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
| Field | JTECH | Ziosk |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | 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. |
| Best for | Quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; Full-service restaurants | Casual-dining chains; Restaurants on Aloha, Micros or POSitouch; Upscale and polished-casual venues |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Yes | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Not published | Not published |
| Countries | Not published | Not published |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | Not published | 16 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | P2PE, EMV and NFC payments on tablets |
| Founded | 1988 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Duluth, Georgia, United States | Plano, United States |
| Owner | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 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 moreshow fewer
- 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.
JTECH, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: range, address, copyright entityhttps://www.jtech.com
- Founding yearhttps://www.jtech.com/about
- Full-service restaurant solutionshttps://www.jtech.com/full-service_restaurants
- QSR solutions, NextUphttps://www.jtech.com/qsr-restaurants
- Guest pagers, warrantyhttps://www.jtech.com/guest-pagers
- HostConcepts tiers and featureshttps://www.jtech.com/host-concepts
- EasyVu table locationhttps://www.jtech.com/easyvu-guest-location-system
- Table location overview, LocatRhttps://www.jtech.com/table-location-systems
- Digital signagehttps://www.jtech.com/digital-signage
- Hospitality solutionshttps://www.jtech.com/hospitality
- Page discoveryhttps://www.jtech.com/sitemap.xml
Ziosk, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.ziosk.com/
- zMini specs and integrationshttps://www.ziosk.com/products/ziosk-mini
- Server tablethttps://www.ziosk.com/products/ziosk-pro
- Drop & Payhttps://www.ziosk.com/products/drop-pay
- Games and customershttps://www.ziosk.com/products/games
- zConnecthttps://www.ziosk.com/products/zconnect
- Edge Intelligencehttps://www.ziosk.com/edge-intelligence
- FAQ: pricing, integrationshttps://www.ziosk.com/faqs
- Founding, HQhttps://www.ziosk.com/about-us
- Partner listhttps://www.ziosk.com/partners

