Airレジ (Airregi) vs Otter vs POS+ (Postas) vs Smaregi
Airレジ (Airregi) is a point-of-sale app for iPad from Recruit that handles orders, checkout, sales reporting, inventory and customer records. Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system. POS+ (ポスタス, Postas) is a cloud, tablet-based point-of-sale system made by Postas Co., Ltd. Smaregi (スマレジ) is a cloud POS register that runs on iPad and iPhone and is used by restaurants, retailers, clinics and salons, mainly in Japan. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
On price, Otter at USD 79 per location per month; Smaregi at JPY 5,500 per store per month (tax included). These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. Airレジ (Airregi) and POS+ (Postas) do not publish a starting price.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Airレジ (Airregi): Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Japan; Otter: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; POS+ (Postas): Restaurants of any size in Japan; Smaregi: Restaurants and cafes in Japan.
platforms
Listed platforms: Airレジ (Airregi): Web, iOS; Otter: Web, iOS, Android; POS+ (Postas): Web, iOS, Android; Smaregi: Web, iOS.
countries covered
Airレジ (Airregi) names 1 country, Otter names 4 countries, POS+ (Postas) names 1 country and Smaregi names 1 country. No country appears in every list.
integrations
On integrations, Airレジ (Airregi) names 8 integrations, Otter names 34 integrations, POS+ (Postas) names 12 integrations and Smaregi names 24 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
company background
By headquarters, Airレジ (Airregi) (Japan), Otter (Los Angeles, United States), POS+ (Postas) (Tokyo (Chuo-ku, Tsukiji), Japan) and Smaregi (Osaka, Japan).
Side by side
| Field | Airレジ (Airregi) | Otter | POS+ (Postas) | Smaregi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Airレジ (Airregi) is a point-of-sale app for iPad from Recruit that handles orders, checkout, sales reporting, inventory and customer records. | Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system. | POS+ (ポスタス, Postas) is a cloud, tablet-based point-of-sale system made by Postas Co., Ltd. | Smaregi (スマレジ) is a cloud POS register that runs on iPad and iPhone and is used by restaurants, retailers, clinics and salons, mainly in Japan. |
| Best for | Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Japan; Restaurants adding mobile ordering; Shops moving from a basic cash register | Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks; Multi-store and high-volume restaurants | Restaurants of any size in Japan; Izakaya, yakiniku, ramen, cafe and fast-food operators; Restaurant chains replacing a POS across many stores; Venues that want self-order or self-checkout | Restaurants and cafes in Japan; Single-store shops starting on a free plan; Multi-store chains |
| Pricing model | Free with paid add-ons | Subscription per location | Quote only | Subscription per store |
| Starting price | Not published | USD 79 per location per month | Not published | JPY 5,500 per store per month (tax included) |
| Free plan | Yes | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Monthly plans renew monthly; hardware leases need 24 months | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS |
| Countries | Japan | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States | Japan | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese | Not published | Not published | Japanese |
| Number of integrations | 8 | 34 | 12 | 24 |
| Certifications | Not published | CCPA, GDPR | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Persol Group information security basic policy (no certification named), Postas cloud security basic policy (established 2023-04-01) | Server monthly uptime of 99.95% guaranteed under an SLA (no certification named) |
| Founded | Not published | Not published | 2019 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Japan | Los Angeles, United States | Tokyo (Chuo-ku, Tsukiji), Japan | Osaka, Japan |
| Owner | Not published | Not published | Persol Group (the site footer lists Postas among the group's services; its security policy is co-signed by Persol Holdings) | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Airレジ (Airregi)
- Airペイ
- Airペイ ポイント
- Airレジ オーダー
- ＦＸシリーズ
- マネーフォワード クラウド会計・確定申告
- レストランボード
Named only by Otter
- 7shifts
- ChowNow
- Clover
- Deputy
- DoorDash
- DoorDash Drive
- Epos Now
- ezCater
- Flipdish
- GoTab
- Grubhub
- Homebase
and 20 moreshow fewer
- Hungry Panda
- Lavu
- Lightspeed
- Loyverse
- MarketMan
- Micros
- Order with Google
- Brink
- POSitouch
- Postmates
- Restaurant365
- Revel
- Seamless
- Shift4
- Shipday
- Skip the Dishes
- Slice
- Squirrel Systems
- Stripe
- Toast
Named only by POS+ (Postas)
- ASPIT
- ebica
- FOODIT
- freee
- HANZO
- Money Forward
- Ordee
- TORETA
- 弥生会計
Named only by Smaregi
- EATGRAM
- EC-CUBE
- FOODIT21
- JMSおまかせサービス おてがるPay
- QR Order
- StarPay
- STORES決済
- TKC
- Yappli Mobile Order
- どこでも注文くん
- ぴかいちナビ
- れすだく
and 6 moreshow fewer
- トレタ
- ネクストエンジン
- マネーフォワード クラウド
- 勘定奉行クラウド
- 楽天ペイ
- 食べログオーダー
Which to choose
Airレジ (Airregi)
Choose Airレジ (Airregi) if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Small restaurants, cafes and bars in Japan; Restaurants adding mobile ordering; Shops moving from a basic cash register.
Otter
Choose Otter if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks.
POS+ (Postas)
Choose POS+ (Postas) if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants of any size in Japan; Izakaya, yakiniku, ramen, cafe and fast-food operators; Restaurant chains replacing a POS across many stores.
Smaregi
Choose Smaregi if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and cafes in Japan; Single-store shops starting on a free plan; Multi-store chains.
What we could not confirm
Airレジ (Airregi)
- Price of Airレジ オーダー and other paid features
- Contract term
- Availability outside Japan
- Headquarters address, founding year, team size
- Security certifications
- Whether a native Android app exists
Otter
- Base prices of the Lite and Standard order-aggregation plans (the details page lists features but not the plan prices)
- Enterprise or multi-location pricing (the site offers a quote)
- Founding year, founders, funding and parent company: the site has no About page and states none of these
- Employee count
- Full list of countries and which integrations work in which country; the vendor's own customer claims differ (100,000+ restaurants on the homepage, 275k+ customers and 40+ countries on the why-otter page)
- Interface languages of the product (the marketing site has Spanish, French and Portuguese versions)
- Security certifications such as SOC 2 or PCI level
- Free trial or free plan
- Whether Otter is owned by or affiliated with another company: the legal terms mention affiliates but name none
POS+ (Postas)
- Any price or plan tier (monthly fee is not published)
- Contract term and renewal terms
- Whether the product interface is available in languages other than Japanese
- Founders and any funding (Postas is part of Persol Group; no funding is stated)
- Whether the 2019 company founding date is also the launch date of the POS+ brand
- Security certifications such as ISMS or SOC 2 (none stated)
- Integration names
Smaregi
- Contract minimum term and renewal
- Android support
- Interface languages other than Japanese
- Security certifications
- Whether the service is sold outside Japan
- Total employees
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Airレジ (Airregi), reviewed 29 September 2026
- Overviewhttps://airregi.jp/
- Pricing and hardwarehttps://airregi.jp/jp/cost/
- Featureshttps://airregi.jp/jp/function/
- Restaurant featureshttps://airregi.jp/jp/industry/food/restaurant/
- Airレジ オーダーhttps://airregi.jp/order/
- Partner serviceshttps://market.airregi.jp/
- Supporthttps://airregi.jp/jp/features/support/
- Provider name in termshttps://cdn.p.recruit.co.jp/terms/arg-t-1003/index.html
Otter, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, pricing bundles, comparison, claimshttps://www.tryotter.com
- POS bundle prices, processing fees, hardware termshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing
- Order aggregation plan details, add-on prices, hardware priceshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing-details-aggregate
- Integration partner listhttps://www.tryotter.com/integrations
- POS product pagehttps://www.tryotter.com/products/otterpos
- Order Managerhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/order-management
- Kitchen displayhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kds
- Kioskhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kiosk
- Online orderinghttps://www.tryotter.com/products/online-ordering
- Cateringhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/catering
- Menu managementhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/menu-management
- Loyaltyhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/loyalty
- Marketing automationhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/marketing
- Ratings and reviewshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/ratings-and-reviews
- Financialshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/financials
- Analyticshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/analytics
- Live alertshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/live-alerts
- Website builderhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/website-builder
- Virtual brandshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/virtual-brands
- Inventory Savings cash backhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/inventory-savings
- Otter Go apphttps://www.tryotter.com/products/app
- Company claims, customer nameshttps://www.tryotter.com/why-otter
- FAQ topicshttps://www.tryotter.com/faq
- Legal terms by regionhttps://www.tryotter.com/legal
- Legal entity, billing and cancellation termshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/tech-services
- Legal entity and Los Angeles addresshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Page discovery; UK and Australian site versionshttps://www.tryotter.com/sitemap.xml
POS+ (Postas), reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home: editions, support claims, case studieshttps://www.postas.co.jp/
- Restaurant edition overviewhttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/
- Restaurant feature listhttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/function/
- Add-on productshttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/product/
- External service integrationshttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/partner-service/
- Cashless payment terminalshttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/cashless/
- Restaurant type pagehttps://www.postas.co.jp/food/usecase/izakaya/
- Environment, hardware, pricing FAQhttps://www.postas.co.jp/faq/
- Company profilehttps://www.postas.co.jp/corporate/
- Security policieshttps://www.postas.co.jp/security/
Smaregi, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://smaregi.jp/
- Plans and priceshttps://smaregi.jp/price/
- Food Business planhttps://smaregi.jp/price/food.php
- Free plan and trialhttps://smaregi.jp/price/standard.php
- External system integrationshttps://smaregi.jp/product/cooperation.php
- Service guaranteehttps://smaregi.jp/feature/sla.php
- Company overviewhttps://corp.smaregi.jp/corporate/company.php
- Company historyhttps://corp.smaregi.jp/corporate/history.php