setup. Self-hosted POS, like UltimatePOS, is web software you install on your own computer or server and own.

Cloud POS systems keep charging monthly fees, and your data sits with the vendor. With a self-hosted POS you look after the installation, updates and backups yourself. UltimatePOS includes a backup feature, and our team can install it for $25.

Yes. Kitchen orders print on the receipt printer you use for bills, and they also show on the kitchen screen. You can skip the kitchen for drinks or items that need no cooking.

You can record cash, card and any payment method you add, and split one bill across methods. UltimatePOS records the payment; the card itself is taken on your card terminal from your bank or payment provider.

Yes. UltimatePOS runs in a web browser, so staff can use a PC, laptop or tablet. You install it on a computer in your restaurant or on an online server. Internet features, such as using it from home, need a connection.

A PC, laptop or tablet with a web browser, and a thermal receipt printer, which also prints kitchen orders. Add a cash drawer that opens when a receipt prints and a card terminal from your bank or payment provider. A customer display screen that shows guests their order is optional.

It depends on where you install it. You can install UltimatePOS on a computer in your restaurant or on an online server. On an online server, staff need an internet connection to use it. Internet features, such as using it from home or sending messages, always need a connection.

Yes. You add your own tax rates and tax groups, such as a state sales tax or VAT, and the tax breakdown prints on the bill. In India it supports CGST, SGST and IGST (GST setup guide). In Saudi Arabia, the ZATCA module adds e-invoicing.

Yes. Add each branch as a location with its own tables, stock and staff, and limit each user to their own branch.

Yes. Stock goes down as you sell, and a stock alert shows items that fall below the quantity you set, such as bottled drinks. To work out the cost of each dish from its ingredients, add the paid Manufacturing module.

If your current system can export your items to a spreadsheet, you can import them into UltimatePOS instead of typing each one. Then add your tables, add-ons and staff.

Yes, with the paid ContactLess Menu & Catalogue module. It creates a QR code for each location that opens your menu, grouped by category.

The licence includes 6 months of support from our team, which you can extend, plus 270+ step-by-step guides in our documentation. The software keeps working after support ends.

About this page

Written by the Ultimate Fosters team, who have built and supported UltimatePOS for 10+ years. Every feature is checked against our documentation and the demo restaurant, and we recheck competitor prices on their own websites every quarter. See all industries we support.

See the restaurant screens in the live demo

Open the demo, choose the Restaurant shop and look at the tables, kitchen screen and bookings. No installation or sign-up.