Gicater vs Paradise POS

Gicater is a Windows restaurant point-of-sale system from a Shenzhen company, aimed at Chinese-run and local restaurants outside China. Paradise POS is an iPad-based cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, food trucks and retail shops in the US. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Gicater: Chinese restaurants abroad; Paradise POS: Bars and nightclubs.

  • platforms

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

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Gicater names 6 countries and Paradise POS names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Gicater names 2 integrations and Paradise POS names 8 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Gicater, Shenzhen, China; Paradise POS, Tyler, United States.

Side by side

Gicater vs Paradise POS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldGicaterParadise POS
What it isGicater is a Windows restaurant point-of-sale system from a Shenzhen company, aimed at Chinese-run and local restaurants outside China.Paradise POS is an iPad-based cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, food trucks and retail shops in the US.
Best forChinese restaurants abroad; Buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants; Restaurant chainsBars and nightclubs; Full and quick-service restaurants; Food trucks; Merchants who want to cut card fees
Pricing modelOne-off licenceQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsiOS
CountriesBrazil, Canada, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, SpainUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai and 1 moreEnglish, Spanish
Number of integrations28
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesTax authority certification in Italy, Spain, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil and Canada (vendor claim)EMV-ready payments (no certification named)
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersShenzhen, ChinaTyler, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Named only by Gicater

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

Named only by Paradise POS

  • DoorDash
  • FedEx
  • Ship Engine
  • UberEats
  • UPS
  • USPS

Which to choose

Gicater

Choose Gicater if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Chinese restaurants abroad; Buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants; Restaurant chains.

Paradise POS

Choose Paradise POS if you are in one of these groups: Bars and nightclubs; Full and quick-service restaurants; Food trucks.

What we could not confirm

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

Paradise POS

  • Prices and contract terms
  • Named payment processors
  • Founding year, legal name and headcount
  • Customers

Go further

Gicater profileParadise POS 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/