Como vs Mobivity vs Punchh

Como is a customer loyalty and engagement platform for restaurant, cafe and retail brands. Mobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers. Punchh is a loyalty and guest-engagement platform for large restaurant, convenience store and retail brands. All three are listed under Loyalty & Rewards. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, integrations and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Como: Restaurant and cafe chains building a loyalty club; Mobivity: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Punchh: Enterprise restaurant chains.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Como names 16 integrations, Mobivity names 18 integrations and Punchh names 3 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Parent companies: Como, Global Payments Inc.; Mobivity, Connected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site); Punchh, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), acquired April 2021 for about $500 million.

Side by side

Como vs Mobivity vs Punchh: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldComoMobivityPunchh
What it isComo is a customer loyalty and engagement platform for restaurant, cafe and retail brands.Mobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers.Punchh is a loyalty and guest-engagement platform for large restaurant, convenience store and retail brands.
Best forRestaurant and cafe chains building a loyalty club; Brands that want their own mobile app without development; Operators reducing reliance on delivery marketplacesRestaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising playersEnterprise restaurant chains; Brands that want loyalty, offers and ordering in one suite; Brands that already run PAR POS
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWebWeb
CountriesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations16183
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedEncryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest for uploaded files; AWS hosting across three availability zones, Two-factor authentication available for accounts
Founded2005Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedChandler, United StatesAustin, United States
OwnerGlobal Payments Inc.Connected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site)PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), acquired April 2021 for about $500 million
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Como

  • Foodics
  • Heartland (HRPOS)
  • IIKO
  • Lightspeed
  • Linga
  • NCR
  • Micros
  • Par Pixel Point
  • Point One
  • Revel Systems
  • Shopify
  • Square
and 3 more
  • Tevalis
  • Tiller
  • Zonal

Named only by Mobivity

  • Adjust
  • AppsFlyer
  • Branch
  • Braze
  • Electrum Loyalty
  • Kochava
  • Marigold
  • mParticle
  • OLO
  • Oracle POS
  • P97
  • PAR | Retail
and 4 more
  • Paytronix
  • Punchh
  • Micros Simphony
  • Stuzo

Named only by Punchh

  • Apple Wallet
  • Google Wallet

Which to choose

Como

Choose Como if you are in one of these groups: Restaurant and cafe chains building a loyalty club; Brands that want their own mobile app without development; Operators reducing reliance on delivery marketplaces.

Mobivity

Choose Mobivity if you fit its listed audience: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising players.

Less suited to: Independent or single-site food businesses. The site addresses restaurant, retail and fuel brands and game developers, and the text-message marketing product it started with is no longer described.

Punchh

Choose Punchh if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Enterprise restaurant chains; Brands that want loyalty, offers and ordering in one suite; Brands that already run PAR POS.

Less suited to: Independent single-site restaurants. The vendor targets enterprise brands, publishes no price and sells through a sales team.

What we could not confirm

Como

  • Any price or plan structure
  • Contract terms
  • Headquarters and legal entity
  • Funding and founders
  • Full third-party integration list
  • Countries where sold
  • Interface languages
  • Security and compliance certifications
  • Whether the branded app is published to the App Store and Google Play under the client brand

Mobivity

  • Prices and contract terms
  • Founding year
  • Whether the original restaurant text-messaging product is still sold
  • Employee count
  • Funding

Punchh

  • Any price, plan or contract term (quote only)
  • Named integrations beyond PAR POS and wallet channels; the partners page shows no names in its text
  • Founding year and founders (only a 2019 CEO, Shyam Rao, and a 2021 co-founder mention appear)
  • Interface languages and countries where it is sold
  • Certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001
  • Employee count

Go further

Como profileMobivity profilePunchh 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.

Como, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.comosense.com/
  2. Loyaltyhttps://www.comosense.com/personalized-loyalty/
  3. Branded apphttps://www.comosense.com/branded-mobile-app/
  4. AI and datahttps://www.comosense.com/ai-actionable-data/
  5. Messaginghttps://www.comosense.com/omnichannel-communication/
  6. Automationhttps://www.comosense.com/marketing-automation/
  7. Paymentshttps://www.comosense.com/digital-payment/
  8. Orderinghttps://www.comosense.com/online-ordering-e-commerce/
  9. Socialhttps://www.comosense.com/social/
  10. POS integrationshttps://www.comosense.com/pos-integration/
  11. POS provider listhttps://www.comosense.com/como-and-lightspeed/
  12. Third-party integrationshttps://www.comosense.com/third-party-integrations/
  13. Abouthttps://www.comosense.com/meet-como/
  14. Officeshttps://www.comosense.com/join-como-team/
  15. Parent companyhttps://www.comosense.com/website-terms-of-use/
  16. Contacthttps://www.comosense.com/contact-us/

Mobivity, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home page, customer quotes, officeshttps://www.mobivity.com/
  2. Connected Rewards move to Mistplayhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/overview
  3. Brand offeringhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/brands
  4. Developer offering, attributionhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/developers
  5. Partner integrationshttps://www.mobivity.com/partners
  6. Company storyhttps://www.mobivity.com/about-us
  7. Investor overviewhttps://ir.mobivity.com/

Punchh, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: PAR Engagement positioning, customershttps://punchh.com/
  2. Loyalty featureshttps://punchh.com/solutions/loyalty/
  3. Campaigns and offershttps://punchh.com/solutions/marketing-offers/
  4. Ordering, PAR Link, Dispatchhttps://punchh.com/solutions/ordering/
  5. Wallet passes, apps, kiosk, APIshttps://punchh.com/solutions/digital-experience/
  6. Guest profileshttps://punchh.com/solutions/guest360/
  7. Challenges, gamification, AIhttps://punchh.com/solutions/accelerate/
  8. Positioning and leadershiphttps://punchh.com/about/
  9. Security overviewhttps://punchh.com/security/
  10. Officeshttps://punchh.com/contact/
  11. PAR acquisition, 2021https://punchh.com/press/par-technology-corporation-acquires-leading-loyalty-provider-punchh-inc-for-500mm-becoming-a-unified-commerce-cloud-platform-for-enterprise-restaurants-2/
  12. Series C, 2019https://punchh.com/press/adams-street-partners-and-sapphire-ventures-lead-40m-investment-in-punchh-to-power-digital-transformation-of-brick-and-mortar-retail/