Kounta vs Onetap

Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. Onetap is a hospitality point of sale from Wizbang Technologies, a family-owned New Zealand company operating since 1998. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Kounta's: AUD 79 per month. Onetap does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Kounta: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Onetap: Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland.

  • countries covered

    Kounta names 2 countries and Onetap names 4 countries. 2 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    Kounta names 19 integrations and Onetap names 23 integrations. 6 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Kounta, Montreal, Canada; Onetap, New Zealand.

Side by side

Kounta vs Onetap: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKountaOnetap
What it isKounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.Onetap is a hospitality point of sale from Wizbang Technologies, a family-owned New Zealand company operating since 1998.
Best forCafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendorCafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland; Hotels, stadiums and large venues; Multi-venue groups
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceAUD 79 per monthNot published
Free planNoNot published
Free trialYesYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot published
CountriesAustralia, New ZealandAustralia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish
Number of integrations1923
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published1998
HeadquartersMontreal, CanadaNew Zealand
OwnerLightspeedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Deliverect
  • MEWS
  • Now Book It
  • OpenTable
  • SevenRooms
  • Xero

Named only by Kounta

  • Deputy
  • Doshii
  • Employment Hero
  • MarketMan
  • Marsello
  • MYOB AccountRight
  • MYOB Essentials
  • Otter
  • Quantaco
  • Restoke
  • Ritual
  • Supy
and 1 more
  • Tanda

Named only by Onetap

  • Eveve
  • HospoIQ
  • IMS Payroll
  • Loaded
  • Mobi
  • MYOB
  • PC-EFTPTOS (Linkly)
  • Phosphor
  • Power BI
  • Punchh
  • QuickBooks
  • ResDiary
and 5 more
  • Smartpay
  • TechnologyOne
  • Verifone
  • Windcave
  • Worldline

Which to choose

Kounta

Choose Kounta if you are in one of these groups: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendor.

Onetap

Choose Onetap if you are in one of these groups: Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars in New Zealand and Ireland; Hotels, stadiums and large venues; Multi-venue groups.

What we could not confirm

Kounta

  • Acquisition date and price (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Contract length, cancellation terms and free trial length
  • Which mobile platforms the Lightspeed Pulse app runs on
  • Whether the Kounta brand and pricing still apply to legacy Kounta accounts

Onetap

  • Prices
  • Contract terms
  • Headquarters city
  • Team size
  • Security certifications
  • Which platforms the back office runs on

Go further

Kounta profileOnetap 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.

Kounta, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Kounta site: now Lightspeed POS, features, venue counthttps://kounta.com
  2. Lightspeed Australia homepagehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/
  3. Restaurant POS overviewhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/
  4. Plans, prices and add-onshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/pricing/
  5. Integration nameshttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/integrations/
  6. Hardwarehttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/hardware/
  7. Payments and securityhttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/restaurant/payments/
  8. Company headquartershttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/au/about/