Kounta vs SwiftPOS

Kounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. SwiftPOS is point-of-sale software for hospitality venues, sold mainly in Australia through local distributors. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Kounta lists AUD 79 per month. SwiftPOS 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; SwiftPOS: Clubs, pubs, hotels and bars.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Kounta names 2 countries and SwiftPOS names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Kounta names 19 integrations and SwiftPOS names 24 integrations. 5 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Kounta, Montreal, Canada; SwiftPOS, Australia. Parent companies: Kounta, Lightspeed; SwiftPOS, OOLIO.

Side by side

Kounta vs SwiftPOS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKountaSwiftPOS
What it isKounta was a cloud point of sale for cafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.SwiftPOS is point-of-sale software for hospitality venues, sold mainly in Australia through local distributors.
Best forCafes, bars and restaurants in Australia and New Zealand; Multi-location restaurant groups; Venues that want POS and payments from one vendorClubs, pubs, hotels and bars; Stadiums and large venues; Restaurants and cafes with table service; Quick-service restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceAUD 79 per monthNot published
Free planNoNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesAustralia, New ZealandAustralia
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations1924
CertificationsPCI compliantNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersMontreal, CanadaAustralia
OwnerLightspeedOOLIO
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Deputy
  • Doshii
  • OpenTable
  • Tanda
  • Xero

Named only by Kounta

  • Deliverect
  • Employment Hero
  • MarketMan
  • Marsello
  • MEWS
  • MYOB AccountRight
  • MYOB Essentials
  • Now Book It
  • Otter
  • Quantaco
  • Restoke
  • Ritual
and 2 more
  • SevenRooms
  • Supy

Named only by SwiftPOS

  • Commonwealth Bank With Linkly
  • DoorDash with Tyro Connect
  • givex with Doshii
  • InnQuest
  • Linkly
  • mailchimp
  • Metcash
  • Myob
  • NewBook
  • Oracle
  • Micros
  • PowerBI
and 7 more
  • ResDiary
  • RESY with Doshii
  • TableCheck with Doshii
  • Tyro
  • UberEats with Tyro Connect
  • Windcave
  • Woo Commerce with Doshii

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.

SwiftPOS

Choose SwiftPOS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Clubs, pubs, hotels and bars; Stadiums and large venues; Restaurants and cafes with table service.

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

SwiftPOS

  • Any price or licence model
  • Contract terms
  • Founding year, founders and headquarters city
  • Funding and employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Countries where sold

Go further

Kounta profileSwiftPOS 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/