Adyen for Restaurants vs Elavon vs PayTabs vs Worldline

Adyen is a payments company whose in-person platform provides card terminals, acquiring and reconciliation in one place. Elavon is a card payment processor that gives merchants terminals, gateways and its own tablet point of sale, and it states it carries the security and reliability of U.S. PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. Worldline is a European payments company that provides card terminals, acquiring and online payment services to merchants and banks. All four are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. They differ in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Adyen for Restaurants: Enterprise restaurant chains and franchises; Elavon: Full-service restaurants; PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Worldline: Restaurant chains and franchises.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Adyen for Restaurants names 67 countries, Elavon names 14 countries, PayTabs names 9 countries and Worldline names 27 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Adyen for Restaurants names 3 integrations, Elavon names 5 integrations, PayTabs names 11 integrations and Worldline names 2 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Adyen for Restaurants vs Elavon vs PayTabs vs Worldline: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAdyen for RestaurantsElavonPayTabsWorldline
What it isAdyen is a payments company whose in-person platform provides card terminals, acquiring and reconciliation in one place.Elavon is a card payment processor that gives merchants terminals, gateways and its own tablet point of sale, and it states it carries the security and reliability of U.S.PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.Worldline is a European payments company that provides card terminals, acquiring and online payment services to merchants and banks.
Best forEnterprise restaurant chains and franchises; Restaurant software platforms; Quick service and fast casualFull-service restaurants; Quick-service restaurants; Restaurants with an existing POSRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businessesRestaurant chains and franchises; Restaurants selling in person, online and by delivery; Small venues that want no extra hardware
Pricing modelPer-transaction feesQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedNot publishedWeb, iOS, AndroidiOS, Android
CountriesAndorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil and 61 moreBelgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and 8 moreEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 moreAustria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark and 21 more
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedArabic, English, FrenchChinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English and 13 more
Number of integrations35112
CertificationsPCI PTSPCI DSSPCI DSSNot published
Security practicesEnd-to-end encryptionNot publishedEMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity frameworkNot published
Founded2006Not published20141972
HeadquartersAmsterdam, NetherlandsNot publishedNot publishedParis (La Défense), France
OwnerNot publishedU.S. Bank (per Elavon's about page)Not publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Adyen for Restaurants

  • Lightspeed
  • Oracle
  • Zenchef

Named only by Elavon

  • Agilysys
  • Appetize
  • NCR
  • Oracle Micros
  • Squirrel Systems

Named only by PayTabs

  • Apple Pay
  • CS-Cart
  • Magento
  • OpenCart
  • PrestaShop
  • Samsung Pay
  • Shopify
  • STC Pay
  • WHMCS
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero

Named only by Worldline

  • Infrasys Cloud POS
  • Shiji Payment Solutions

Which to choose

Adyen for Restaurants

Choose Adyen for Restaurants if you fit its listed audience: Enterprise restaurant chains and franchises; Restaurant software platforms; Quick service and fast casual.

Elavon

Choose Elavon if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Full-service restaurants; Quick-service restaurants; Restaurants with an existing POS.

PayTabs

Choose PayTabs if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses.

Worldline

Choose Worldline if you are in one of these groups: Restaurant chains and franchises; Restaurants selling in person, online and by delivery; Small venues that want no extra hardware.

What we could not confirm

Adyen for Restaurants

  • Terminal prices and rental terms
  • Full list of POS partners
  • Whether Adyen accepts small single-site restaurants directly
  • Legal entity name and registration
  • Founders
  • Contract term

Elavon

  • Processing rates and POS plan prices
  • Contract term and early termination terms
  • Headquarters, founding year and employee count
  • Which POS plans are sold outside the US
  • Contents of the WorksWith Elavon partner directory

PayTabs

  • A price for the payment gateway or TAPn'GO (only Paymes Super App pricing is published, in a testing phase)
  • Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
  • Named restaurant POS integrations
  • Customer names for restaurants using TAPn'GO
  • Contract term and renewal

Worldline

  • Any prices, transaction rates or terminal costs
  • Contract terms
  • Named POS and kiosk partners for the food services suite
  • Legal entity and registration number
  • Security certifications (PCI DSS etc.)
  • Which products are sold in which country

Go further

Adyen for Restaurants profileElavon profilePayTabs profileWorldline profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

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

Adyen for Restaurants, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. In-person payments overviewhttps://www.adyen.com/pos-payments
  2. Food and beverage pagehttps://www.adyen.com/industries/hospitality
  3. Pricing and countrieshttps://www.adyen.com/pricing
  4. Terminalshttps://www.adyen.com/pos-payments/terminals
  5. Company factshttps://www.adyen.com/about
  6. Partner programmehttps://www.adyen.com/partners

Elavon, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home page, copyright entityhttps://www.elavon.com
  2. Restaurant POS overviewhttps://www.elavon.com/industries/restaurants.html
  3. Full-service restaurantshttps://www.elavon.com/industries/restaurants/full-service.html
  4. Quick-service restaurantshttps://www.elavon.com/industries/restaurants/quick-service.html
  5. Pay-at-table and POS partnershttps://www.elavon.com/industries/restaurants/pay-at-table.html
  6. Online ordering paymentshttps://www.elavon.com/industries/restaurants/online-ordering.html
  7. POS plans, featureshttps://www.elavon.com/solutions/accept-payments-in-person/point-of-sale-software-solutions/talech-restaurant.html
  8. Terminalshttps://www.elavon.com/solutions/accept-payments-in-person/smart-terminals.html
  9. Securityhttps://www.elavon.com/solutions/security-and-pci-compliance.html
  10. Surcharge programhttps://www.elavon.com/solutions/payment-optimization/surcharge-program.html
  11. Parent U.S. Bankhttps://www.elavon.com/about-elavon.html
  12. Countrieshttps://www.elavon.com/country-selector.html
  13. Supporthttps://www.elavon.com/support-center/customer-support.html

PayTabs, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, markets, TAPn'GOhttps://paytabs.com/en/
  2. Pricing pagehttps://paytabs.com/en/pricing/
  3. Paymes Super Apphttps://paytabs.com/en/superapp/
  4. Gateway features and industrieshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/payment-gateway-platform/
  5. TAPn'GO for restaurants and hotelshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/tapngo/
  6. SoftPOShttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/paytabs-touch/
  7. Shopping cart pluginshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/integration-solutions/
  8. PCI DSS and frameworkshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/security-compliance/
  9. Company history and founderhttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/about/
  10. Support routeshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/contact/
  11. Hospitality pay-by-link (coming soon)https://ai.paytabs.com/en/hospitality-solutions/

Worldline, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: solutions, country and language selector, customershttps://worldline.com/
  2. Food Services Payments Suite featureshttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/food-services-payments-suite
  3. Restaurants and deliverieshttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/one-commerce/restaurants-and-deliveries
  4. In-store full servicehttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/in-store-payments-full-service
  5. Payment terminalshttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/terminals
  6. Tap on Mobilehttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/tap-on-mobile
  7. Scan & Payhttps://worldline.com/en/home/main-navigation/solutions/merchants/scan-and-pay
  8. Company history, size, supporthttps://worldline.com/en/home/top-navigation/about-worldline/who-we-are
  9. Shiji integration press releasehttps://worldline.com/en/home/top-navigation/media-relations/press-release/shiji-payment-solutions-connects-with-worldline-to-bring-new-technology-to-european-hospitality-market
  10. Paris-La Défense datelinehttps://worldline.com/en/home/top-navigation/media-relations/press-release/worldline-partners-with-myra-to-deliver-cutting-edge-customer-payment-experience-for-the-hospitality-sector