Hotchows POS — Smart Point of Sale
Hotchows POS
Smart Point of Sale for Every Business
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Payments Made Simple
Accept cash, card, and external terminals. Use your own payment processor — we don't lock you in.
Kitchen & Orders
Orders go straight to the kitchen. Real-time display for dine-in, takeout, and delivery — no missed orders.
Accounting/Bookkeeping Features
Invoicing, expenses, P&L, and tax-ready reports. Built-in bookkeeping tools to help you track your finances.
Any Device, Anywhere
Works on your phone, tablet, or computer. No special hardware needed — just open your browser.
Online Ordering
Your own branded ordering page. Customers browse, order, and pay — orders appear in your kitchen instantly.
Delivery Hub
DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub — all orders on one screen. No more juggling tablets from every platform.
Built for Your Business
Choose your business type during setup — see only the features you need
Restaurant / Cafe
Full-service POS for dine-in, takeout, and delivery
- POS with tips and split checks
- Kitchen display and table management
- QR menu and online ordering
- Cash register and shift tracking
- Delivery platform integration
- Inventory, bookkeeping, and more
Retail Store
Point-of-sale with inventory and e-commerce
- POS with barcode scanning
- Product variants and inventory
- Customer invoicing and estimates
- Expense and vendor tracking
- Cash register and shift management
- Bookkeeping, reports, and more
Service Business
Invoicing, expenses, and bookkeeping — no inventory needed
- Professional invoicing with email
- Estimates and quotes
- Expense tracking with receipts
- Customer and vendor management
- Full bookkeeping and tax reports
- Team management and more
One App. Every Device.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees. No contracts. Start free and grow at your own pace.
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Hotchows POS Cloud
FREE for 1 year
Then $9.99/month. Cancel anytime.
- Point of Sale on any device
- Accept cash and external terminals
- Kitchen display and table management
- Inventory tracking with low stock alerts
- Invoicing, expenses, and vendor management
- Bookkeeping, P&L, and tax reports
- Team roles and permissions
- Online ordering page included
- Unlimited products and transactions
- All features included — nothing held back
Note: Free plan and $9.99/mo plan do not include online credit card processing or in-store card terminal integration. Cash and external terminal payments only.
📍 Per Location: Each subscription covers 1 store / 1 location. Additional locations are charged at the same rate per location.
Start Free — No Card Required
Loyalty & Rewards
$9.99 /mo
FREE with Card Processing
Included free in the $99.99/mo Card Processing plan
- Everything in Hotchows POS Cloud, plus:
- Customers earn points on every purchase
- Define your own rewards catalog
- Customers check points at pos.hotchows.com/rewards
- Redeem rewards at checkout
- Per-customer point history and tracking
- Configurable earn rate (e.g., 1pt per $1)
- No limits on customers or rewards
📍 Per Location: Each subscription covers 1 store / 1 location. Additional locations are charged at the same rate per location.
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Delivery Hub
$9.99 /mo
FREE with Card Processing
Included free in the $99.99/mo Card Processing plan
- Everything in Hotchows POS Cloud, plus:
- DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub in one screen
- No more juggling multiple tablets
- Orders flow directly into your kitchen
- Revenue reports by platform
- Commission tracking and net profit
- We handle the setup and integration
- Dedicated support
📍 Per Location: Each subscription covers 1 store / 1 location. Additional locations are charged at the same rate per location.
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Optional Add-ons
Loyalty & Delivery Hub are included free with Card Processing. Standalone add-ons available separately. No contracts.
Why restaurants switch to Hotchows POS
Most POS systems charge $100-300/month from day one and lock you into long contracts.
Hotchows POS gives you a full year free with every feature, no limits, and no credit card required.
When you are ready to continue, it is just $9.99/month — for cash and external terminal payments.
Want to accept credit cards online and in-store? Add our Card Processing plan for $99.99/month
plus Helcim's low processing fees (~1.95% + 8c per transaction, paid directly to Helcim).
And when you do, Loyalty & Rewards and Delivery Hub are included free — no extra charge.
Switching to Hotchows POS
Keep your payment processor. Keep your rates. Just get a better POS.
1
Sign Up Free
Create your account at pos.hotchows.com. No credit card required. Free for 1 year.
2
Enter Your Credentials
Add your existing Fiserv, Helcim, or Stripe API credentials in Settings. Your merchant account stays the same.
3
Import Your Data
Import products from Toast, Square, Clover, or CSV. We auto-detect columns. Your menu is ready in minutes.
4
Start Selling
Use any phone, tablet, or computer. No special hardware needed. Your card processing rates don't change.
Hardware Compatibility
✓ Works with Hotchows POS — No New Hardware Needed
| Hardware | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Fiserv standalone terminal (Verifone, Ingenico) | Enter amount on terminal, record as "external terminal" in POS |
| Helcim Card Reader ($99) | Full integration — tap/chip/swipe directly from POS screen |
| Any standalone card terminal | Works with any processor — record payment in POS |
| iPad, tablet, phone, laptop | POS runs in browser — use your existing devices |
| Cash drawer & receipt printer | Works with any USB/network printer via browser print |
✗ Locked Hardware — Cannot Use with Any Other POS
| Hardware | Why It Won't Work |
|---|---|
| Clover terminal (Mini, Flex, Station) | Proprietary — locked to Clover software |
| Toast terminal | Proprietary — locked to Toast software |
| Square terminal | Proprietary — locked to Square software |
| Revel iPad stand | Software-locked to Revel POS |
Switching from Clover, Toast, or Square? Your merchant account and processing rates still transfer — just the proprietary terminal hardware can't be reused. Use your existing phone/tablet as the POS ($0) or add a Helcim Card Reader ($99) for integrated card payments.
How We Compare
Hotchows POS vs Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, Revel, TouchBistro & Menusifu
| Feature | Hotchows POS | Toast | Square | Clover | Lightspeed | Revel | TouchBistro | Menusifu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | Free → $9.99/mo | $0–165+/mo | $0–89/mo | $0–105/mo | $69–399/mo | $99+/mo | $69+/mo | Custom |
| Bring Your Own Device | ✓ Any browser | ✗ Toast hardware | ~ Square preferred | ✗ Clover hardware | ~ iPad only | ~ iPad only | ~ iPad only | ✗ Proprietary |
| No Contract / No Lock-in | ✓ | ✗ 1–2 yr contract | ✓ | ~ Device financing | ~ Annual pricing | ✗ Contract | ~ Annual only | ✗ Contract |
| Bookkeeping & Accounting Features | ✓ Full COA, P&L, Balance Sheet | ✗ Basic only | ✗ Basic only | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None |
| CRM & Customer Management | ✓ Built-in | ~ Basic | ~ Basic | ~ Basic | ✓ | ✓ | ~ Basic | ~ Basic |
| Point of Sale Terminal | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen Display (KDS) | ✓ Built-in | ~ Paid add-on | ✗ | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ✓ |
| Online Ordering / QR Code | ✓ Free | ~ Paid add-on | ✓ Free | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ✓ |
| Delivery Hub (DoorDash, Uber Eats) | ✓ Built-in | ~ Paid add-on | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ Paid add-on | ✗ |
| Inventory Management | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Advanced | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table Management | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing & Estimates | ✓ Built-in | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ Basic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Export to Xero / QuickBooks | ✓ CSV & JSON | ✓ Integration | ✓ Integration | ✓ Integration | ✓ Integration | ✓ Integration | ✓ Integration | ~ Limited |
| Loyalty & Rewards | ✓ Built-in | ~ Paid add-on | ✓ Free | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on | ✓ | ~ Paid add-on | ~ Paid add-on |
| Split Checks & Tips | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ~ Limited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ included ~ limited or paid add-on ✗ not available
The bottom line: Hotchows POS is the only system that combines POS, kitchen operations, online ordering, delivery management, bookkeeping & accounting features, CRM, and ERP — all in one app, starting free, on any device you already own, with no contract.
Toast locks you into proprietary hardware and 1–2 year contracts. Square and Clover have no real bookkeeping or accounting features. Lightspeed, Revel, and TouchBistro are iPad-only with steep annual fees.
Hotchows POS gives you the complete stack at a fraction of the cost.
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Your Data, Your Choice — Zero Lock-in
Not happy with Hotchows POS? No problem. Export all your data anytime — products, customers, invoices, transactions, inventory, and more.
We support CSV, JSON, Shopify-ready CSV, WooCommerce-ready CSV, and full database backup.
Take your business anywhere. We believe you should stay because you want to, not because you have to.
CSV Export
JSON Export
Shopify Format
WooCommerce Format
Full Backup (JSON)
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