eTip vs TiPJAR vs TipLedger

eTip is a digital tipping and tip management platform for hospitality. TiPJAR is a UK tipping and tronc platform for hospitality. TipLedger is web software that calculates how restaurant tips are split among staff. All three are listed under Cash Management & Tipping Payments. They differ in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    The vendors price on different terms. TiPJAR at GBP 65 per month; TipLedger at USD 19 per location per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly. ETip does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: eTip: Hotels and hotel groups; TiPJAR: UK pub, bar and restaurant groups adding a service charge; TipLedger: Independent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes.

  • countries covered

    ETip names 2 countries, TiPJAR names 5 countries and TipLedger names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

eTip vs TiPJAR vs TipLedger: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldeTipTiPJARTipLedger
What it iseTip is a digital tipping and tip management platform for hospitality.TiPJAR is a UK tipping and tronc platform for hospitality.TipLedger is web software that calculates how restaurant tips are split among staff.
Best forHotels and hotel groups; Restaurants running tip pools; Operators who want tips paid outside payrollUK pub, bar and restaurant groups adding a service charge; Small venues wanting simple digital tippingIndependent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes; Managers replacing tip spreadsheets
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per siteSubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedGBP 65 per monthUSD 19 per location per month
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNone (cancel anytime)
PlatformsWebWebWeb
CountriesCanada, United StatesFrance, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations712Not published
CertificationsPCI compliant, SOC 2Not publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedCleared by HMRC as cash-equivalent (vendor claim), Supertronc compliant with the Employment Act 2023 (vendor claim)Card payments handled by Stripe, No employee SSN, bank or address data collected
FoundedNot publishedNot published2023
HeadquartersNot publishedLondon, United KingdomJersey City, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by eTip

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

Named only by TiPJAR

  • Access People for Hospitality
  • Bizimply
  • Dayforce
  • Deputy
  • Epos Now
  • Fourth
  • Hungrrr
  • Lightspeed
  • Peazi
  • Planday
  • Rotaready
  • Tevalis

Named only by TipLedger

TipLedger does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

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.

TiPJAR

Choose TiPJAR if you are in one of these groups: UK pub, bar and restaurant groups adding a service charge; Small venues wanting simple digital tipping.

TipLedger

Choose TipLedger if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes; Managers replacing tip spreadsheets.

Weaker fit: Multi-location groups: each plan covers one location and each location is a separate account. A Multi-Location plan is listed as coming soon and cannot be bought.

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

TiPJAR

  • Contract term and renewal
  • Founding year
  • Funding and team size
  • Whether Toast and Vita Mojo integrations exist (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Mobile apps
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages

TipLedger

  • Customer names
  • Number of customers
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages beyond an EN switch
  • Payroll bookkeeping service price (not set)

Go further

eTip profileTiPJAR profileTipLedger 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

TipLedger, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: features, pricing, companyhttps://tipledgerapp.com/
  2. Founder, scope, exclusionshttps://tipledgerapp.com/about
  3. Plan priceshttps://tipledgerapp.com/pricing
  4. Legal entity, billing termshttps://tipledgerapp.com/terms
  5. Feature detailhttps://tipledgerapp.com/tip-pooling-software