Otter vs SkyTab vs Square for Restaurants

Otter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system. SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting. Square for Restaurants is a cloud point of sale and payments system for food businesses, from food trucks and coffee shops to full-service restaurants, bars and multi-location groups. All three are listed under Restaurant POS. They differ in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Otter at USD 79 per location per month; SkyTab at USD 29.99 per month; Square for Restaurants at USD 49 per location per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Otter: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Square for Restaurants: Small and single-location restaurants, cafes and bars.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Otter names 4 countries, SkyTab names 5 countries and Square for Restaurants names 8 countries. 3 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Otter names 34 integrations, SkyTab names 25 integrations and Square for Restaurants names 3 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Otter vs SkyTab vs Square for Restaurants: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldOtterSkyTabSquare for Restaurants
What it isOtter started as a tablet that gathers orders from delivery apps and is now sold as a restaurant point of sale system.SkyTab is now presented as Shift4 Dine, a restaurant point of sale from Shift4 with its own hardware, built-in payment processing, online and QR ordering, reservations, loyalty, labour scheduling and cloud reporting.Square for Restaurants is a cloud point of sale and payments system for food businesses, from food trucks and coffee shops to full-service restaurants, bars and multi-location groups.
Best forQuick 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 restaurantsTable-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shopsSmall and single-location restaurants, cafes and bars; Quick-service and coffee shops; Full-service restaurants and bars; Franchises and multi-location groups
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per monthSubscription per location plus percentage of sales
Starting priceUSD 79 per location per monthUSD 29.99 per monthUSD 49 per location per month
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedYesYes
ContractMonthly plans renew monthly; hardware leases need 24 monthsNot publishedNone stated (the vendor says no locked-in contracts; cancel or switch anytime)
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesCanada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain and 2 more
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, SpanishNot published
Number of integrations34253
CertificationsCCPA, GDPRNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published2009
HeadquartersLos Angeles, United StatesNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedShift4Block, Inc. (Square, Inc. changed its name to Block, Inc. in 2021)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • DoorDash
  • MarketMan
  • Uber Eats

Named only by Otter

  • Clover
  • Deputy
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Epos Now
  • ezCater
  • Flipdish
  • GoTab
  • Homebase
  • Hungry Panda
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed
  • Loyverse
and 15 more
  • Micros
  • Order with Google
  • Brink
  • POSitouch
  • Postmates
  • Revel
  • Seamless
  • Shift4
  • Shipday
  • Skip the Dishes
  • Slice
  • Square
  • Squirrel Systems
  • Stripe
  • Toast

Named only by SkyTab

  • Backbar
  • Birdeye
  • clickBACON
  • Craftable
  • Deliverect
  • Mailchimp
  • MarginEdge
  • Menufy
  • Nory
  • OpenTable
  • Opera Cloud
  • ORCA
and 6 more
  • Pour Controls
  • SevenRooms
  • Shogo
  • Solink
  • Textmunication
  • TimeForge

Named only by Square for Restaurants

Every partner Square for Restaurants names is also named by another product here.

Which to choose

Otter

Choose Otter if you are in one of these groups: Quick service and fast casual restaurants taking online orders; Restaurants on several delivery apps; Food stands, small cafes and food trucks.

SkyTab

Choose SkyTab if you are in one of these groups: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.

Square for Restaurants

Choose Square for Restaurants if you fit its listed audience: Small and single-location restaurants, cafes and bars; Quick-service and coffee shops; Full-service restaurants and bars.

What we could not confirm

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

SkyTab

  • What unit the monthly fee is charged per (terminal, location) and any setup or processing rates
  • Contract term, renewal and early termination terms
  • Founding year and headquarters of the SkyTab product
  • Employee count and funding
  • Security certifications
  • Full list of countries served

Square for Restaurants

  • Headquarters, founders and employee count (not stated on Square's site)
  • Length of the free trial on paid plans
  • Full integration list: accounting, payroll and reservation integrations are not confirmed
  • Which restaurant features and prices apply outside the United States
  • Interface languages
  • Independent security certifications beyond PCI compliance
  • Availability of restaurant features and pricing by country

Go further

Otter profileSkyTab profileSquare for Restaurants 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.

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

SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
  2. US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
  3. UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
  4. Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
  5. Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
  6. Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
  7. Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
  8. Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
  9. Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
  10. Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
  11. Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
  12. Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
  13. Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
  14. Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
  15. Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy

Square for Restaurants, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product overview and customer quoteshttps://squareup.com/us/en/restaurants
  2. Capabilities list, delivery partnershttps://squareup.com/us/en/restaurants/capabilities
  3. Restaurant POS features, hardware, customershttps://squareup.com/us/en/point-of-sale/restaurants
  4. Plans, fees, per-location pricinghttps://squareup.com/us/en/pricing
  5. Company history, countries served, Block name changehttps://squareup.com/us/en/about
  6. PCI compliancehttps://squareup.com/us/en/payments/secure
  7. Hardware rangehttps://squareup.com/us/en/hardware
  8. iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/square-point-of-sale-pos/id335393788
  9. Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup