PayTabs vs Unzer POS vs Yoco

PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. Unzer POS is the in-store range from Unzer Group: card terminals, the POS Go mobile all-in-one till, and an iPad cash register system (Tillhub) with a cash book and German tax compliance. Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses. All three are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    Yoco publishes a starting price of ZAR 249 per location per month. PayTabs and Unzer POS do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Unzer POS: German restaurants, bars and cafes; Yoco: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa.

  • countries covered

    On geography, PayTabs names 9 countries, Unzer POS names 1 country and Yoco names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, PayTabs names 11 integrations, Unzer POS names 3 integrations and Yoco names 11 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

Side by side

PayTabs vs Unzer POS vs Yoco: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldPayTabsUnzer POSYoco
What it isPayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.Unzer POS is the in-store range from Unzer Group: card terminals, the POS Go mobile all-in-one till, and an iPad cash register system (Tillhub) with a cash book and German tax compliance.Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses.
Best forRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businessesGerman restaurants, bars and cafes; Bakeries with several branchesIndependent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per device plus card feesSubscription per location plus transaction fees
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedZAR 249 per location per month
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNo contract on card machines, per the vendor
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 moreGermanySouth Africa
LanguagesArabic, English, FrenchEnglish, GermanNot published
Number of integrations11311
CertificationsPCI DSSKassenSichV/TSE, PCI PTSNot published
Security practicesEMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity frameworkNot published3D-Secure on transactions
Founded2014Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedUnzer Group GmbH (Tillhub GmbH and Unzer POS GmbH are named as group companies)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • Shopify

Named only by PayTabs

  • Apple Pay
  • CS-Cart
  • Magento
  • OpenCart
  • PrestaShop
  • Samsung Pay
  • STC Pay
  • WHMCS

Named only by Unzer POS

  • DATEV
  • fiskaly

Named only by Yoco

  • Lightspeed
  • Loyverse
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Shopstar
  • stub
  • TallOrder
  • Wix

Which to choose

PayTabs

Choose PayTabs if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses.

Unzer POS

Choose Unzer POS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: German restaurants, bars and cafes; Bakeries with several branches.

Yoco

Choose Yoco if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee.

What we could not confirm

PayTabs

  • A price for the payment gateway or TAPn'GO (only Paymes Super App pricing is published, in a testing phase)
  • Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
  • Named restaurant POS integrations
  • Customer names for restaurants using TAPn'GO
  • Contract term and renewal

Unzer POS

  • Current monthly price (pages conflict)
  • Contract term
  • Founding year and headquarters
  • Named restaurant customers
  • Full list of integrations

Yoco

  • Headquarters, founding year and founders
  • Legal entity and registration
  • Funding rounds (the about page says over $100M raised in total, with no round detail)
  • Availability outside South Africa
  • Which accounting integrations need the Pro plan
  • Interface languages

Go further

PayTabs profileUnzer POS profileYoco profile

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Sources

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

PayTabs, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, markets, TAPn'GOhttps://paytabs.com/en/
  2. Pricing pagehttps://paytabs.com/en/pricing/
  3. Paymes Super Apphttps://paytabs.com/en/superapp/
  4. Gateway features and industrieshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/payment-gateway-platform/
  5. TAPn'GO for restaurants and hotelshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/tapngo/
  6. SoftPOShttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/paytabs-touch/
  7. Shopping cart pluginshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/integration-solutions/
  8. PCI DSS and frameworkshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/security-compliance/
  9. Company history and founderhttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/about/
  10. Support routeshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/contact/
  11. Hospitality pay-by-link (coming soon)https://ai.paytabs.com/en/hospitality-solutions/