Crunchtime Kitchen vs LINGA KDS

Crunchtime Kitchen is a kitchen display system that routes orders to stations, paces tickets, forecasts what to cook, and shows order-ready boards, with rugged display hardware. LINGA KDS is the kitchen display module of the LINGA cloud POS for restaurants. Both are listed under Kitchen Display System. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Crunchtime Kitchen: Large casual-dining and quick-service chains; LINGA KDS: Restaurants replacing kitchen printers.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Crunchtime Kitchen: Web, Android, Windows; LINGA KDS: iOS.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Crunchtime Kitchen names 22 integrations and LINGA KDS names 10 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Crunchtime Kitchen vs LINGA KDS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCrunchtime KitchenLINGA KDS
What it isCrunchtime Kitchen is a kitchen display system that routes orders to stations, paces tickets, forecasts what to cook, and shows order-ready boards, with rugged display hardware.LINGA KDS is the kitchen display module of the LINGA cloud POS for restaurants.
Best forLarge casual-dining and quick-service chains; Chains that want one vendor for kitchen, inventory and labourRestaurants replacing kitchen printers; Single-location restaurants; Franchises and multi-location groups
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription (bundled with POS plan)
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, Android, WindowsiOS
CountriesNot publishedAustralia, Canada, India, Turkey, United States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations2210
CertificationsSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2Not published
Security practicesHTTPS, multifactor authentication and encryption in transit and at restNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersBoston, United StatesNot published
OwnerCrunchtime Information Systems, Inc. (merged with QSR Automations, LLC in 2025; backed by Battery Ventures per its 2022 press release)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Crunchtime Kitchen

  • Appetize
  • Cake
  • Curbit
  • Flybuy
  • Focus POS
  • Genius for Restaurants
  • GoTab
  • Lightspeed K-Series
  • Aloha
  • Olo
  • PAR POS
  • PixelPoint
and 10 more
  • POSiTouch
  • Qu
  • Revel
  • Simphony
  • Smart Bar USA
  • SpotOn Restaurant
  • Squirrel POS
  • Tabit
  • Toast
  • Zonal Aztec

Named only by LINGA KDS

  • ADP
  • Chowly
  • Dash Solutions
  • Deliverect
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Factor4
  • Octopus Bridge
  • Restaurant365
  • Shogo
  • Uber Eats

Which to choose

Crunchtime Kitchen

Choose Crunchtime Kitchen if you fit its listed audience: Large casual-dining and quick-service chains; Chains that want one vendor for kitchen, inventory and labour.

LINGA KDS

Choose LINGA KDS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants replacing kitchen printers; Single-location restaurants; Franchises and multi-location groups.

What we could not confirm

Crunchtime Kitchen

  • Any price
  • Contract term
  • Founding year of Crunchtime or of QSR Automations, headcount, funding amounts
  • Full POS list beyond the entries shown; which are two-way
  • Mobile app availability
  • Whether SOC 2 covers Kitchen (the security page says all products)
  • Countries where Kitchen itself is sold

LINGA KDS

  • Standalone KDS price
  • Contract term
  • Founding year and headquarters
  • Employee count and funding
  • Supported screen hardware
  • Interface languages
  • Security certifications

Go further

Crunchtime Kitchen profileLINGA KDS profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Crunchtime Kitchen, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homehttps://www.crunchtime.com
  2. Kitchen product pagehttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen
  3. Hardwarehttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen/hardware
  4. Certified POS listhttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen-host-integrations
  5. Hosthttps://www.crunchtime.com/host
  6. Companyhttps://www.crunchtime.com/about-us
  7. Customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/our-customers
  8. Securityhttps://www.crunchtime.com/security
  9. Offices and contacthttps://www.crunchtime.com/contact
  10. Support policyhttps://www.crunchtime.com/support-policy-ct
  11. Merger releasehttps://www.crunchtime.com/press/qsr-automations-agrees-to-merge-with-crunchtime
  12. Renamehttps://www.crunchtime.com/blog/introducing-rebranded-product-names-for-qsr-automations-solutions
  13. Zenput acquisitionhttps://www.crunchtime.com/press/crunchtime-acquires-zenput