JTECH vs Ziosk

JTECH is a US maker of guest and staff paging systems, two-way radios, table location systems and digital signage, sold to restaurants, hotels, healthcare sites, retail and other venues. Ziosk supplies tablets and software for tables in full-service restaurants: a guest-facing tabletop tablet for ordering, paying, games, loyalty sign-up and surveys, a handheld tablet for servers, and a slim check presenter. Both are listed under Customer Self-Service & Table Technology. They differ in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: JTECH: Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Ziosk: Casual-dining chains.

  • company background

    By founding year, JTECH (1988) and Ziosk (2010). JTECH is based in Duluth, Georgia, United States and Ziosk in Plano, United States.

Side by side

JTECH vs Ziosk: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldJTECHZiosk
What it isJTECH is a US maker of guest and staff paging systems, two-way radios, table location systems and digital signage, sold to restaurants, hotels, healthcare sites, retail and other venues.Ziosk supplies tablets and software for tables in full-service restaurants: a guest-facing tabletop tablet for ordering, paying, games, loyalty sign-up and surveys, a handheld tablet for servers, and a slim check presenter.
Best forQuick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Full-service restaurantsCasual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedNot published
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrationsNot published16
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedP2PE, EMV and NFC payments on tablets
Founded19882010
HeadquartersDuluth, Georgia, United StatesPlano, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by JTECH

JTECH does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Ziosk

  • Chase Paymentech
  • Fiserv
  • FreedomPay
  • Aloha
  • Oracle Micros
  • Paytronix
  • Personica
  • POSitouch
  • Punchh
  • Rezku
  • Shift4
  • Simphony
and 4 more
  • Sparkfly
  • TSYS
  • Worldpay
  • Xpient

Which to choose

JTECH

Choose JTECH if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Full-service restaurants.

Ziosk

Choose Ziosk if you are in one of these groups: Casual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues.

Less suited to: Restaurants looking for a POS: the vendor says Ziosk is not a POS system and not a payment processor.

What we could not confirm

JTECH

  • Hardware and subscription prices, and the currency of the HostConcepts tiers
  • Named POS or kiosk integrations
  • Countries served (an International Sales page exists)
  • Team size, funding and security certifications
  • Platforms and apps for HostConcepts

Ziosk

  • Any price
  • Contract terms
  • Countries served
  • Funding
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.