MentorPOS vs Rista vs Sides vs SwiftPOS

MentorPOS is a restaurant POS and management platform made in India, covering dine-in, takeaway, delivery, online and table-QR orders with billing, kitchen tickets and display, inventory, expenses and loyalty. Rista is a cloud restaurant management suite from DotPe that combines a point of sale, order management, inventory and recipe costing, direct online ordering and WhatsApp marketing. SIDES is an all-in-one restaurant software from SimplyDelivery GmbH in Berlin, aimed at quick-service restaurants, delivery services, ghost kitchens and franchises. SwiftPOS is point-of-sale software for hospitality venues, sold mainly in Australia through local distributors. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Starting prices: MentorPOS at INR 499 per month; Sides at EUR 74 per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable. Rista and SwiftPOS do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: MentorPOS: Single-outlet cafes and restaurants in India; Rista: Fine dining and bars; Sides: Delivery services; SwiftPOS: Clubs, pubs, hotels and bars.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. MentorPOS: Web, Android; Rista: iOS, Android, Windows; Sides: iOS, Android; SwiftPOS: Web.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. MentorPOS names 1 country, Rista names 1 country, Sides names 4 countries and SwiftPOS names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

Side by side

MentorPOS vs Rista vs Sides vs SwiftPOS: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldMentorPOSRistaSidesSwiftPOS
What it isMentorPOS is a restaurant POS and management platform made in India, covering dine-in, takeaway, delivery, online and table-QR orders with billing, kitchen tickets and display, inventory, expenses and loyalty.Rista is a cloud restaurant management suite from DotPe that combines a point of sale, order management, inventory and recipe costing, direct online ordering and WhatsApp marketing.SIDES is an all-in-one restaurant software from SimplyDelivery GmbH in Berlin, aimed at quick-service restaurants, delivery services, ghost kitchens and franchises.SwiftPOS is point-of-sale software for hospitality venues, sold mainly in Australia through local distributors.
Best forCloud kitchens; Single-outlet cafes and restaurants in India; Multi-outlet and franchise operatorsFine dining and bars; Quick service restaurants; Cloud kitchensDelivery services; Quick-service restaurants; Ghost kitchens; Restaurant chains and franchisesClubs, pubs, hotels and bars; Stadiums and large venues; Restaurants and cafes with table service; Quick-service restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per outletQuote onlySubscription per packageQuote only
Starting priceINR 499 per monthNot publishedEUR 74 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNoNot published
Free trialYesNot publishedNoNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published24 monthsNot published
PlatformsWeb, AndroidiOS, Android, WindowsiOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesIndiaIndiaAustria, Germany, Netherlands, SwitzerlandAustralia
LanguagesNot publishedEnglishGermanNot published
Number of integrations8Not published724
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedKassenSichV/TSENot published
Security practicesNot publishedEnterprise-grade security and data encryption (the vendor says; no certification named)GoBD-compliant till (vendor claim)Not published
FoundedNot publishedNot published2014Not published
HeadquartersIndiaNot publishedBerlin, GermanyAustralia
OwnerNot publishedDotPeNot publishedOOLIO
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by MentorPOS

  • Amazon Pay
  • MagicPin
  • PineLabs
  • Rapido
  • RazorPay
  • Swiggy
  • Tally
  • Zomato

Named only by Rista

Rista does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Sides

  • Lieferando
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • Uber Direct
  • Wolt
  • Wolt Drive

Named only by SwiftPOS

  • Commonwealth Bank With Linkly
  • Deputy with Doshii
  • DoorDash with Tyro Connect
  • Doshii
  • givex with Doshii
  • InnQuest
  • Linkly
  • mailchimp
  • Metcash
  • Myob
  • NewBook
  • OpenTable with Doshii
and 11 more
  • Oracle
  • Micros
  • PowerBI
  • ResDiary
  • RESY with Doshii
  • TableCheck with Doshii
  • Tanda
  • Tyro
  • Windcave
  • Woo Commerce with Doshii
  • Xero

Which to choose

MentorPOS

Choose MentorPOS if you fit its listed audience: Cloud kitchens; Single-outlet cafes and restaurants in India; Multi-outlet and franchise operators.

Rista

Choose Rista if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Fine dining and bars; Quick service restaurants; Cloud kitchens.

Sides

Choose Sides if you fit its listed audience: Delivery services; Quick-service restaurants; Ghost kitchens.

SwiftPOS

Choose SwiftPOS if you fit its listed audience: Clubs, pubs, hotels and bars; Stadiums and large venues; Restaurants and cafes with table service.

What we could not confirm

MentorPOS

  • Legal entity, founding year, founders, team size and funding
  • Whether apps are on the Android or iOS stores
  • Interface languages
  • Which Gulf countries are served
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the launch-offer prices are still current (the expiry date shown on the page changes)

Rista

  • Any price or plan
  • Named integrations
  • Funding, headquarters and founding year
  • Whether the mobile apps are distinct products
  • Security certifications
  • Contract terms

Sides

  • Which fifth country SIDES is active in
  • Funding and investors
  • Security certifications beyond TSE
  • Setup fee amount
  • Platform support for the driver app

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

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

MentorPOS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: claims, customers, hardwarehttps://mentorpos.com
  2. Plans, prices, integrations, add-onshttps://offers.mentorpos.com/
  3. Feature overviewhttps://mentorpos.com/features
  4. Support hourshttps://mentorpos.com/contact