eTip vs Fourth Tip Payout

eTip is a digital tipping and tip management platform for hospitality. Fourth Tip Payout is the digital tip distribution part of Fourth's HotSchedules workforce platform. Both are listed under Cash Management & Tipping Payments. The main differences are in audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: eTip: Hotels and hotel groups; Fourth Tip Payout: Multi-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash.

  • integrations

    ETip names 7 integrations and Fourth Tip Payout names 16 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

eTip vs Fourth Tip Payout: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldeTipFourth Tip Payout
What it iseTip is a digital tipping and tip management platform for hospitality.Fourth Tip Payout is the digital tip distribution part of Fourth's HotSchedules workforce platform.
Best forHotels and hotel groups; Restaurants running tip pools; Operators who want tips paid outside payrollMulti-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash; Existing HotSchedules customers; Operators with complex tip rules
Pricing modelQuote onlyFree to employer, employee transfer fees
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesCanada, United StatesNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations716
CertificationsPCI compliant, SOC 2Not published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedBacked by Marlin Equity Partners
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Aloha
  • Toast

Named only by eTip

  • Clover
  • Netchex
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace
  • Rain
  • Square

Named only by Fourth Tip Payout

  • Digital Dining
  • Focus
  • HungerRush
  • Lightspeed U Series
  • Micros 3700
  • PAR POS
  • POSitouch
  • QU
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Revel
  • Simphony
  • Squirrel
and 2 more
  • Xenial IRIS
  • Xpient

Which to choose

eTip

Choose eTip if you are in one of these groups: Hotels and hotel groups; Restaurants running tip pools; Operators who want tips paid outside payroll.

Fourth Tip Payout

Choose Fourth Tip Payout if you are in one of these groups: Multi-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash; Existing HotSchedules customers; Operators with complex tip rules.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Operators that do not use HotSchedules for scheduling; the vendor's related Fuego page says companies must use HotSchedules.

What we could not confirm

eTip

  • Any price or fee split between guests, venues and staff
  • Contract terms
  • Legal entity, headquarters, founding year, founders and funding
  • Team size
  • Whether an iOS or Android app listing exists and which platforms the employee app supports
  • Full list of POS and payroll integrations (only some named)
  • Details of the Shiny Solutions acquisition announced on the homepage banner

Fourth Tip Payout

  • Countries where Tip Payout is available
  • Which POS systems are supported for tip data (30+ claimed, not listed)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Headquarters city and employee count
  • Security certifications
  • App Store and Google Play listings for the Fuego app

Go further

eTip profileFourth Tip Payout 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.

eTip, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://etip.com/
  2. Pricing approach and comparisonhttps://etip.com/pricing/
  3. Restaurant use case and POS listhttps://etip.com/use-cases/restaurants/
  4. Digital tippinghttps://etip.com/solutions/digital-tipping/
  5. Tip management and payoutshttps://etip.com/solutions/tip-payouts/
  6. Integrations and support contacthttps://etip.com/solutions/integrations/
  7. Partner ecosystemhttps://etip.com/partners/
  8. Security statement and customer quotehttps://etip.com/why-etip/
  9. Company overview and marketshttps://etip.com/about/
  10. Press and customershttps://etip.com/press-room/
  11. Page discoveryhttps://etip.com/page-sitemap.xml