EliteTeQ POS vs Gicater

EliteTeQ is a cloud point of sale with built-in inventory, purchasing, accounting and multi-branch reporting, sold to shops, supermarkets, pharmacies and food businesses. Gicater is a Windows restaurant point-of-sale system from a Shenzhen company, aimed at Chinese-run and local restaurants outside China. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, EliteTeQ POS lists USD 499 per year. Gicater does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: EliteTeQ POS: Restaurants, cafes and bakeries; Gicater: Chinese restaurants abroad.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. EliteTeQ POS: Web; Gicater: Web, iOS, Android, Windows.

  • countries covered

    On geography, EliteTeQ POS names 15 countries and Gicater names 6 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    EliteTeQ POS names 5 integrations and Gicater names 2 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: EliteTeQ POS, Nairobi, Kenya; Gicater, Shenzhen, China.

Side by side

EliteTeQ POS vs Gicater: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldEliteTeQ POSGicater
What it isEliteTeQ is a cloud point of sale with built-in inventory, purchasing, accounting and multi-branch reporting, sold to shops, supermarkets, pharmacies and food businesses.Gicater is a Windows restaurant point-of-sale system from a Shenzhen company, aimed at Chinese-run and local restaurants outside China.
Best forRestaurants, cafes and bakeries; Pubs, bars and nightclubs; Owners in markets with mobile money and patchy internetChinese restaurants abroad; Buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants; Restaurant chains
Pricing modelSubscriptionOne-off licence
Starting priceUSD 499 per yearNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractCancel anytime (per the terms of service)Not published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Windows
CountriesAustralia, Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, Kenya and 9 moreBrazil, Canada, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Spain
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Italian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai and 1 more
Number of integrations52
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedTax authority certification in Italy, Spain, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil and Canada (vendor claim)
Founded2018Not published
HeadquartersNairobi, KenyaShenzhen, China
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Named only by EliteTeQ POS

  • iDEAL
  • Klarna
  • M-Pesa

Named only by Gicater

Every partner Gicater names is also named by another product here.

Which to choose

EliteTeQ POS

Choose EliteTeQ POS if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes and bakeries; Pubs, bars and nightclubs; Owners in markets with mobile money and patchy internet.

Gicater

Choose Gicater if you are in one of these groups: Chinese restaurants abroad; Buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants; Restaurant chains.

What we could not confirm

EliteTeQ POS

  • Plan tiers and per-branch or per-user prices beyond the yearly starting figure
  • Hardware requirements and supported devices
  • Named mobile apps and app store listings
  • Kitchen display and online ordering capabilities
  • Security certifications
  • Legal entity and employee count

Gicater

  • Purchase price (sold through a Taobao shop; not published on the site)
  • Legal entity name, founding year and team size
  • Names of delivery platforms it connects to
  • Independent English-language documentation (site is in Chinese)
  • Cloud subscription costs, if any

Go further

EliteTeQ POS profileGicater 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.

Gicater, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, support, countries, refundhttps://www.gicater.com/
  2. POS features, languages, Windows versionshttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant_pos/
  3. Online ordering featureshttps://www.gicater.com/online_ordering_system/
  4. Multi-branch head officehttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant_hq/
  5. Cloud stock and membershttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant-cloud/
  6. Kitchen displayhttps://www.gicater.com/kds/
  7. Owner apphttps://www.gicater.com/richeat/
  8. Payment options and hardwarehttps://www.gicater.com/payment/