Impos vs Otter vs TapTouch POS

Impos is an Australian hospitality point of sale and payments provider, developing POS software since 2006. Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system. TapTouch is a cloud point-of-sale system for hospitality and retail sold from Australia, with offices in the UK and the Netherlands. All three are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Otter's: USD 79 per location per month. Impos and TapTouch POS do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Impos: Australian bars, pubs and restaurants; Otter: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; TapTouch POS: Dine-in restaurants and multi-site operators.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Impos: Web, iOS, Android; Otter: Web, iOS, Android; TapTouch POS: Web.

  • countries covered

    Impos names 1 country, Otter names 4 countries and TapTouch POS names 4 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Impos names 23 integrations, Otter names 34 integrations and TapTouch POS names 9 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Impos is based in Australia, Otter in Los Angeles, United States and TapTouch POS in Australia.

Side by side

Impos vs Otter vs TapTouch POS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldImposOtterTapTouch POS
What it isImpos is an Australian hospitality point of sale and payments provider, developing POS software since 2006.Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system.TapTouch is a cloud point-of-sale system for hospitality and retail sold from Australia, with offices in the UK and the Netherlands.
Best forAustralian bars, pubs and restaurants; Venues wanting POS and payments from one supplier; Multi-venue hospitality groupsQuick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks; Multi-store and high-volume restaurantsDine-in restaurants and multi-site operators; Quick-service and takeaway venues; Pubs and bars; Small retail and grocery shops
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per locationSubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 79 per location per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedMonthly plans renew monthly; hardware leases need 24 monthsNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesAustraliaAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations23349
CertificationsNot publishedCCPA, GDPRNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2006Not published2017
HeadquartersAustraliaLos Angeles, United StatesAustralia
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • DoorDash
  • Uber Eats

Named only by Impos

  • EatClub
  • Lightyear
  • Loke
  • Menulog
  • me&u
  • MYOB
  • Now Book It
  • Pago
  • QuickBooks
  • Restoke
  • SAP
  • SevenRooms
and 5 more
  • Skip
  • Tanda
  • Vostro
  • Zeller
  • Zuus

Named only by Otter

  • 7shifts
  • ChowNow
  • Clover
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Epos Now
  • ezCater
  • Flipdish
  • GoTab
  • Grubhub
  • Homebase
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed
and 16 more
  • Loyverse
  • MarketMan
  • Micros
  • Brink
  • POSitouch
  • Postmates
  • Restaurant365
  • Revel
  • Seamless
  • Shipday
  • Skip the Dishes
  • Slice
  • Square
  • Squirrel Systems
  • Stripe
  • Toast

Named only by TapTouch POS

  • Aristocrat S700
  • Datalogic and CAS scales
  • Hikvision

Which to choose

Impos

Choose Impos if you fit its listed audience: Australian bars, pubs and restaurants; Venues wanting POS and payments from one supplier; Multi-venue hospitality groups.

Otter

Choose Otter if you fit its listed audience: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks.

TapTouch POS

Choose TapTouch POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Dine-in restaurants and multi-site operators; Quick-service and takeaway venues; Pubs and bars.

What we could not confirm

Impos

  • Prices
  • Contract terms
  • Employee count
  • Funding
  • Security certifications

Otter

  • Base prices of the Lite and Standard order-aggregation plans (the details page lists features but not the plan prices)
  • Enterprise or multi-location pricing (the site offers a quote)
  • Founding year, founders, funding and parent company: the site has no About page and states none of these
  • Employee count
  • Full list of countries and which integrations work in which country; the vendor's own customer claims differ (100,000+ restaurants on the homepage, 275k+ customers and 40+ countries on the why-otter page)
  • Interface languages of the product (the marketing site has Spanish, French and Portuguese versions)
  • Security certifications such as SOC 2 or PCI level
  • Free trial or free plan
  • Whether Otter is owned by or affiliated with another company: the legal terms mention affiliates but name none

TapTouch POS

  • Currency of the published prices (page shows none)
  • Contract term and cancellation rules
  • Payment processing rates
  • Operating system of the POS hardware
  • Interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Team size and funding
  • Which office is headquarters

Go further

Impos profileOtter profileTapTouch POS 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.

Impos, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. homehttps://impos.com.au/
  2. companyhttps://impos.com.au/about/
  3. POS overviewhttps://impos.com.au/product/impos-point-of-sale/
  4. featureshttps://impos.com.au/product/our-pos-features/
  5. paymentshttps://impos.com.au/product/impos-payments/
  6. hardwarehttps://impos.com.au/product/pos-hardware/
  7. online orderinghttps://impos.com.au/product/cinch-online-ordering/
  8. payment integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/payments/
  9. accounting integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/accounting/
  10. rostering integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/rostering-software/
  11. order ahead integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/order-ahead/
  12. reservations integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/reservations/
  13. stock integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/stock-management/
  14. loyalty integrationshttps://impos.com.au/pos-integrations/memberships/

Otter, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, pricing bundles, comparison, claimshttps://www.tryotter.com
  2. POS bundle prices, processing fees, hardware termshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing
  3. Order aggregation plan details, add-on prices, hardware priceshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing-details-aggregate
  4. Integration partner listhttps://www.tryotter.com/integrations
  5. POS product pagehttps://www.tryotter.com/products/otterpos
  6. Order Managerhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/order-management
  7. Kitchen displayhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kds
  8. Kioskhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kiosk
  9. Online orderinghttps://www.tryotter.com/products/online-ordering
  10. Cateringhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/catering
  11. Menu managementhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/menu-management
  12. Loyaltyhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/loyalty
  13. Marketing automationhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/marketing
  14. Ratings and reviewshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/ratings-and-reviews
  15. Financialshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/financials
  16. Analyticshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/analytics
  17. Live alertshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/live-alerts
  18. Website builderhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/website-builder
  19. Virtual brandshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/virtual-brands
  20. Inventory Savings cash backhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/inventory-savings
  21. Otter Go apphttps://www.tryotter.com/products/app
  22. Company claims, customer nameshttps://www.tryotter.com/why-otter
  23. FAQ topicshttps://www.tryotter.com/faq
  24. Legal terms by regionhttps://www.tryotter.com/legal
  25. Legal entity, billing and cancellation termshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/tech-services
  26. Legal entity and Los Angeles addresshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/privacy-policy
  27. Page discovery; UK and Australian site versionshttps://www.tryotter.com/sitemap.xml