Como vs Mobivity vs Punchh vs Thanx
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. Thanx is a loyalty and guest engagement platform for restaurant brands. All four are listed under Loyalty & Rewards. They differ in audience and integrations.
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; Thanx: Multi-location quick-service and fast-casual brands.
integrations
Como names 16 integrations, Mobivity names 18 integrations, Punchh names 3 integrations and Thanx names 12 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Como | Mobivity | Punchh | Thanx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | 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. | Thanx is a loyalty and guest engagement platform for restaurant brands. |
| Best for | Restaurant and cafe chains building a loyalty club; Brands that want their own mobile app without development; Operators reducing reliance on delivery marketplaces | Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising players | Enterprise restaurant chains; Brands that want loyalty, offers and ordering in one suite; Brands that already run PAR POS | Multi-location quick-service and fast-casual brands; Brands that want to grow first-party digital ordering; Marketing teams that want richer guest data |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web | Web | Web | Web |
| Countries | Not published | Not published | Not published | Canada, United States |
| Languages | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 16 | 18 | 3 | 12 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published | PCI compliant | PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type 2 |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest for uploaded files; AWS hosting across three availability zones, Two-factor authentication available for accounts | Not published |
| Founded | 2005 | Not published | Not published | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Not published | Chandler, United States | Austin, United States | San Francisco, United States |
| Owner | Global 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 | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Como
- Foodics
- Heartland (HRPOS)
- IIKO
- Lightspeed
- Linga
- Micros
- Par Pixel Point
- Point One
- Revel Systems
- Shopify
- Tevalis
- Tiller
and 1 moreshow fewer
- Zonal
Named only by Mobivity
- Adjust
- AppsFlyer
- Branch
- Braze
- Electrum Loyalty
- Kochava
- Marigold
- mParticle
- Oracle POS
- P97
- PAR | Retail
- Paytronix
and 3 moreshow fewer
- Punchh
- Micros Simphony
- Stuzo
Named only by Punchh
- Apple Wallet
- Google Wallet
Named only by Thanx
- Attentive
- BigQuery
- Databricks
- Deliverect
- Flybuy
- Klaviyo
- Qu
- Snowflake
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 your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: 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.
Thanx
Choose Thanx if you fit its listed audience: Multi-location quick-service and fast-casual brands; Brands that want to grow first-party digital ordering; Marketing teams that want richer guest data.
Weaker fit: Businesses outside the USA and Canada, and single-site operators. The pricing form states Thanx only works with companies based in the USA and Canada, and pricing is set by restaurant count and sales volume for multi-location brands.
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
Thanx
- Any price or contract term (quote only)
- Full integration list (vendor cites 50+ but names only some)
- Native iOS or Android app listings for Thanx itself (apps are white-label per brand)
- Interface languages
- Funding rounds and amounts (the vendor states only that it has raised more than $30M)
- Legal registration details
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
- Homepagehttps://www.comosense.com/
- Loyaltyhttps://www.comosense.com/personalized-loyalty/
- Branded apphttps://www.comosense.com/branded-mobile-app/
- AI and datahttps://www.comosense.com/ai-actionable-data/
- Messaginghttps://www.comosense.com/omnichannel-communication/
- Automationhttps://www.comosense.com/marketing-automation/
- Paymentshttps://www.comosense.com/digital-payment/
- Orderinghttps://www.comosense.com/online-ordering-e-commerce/
- Socialhttps://www.comosense.com/social/
- POS integrationshttps://www.comosense.com/pos-integration/
- POS provider listhttps://www.comosense.com/como-and-lightspeed/
- Third-party integrationshttps://www.comosense.com/third-party-integrations/
- Abouthttps://www.comosense.com/meet-como/
- Officeshttps://www.comosense.com/join-como-team/
- Parent companyhttps://www.comosense.com/website-terms-of-use/
- Contacthttps://www.comosense.com/contact-us/
Mobivity, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home page, customer quotes, officeshttps://www.mobivity.com/
- Connected Rewards move to Mistplayhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/overview
- Brand offeringhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/brands
- Developer offering, attributionhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/developers
- Partner integrationshttps://www.mobivity.com/partners
- Company storyhttps://www.mobivity.com/about-us
- Investor overviewhttps://ir.mobivity.com/
Punchh, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: PAR Engagement positioning, customershttps://punchh.com/
- Loyalty featureshttps://punchh.com/solutions/loyalty/
- Campaigns and offershttps://punchh.com/solutions/marketing-offers/
- Ordering, PAR Link, Dispatchhttps://punchh.com/solutions/ordering/
- Wallet passes, apps, kiosk, APIshttps://punchh.com/solutions/digital-experience/
- Guest profileshttps://punchh.com/solutions/guest360/
- Challenges, gamification, AIhttps://punchh.com/solutions/accelerate/
- Positioning and leadershiphttps://punchh.com/about/
- Security overviewhttps://punchh.com/security/
- Officeshttps://punchh.com/contact/
- 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/
- 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/
Thanx, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, features, customershttps://www.thanx.com/
- Pricing approach, USA and Canada restrictionhttps://www.thanx.com/pricing
- Platform overview, ThanxAI, partnershttps://www.thanx.com/platform-overview
- Loyalty features, POS integrationshttps://www.thanx.com/loyalty
- CRM and segmentationhttps://www.thanx.com/crm
- Ordering appshttps://www.thanx.com/digital-experiences
- Offer managementhttps://www.thanx.com/offer-management-platform
- Reportinghttps://www.thanx.com/restaurant-reporting-software
- APIs and securityhttps://www.thanx.com/open-platform-apis
- Partner listhttps://www.thanx.com/partnerships
- Implementation timelinehttps://www.thanx.com/implementation
- Founder, news, investorshttps://www.thanx.com/about-us
- HQ, founding year, team sizehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/thanx