BPA Restaurant Professional vs eHopper vs SkyTab
BPA Restaurant Professional is locally installed restaurant POS software from Business Software Solutions Inc. eHopper is a cloud point-of-sale platform for restaurants and retail, run on Android tablets, Windows PCs, an all-in-one terminal or the Poynt terminal. SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. All three are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
Starting prices: BPA Restaurant Professional at USD 69 per month; eHopper at USD 10 per month, billed yearly; SkyTab at USD 29.99 per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable.
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: BPA Restaurant Professional: Full-service and fast casual restaurants; eHopper: Small restaurants, cafes and food trucks; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.
platforms
Platform support differs. BPA Restaurant Professional: Web, Windows; eHopper: Web, Android, Windows; SkyTab: Web, iOS, Android.
countries covered
Country coverage differs. BPA Restaurant Professional names 1 country, eHopper names 1 country and SkyTab names 5 countries. 1 country appears in every list.
integrations
BPA Restaurant Professional names 7 integrations, eHopper names 12 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.
Side by side
| Field | BPA Restaurant Professional | eHopper | SkyTab |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | BPA Restaurant Professional is locally installed restaurant POS software from Business Software Solutions Inc. | eHopper is a cloud point-of-sale platform for restaurants and retail, run on Android tablets, Windows PCs, an all-in-one terminal or the Poynt terminal. | SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. |
| Best for | Full-service and fast casual restaurants; Owners who want POS and accounting in one system; Operators who want no contract | Small restaurants, cafes and food trucks; Restaurants wanting commission-free online ordering; US merchants willing to use eHopper card processing | Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops |
| Pricing model | One-off licence | Subscription per license | Subscription per month |
| Starting price | USD 69 per month | USD 10 per month, billed yearly | USD 29.99 per month |
| Free plan | Not published | Yes | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Contract | None stated: no contract required | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Web, Android, Windows | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | United States | United States | Canada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages | Not published | Not published | English, Spanish |
| Number of integrations | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| Certifications | PCI compliant | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | 1987 | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | Layton, Utah, United States | New York, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | Not published | Shift4 |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by all three
- ChowNow
- DoorDash
- Grubhub
- Uber Eats
Named only by BPA Restaurant Professional
- Inhouse Delivery
- OrderOut
- Xplor Pay
Named only by eHopper
- Authorize.net
- Godaddy payments
- Nuvei
- PayPal
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- Wix
- WooCommerce
Named only by SkyTab
- 7Shifts
- Backbar
- Birdeye
- clickBACON
- Craftable
- Deliverect
- Mailchimp
- MarginEdge
- Marketman
- Menufy
- Nory
- OpenTable
and 9 moreshow fewer
- Opera Cloud
- ORCA
- Pour Controls
- Restaurant365
- SevenRooms
- Shogo
- Solink
- Textmunication
- TimeForge
Which to choose
BPA Restaurant Professional
Choose BPA Restaurant Professional if you are in one of these groups: Full-service and fast casual restaurants; Owners who want POS and accounting in one system; Operators who want no contract.
Less suited to: Operators who want a fully cloud-hosted POS. The vendor says the core software and database are installed locally, with cloud used only for add-ons such as reporting and online ordering.
eHopper
Choose eHopper if you fit its listed audience: Small restaurants, cafes and food trucks; Restaurants wanting commission-free online ordering; US merchants willing to use eHopper card processing.
SkyTab
Choose SkyTab if you fit its listed audience: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.
What we could not confirm
BPA Restaurant Professional
- Country availability beyond the US
- Interface languages
- Team size and funding
- Whether an iOS or Android app exists for owners
eHopper
- Founding year, founders, team size and funding
- Contract term and cancellation terms for subscriptions
- Countries outside the US where it is sold
- Interface language list
- Security certifications and PCI status
- Customer names
SkyTab
- What unit the monthly fee is charged per (terminal, location) and any setup or processing rates
- Contract term, renewal and early termination terms
- Founding year and headquarters of the SkyTab product
- Employee count and funding
- Security certifications
- Full list of countries served
Go further
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.
BPA Restaurant Professional, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product, features, pricing, FAQhttps://www.bpapos.com/restaurant
- Company historyhttps://www.bpapos.com/About
- Address and hourshttps://www.bpapos.com/contact
- Online ordering feehttps://www.bpapos.com/eatontheweb
- Page discoveryhttps://www.bpapos.com/sitemap.xml
eHopper, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning and platformshttps://ehopper.com/
- Plans and priceshttps://ehopper.com/pricing/
- Feature listhttps://ehopper.com/product-features/
- Free POS offer, US onlyhttps://ehopper.com/free-pos/
- Online ordering and payment gatewayshttps://ehopper.com/online-ordering-system/
- Delivery integrationshttps://ehopper.com/order-integration-ubereats-doordash-grubhub/
- QuickBooks and appshttps://ehopper.com/apps-and-integration/
- Hardware and device requirementshttps://ehopper.com/hardware/
- Languages and currencieshttps://ehopper.com/localization/
- Company backgroundhttps://ehopper.com/about-us/
- Legal entity and addresshttps://ehopper.com/investor-relations/
- API and partner programmeshttps://ehopper.com/partners/
SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026
- UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
- US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
- UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
- Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
- Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
- Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
- Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
- Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
- Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
- Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
- Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
- Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
- Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
- Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
- Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy