Kobas vs RST EPOS

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. RST EPOS supplies point-of-sale software (TapaPOS and the cloud-based TapaGo), integrated card payments (TapaPay), hardware and connected apps for hospitality and retail in the UK and Ireland. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Kobas at GBP 99 per venue per month; RST EPOS at GBP 60 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Kobas: Pub and bar groups; RST EPOS: Restaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Kobas: Web, iOS; RST EPOS: Web, Android, Windows.

  • countries covered

    Kobas names 1 country and RST EPOS names 2 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Kobas names 24 integrations and RST EPOS names 28 integrations. 4 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Kobas vs RST EPOS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKobasRST EPOS
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.RST EPOS supplies point-of-sale software (TapaPOS and the cloud-based TapaGo), integrated card payments (TapaPay), hardware and connected apps for hospitality and retail in the UK and Ireland.
Best forPub and bar groups; Independent and multi-site restaurants; Food halls; Small venues that want to start with EPoS onlyRestaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland; Pubs, bars and hotels; Multi-site operators
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per location (bundle including hardware)
Starting priceGBP 99 per venue per monthGBP 60 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOSWeb, Android, Windows
CountriesUnited KingdomIreland, United Kingdom
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish
Number of integrations2428
CertificationsNot publishedPCI DSS
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded2008Not published
HeadquartersWallingford, United KingdomNot published
OwnerVesta Software GroupNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Dojo
  • Guestline
  • Stripe
  • Xero

Named only by Kobas

  • Airship
  • Booked it
  • Booker Wholesale
  • Deliverect
  • DesignMyNight
  • Expert LMS
  • Flow Hospitality Training
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Hastee
  • InnStyle
  • Mailchimp
  • Preoday
and 8 more
  • Quickbooks
  • Sage
  • Splash Access
  • Swipen
  • Trifft
  • TrustID
  • Wireless Social
  • Yapster

Named only by RST EPOS

  • Avondata Rezcontrol
  • Deputy
  • Global Payments
  • GuestDiary
  • iDraught
  • Kitchencut
  • MarketMan
  • Mews
  • Opsyte
  • Oracle OPERA
  • Pay360
  • Paymentsense
and 12 more
  • Procure Wizard
  • Protel
  • ResDiary
  • RoomMaster
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Sage Intacct
  • Shiji
  • TapaPay
  • Tapa Table
  • The Drink Exchange
  • Trust Payments
  • Worldpay

Which to choose

Kobas

Choose Kobas if you fit its listed audience: Pub and bar groups; Independent and multi-site restaurants; Food halls.

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.

RST EPOS

Choose RST EPOS if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland; Pubs, bars and hotels; Multi-site operators.

Weaker fit: Businesses outside the UK and Ireland. The vendor describes its service and support as covering the UK and Ireland.

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

RST EPOS

  • Legal entity name and registration
  • Founding year and headquarters
  • Employee count
  • Contract term
  • Full price list beyond the restaurant offer

Go further

Kobas profileRST EPOS profile

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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/