BPA Restaurant Professional vs SkyTab

BPA Restaurant Professional is locally installed restaurant POS software from Business Software Solutions Inc. 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. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Starting prices: BPA Restaurant Professional at USD 69 per month; SkyTab at USD 29.99 per month. They are in one currency and billed on the same basis.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: BPA Restaurant Professional: Full-service and fast casual restaurants; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. BPA Restaurant Professional: Web, Windows; SkyTab: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. BPA Restaurant Professional names 1 country and SkyTab names 5 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    BPA Restaurant Professional names 7 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

BPA Restaurant Professional vs SkyTab: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldBPA Restaurant ProfessionalSkyTab
What it isBPA Restaurant Professional is locally installed restaurant POS software from Business Software Solutions Inc.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 forFull-service and fast casual restaurants; Owners who want POS and accounting in one system; Operators who want no contractTable-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops
Pricing modelOne-off licenceSubscription per month
Starting priceUSD 69 per monthUSD 29.99 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNone stated: no contract requiredNot published
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesCanada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations725
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded1987Not published
HeadquartersLayton, Utah, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedShift4
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • ChowNow
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • Uber Eats

Named only by BPA Restaurant Professional

  • Inhouse Delivery
  • OrderOut
  • Xplor Pay

Named only by SkyTab

  • 7Shifts
  • Backbar
  • Birdeye
  • clickBACON
  • Craftable
  • Deliverect
  • Mailchimp
  • MarginEdge
  • Marketman
  • Menufy
  • Nory
  • OpenTable
and 9 more
  • Opera Cloud
  • ORCA
  • Pour Controls
  • Restaurant365
  • SevenRooms
  • Shogo
  • Solink
  • Textmunication
  • TimeForge

Which to choose

BPA Restaurant Professional

Choose BPA Restaurant Professional if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Full-service and fast casual restaurants; Owners who want POS and accounting in one system; Operators who want no contract.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: 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.

SkyTab

Choose SkyTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: 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

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

BPA Restaurant Professional profileSkyTab 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.

BPA Restaurant Professional, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product, features, pricing, FAQhttps://www.bpapos.com/restaurant
  2. Company historyhttps://www.bpapos.com/About
  3. Address and hourshttps://www.bpapos.com/contact
  4. Online ordering feehttps://www.bpapos.com/eatontheweb
  5. Page discoveryhttps://www.bpapos.com/sitemap.xml

SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
  2. US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
  3. UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
  4. Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
  5. Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
  6. Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
  7. Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
  8. Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
  9. Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
  10. Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
  11. Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
  12. Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
  13. Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
  14. Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
  15. Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy