Paradise POS vs SkyTab
Paradise POS is an iPad-based cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, food trucks and retail shops in the US. 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. Both are listed under Restaurant POS. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
The only starting price published is SkyTab's: USD 29.99 per month. Paradise POS does not publish a starting price.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Paradise POS: Bars and nightclubs; SkyTab: Table-service and quick-service restaurants.
platforms
Listed platforms: Paradise POS: iOS; SkyTab: Web, iOS, Android.
countries covered
On geography, Paradise POS names 1 country and SkyTab names 5 countries. 1 country appears in every list.
integrations
Paradise POS names 8 integrations and SkyTab names 25 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Paradise POS | SkyTab |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Paradise POS is an iPad-based cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, food trucks and retail shops in the US. | 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. |
| Best for | Bars and nightclubs; Full and quick-service restaurants; Food trucks; Merchants who want to cut card fees | Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Subscription per month |
| Starting price | Not published | USD 29.99 per month |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | iOS | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | United States | Canada, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages | English, Spanish | English, Spanish |
| Number of integrations | 8 | 25 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | EMV-ready payments (no certification named) | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | Tyler, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | Shift4 |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- DoorDash
- UberEats
Named only by Paradise POS
- Apple Pay
- FedEx
- Google Pay
- Ship Engine
- UPS
- USPS
Named only by SkyTab
- 7Shifts
- Backbar
- Birdeye
- ChowNow
- clickBACON
- Craftable
- Deliverect
- GrubHub
- Mailchimp
- MarginEdge
- Marketman
- Menufy
and 11 moreshow fewer
- Nory
- OpenTable
- Opera Cloud
- ORCA
- Pour Controls
- Restaurant365
- SevenRooms
- Shogo
- Solink
- Textmunication
- TimeForge
Which to choose
Paradise POS
Choose Paradise POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Bars and nightclubs; Full and quick-service restaurants; Food trucks.
SkyTab
Choose SkyTab if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Table-service and quick-service restaurants; Multi-location and enterprise groups; Bars, nightclubs, pizzerias and coffee shops.
What we could not confirm
Paradise POS
- Prices and contract terms
- Named payment processors
- Founding year, legal name and headcount
- Customers
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
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Paradise POS, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://paradisepos.com/
- Restaurant features and integrationshttps://paradisepos.com/restaurantpos.html
- Bar and nightclub featureshttps://paradisepos.com/bar.html
- Online orderinghttps://paradisepos.com/onlineordering.html
- Payments and hardwarehttps://paradisepos.com/payments.html
- Gift and loyaltyhttps://paradisepos.com/giftandloyalty.html
- Cash discountinghttps://paradisepos.com/cashdiscount.html
- Support and addresshttps://paradisepos.com/techsupport.html
SkyTab, reviewed 29 September 2026
- UK homepage (skytab.com redirects to Shift4 Dine)https://dine.shift4.com/en-GB
- US pricinghttps://dine.shift4.com/en-US/pricing
- UK pricing and supporthttps://dine.shift4.com/en-GB/pricing
- Integrationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/third-party-integrations
- Online orderinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/online-ordering
- Labor managementhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/labor-management
- Reportinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reporting-and-analytics
- Reservationshttps://dine.shift4.com/features/reservations-and-waitlist
- Loyalty and marketinghttps://dine.shift4.com/features/loyalty-and-marketing
- Multi-locationhttps://dine.shift4.com/features/multi-location-management
- Mobile apphttps://dine.shift4.com/features/incharge-mobile-app
- Hardwarehttps://dine.shift4.com/pos-hardware
- Quick servicehttps://dine.shift4.com/restaurant-types/quick-service-restaurants
- Customershttps://dine.shift4.com/contact
- Legal entityhttps://dine.shift4.com/privacy-policy