Loyalzoo vs SumUp Connect
Loyalzoo is a digital loyalty, marketing and subscriptions service for small and medium businesses, including cafes, restaurants and shops. SumUp Connect is a customer loyalty and automated marketing tool from SumUp, and its own pages still refer to the Fivestars by SumUp loyalty system. Both are listed under Loyalty & Rewards. They differ in price, audience and integrations.
Key differences
price
On price, Loyalzoo at GBP 57 per month, excluding VAT; SumUp Connect at $269 (currency not stated) per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same.
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Loyalzoo: Independent cafes, restaurants and shops; SumUp Connect: Coffee shops, quick-service restaurants and restaurants.
integrations
The integration lists differ. Loyalzoo names 9 integrations and SumUp Connect names 1 integration. No partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Loyalzoo | SumUp Connect |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Loyalzoo is a digital loyalty, marketing and subscriptions service for small and medium businesses, including cafes, restaurants and shops. | SumUp Connect is a customer loyalty and automated marketing tool from SumUp, and its own pages still refer to the Fivestars by SumUp loyalty system. |
| Best for | Independent cafes, restaurants and shops; Venues selling memberships or clubs; Businesses on Clover, Square or Epos Now | Coffee shops, quick-service restaurants and restaurants; Small businesses that want automated repeat-customer marketing |
| Pricing model | Subscription per business | Subscription per month |
| Starting price | GBP 57 per month, excluding VAT | $269 (currency not stated) per month |
| Free plan | Not published | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Not published |
| Contract | None; cancel at any time (vendor FAQ) | Not published |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Countries | Not published | Not published |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 9 | 1 |
| Certifications | PCI compliant | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2012 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | SumUp |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Loyalzoo
- Clover
- Epos Now
- GoDaddy – Poynt
- MX POS
- Pax
- Shopify
- Square
- Sunmi
- Zapier
Named only by SumUp Connect
- SumUp POS
Which to choose
Loyalzoo
Choose Loyalzoo if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent cafes, restaurants and shops; Venues selling memberships or clubs; Businesses on Clover, Square or Epos Now.
SumUp Connect
Choose SumUp Connect if you are in one of these groups: Coffee shops, quick-service restaurants and restaurants; Small businesses that want automated repeat-customer marketing.
What we could not confirm
Loyalzoo
- Founding year
- Funding
- Team size
- Interface languages
- Named countries
- Native mobile apps for merchants
- Security certifications beyond PCI mention
SumUp Connect
- Currency of the published prices (page shows only a $ sign)
- Whether prices are per location
- The acquisition date of Fivestars by SumUp (not stated on the vendor's site)
- Integrations with other point-of-sale systems
- Contract term
- Countries, languages and security certifications
- SumUp headquarters and funding
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Loyalzoo, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: features, customers, reachhttps://loyalzoo.com/
- Plans and priceshttps://loyalzoo.com/pricing/
- POS integrationshttps://loyalzoo.com/integrations/
- Requirements, contract, datahttps://loyalzoo.com/faq/
- Positioning and foundershttps://loyalzoo.com/why-loyalzoo/
- Payment terminalhttps://loyalzoo.com/payments/
- Team titleshttps://loyalzoo.com/team/
- Address, company number, supporthttps://loyalzoo.com/contact/
- Legal entityhttps://loyalzoo.com/terms-conditions/
SumUp Connect, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product overview (fivestars.com redirects here)https://www.sumup.com/en-us/loyalty-program/
- Plans and priceshttps://www.sumup.com/en-us/loyalty-program/pricing/
- Loyalty featureshttps://www.sumup.com/en-us/loyalty-program/loyalty-rewards/
- Marketing featureshttps://www.sumup.com/en-us/loyalty-program/automated-marketing/
- Customer directoryhttps://www.sumup.com/en-us/loyalty-program/customer-directory/
- Company and supporthttps://www.sumup.com/en-us/about/
