Kounta vs OrderMate POS

Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. OrderMate is a hospitality point-of-sale system from Melbourne, Australia, covering table service, quick sale, bar tabs, phone and online orders, kitchen screens, stock control and cloud reporting. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

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

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Kounta: Cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; OrderMate POS: Restaurants and fine dining.

  • countries covered

    Kounta names 2 countries and OrderMate POS names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Kounta names 19 integrations and OrderMate POS names 15 integrations. 8 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Kounta, Montreal, Canada; OrderMate POS, North Melbourne, Australia. Kounta names Lightspeed as its parent company and OrderMate POS names Oolio.

Side by side

Kounta vs OrderMate POS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKountaOrderMate POS
What it isKounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.OrderMate is a hospitality point-of-sale system from Melbourne, Australia, covering table service, quick sale, bar tabs, phone and online orders, kitchen screens, stock control and cloud reporting.
Best forCafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendorRestaurants and fine dining; Pubs, bars and hotels; Venues with pickup and delivery; Multi-site groups and franchises
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceAUD 79 per monthNot published
Free planNoNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot published
CountriesAustralia, New ZealandAustralia
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations1915
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2001
HeadquartersMontreal, CanadaNorth Melbourne, Australia
OwnerLightspeedOolio
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Deliverect
  • Deputy
  • Doshii
  • Now Book It
  • OpenTable
  • SevenRooms
  • Tanda
  • Xero

Named only by Kounta

  • Employment Hero
  • MarketMan
  • Marsello
  • MEWS
  • MYOB AccountRight
  • MYOB Essentials
  • Otter
  • Quantaco
  • Restoke
  • Ritual
  • Supy

Named only by OrderMate POS

  • HungryHungry
  • Linkly
  • Mailchimp
  • MYOB
  • Radaro
  • ResDiary
  • Tyro EFTPOS

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.

OrderMate POS

Choose OrderMate POS if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and fine dining; Pubs, bars and hotels; Venues with pickup and delivery.

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

OrderMate POS

  • Any price, contract term or free trial
  • Legal entity, registration and team size
  • Whether OrderMate is sold outside Australia
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Native mobile app listings

Go further

Kounta profileOrderMate POS 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.

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/

OrderMate POS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, support, integrations, Since 2001https://www.ordermate.com.au/
  2. POS overview, on-premise and cloud, hardwarehttps://www.ordermate.com.au/pos-systems
  3. Feature listhttps://www.ordermate.com.au/pos-features
  4. Integration partnershttps://www.ordermate.com.au/integrations
  5. Head office addresshttps://www.ordermate.com.au/contact-us
  6. Customer nameshttps://www.ordermate.com.au/our-customers
  7. Team and CEOhttps://www.ordermate.com.au/our-team
  8. Oolio group owns Ordermatehttps://www.oolio.com/about