Eats365 vs GoTab vs Kounta vs Lightspeed Restaurant

Eats365 is a cloud restaurant POS that runs on iPads, founded in Hong Kong. GoTab is a US restaurant and venue POS built around one open tab that follows the guest, whether staff or the guest starts it by QR code. Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Eats365 at USD 25 per month; GoTab at USD 15 per month; Kounta at AUD 79 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. Lightspeed Restaurant does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Eats365: Restaurants that want a modular POS they can grow; GoTab: Food halls and multi-vendor venues; Kounta: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Lightspeed Restaurant: Single-location restaurants.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Eats365: Web, iOS, Android; GoTab: Web, iOS, Android; Kounta: Web; Lightspeed Restaurant: iOS.

  • countries covered

    Eats365 names 15 countries, GoTab names 1 country, Kounta names 2 countries and Lightspeed Restaurant names 12 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Eats365 names 16 integrations, GoTab names 28 integrations, Kounta names 19 integrations and Lightspeed Restaurant names 19 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Eats365 (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), GoTab (Arlington, United States), Kounta (Montreal, Canada) and Lightspeed Restaurant (Montreal, Canada).

Side by side

Eats365 vs GoTab vs Kounta vs Lightspeed Restaurant: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldEats365GoTabKountaLightspeed Restaurant
What it isEats365 is a cloud restaurant POS that runs on iPads, founded in Hong Kong.GoTab is a US restaurant and venue POS built around one open tab that follows the guest, whether staff or the guest starts it by QR code.Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.
Best forRestaurants that want a modular POS they can grow; Multi-brand and multi-location groups; Quick-service, cafe, food court and cloud kitchen operators; Small online-only food merchantsFood halls and multi-vendor venues; Bars, breweries and entertainment venues; Operators who want guests to order from their phones; Full-service restaurantsCafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendorSingle-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants; Bars, cafes, breweries and fine dining
Pricing modelSubscription per POS with add-on modulesSubscription per locationSubscription per locationSubscription (tiered plans) plus quote-based Enterprise
Starting priceUSD 25 per monthUSD 15 per monthAUD 79 per monthNot published
Free planYesNot publishedNoNot published
Free trialYesNot publishedYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWebiOS
CountriesAustralia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and 9 moreUnited StatesAustralia, New ZealandAustralia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and 6 more
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, SpanishNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
Number of integrations16281919
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedPCI compliantPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2016Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersHong Kong, Hong KongArlington, United StatesMontreal, CanadaMontreal, Canada
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedLightspeedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all four

  • Sevenrooms
  • Xero

Named only by Eats365

  • 365pay
  • Aigens
  • AirPurchase
  • Bistrochat
  • Eber
  • foodpanda
  • Inline
  • KPay Merchant Service
  • Ocard
  • OpenRice
  • Pixalink
  • Rewardly
and 1 more
  • StockTake Online

Named only by GoTab

  • Avero
  • Compeat
  • Deliveroo
  • DoorDash
  • Ekos
  • Fishbowl
  • Givex
  • Grubhub
  • Just Eat
  • Klaviyo
  • meez
  • Order with Google
and 6 more
  • Schedulefly
  • Shipday
  • Shopify
  • Stayntouch
  • Tripleseat
  • Untappd

Named only by Kounta

  • Deliverect
  • Deputy
  • Doshii
  • Employment Hero
  • Marsello
  • MYOB AccountRight
  • MYOB Essentials
  • Now Book It
  • Quantaco
  • Restoke
  • Ritual
  • Tanda

Named only by Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Cloudbeds
  • Fresh
  • Lightspeed Delivery by Deliverect
  • Oracle Opera Cloud Hospitality
  • Planday
  • Resy
  • Uber Direct

Which to choose

Eats365

Choose Eats365 if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants that want a modular POS they can grow; Multi-brand and multi-location groups; Quick-service, cafe, food court and cloud kitchen operators.

GoTab

Choose GoTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Food halls and multi-vendor venues; Bars, breweries and entertainment venues; Operators who want guests to order from their phones.

Kounta

Choose Kounta if you fit its listed audience: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendor.

Lightspeed Restaurant

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if you fit its listed audience: Single-location restaurants; Multi-location restaurant groups; Hotel restaurants.

What we could not confirm

Eats365

  • Legal entity, registration and founding year
  • Team size and funding
  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Whether prices differ by country (the pricing page shows USD)
  • Product interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Which integrations are available in which country

GoTab

  • Contract length and cancellation terms
  • Funding history, parent company and team size
  • Security certifications and PCI status
  • Which US states or other countries it is sold in
  • Price of dedicated hardware
  • App store listings for the Manager App

Kounta

  • Acquisition date and price (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Contract length, cancellation terms and free trial length
  • Which mobile platforms the Lightspeed Pulse app runs on
  • Whether the Kounta brand and pricing still apply to legacy Kounta accounts

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Billing period of the Starter, Essential and Premium prices, and which features each plan includes (the comparison ticks are not in the page text)
  • Contract length and cancellation terms
  • Payment processing rates
  • Full integration list for L Series and U Series editions
  • Legal entity, founding year, funding and employee count
  • Security certifications beyond PCI compliance
  • Whether an Android or web POS client exists

Go further

Eats365 profileGoTab profileKounta profileLightspeed Restaurant 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.

Eats365, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage, regional siteshttps://www.eats365pos.com
  2. Module structurehttps://www.eats365pos.com/products
  3. Plans and module priceshttps://www.eats365pos.com/pricing
  4. Core POS featureshttps://www.eats365pos.com/core-module/pos
  5. Hardwarehttps://www.eats365pos.com/hardware
  6. Third-party integrationshttps://www.eats365pos.com/app-store
  7. Partners and resellershttps://www.eats365pos.com/partner/ourpartners
  8. Positioning and integration counthttps://www.eats365pos.com/why-eats365
  9. Multi-location structurehttps://www.eats365pos.com/solution/multi-brandlocation-management
  10. Payments platformhttps://www.eats365pos.com/solution/365pay
  11. Company story, offices, milestoneshttps://www.eats365pos.com/about
  12. Customer nameshttps://www.eats365pos.com/about/success-stories
  13. Free trial termshttps://www.eats365pos.com/free-trial
  14. Knowledge base and languageshttps://support.eats365pos.com/

GoTab, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, business types, pricing notehttps://gotab.com
  2. Plan prices, add-ons, card processinghttps://gotab.com/pricing
  3. Company story and founderhttps://gotab.com/about-us
  4. Integration approachhttps://gotab.com/integrations
  5. Partner directoryhttps://gotab.com/integration-partners
  6. POS and hardwarehttps://gotab.com/products/point-of-sale-pos
  7. Kioskhttps://gotab.com/products/self-ordering-kiosk
  8. QR ordering and Easy Tabhttps://gotab.com/products/mobile-ordering-payment
  9. KDShttps://gotab.com/products/kitchen-display-system-kds
  10. Named customershttps://gotab.com/testimonials
  11. Address in Arlington, Virginiahttps://gotab.com/contact-us

Kounta, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Kounta site: now Lightspeed POS, features, venue counthttps://kounta.com
  2. Lightspeed Australia homepagehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/
  3. Restaurant POS overviewhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/
  4. Plans, prices and add-onshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/pricing/
  5. Integration nameshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/integrations/
  6. Hardwarehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/hardware/
  7. Payments and securityhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/payments/
  8. Company headquartershttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/about/

Lightspeed Restaurant, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product overview, FAQhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/
  2. Plans and priceshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/pricing/
  3. Feature listhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/features/
  4. Hardwarehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/hardware/
  5. Editions and country selectorhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/integrations/
  6. Partner marketplace listhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant-k-series/integrations/
  7. Multi-locationhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/multilocation-restaurant-pos/
  8. Paymentshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payments/
  9. Inventoryhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/inventory/
  10. Deliveryhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/delivery/
  11. Accountinghttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/accounting/
  12. Workforce and payrollhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/payroll/
  13. Reservationshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/reservations/
  14. Support and traininghttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/support-onboarding/
  15. Headquarters, scalehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/about/