LithosPOS vs MenuSifu vs Qu POS

LithosPOS is a cloud POS for restaurants and retailers, sold by LithosPOS Inc. MenuSifu is a US restaurant point-of-sale platform with its own POS terminals, handhelds, kiosks and kitchen screens, plus online ordering, loyalty, delivery integration and reporting. Qu is a cloud restaurant point of sale and ordering platform for large quick-service and fast-casual chains. All three are listed under Restaurant POS. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, LithosPOS lists USD 19 per month. MenuSifu and Qu POS do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: LithosPOS: Quick service, cafes and food trucks; MenuSifu: New restaurants wanting a low-cost start; Qu POS: Enterprise QSR and fast-casual chains.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. LithosPOS names 10 countries, MenuSifu names 1 country and Qu POS names 3 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    LithosPOS names 15 integrations, MenuSifu names 5 integrations and Qu POS names 29 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

LithosPOS vs MenuSifu vs Qu POS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldLithosPOSMenuSifuQu POS
What it isLithosPOS is a cloud POS for restaurants and retailers, sold by LithosPOS Inc.MenuSifu is a US restaurant point-of-sale platform with its own POS terminals, handhelds, kiosks and kitchen screens, plus online ordering, loyalty, delivery integration and reporting.Qu is a cloud restaurant point of sale and ordering platform for large quick-service and fast-casual chains.
Best forQuick service, cafes and food trucks; Full-service restaurants; Small operators wanting low entry pricingNew restaurants wanting a low-cost start; Quick-service and full-service restaurants; Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Mexican restaurants, bubble tea shops; Chains and franchise groupsEnterprise QSR and fast-casual chains; Franchise and multi-brand operators; Drive-thru and kiosk heavy concepts
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceUSD 19 per monthNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedYesNot published
Free trialYesNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedSet in the order form (annual or monthly)Not published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsNot publishedWeb
CountriesAustralia, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ireland, New Zealand and 4 moreUnited StatesCanada, Mexico, United States
LanguagesEnglish, SpanishChinese, EnglishNot published
Number of integrations15529
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2014Not published
HeadquartersNot publishedNew York, United StatesArlington, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • Uber Eats

Named only by LithosPOS

  • ERPNext
  • Odoo
  • QuickBooks
  • SAP
  • Shopify
  • SumUp
  • Tally
  • Viva Wallet
  • Wolt
  • WooCommerce
  • Zoho Books
  • Zomato

Named only by MenuSifu

  • EZ Capital
  • USEZPAY

Named only by Qu POS

  • 7shifts
  • Bikky
  • Chase
  • Checkmate
  • Cohesion
  • Compeat
  • Crunchtime
  • ezCATER
  • Fiserv
  • Fourth
  • FreedomPay
  • Givex
and 14 more
  • Global Payments
  • HotSchedules
  • Incentivio
  • Lunchbox
  • MarginEdge
  • MarketMan
  • Olo
  • PayPal
  • Paytronix
  • Presto
  • Punchh
  • Restaurant365
  • Thanx
  • UrbanPiper

Which to choose

LithosPOS

Choose LithosPOS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Quick service, cafes and food trucks; Full-service restaurants; Small operators wanting low entry pricing.

MenuSifu

Choose MenuSifu if you fit its listed audience: New restaurants wanting a low-cost start; Quick-service and full-service restaurants; Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Mexican restaurants, bubble tea shops.

Qu POS

Choose Qu POS if you are in one of these groups: Enterprise QSR and fast-casual chains; Franchise and multi-brand operators; Drive-thru and kiosk heavy concepts.

Less suited to: Independent single-site restaurants. Qu positions itself for enterprise quick-service and fast-casual chains.

What we could not confirm

LithosPOS

  • Contract terms
  • Headquarters and company size
  • Funding
  • Security certifications
  • Restaurant plan monthly-billing price

MenuSifu

  • Prices for Basic, Pro and Premium plans and hardware
  • Card processing rates
  • Security certifications
  • Employee count and funding
  • Native mobile app names and stores
  • Supported countries beyond the US

Qu POS

  • Any price or contract terms
  • Founding year, employee count and funding amounts (investors named on the company page: Cota Capital, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Bobby Cox Companies, NRD Capital)
  • Security certifications (a PCI DSS guide is published but no certification statement is given)
  • Supported hardware models
  • Interface languages

Go further

LithosPOS profileMenuSifu profileQu 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.

LithosPOS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Restaurant POS pagehttps://www.lithospos.com/restaurant
  2. Pricing planshttps://www.lithospos.com/pricing
  3. Vendor knowledge basehttps://www.lithospos.com/llms-full.txt
  4. Hardwarehttps://www.lithospos.com/hardware

Qu POS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage, positioning, customershttps://www.qubeyond.com/
  2. Platform and reliability claimshttps://www.qubeyond.com/platform
  3. POS featureshttps://www.qubeyond.com/ordering/pos
  4. Kioskhttps://www.qubeyond.com/ordering/kiosk
  5. KDShttps://www.qubeyond.com/kitchen-solutions/kitchen-display-system
  6. Paymentshttps://www.qubeyond.com/payments/qu-pay
  7. Franchise managementhttps://www.qubeyond.com/management/brand-franchise-management
  8. Integration directoryhttps://www.qubeyond.com/integrations
  9. Leadership and investorshttps://www.qubeyond.com/our-company
  10. Support and HQ addresshttps://www.qubeyond.com/support
  11. Customer case studieshttps://www.qubeyond.com/case-studies
  12. Positioning and investorshttps://www.qubeyond.com/resource-center/enlightened-hospitality-investments-partners-with-qu-to-accelerate-innovation-for-the-restaurant-industry