Geidea vs PayTabs vs takepayments

Geidea is a Saudi payments company that sells card terminals, a mobile POS app, a payment gateway and payment links, plus a point of sale with online ordering, kiosk, kitchen display and branded app for restaurants and other merchants. PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. takepayments is a UK provider of card payment services for small independent businesses, including hospitality. All three are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. The main differences are in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Geidea: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; takepayments: Independent UK hospitality businesses.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Geidea: Web, Android; PayTabs: Web, iOS, Android; takepayments: Web.

  • countries covered

    Geidea names 3 countries, PayTabs names 9 countries and takepayments names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Geidea names 5 integrations, PayTabs names 11 integrations and takepayments names 8 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Geidea vs PayTabs vs takepayments: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldGeideaPayTabstakepayments
What it isGeidea is a Saudi payments company that sells card terminals, a mobile POS app, a payment gateway and payment links, plus a point of sale with online ordering, kiosk, kitchen display and branded app for restaurants and other merchants.PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.takepayments is a UK provider of card payment services for small independent businesses, including hospitality.
Best forRestaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Food trucks and cloud kitchensRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businessesIndependent UK hospitality businesses; Small businesses that want table or bar payments on a portable terminal
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published12 months for card machines; 18 months for the hospitality EPOS
PlatformsWeb, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesEgypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab EmiratesEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 moreUnited Kingdom
LanguagesArabic, EnglishArabic, English, FrenchNot published
Number of integrations5118
CertificationsNot publishedPCI DSSNot published
Security practicesUnder the supervision and control of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA); holds a SAMA acquiring licence (vendor statement)EMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity frameworkLicensed by Mastercard and Visa Europe as an Independent Sales Organisation and Member Service Provider
Founded20082014Not published
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaNot publishedStockport, United Kingdom
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedGlobal Payments
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • Magento
  • Opencart
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Geidea

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

Named only by PayTabs

  • Apple Pay
  • CS-Cart
  • Samsung Pay
  • STC Pay
  • WHMCS

Named only by takepayments

  • Freshbooks
  • Fresh KDS
  • WordPress

Which to choose

Geidea

Choose Geidea if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Food trucks and cloud kitchens.

PayTabs

Choose PayTabs if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses.

takepayments

Choose takepayments if you are in one of these groups: Independent UK hospitality businesses; Small businesses that want table or bar payments on a portable terminal.

Less suited to: Businesses outside the UK: the vendor says it specialises in helping independent UK businesses take card payments.

What we could not confirm

Geidea

  • Prices and transaction rates
  • Contract terms
  • Named integrations for POS
  • Restaurant customers
  • Employee count

PayTabs

  • A price for the payment gateway or TAPn'GO (only Paymes Super App pricing is published, in a testing phase)
  • Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
  • Named restaurant POS integrations
  • Customer names for restaurants using TAPn'GO
  • Contract term and renewal

takepayments

  • Any price for card machines or the EPOS (quote only)
  • Founding year, founders, funding and employee count
  • Acquisition date by Global Payments
  • EPOS hardware and supported operating systems
  • Interface languages
  • Named restaurant customers

Go further

Geidea profilePayTabs profiletakepayments 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.

PayTabs, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, markets, TAPn'GOhttps://paytabs.com/en/
  2. Pricing pagehttps://paytabs.com/en/pricing/
  3. Paymes Super Apphttps://paytabs.com/en/superapp/
  4. Gateway features and industrieshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/payment-gateway-platform/
  5. TAPn'GO for restaurants and hotelshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/tapngo/
  6. SoftPOShttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/paytabs-touch/
  7. Shopping cart pluginshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/integration-solutions/
  8. PCI DSS and frameworkshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/security-compliance/
  9. Company history and founderhttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/about/
  10. Support routeshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/contact/
  11. Hospitality pay-by-link (coming soon)https://ai.paytabs.com/en/hospitality-solutions/

takepayments, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, Global Payments companyhttps://www.takepayments.com
  2. Hospitality EPOS features, integrations, contracthttps://www.takepayments.com/pos-system/hospitality/
  3. Card machines, pricing FAQ, contracthttps://www.takepayments.com/card-machines/
  4. takepaymentsplus featureshttps://www.takepayments.com/card-machines/plus/
  5. Online payment options and shopping cart integrationshttps://www.takepayments.com/online-payments/
  6. Company, UK focus, registrationhttps://www.takepayments.com/company/
  7. Legal entity and registered officehttps://www.takepayments.com/terms-and-conditions/