Focus POS vs Maitre'D POS vs Onetap vs SkyTab
Focus POS is restaurant point-of-sale software from Focus POS Systems, Inc., with add-on modules for online ordering, kitchen display, loyalty, gift cards and cloud reporting. Maitre'D is a restaurant point-of-sale and management platform, formerly sold by Posera and now owned by PayFacto, which acquired it in 2020. Onetap is a hospitality point of sale from Wizbang Technologies, a family-owned New Zealand company operating since 1998. SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and integrations.
Key differences
price
SkyTab publishes a starting price of USD 29.99 per month. Focus POS, Maitre'D POS and Onetap do not publish a starting price.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Focus POS: Bars, nightclubs and table-service restaurants; Maitre'D POS: Full-service and quick-service restaurants; Onetap: Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.
integrations
On integrations, Focus POS names 25 integrations, Maitre'D POS names 11 integrations, Onetap names 23 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Focus POS | Maitre'D POS | Onetap | SkyTab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Focus POS is restaurant point-of-sale software from Focus POS Systems, Inc., with add-on modules for online ordering, kitchen display, loyalty, gift cards and cloud reporting. | Maitre'D is a restaurant point-of-sale and management platform, formerly sold by Posera and now owned by PayFacto, which acquired it in 2020. | Onetap is a hospitality point of sale from Wizbang Technologies, a family-owned New Zealand company operating since 1998. | SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. |
| Best for | Bars, nightclubs and table-service restaurants; Quick-service, cafe and franchise operators; Restaurants that want a local dealer for installation and support | Full-service and quick-service restaurants; Bars, nightclubs and hotel F&B; Multi-site restaurant groups and franchises | Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland; Hotels, stadiums and large venues; Multi-venue groups | Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | Subscription per month |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published | Not published | USD 29.99 per month |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS | Web, iOS, Android | Not published | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | Not published | Canada, United Kingdom, United States | Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom | Canada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages | Not published | English, French | English | English, Spanish |
| Number of integrations | 25 | 11 | 23 | 25 |
| Certifications | PCI compliant | PCI compliant | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | 1990 | 1999 | 1998 | Not published |
| Headquarters | Not published | Montreal, Canada | New Zealand | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | PayFacto Inc. (acquired Maitre'D in 2020; product sold under Posera before then) | Not published | Shift4 |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Focus POS
- ADP
- Agilisys
- Avero
- Berg
- ItsaCheckmate
- ChefTec
- DineTime
- DTiQ
- Hot Schedules
- Level Up
- OLO
- Open Dining
and 3 moreshow fewer
- Paychex
- Paytronix
- QSR Hostess
Named only by Maitre'D POS
- Acomba
- OnlineOrdersNOW
- QikServe
- RemoteEyes
- Workaxle
Named only by Onetap
- Eveve
- HospoIQ
- IMS Payroll
- Loaded
- Mews
- Mobi
- MYOB
- NowBookIt
- PC-EFTPTOS (Linkly)
- Phosphor
- Power BI
- Smartpay
and 5 moreshow fewer
- TechnologyOne
- Verifone
- Windcave
- Worldline
- Xero
Named only by SkyTab
- 7Shifts
- Backbar
- Birdeye
- ChowNow
- clickBACON
- Craftable
- GrubHub
- Mailchimp
- Marketman
- Menufy
- Nory
- Opera Cloud
and 5 moreshow fewer
- ORCA
- Pour Controls
- Shogo
- Textmunication
- TimeForge
Which to choose
Focus POS
Choose Focus POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Bars, nightclubs and table-service restaurants; Quick-service, cafe and franchise operators; Restaurants that want a local dealer for installation and support.
Weaker fit: Buyers who want to sign up and pay online: Focus is sold and supported through local dealers, and the site publishes no prices.
Maitre'D POS
Choose Maitre'D POS if you are in one of these groups: Full-service and quick-service restaurants; Bars, nightclubs and hotel F&B; Multi-site restaurant groups and franchises.
Onetap
Choose Onetap if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland; Hotels, stadiums and large venues; Multi-venue groups.
SkyTab
Choose SkyTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.
What we could not confirm
Focus POS
- Any price or plan tiers
- Headquarters and employee count
- Countries served
- Android and Windows support
- Interface languages
- Security certifications beyond a PCI statement
- Contract terms
- Funding
Maitre'D POS
- Any price
- Contract terms
- Full list of integrations (the vendor shows logos without names)
- Operating system of the POS software
- Team size and funding
- Security certifications other than a PCI page
- Which countries it is sold in beyond Canada, US and UK
Onetap
- Prices
- Contract terms
- Headquarters city
- Team size
- Security certifications
- Which platforms the back office runs on
SkyTab
- What unit the monthly fee is charged per (terminal, location) and any setup or processing rates
- Contract term, renewal and early termination terms
- Founding year and headquarters of the SkyTab product
- Employee count and funding
- Security certifications
- Full list of countries served
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Focus POS, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.focuspos.com
- POS overview and featureshttps://www.focuspos.com/restaurant-pos/
- Subscription model and moduleshttps://www.focuspos.com/solutions/focus-as-a-subscription/
- Online ordering and deliveryhttps://www.focuspos.com/solutions/restaurant-online-ordering/
- Kitchen displayhttps://www.focuspos.com/solutions/kitchen-display-system-pos-focuskitchen/
- Mobile POShttps://www.focuspos.com/solutions/mobile-pos/
- iPad POShttps://www.focuspos.com/solutions/ipad-pos/
- Loyaltyhttps://www.focuspos.com/myfocus/customer-loyalty-program/
- Gift cardshttps://www.focuspos.com/myfocus/gift-card-program/
- Integration partnershttps://www.focuspos.com/about-us/partners/
- Company and customershttps://www.focuspos.com/about-us/company/
- Support modelhttps://www.focuspos.com/contact-us/support/
- Industrieshttps://www.focuspos.com/industries/
- Legal entity and app namehttps://www.focuspos.com/privacy-policy/
Maitre'D POS, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Original domain: DataBoard app and registrationhttps://www.posera.com
- Homepagehttps://maitredpos.com/
- POS featureshttps://maitredpos.com/features/
- Restaurant POShttps://maitredpos.com/products/restaurant-pos/
- Integration categories and logoshttps://maitredpos.com/integrations/
- Company history, PayFacto acquisitionhttps://maitredpos.com/about-us/
- Mobile POShttps://maitredpos.com/mobile-pos/
- Multi-sitehttps://maitredpos.com/multi-site/
- Paymentshttps://maitredpos.com/products/payment-processing/
- KDShttps://maitredpos.com/features/kds/
- Support serviceshttps://maitredpos.com/services/
Onetap, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home pagehttps://wizbang.co.nz/
- Company, markets, customershttps://wizbang.co.nz/about/
- POS featureshttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/point-of-sale/
- In-venue orderinghttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/in-venue-ordering/
- Online ordering and deliveryhttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/online-ordering/
- KDShttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/kitchen-display-system/
- Stockhttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/stock-management/
- Analyticshttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/analytics-reporting/
- Hardwarehttps://wizbang.co.nz/products/pos-hardware/
- Integrations directoryhttps://wizbang.co.nz/integrations/
- Supporthttps://wizbang.co.nz/support/
SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026
- UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
- US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
- UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
- Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
- Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
- Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
- Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
- Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
- Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
- Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
- Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
- Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
- Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
- Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
- Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy