Eats365 vs Kounta
Eats365 is a cloud restaurant POS that runs on iPads, founded in Hong Kong. Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, free plans and audience.
Key differences
price
The vendors price on different terms. Eats365 at USD 25 per month; Kounta at AUD 79 per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly.
free plans
Eats365 offers a free plan. Kounta does not.
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Eats365: Restaurants that want a modular POS they can grow; Kounta: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.
platforms
Platform support differs. Eats365: Web, iOS, Android; Kounta: Web.
countries covered
Eats365 names 15 countries and Kounta names 2 countries. 2 countries appear in every list.
integrations
On integrations, Eats365 names 16 integrations and Kounta names 19 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.
company background
Headquarters: Eats365, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kounta, Montreal, Canada.
Side by side
| Field | Eats365 | Kounta |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Eats365 is a cloud restaurant POS that runs on iPads, founded in Hong Kong. | Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Best 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; Small online-only food merchants | Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendor |
| Pricing model | Subscription per POS with add-on modules | Subscription per location |
| Starting price | USD 25 per month | AUD 79 per month |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Countries | Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and 9 more | Australia, New Zealand |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 16 | 19 |
| Certifications | Not published | PCI compliant |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Montreal, Canada |
| Owner | Not published | Lightspeed |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- Sevenrooms
- Supy
- Xero
Named only by Eats365
- 365pay
- Aigens
- AirPurchase
- Bistrochat
- Eber
- foodpanda
- Inline
- KPay Merchant Service
- Ocard
- OpenRice
- Pixalink
- Rewardly
and 1 moreshow fewer
- StockTake Online
Named only by Kounta
- Deliverect
- Deputy
- Doshii
- Employment Hero
- MarketMan
- Marsello
- MEWS
- MYOB AccountRight
- MYOB Essentials
- Now Book It
- OpenTable
- Otter
and 4 moreshow fewer
- Quantaco
- Restoke
- Ritual
- Tanda
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.
Kounta
Choose Kounta if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendor.
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
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
Go further
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
- Homepage, regional siteshttps://www.eats365pos.com
- Module structurehttps://www.eats365pos.com/products
- Plans and module priceshttps://www.eats365pos.com/pricing
- Core POS featureshttps://www.eats365pos.com/core-module/pos
- Hardwarehttps://www.eats365pos.com/hardware
- Third-party integrationshttps://www.eats365pos.com/app-store
- Partners and resellershttps://www.eats365pos.com/partner/ourpartners
- Positioning and integration counthttps://www.eats365pos.com/why-eats365
- Multi-location structurehttps://www.eats365pos.com/solution/multi-brandlocation-management
- Payments platformhttps://www.eats365pos.com/solution/365pay
- Company story, offices, milestoneshttps://www.eats365pos.com/about
- Customer nameshttps://www.eats365pos.com/about/success-stories
- Free trial termshttps://www.eats365pos.com/free-trial
- Knowledge base and languageshttps://support.eats365pos.com/
Kounta, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Kounta site: now Lightspeed POS, features, venue counthttps://kounta.com
- Lightspeed Australia homepagehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/
- Restaurant POS overviewhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/
- Plans, prices and add-onshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/pricing/
- Integration nameshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/integrations/
- Hardwarehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/hardware/
- Payments and securityhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/payments/
- Company headquartershttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/about/
