BrewPOS vs SkyTab

BrewPOS is a Windows-based restaurant and bar POS sold per station on a monthly subscription. 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: BrewPOS at USD 69 per station per month; SkyTab at USD 29.99 per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: BrewPOS: Restaurants and bars wanting dual cash and card pricing; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. BrewPOS: Windows; SkyTab: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    On integrations, BrewPOS names 3 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

BrewPOS vs SkyTab: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldBrewPOSSkyTab
What it isBrewPOS is a Windows-based restaurant and bar POS sold per station on a monthly subscription.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 forRestaurants and bars wanting dual cash and card pricing; Bars and pubs; Small chainsTable-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per month
Starting priceUSD 69 per station per monthUSD 29.99 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
Contract3 years on the $69 plansNot published
PlatformsWindowsWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesNot publishedCanada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations325
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedShift4
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Grubhub
  • Uber Eats

Named only by BrewPOS

  • Clearent

Named only by SkyTab

  • 7Shifts
  • Backbar
  • Birdeye
  • ChowNow
  • clickBACON
  • Craftable
  • Deliverect
  • DoorDash
  • Mailchimp
  • MarginEdge
  • Marketman
  • Menufy
and 11 more
  • Nory
  • OpenTable
  • Opera Cloud
  • ORCA
  • Pour Controls
  • Restaurant365
  • SevenRooms
  • Shogo
  • Solink
  • Textmunication
  • TimeForge

Which to choose

BrewPOS

Choose BrewPOS if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants and bars wanting dual cash and card pricing; Bars and pubs; Small chains.

SkyTab

Choose SkyTab if you are in one of these groups: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.

What we could not confirm

BrewPOS

  • Company name, location, founding year and team size
  • Countries served
  • Named accounting integrations
  • Customers
  • Interface languages
  • Renewal terms

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