Acrelec vs ITRestaurant vs Ziosk

Acrelec makes self-order kiosks, self-checkout units, digital menu boards, drive-thru timing software and table-service tools for quick-service restaurants and retailers. ITRestaurant (Interactive Restaurant Technology, IRT) sells glass touch-screen tables that let guests browse an interactive menu, order and pay without a waiter, plus cloud software that gives management an order map, POS, staff, menu and statistics tools. Ziosk supplies tablets and software for tables in full-service restaurants: a guest-facing tabletop tablet for ordering, paying, games, loyalty sign-up and surveys, a handheld tablet for servers, and a slim check presenter. All three are listed under Customer Self-Service & Table Technology. They differ in audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Acrelec: Quick-service restaurant chains; ITRestaurant: Cafes, bars and food courts wanting waiter-free ordering; Ziosk: Casual-dining chains.

  • integrations

    Acrelec names 3 integrations, ITRestaurant names 1 integration and Ziosk names 16 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Acrelec vs ITRestaurant vs Ziosk: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAcrelecITRestaurantZiosk
What it isAcrelec makes self-order kiosks, self-checkout units, digital menu boards, drive-thru timing software and table-service tools for quick-service restaurants and retailers.ITRestaurant (Interactive Restaurant Technology, IRT) sells glass touch-screen tables that let guests browse an interactive menu, order and pay without a waiter, plus cloud software that gives management an order map, POS, staff, menu and statistics tools.Ziosk supplies tablets and software for tables in full-service restaurants: a guest-facing tabletop tablet for ordering, paying, games, loyalty sign-up and surveys, a handheld tablet for servers, and a slim check presenter.
Best forQuick-service restaurant chains; Drive-thru operators; Retail and leisure chains with self-checkout needsCafes, bars and food courts wanting waiter-free ordering; Restaurants and venues that want a destination experience; Malls, airport food outlets and entertainment venuesCasual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues
Pricing modelQuote onlyHardware purchase; software pricing not publishedQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot publishedNot published
CountriesNot publishedAzerbaijan, Cameroon, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, Qatar and 4 moreNot published
LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese, SpanishNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations3116
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedP2PE, EMV and NFC payments on tablets
FoundedNot publishedNot published2010
HeadquartersNot publishedNot publishedPlano, United States
OwnerGLORY Ltd (acquired the remaining equity in November 2025)Kodisoft LimitedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Acrelec

  • Glory
  • Qlik
  • XXII

Named only by ITRestaurant

  • Facebook

Named only by Ziosk

  • Chase Paymentech
  • Fiserv
  • FreedomPay
  • Aloha
  • Oracle Micros
  • Paytronix
  • Personica
  • POSitouch
  • Punchh
  • Rezku
  • Shift4
  • Simphony
and 4 more
  • Sparkfly
  • TSYS
  • Worldpay
  • Xpient

Which to choose

Acrelec

Choose Acrelec if you are in one of these groups: Quick-service restaurant chains; Drive-thru operators; Retail and leisure chains with self-checkout needs.

ITRestaurant

Choose ITRestaurant if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Cafes, bars and food courts wanting waiter-free ordering; Restaurants and venues that want a destination experience; Malls, airport food outlets and entertainment venues.

Ziosk

Choose Ziosk if you fit its listed audience: Casual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues.

Less suited to: Restaurants looking for a POS: the vendor says Ziosk is not a POS system and not a payment processor.

What we could not confirm

Acrelec

  • Any price or contract terms
  • Headquarters, founding year and company registration
  • Which POS systems the kiosks and QTimer connect to
  • List of countries served
  • Security certifications
  • Mobile apps in the App Store or Google Play (the QTimer and self-checkout companion apps are mentioned but not named)

ITRestaurant

  • Software or subscription price, and prices of the Dotyk Quatros 5 table
  • Contract terms
  • Integrations with point-of-sale, payment or accounting systems
  • Headquarters city, founding year, team size and funding
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Interface languages
  • Vendor performance claims (for example higher checks or staff savings) were not verified and are not repeated here

Ziosk

  • Any price
  • Contract terms
  • Countries served
  • Funding
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages

Go further

Acrelec profileITRestaurant profileZiosk profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.