MyVenue vs Otter vs RST EPOS vs Zonal

MyVenue is a cloud-hosted point of sale for food and beverage sales at stadiums, arenas, concert venues and other event-driven hospitality sites. Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system. RST EPOS supplies point-of-sale software (TapaPOS and the cloud-based TapaGo), integrated card payments (TapaPay), hardware and connected apps for hospitality and retail in the UK and Ireland. Zonal is a UK hospitality technology company selling EPoS (Aztec), handheld ordering, online ordering, bookings, kitchen display, purchasing, loyalty and CRM tools for pubs, restaurants and hotels. All four are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Otter at USD 79 per location per month; RST EPOS at GBP 60 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. MyVenue and Zonal do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: MyVenue: Stadiums, arenas and ballparks; Otter: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; RST EPOS: Restaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland; Zonal: Multi-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. MyVenue: Web; Otter: Web, iOS, Android; RST EPOS: Web, Android, Windows; Zonal: Web, Android.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. MyVenue names 3 countries, Otter names 4 countries, RST EPOS names 2 countries and Zonal names 2 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

MyVenue vs Otter vs RST EPOS vs Zonal: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldMyVenueOtterRST EPOSZonal
What it isMyVenue is a cloud-hosted point of sale for food and beverage sales at stadiums, arenas, concert venues and other event-driven hospitality sites.Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system.RST EPOS supplies point-of-sale software (TapaPOS and the cloud-based TapaGo), integrated card payments (TapaPay), hardware and connected apps for hospitality and retail in the UK and Ireland.Zonal is a UK hospitality technology company selling EPoS (Aztec), handheld ordering, online ordering, bookings, kitchen display, purchasing, loyalty and CRM tools for pubs, restaurants and hotels.
Best forStadiums, arenas and ballparks; Live music and entertainment venuesQuick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks; Multi-store and high-volume restaurantsRestaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland; Pubs, bars and hotels; Multi-site operatorsMulti-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK; Hotels and pubs with rooms; Independent pubs and restaurants
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per locationSubscription per location (bundle including hardware)Quote only
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 79 per location per monthGBP 60 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedMonthly plans renew monthly; hardware leases need 24 monthsNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Android, WindowsWeb, Android
CountriesAsia-Pacific, North America, United KingdomAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesIreland, United KingdomUnited Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedEnglishNot published
Number of integrationsNot published342830
CertificationsNot publishedCCPA, GDPRPCI DSSNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot publishedNot published1979
HeadquartersNot publishedLos Angeles, United StatesNot publishedEdinburgh, United Kingdom
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedVolaris Group (joined in 2026)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by MyVenue

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

Named only by Otter

  • 7shifts
  • ChowNow
  • Clover
  • DoorDash
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Epos Now
  • ezCater
  • Flipdish
  • GoTab
  • Grubhub
  • Homebase
  • Hungry Panda
and 19 more
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed
  • Loyverse
  • Micros
  • Order with Google
  • Brink
  • POSitouch
  • Postmates
  • Restaurant365
  • Revel
  • Seamless
  • Shift4
  • Shipday
  • Skip the Dishes
  • Slice
  • Square
  • Squirrel Systems
  • Toast
  • Uber Eats

Named only by RST EPOS

  • Avondata Rezcontrol
  • Global Payments
  • GuestDiary
  • iDraught
  • Kitchencut
  • Mews
  • Opsyte
  • Pay360
  • Paymentsense
  • Procure Wizard
  • Protel
  • ResDiary
and 9 more
  • RoomMaster
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Sage Intacct
  • Shiji
  • TapaPay
  • Tapa Table
  • The Drink Exchange
  • Trust Payments
  • Worldpay

Named only by Zonal

  • Acrelec
  • Airship
  • Amadeus
  • Ambl
  • BigDish
  • Deliverect
  • Deliveroo
  • DesignMyNight
  • Eagle Eye
  • Fourth
  • Harri
  • Just Eat
and 14 more
  • Kate One
  • Mastercard
  • me&u
  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV
  • PayPal
  • Intuit Quickbooks
  • Revinate
  • S4Labour
  • SAP
  • Sevenrooms
  • Tenzo
  • Tipinc
  • TiPJAR
  • Verifone

Which to choose

MyVenue

Choose MyVenue if you are in one of these groups: Stadiums, arenas and ballparks; Live music and entertainment venues.

Otter

Choose Otter if you fit its listed audience: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks.

RST EPOS

Choose RST EPOS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants, cafes and takeaways in the UK and Ireland; Pubs, bars and hotels; Multi-site operators.

Weaker fit: Businesses outside the UK and Ireland. The vendor describes its service and support as covering the UK and Ireland.

Zonal

Choose Zonal if you fit its listed audience: Multi-site restaurant and pub groups in the UK; Hotels and pubs with rooms; Independent pubs and restaurants.

What we could not confirm

MyVenue

  • Pricing
  • Named software integrations
  • Company details
  • Security certifications

Otter

  • Base prices of the Lite and Standard order-aggregation plans (the details page lists features but not the plan prices)
  • Enterprise or multi-location pricing (the site offers a quote)
  • Founding year, founders, funding and parent company: the site has no About page and states none of these
  • Employee count
  • Full list of countries and which integrations work in which country; the vendor's own customer claims differ (100,000+ restaurants on the homepage, 275k+ customers and 40+ countries on the why-otter page)
  • Interface languages of the product (the marketing site has Spanish, French and Portuguese versions)
  • Security certifications such as SOC 2 or PCI level
  • Free trial or free plan
  • Whether Otter is owned by or affiliated with another company: the legal terms mention affiliates but name none

RST EPOS

  • Legal entity name and registration
  • Founding year and headquarters
  • Employee count
  • Contract term
  • Full price list beyond the restaurant offer

Zonal

  • Prices for Aztec EPoS and other products (quote only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Number of employees
  • Funding (Zonal is owned by Volaris Group)
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Whether Zonal sells outside the UK (a US office is listed)

Go further

MyVenue profileOtter profileRST EPOS profileZonal 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.

MyVenue, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home, modules, customershttps://myvenue.com/
  2. POS features and offline modehttps://myvenue.com/technology/mvpos
  3. Hardwarehttps://myvenue.com/technology/integrations/pos-terminals-devices
  4. Regions and hostinghttps://myvenue.com/about

Otter, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, pricing bundles, comparison, claimshttps://www.tryotter.com
  2. POS bundle prices, processing fees, hardware termshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing
  3. Order aggregation plan details, add-on prices, hardware priceshttps://www.tryotter.com/pricing-details-aggregate
  4. Integration partner listhttps://www.tryotter.com/integrations
  5. POS product pagehttps://www.tryotter.com/products/otterpos
  6. Order Managerhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/order-management
  7. Kitchen displayhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kds
  8. Kioskhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/kiosk
  9. Online orderinghttps://www.tryotter.com/products/online-ordering
  10. Cateringhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/catering
  11. Menu managementhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/menu-management
  12. Loyaltyhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/loyalty
  13. Marketing automationhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/marketing
  14. Ratings and reviewshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/ratings-and-reviews
  15. Financialshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/financials
  16. Analyticshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/analytics
  17. Live alertshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/live-alerts
  18. Website builderhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/website-builder
  19. Virtual brandshttps://www.tryotter.com/products/virtual-brands
  20. Inventory Savings cash backhttps://www.tryotter.com/products/inventory-savings
  21. Otter Go apphttps://www.tryotter.com/products/app
  22. Company claims, customer nameshttps://www.tryotter.com/why-otter
  23. FAQ topicshttps://www.tryotter.com/faq
  24. Legal terms by regionhttps://www.tryotter.com/legal
  25. Legal entity, billing and cancellation termshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/tech-services
  26. Legal entity and Los Angeles addresshttps://www.tryotter.com/legal/privacy-policy
  27. Page discovery; UK and Australian site versionshttps://www.tryotter.com/sitemap.xml

Zonal, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, 200+ integrations, supporthttps://www.zonal.co.uk/
  2. Product overviewhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/
  3. EPoS overviewhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/
  4. EPoS for restaurants: features, reports, supporthttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos-restaurants/
  5. Akru POS for independents and card feeshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/akru/
  6. Hardware and registered officehttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/hardware/
  7. iServe Plus handheldhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/epos/handheld-ordering/
  8. Zonal Bookingshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/bookings/
  9. Kitchen iQhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/operations/kitchen-management-system/
  10. Acquire purchase-to-payhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/operations/purchase-to-pay/
  11. Loyaltyhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/products/marketing/loyalty-programmes/
  12. Integration partner listhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/integrations/
  13. History, Volaris, CEOhttps://www.zonal.co.uk/about-us/
  14. Officeshttps://www.zonal.co.uk/find-us/
  15. Rental package page (no price)https://www.zonal.co.uk/rental-packages/pos-essentials/