Kobas vs Presto Express

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. Presto Express is a UK restaurant EPOS (point of sale) supplier that sells counter and handheld terminals, self-order kiosks, QR table ordering, kitchen displays, online ordering, table booking, loyalty, inventory and reporting as modules that can be mixed. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Kobas lists GBP 99 per venue per month. Presto Express does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Kobas: Pub and bar groups; Presto Express: UK takeaways and fast-food chains.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Kobas names 24 integrations and Presto Express names 4 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Kobas was founded in 2008 and Presto Express in 2012. Headquarters: Kobas, Wallingford, United Kingdom; Presto Express, Chesterfield, United Kingdom.

Side by side

Kobas vs Presto Express: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKobasPresto Express
What it isKobas 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.Presto Express is a UK restaurant EPOS (point of sale) supplier that sells counter and handheld terminals, self-order kiosks, QR table ordering, kitchen displays, online ordering, table booking, loyalty, inventory and reporting as modules that can be mixed.
Best forPub and bar groups; Independent and multi-site restaurants; Food halls; Small venues that want to start with EPoS onlyUK takeaways and fast-food chains; Restaurants that want to start small and add modules; Venues that want to avoid delivery-platform commission; Fine dining and table-service restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceGBP 99 per venue per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOSNot published
CountriesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations244
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot published256-bit SSL encryption and role-based access for PrestoGo Manager (no certification named), Registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office
Founded20082012
HeadquartersWallingford, United KingdomChesterfield, United Kingdom
OwnerVesta Software GroupNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Quickbooks
  • Xero

Named only by Kobas

  • Airship
  • Booked it
  • Booker Wholesale
  • Deliverect
  • DesignMyNight
  • Dojo
  • Expert LMS
  • Flow Hospitality Training
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Guestline
  • Hastee
  • InnStyle
and 10 more
  • Mailchimp
  • Preoday
  • Sage
  • Splash Access
  • Stripe
  • Swipen
  • Trifft
  • TrustID
  • Wireless Social
  • Yapster

Named only by Presto Express

  • Marketman
  • Oracle

Which to choose

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.

Presto Express

Choose Presto Express if you fit its listed audience: UK takeaways and fast-food chains; Restaurants that want to start small and add modules; Venues that want to avoid delivery-platform commission.

What we could not confirm

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

Presto Express

  • Any price, plan tier or hardware cost (none published)
  • Contract length and renewal terms (the terms say product agreements are signed at onboarding)
  • Which operating system the software runs on and whether there are iOS or Android apps
  • Company registration number (the terms page shows a placeholder)
  • Team size, funding and founder names
  • Named delivery-platform integrations
  • Interface languages

Go further

Kobas profilePresto Express 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.

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/

Presto Express, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home: module overview and claimshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/
  2. Product suitehttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products
  3. Counter EPOS, hardware, integrationshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/counter-epos
  4. Handheld terminalshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/handheld-epos
  5. Online ordering pricing modelhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/online-ordering
  6. Table bookinghttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/table-booking
  7. Driver managementhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/driver-management
  8. Inventoryhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/inventory-management
  9. Analyticshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/analytics-reporting
  10. Manager app and securityhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/products/prestogo-manager
  11. Customer case studieshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/case-studies
  12. Company history and locationhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/about
  13. Support hours and officeshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/contact
  14. Legal entity, billing termshttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/terms-of-service
  15. Data controller, ICO registrationhttps://prestoexpress.co.uk/privacy-policy