Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe supplies payments hardware, payment processing and management software for vending machines, micro markets, smart stores, kiosks, arcades and venue concessions. Its Seed software handles routes, inventory, pre-kitting and reporting for operators, and its card readers take cards and mobile wallets. It is sold to vending and micro-market operators, office coffee services, hospitality pantries, stadiums and festivals, mainly in North America.

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Best for
Vending operators, Micro market operators
Pricing
Hardware purchase or lease plus monthly service fees
Runs on
Web, iOS, Android

Who it is for

  • Vending operators

    Cashless card readers with free device management, and Seed software scaled from 1-200 machines up to enterprise routes.

  • Micro market operators

    Self-checkout kiosks, a market management system and loss-prevention tooling for unattended food and drink retail.

  • Hotels, multifamily and car dealerships adding a pantry

    Kiosks, smart stores and grab-and-go coolers for on-site self-service retail.

  • Stadiums, festivals and event venues

    The Cheq mobile-first point of sale handles high transaction volumes across many revenue points.

Less suited to: Sit-down restaurants and table-service kitchens. The offering centres on unattended, self-service and venue retail rather than restaurant kitchen operations.

What it does

  • Cashless card readers

    Accept credit and debit cards, EMV chip and contactless, NFC and mobile wallets on machines and kiosks.

  • Payment processing

    Processing of major card brands and mobile wallets through one provider, usable with its own POS or through an API.

  • Seed Live device management

    Cloud reporting on sales and machine performance with connectivity tracking, free with a Cantaloupe card reader.

  • Seed Cashless+ vending management

    Machine depletion alerts, machine-level pre-kitting and real-time alerts for operators with 1 to 200 machines.

  • Seed Pro enterprise management

    Route consolidation, inventory and par-level management, pre-kitting, 24/7 machine monitoring with service tickets, and commission and tax calculation.

  • Seed Markets

    Route scheduling by market section, warehouse pre-picking and consolidated reporting for micro markets.

  • Micro market kiosks

    Self-checkout kiosks for grab-pay-go markets, with customisable screens set in a back-end dashboard.

  • MarketSight loss prevention

    Detects items not scanned at checkout and captures transaction details and images.

  • Smart Stores

    Weighted-shelf and camera coolers that track items removed; the vendor states 99% accuracy.

  • Cheq venue point of sale

    Mobile-first platform for stadiums, festivals and venues with real-time menu and inventory changes.

  • Seed Warehouse and Pick Easy

    Mobile warehouse inventory and tablet-based order picking.

  • Financing

    Cantaloupe One bundles hardware with fixed monthly fees and $0 upfront, and Cantaloupe Capital offers business funding.

Pricing

Pricing model
Hardware purchase or lease plus monthly service fees

Cantaloupe publishes no prices. Its pricing page offers three routes: buy devices outright with monthly service fees, finance hardware with a fixed monthly payment on credit approval, or Cantaloupe One with $0 upfront and fixed bundled monthly fees. Seed Live is free with a card reader; micro market costs are quoted by a sales rep.

How it compares

Compared with the 9 products in Vending, Micro Market & Unattended Retail that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 3 integrations. The median in this category is 3.
  • One of 3 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 3 products in this category with an Android app. 9 products in this category state their platforms.

Works with

Inventory
VendMAXVendSysLightspeed

Cantaloupe also offers a Seed API and campus card integrations; the full partner list is not shown in text.

Where and how it runs

Available in
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Apps
Seed Warehouse: Warehouse inventory, purchases, transfers and stock counts. Seed Driver: Route driver app for restocking market sections
Hardware
Sells its own card readers (for example the Engage touchscreen reader), self-service kiosks, smart-store coolers, attended kiosks and handhelds.

The site has region selectors for US and Canada, United Kingdom, and Mexico/LATAM.

The company

Company
Cantaloupe, LLC
Founded
1992
Headquarters
Malvern, United States
Team size
250+ team members (vendor's about page)

Security and support

Security and compliance
PCI-DSS Level 1 Service Provider, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Support
Help Center, technical support, account setup and device transfer pages; the vendor says micro-market buyers get customer success onboarding and optional installation.

Listing details

Built for
Food retail
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
cantaloupe.com

Alternatives to Cantaloupe

See all 10 in Vending, Micro Market & Unattended Retail

  • Parlevel

    Parlevel makes management software and hardware for vending, micro markets and office coffee service operators.

    Runs on Web, against Web, iOS and Android for Cantaloupe.

  • Silkron

    Silkron is a Malaysian company that makes Vendron, smart-vending software with its own controller hardware and a cloud service for remote monitoring.

    Runs on Web, iOS, Android and Windows, against Web, iOS and Android for Cantaloupe.

  • Televend

    Televend is a Croatian-headquartered vending technology platform that combines telemetry devices, cashless card readers, a mobile payment and loyalty app, and a cloud management platform for operators.

    Runs on Web, against Web, iOS and Android for Cantaloupe.

  • VendSoft

    VendSoft is vending management software for operators of vending machines and smart stores.

    Runs on Web, against Web, iOS and Android for Cantaloupe.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or contract term
  • Ownership: the micro market page links to a 365 Retail Markets site, but no parent company is stated on the vendor's site
  • Named customers and full partner list
  • Interface languages
  • Where Seed apps other than Warehouse are available

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage, regionshttps://www.cantaloupe.com
  2. Pricing optionshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/pricing/
  3. Founding year, size, revenuehttps://www.cantaloupe.com/company/about/
  4. Security certificationshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/legal/compliance/
  5. Seed Pro and warehouse appshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/seed-pro/
  6. Seed Livehttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/seed-live/
  7. Seed Cashless+https://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/seed-cashless-plus/
  8. Seed Marketshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/seed-markets/
  9. Micro markets, integrationshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/business-types/convenience-services/micro-markets/
  10. Card readershttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/point-of-sale/card-readers/
  11. Smart Storeshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/point-of-sale/smart-stores/
  12. Kioskshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/point-of-sale/self-service-kiosks/
  13. Cheq for venueshttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/software/cheq/
  14. Payment processinghttps://www.cantaloupe.com/products/integrations/payment-processing/