Acrelec vs JTECH 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. JTECH is a US maker of guest and staff paging systems, two-way radios, table location systems and digital signage, sold to restaurants, hotels, healthcare sites, retail and other venues. 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.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Acrelec: Quick-service restaurant chains; JTECH: Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Ziosk: Casual-dining chains.

Side by side

Acrelec vs JTECH vs Ziosk: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAcrelecJTECHZiosk
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.JTECH is a US maker of guest and staff paging systems, two-way radios, table location systems and digital signage, sold to restaurants, hotels, healthcare sites, retail and other venues.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 needsQuick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Full-service restaurantsCasual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot publishedNot published
CountriesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
LanguagesEnglish, French, Japanese, SpanishNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations3Not published16
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedP2PE, EMV and NFC payments on tablets
FoundedNot published19882010
HeadquartersNot publishedDuluth, Georgia, United StatesPlano, United States
OwnerGLORY Ltd (acquired the remaining equity in November 2025)Not publishedNot 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 JTECH

JTECH does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

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.

JTECH

Choose JTECH if you are in one of these groups: Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Full-service restaurants.

Ziosk

Choose Ziosk if you are in one of these groups: Casual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: 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)

JTECH

  • Hardware and subscription prices, and the currency of the HostConcepts tiers
  • Named POS or kiosk integrations
  • Countries served (an International Sales page exists)
  • Team size, funding and security certifications
  • Platforms and apps for HostConcepts

Ziosk

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

Go further

Acrelec profileJTECH 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.

JTECH, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: range, address, copyright entityhttps://www.jtech.com
  2. Founding yearhttps://www.jtech.com/about
  3. Full-service restaurant solutionshttps://www.jtech.com/full-service_restaurants
  4. QSR solutions, NextUphttps://www.jtech.com/qsr-restaurants
  5. Guest pagers, warrantyhttps://www.jtech.com/guest-pagers
  6. HostConcepts tiers and featureshttps://www.jtech.com/host-concepts
  7. EasyVu table locationhttps://www.jtech.com/easyvu-guest-location-system
  8. Table location overview, LocatRhttps://www.jtech.com/table-location-systems
  9. Digital signagehttps://www.jtech.com/digital-signage
  10. Hospitality solutionshttps://www.jtech.com/hospitality
  11. Page discoveryhttps://www.jtech.com/sitemap.xml