Adyen for Restaurants vs PayTabs vs Tyro

Adyen is a payments company whose in-person platform provides card terminals, acquiring and reconciliation in one place. PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. Tyro is an Australian payments company that supplies EFTPOS card terminals and a phone-based tap-to-pay option, plus online payments, business banking and accounting software. All three are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, countries covered and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Adyen for Restaurants: Enterprise restaurant chains and franchises; PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Tyro: Australian cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs and bakeries.

  • countries covered

    Adyen for Restaurants names 67 countries, PayTabs names 9 countries and Tyro names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    Adyen for Restaurants was founded in 2006, PayTabs in 2014 and Tyro in 2003.

Side by side

Adyen for Restaurants vs PayTabs vs Tyro: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAdyen for RestaurantsPayTabsTyro
What it isAdyen is a payments company whose in-person platform provides card terminals, acquiring and reconciliation in one place.PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.Tyro is an Australian payments company that supplies EFTPOS card terminals and a phone-based tap-to-pay option, plus online payments, business banking and accounting software.
Best forEnterprise restaurant chains and franchises; Restaurant software platforms; Quick service and fast casualRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businessesAustralian cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs and bakeries; Franchise networks in Australia
Pricing modelPer-transaction feesQuote onlyPercentage of sales plus terminal rental
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNo
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNo lock-in contract (per Tyro)
PlatformsNot publishedWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAndorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil and 61 moreEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 moreAustralia
LanguagesNot publishedArabic, English, FrenchNot published
Number of integrations311Not published
CertificationsPCI PTSPCI DSSNot published
Security practicesEnd-to-end encryptionEMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity frameworkNot published
Founded200620142003
HeadquartersAmsterdam, NetherlandsNot publishedAustralia
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 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 PayTabs

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

Named only by Tyro

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

Which to choose

Adyen for Restaurants

Choose Adyen for Restaurants if you are in one of these groups: Enterprise restaurant chains and franchises; Restaurant software platforms; Quick service and fast casual.

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.

Tyro

Choose Tyro if you are in one of these groups: Australian cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs and bakeries; Franchise networks in Australia.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Businesses outside Australia. Tyro's pages describe its offer, support hours and customers as Australian.

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

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

Tyro

  • Currency name for the $ prices
  • Legal entity, registration and headquarters city
  • Funding
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Full list of the 580+ POS partners

Go further

Adyen for Restaurants profilePayTabs profileTyro 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

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/

Tyro, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Hospitality features and integrationshttps://www.tyro.com/industries/hospitality/
  2. Pricinghttps://www.tyro.com/merchant-payment-costs/
  3. Terminals and intro offerhttps://www.tyro.com/payments/in-person/eftpos/
  4. POS partner listhttps://www.tyro.com/pos-partners/
  5. Franchise featureshttps://www.tyro.com/industries/franchises/
  6. Company history and sizehttps://www.tyro.com/about-tyro/
  7. Support hours and portalshttps://www.tyro.com/support/