Gicater

• Chinese restaurants abroad

  The vendor says it is built for overseas Chinese restaurants and local outlets, with Simplified and Traditional Chinese, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Thai interfaces.

• Buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants

  Has a buffet mode alongside standard ordering, where buffet items are priced at zero.

• Restaurant chains

  A head-office system sets menus, prices and promotions for many branches and reports by region, store and time period.

• Table service POS

  Table selection, order entry, payment and receipt printing, plus split bills (including equal splits).

• Tip handling

  Tip entry at payment, tip allocation to staff and tip totals at shift handover.

• Phone orders

  Shows caller details, records customer information and dining time.

• QR-code and tablet ordering

  Guests scan a QR code or use a tablet menu to order; the menu can switch by time of day.

• Online ordering website

  Online ordering with member points, table booking, time-based menus, allergen filters, 11 languages and a custom domain.

• Buffet mode

  Buffet and standard ordering modes side by side, with time and quantity limits for buffet items.

• Kitchen display system

  Kitchen screen with order and single-item views and a call-number pickup screen.

• Multi-branch head office

  Head office manages menus, prices, cost cards, stock transfers and members across branches.

• Stock control in the cloud

  Links stock to sales so dish availability updates in real time.

• Membership

  Member records, spending history and tiered marketing.

• Owner reporting app

  Mobile app showing hourly and daily reports, payment methods, best-selling dishes, risky operations and members.

• Payment acceptance

  Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and local e-wallets through local bank and payment partners.

• Custom development

  The vendor offers software customisation for local needs.

Pricing model

One-off licence

The homepage title says one purchase, lifetime use, no annual fee. No price is published; product pages link to a Taobao shop and a purchase button. Some products offer a downloadable trial and online demo. The homepage also offers an unconditional 7-day refund.

Compared with the 235 products in Restaurant POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

• Names 2 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
• One of 110 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 116 products in this category with an Android app. 218 products in this category state their platforms.

Payments

Apple PayGoogle Pay

The POS page says it connects to major delivery platforms and bank POS terminals but does not name them; the site also mentions WeChat Pay in Chinese.

Available in

Italy, Spain, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil, Canada

Languages

Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Thai

Platforms

Windows, Web, iOS, Android

Apps

Restaurant owner app (richeat): Reports and remote management for owners

Hardware

The main POS software runs on Windows 7, 8 and 10. Guests can order on iPad or Android tablets. Bank card terminals and cash-change machines are listed on the payment page.

The vendor says it serves merchants in 55 countries and lists these six as countries whose tax authorities certified the system.

Headquarters

Shenzhen, China

Security and compliance

Tax authority certification in Italy, Spain, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil and Canada (vendor claim)

Support

Online chat support (WeChat, QQ) 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, with 300+ video courses and a stated 5-minute response. The vendor says data is backed up in the cloud every 24 hours.

Built for

Restaurants

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

gicater.com

• Qromo

  Qromo is an Italian cloud point-of-sale and ordering platform for restaurants, bars, events and beach clubs.

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

• EliteTeQ POS

  EliteTeQ is a cloud point of sale with built-in inventory, purchasing, accounting and multi-branch reporting, sold to shops, supermarkets, pharmacies and food businesses.

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

• Ancon

  Ancon is a cloud-based point of sale system for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels, made by Swedish company Ancon AB, which says it has been in the restaurant trade since 1998.

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

• iTab POS

  iTab is a cloud point-of-sale system for restaurants, with a separate retail edition, run from New York and Honolulu.

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

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Gicater vs Ancon
• Gicater vs EliteTeQ POS
• Gicater vs iTab POS
• Gicater vs Paradise POS
• Gicater vs Qromo
• Gicater vs QubePos (CloudBite)
• Gicater vs EliteTeQ POS vs Qromo
• Gicater vs Ancon vs EliteTeQ POS vs Qromo

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Purchase price (sold through a Taobao shop; not published on the site)
• Legal entity name, founding year and team size
• Names of delivery platforms it connects to
• Independent English-language documentation (site is in Chinese)
• Cloud subscription costs, if any

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: positioning, support, countries, refundhttps://www.gicater.com/
2. POS features, languages, Windows versionshttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant_pos/
3. Online ordering featureshttps://www.gicater.com/online_ordering_system/
4. Multi-branch head officehttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant_hq/
5. Cloud stock and membershttps://www.gicater.com/restaurant-cloud/
6. Kitchen displayhttps://www.gicater.com/kds/
7. Owner apphttps://www.gicater.com/richeat/
8. Payment options and hardwarehttps://www.gicater.com/payment/