Aldelo vs KwickPOS
Aldelo is a US restaurant point-of-sale company whose current product, Aldelo Express, is a cloud POS for iPad, Android and countertop hardware. KwickPOS is a browser-based restaurant point of sale with an offline mode, sold in the United States with a focus on Asian-American restaurants. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in audience, platforms and integrations.
Key differences
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Aldelo: Full-service and fine dining restaurants; KwickPOS: Asian-American restaurants needing multilingual menus.
platforms
Listed platforms: Aldelo: Web, iOS, Android; KwickPOS: Web.
integrations
Aldelo names 5 integrations and KwickPOS names 5 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.
security and compliance
The security and compliance details they list differ. Aldelo: PCI Level 1, PCI SSF; KwickPOS: PCI compliant.
company background
Founding years: Aldelo, 2001; KwickPOS, 2015. By headquarters, Aldelo (Pleasanton, United States) and KwickPOS (Houston, United States).
Side by side
| Field | Aldelo | KwickPOS |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Aldelo is a US restaurant point-of-sale company whose current product, Aldelo Express, is a cloud POS for iPad, Android and countertop hardware. | KwickPOS is a browser-based restaurant point of sale with an offline mode, sold in the United States with a focus on Asian-American restaurants. |
| Best for | Full-service and fine dining restaurants; Quick-service, cafes and food trucks; Restaurants that want POS and payments from one provider; Multi-location operators | Asian-American restaurants needing multilingual menus; Food trucks and small counters; Restaurants avoiding long contracts; Multi-location operators |
| Pricing model | Free POS software with payment processing | Quote only |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | None stated (month-to-month, cancel anytime per the vendor) | None (month-to-month, per the vendor) |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Countries | United States | United States |
| Languages | Not published | English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Number of integrations | 5 | 5 |
| Certifications | PCI Level 1, PCI SSF | PCI compliant |
| Security practices | Point-to-point encryption and tokenisation | Not published |
| Founded | 2001 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, United States | Houston, United States |
| Owner | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- DoorDash
- Uber Eats
Named only by Aldelo
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Samsung Pay
Named only by KwickPOS
- Davo by Avalara
- Deliverect
- Grubhub
Which to choose
Aldelo
Choose Aldelo if you are in one of these groups: Full-service and fine dining restaurants; Quick-service, cafes and food trucks; Restaurants that want POS and payments from one provider.
Weaker fit: Restaurants that want to keep their own card processor. The vendor's free POS software offer depends on processing payments with Aldelo Pay.
KwickPOS
Choose KwickPOS if you fit its listed audience: Asian-American restaurants needing multilingual menus; Food trucks and small counters; Restaurants avoiding long contracts.
What we could not confirm
Aldelo
- Payment processing rates and hardware prices
- Number of restaurants served
- Team size and funding
- Named accounting, payroll and inventory integrations
- Interface languages, although the site lists multi-lingual support
- Whether the legacy Aldelo POS desktop products are still sold
KwickPOS
- Any price for software, hardware or payment processing
- Whether KwickView is available on iOS, Android or both (no app store listing checked)
- Legal entity, team size and funding
- Named customers
- Named payment processors and accounting integrations beyond Davo
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Aldelo, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.aldelo.com
- Pricing, features, security, supporthttps://www.aldelo.com/pricing
- POS product and AIhttps://www.aldelo.com/restaurant-pos
- Fit, contract, hardwarehttps://www.aldelo.com/why-choose-aldelo
- KDShttps://www.aldelo.com/aldelo-kitchen-display
- API and app marketplacehttps://www.aldelo.com/developer-partners
- Setup and AI menu builderhttps://www.aldelo.com/getting-started
- Company, HQ, historyhttps://www.aldelo.com/about-us
KwickPOS, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.kwickpos.com/
- Founding, Houston launch 2015https://www.kwickpos.com/about-us
- Integrationshttps://www.kwickpos.com/partner/integrations
- Online orderinghttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/online-ordering
- QR orderinghttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/qr-table-ordering
- Reservationshttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/reservation
- Waitlisthttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/wait-list
- Loyaltyhttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/loyalty-program
- Delivery driver managementhttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/kwick-driver
- Owner apphttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/kwickview-app
- Hardwarehttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/hardware/act-station
- Kitchen displayhttps://www.kwickpos.com/products/hardware/kitchen-display
- Contract termshttps://www.kwickpos.com/no-contract-pos-system/
- Languageshttps://www.kwickpos.com/bilingual-pos-system/

