GoTab vs Kobas vs Tevalis vs Zonal

GoTab is a US restaurant and venue POS built around one open tab that follows the guest, whether staff or the guest starts it by QR code. Kobas is a UK hospitality management system built around its own EPoS and mobile POS, with kitchen display, stock control, recipe costing, loyalty, ordering apps, rota scheduling, HR and reporting added as modules. Tevalis is a UK hospitality technology company that sells EPOS (point of sale), mobile POS, self-service kiosks, kitchen screens, stock management, finance reconciliation and head-office reporting. Zonal is a UK hospitality technology company selling EPoS (Aztec), handheld ordering, online ordering, bookings, kitchen display, purchasing, loyalty and CRM tools for pubs, restaurants and hotels. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The vendors price on different terms. GoTab at USD 15 per month; Kobas at GBP 99 per venue per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly. Tevalis and Zonal do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: GoTab: Food halls and multi-vendor venues; Kobas: Pub and bar groups; Tevalis: Multi-site pub, bar and restaurant groups; Zonal: Multi-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: GoTab: Web, iOS, Android; Kobas: Web, iOS; Tevalis: Web; Zonal: Web, Android.

  • integrations

    On integrations, GoTab names 28 integrations, Kobas names 24 integrations, Tevalis names 30 integrations and Zonal names 30 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Founding years: GoTab, 2016; Kobas, 2008; Tevalis, 2005; Zonal, 1979. GoTab is based in Arlington, United States, Kobas in Wallingford, United Kingdom, Tevalis in Hessle, United Kingdom and Zonal in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Side by side

GoTab vs Kobas vs Tevalis vs Zonal: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldGoTabKobasTevalisZonal
What it isGoTab is a US restaurant and venue POS built around one open tab that follows the guest, whether staff or the guest starts it by QR code.Kobas is a UK hospitality management system built around its own EPoS and mobile POS, with kitchen display, stock control, recipe costing, loyalty, ordering apps, rota scheduling, HR and reporting added as modules.Tevalis is a UK hospitality technology company that sells EPOS (point of sale), mobile POS, self-service kiosks, kitchen screens, stock management, finance reconciliation and head-office reporting.Zonal is a UK hospitality technology company selling EPoS (Aztec), handheld ordering, online ordering, bookings, kitchen display, purchasing, loyalty and CRM tools for pubs, restaurants and hotels.
Best forFood halls and multi-vendor venues; Bars, breweries and entertainment venues; Operators who want guests to order from their phones; Full-service restaurantsPub and bar groups; Independent and multi-site restaurants; Food halls; Small venues that want to start with EPoS onlyMulti-site pub, bar and restaurant groups; Restaurants; Quick service and food halls; Venues that mix food with other activityMulti-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK; Hotels and pubs with rooms; Independent pubs and restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per locationQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceUSD 15 per monthGBP 99 per venue per monthNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOSWebWeb, Android
CountriesUnited StatesUnited KingdomNot publishedUnited Kingdom, United States
LanguagesEnglish, SpanishNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations28243030
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2016200820051979
HeadquartersArlington, United StatesWallingford, United KingdomHessle, United KingdomEdinburgh, United Kingdom
OwnerNot publishedVesta Software GroupNot publishedVolaris Group (joined in 2026)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all four

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Named only by GoTab

  • 7shifts
  • Avero
  • Compeat
  • Craftable
  • DoorDash
  • Ekos
  • Fishbowl
  • Givex
  • Grubhub
  • Klaviyo
  • MarginEdge
  • meez
and 9 more
  • Order with Google
  • Restaurant365
  • Schedulefly
  • Shipday
  • Shopify
  • Stayntouch
  • Tripleseat
  • UberEats
  • Untappd

Named only by Kobas

  • Booked it
  • Booker Wholesale
  • Expert LMS
  • Flow Hospitality Training
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Hastee
  • InnStyle
  • Mailchimp
  • Preoday
  • Sage
  • Splash Access
  • Swipen
and 4 more
  • Trifft
  • TrustID
  • Wireless Social
  • Yapster

Named only by Tevalis

  • Acteol/Atreemo
  • Adyen
  • Allergen.io/Harrison Carloss
  • Apaleo
  • Barclaycard Payments
  • Como
  • Deputy
  • Nory
  • Paymentsense
  • Planday
  • Rekki
  • Resdiary
and 5 more
  • Rotacloud
  • Sage 50
  • Salesforce
  • Worldpay Instore
  • Zeller

Named only by Zonal

  • Acrelec
  • Amadeus
  • Ambl
  • BigDish
  • Eagle Eye
  • Harri
  • Kate One
  • Mastercard
  • me&u
  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • PayPal
  • Revinate
and 5 more
  • S4Labour
  • SAP
  • Tenzo
  • Tipinc
  • TiPJAR

Which to choose

GoTab

Choose GoTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Food halls and multi-vendor venues; Bars, breweries and entertainment venues; Operators who want guests to order from their phones.

Kobas

Choose Kobas if you are in one of these groups: Pub and bar groups; Independent and multi-site restaurants; Food halls.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Venues that want to keep another vendor's EPoS. Kobas says it does not integrate with other EPoS systems, and its stock and loyalty modules need the Kobas EPoS.

Tevalis

Choose Tevalis if you are in one of these groups: Multi-site pub, bar and restaurant groups; Restaurants; Quick service and food halls.

Zonal

Choose Zonal if you fit its listed audience: Multi-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK; Hotels and pubs with rooms; Independent pubs and restaurants.

What we could not confirm

GoTab

  • Contract length and cancellation terms
  • Funding history, parent company and team size
  • Security certifications and PCI status
  • Which US states or other countries it is sold in
  • Price of dedicated hardware
  • App store listings for the Manager App

Kobas

  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Employee count and named founders
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages and countries beyond the UK
  • Whether Android tills are supported; only touchscreen terminals, iPads and other tablets are mentioned
  • Whether reservations and compliance tasks are included in each plan tier

Tevalis

  • Any price, plan or contract term (no pricing published)
  • Which countries are supported (only a count of 40)
  • Mobile app store listings and platforms for TevStock
  • Hardware models and operating systems
  • Security certifications and hosting details
  • Employee count, funding and legal entity name
  • Interface languages
  • Which integrations are available in which region

Zonal

  • Prices for Aztec EPoS and other products (quote only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Number of employees
  • Funding (Zonal is owned by Volaris Group)
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Whether Zonal sells outside the UK (a US office is listed)

Go further

GoTab profileKobas profileTevalis profileZonal 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.

GoTab, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, business types, pricing notehttps://gotab.com
  2. Plan prices, add-ons, card processinghttps://gotab.com/pricing
  3. Company story and founderhttps://gotab.com/about-us
  4. Integration approachhttps://gotab.com/integrations
  5. Partner directoryhttps://gotab.com/integration-partners
  6. POS and hardwarehttps://gotab.com/products/point-of-sale-pos
  7. Kioskhttps://gotab.com/products/self-ordering-kiosk
  8. QR ordering and Easy Tabhttps://gotab.com/products/mobile-ordering-payment
  9. KDShttps://gotab.com/products/kitchen-display-system-kds
  10. Named customershttps://gotab.com/testimonials
  11. Address in Arlington, Virginiahttps://gotab.com/contact-us

Kobas, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, sectors, client quoteshttps://www.kobas.co.uk/
  2. Plans, prices, hardware, support, onboardinghttps://www.kobas.co.uk/subscription-pricing/
  3. Integration listhttps://www.kobas.co.uk/integrations/
  4. History, company number, parenthttps://www.kobas.co.uk/about-us/
  5. EPoS features, offline, deviceshttps://www.kobas.co.uk/products/hospitality-epos/
  6. Restaurant fit, stock, rota, KDShttps://www.kobas.co.uk/epos-for-restaurants/
  7. Customer apphttps://www.kobas.co.uk/products/customer-app/
  8. Client list and mixhttps://www.kobas.co.uk/our-clients/
  9. Onboarding and support serviceshttps://www.kobas.co.uk/our-services/
  10. Positioninghttps://www.kobas.co.uk/why-choose-kobas/

Tevalis, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, client and integration counts, supporthttps://website.tevalis.com/
  2. Integration listhttps://website.tevalis.com/integrations/
  3. Company story and figureshttps://website.tevalis.com/about-us/
  4. Registered addresshttps://website.tevalis.com/about-us/about-tevalis/
  5. Implementation and supporthttps://website.tevalis.com/about-us/moving-to-tevalis/
  6. EPOS featureshttps://website.tevalis.com/products/epos/
  7. mPOShttps://website.tevalis.com/products/mpos/
  8. Kioskshttps://website.tevalis.com/products/self-service-kiosks/
  9. Kitchen screenshttps://website.tevalis.com/products/kitchen-management/
  10. Stock managementhttps://website.tevalis.com/products/stock-management/
  11. Finance managementhttps://website.tevalis.com/products/finance-management/
  12. Customer managementhttps://website.tevalis.com/products/customer-management/
  13. Centralised managementhttps://website.tevalis.com/products/centralised-management/
  14. Analyticshttps://website.tevalis.com/products/business-analytics/
  15. Restaurant sector pagehttps://website.tevalis.com/sectors/restaurants/
  16. Sectors servedhttps://website.tevalis.com/sectors/
  17. Customer nameshttps://website.tevalis.com/resources/case-studies/

Zonal, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, 200+ integrations, supporthttps://www.zonal.co.uk/
  2. Product overviewhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/
  3. EPoS overviewhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/
  4. EPoS for restaurants: features, reports, supporthttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos-restaurants/
  5. Akru POS for independents and card feeshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/akru/
  6. Hardware and registered officehttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/hardware/
  7. iServe Plus handheldhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/handheld-ordering/
  8. Zonal Bookingshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/bookings/
  9. Kitchen iQhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/operations/kitchen-management-system/
  10. Acquire purchase-to-payhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/operations/purchase-to-pay/
  11. Loyaltyhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/marketing/loyalty-programmes/
  12. Integration partner listhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/integrations/
  13. History, Volaris, CEOhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/about-us/
  14. Officeshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/find-us/
  15. Rental package page (no price)https://www.zonal.co.uk/rental-packages/pos-essentials/