HDS Cloud Apps

HDS Cloud Apps is a cloud EPOS (point of sale) and payments platform for restaurants, bars, hotels, cafes, takeaways and other hospitality venues in the UK, Ireland and parts of Europe. It has table management, kitchen screens, QR and kiosk ordering, staff rotas, loyalty and compliance modules, and connects to several card processors. Pricing starts at 49 pounds a month, with optional hardware bundles.

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Best for
Independent restaurants and multi-site groups, Hotels, golf clubs and stadium catering
Pricing
From GBP 49 per month
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Independent restaurants and multi-site groups

    The restaurant page lists table management, kitchen display, QR ordering, allergen compliance and reporting for independents and groups in the UK and Europe.

  • Hotels, golf clubs and stadium catering

    Has sector pages and modules for hotel room ordering, golf clubs, contract catering and stadium concourses.

  • Venues that want no upfront hardware cost

    A 2026 offer bundles till hardware, printers, cash drawer, installation and card terminal into fixed payments over 24 or 36 months.

What it does

  • EPOS till

    Modern or classic layouts, live table management, split billing by item or tender, staff PINs and shift controls, on a till or a waiter's tablet.

  • Table management

    Floor plans, cover assignment, merge and split tables and transfers between waiters, included at no extra cost.

  • Kitchen and customer display screens

    Live kitchen order queues with timers and customer-facing collection displays instead of paper tickets.

  • Mobile QR ordering

    Guests scan a QR code to order from their phone at a table, hotel room or beach.

  • Self-serve kiosks

    Branded kiosks with barcode scanner, combos, add-ons and allergen labelling.

  • Loyalty programme

    Points, buy-X-get-Y and daily rewards, discount cards and a loyalty identity shared across sites.

  • Compliance and health and safety

    Digital fridge, freezer and hot-hold checklists with a signed, searchable audit trail and automatic allergen labelling.

  • Staff hours and rotas

    Rota building with recurring shifts, clock-in at the terminal, staff hours reports and holiday requests.

  • Contract catering ordering

    Branded online order forms per corporate client, built from the EPOS product catalogue.

  • Cloud printing

    Prints receipts and kitchen dockets to any printer over Star's cloud print service, across sites.

  • Digital signage

    Turns any browser screen into a menu and promotion display, with scheduling.

  • Product management

    One back office for menus, modifiers, prices, allergens and nutrition that updates all channels at once.

  • AI reporting

    Reporting powered by Google Gemini.

  • Site security patrols

    NFC checkpoint scans by staff phones with timestamps, photos and missed-patrol alerts.

  • Open API

    Documented REST API with token authentication and scopes for orders, products, allergens, stock, users and staff hours.

Pricing

Starting price
From GBP 49 per month
Pricing model
Subscription per site plus add-on modules
Minimum contract
24 or 36 months on the zero-upfront hardware finance offer

The whole platform starts from 49 pounds per month with the EPOS till included. Add-ons listed: mobile ordering 15 per month, loyalty 25, compliance 25, contract catering 25, staff rotas 15, site security 10, kiosks 5 per kiosk, digital signage from 5 per screen, golf from 50. A 2026 zero-upfront finance offer bundles hardware, setup and terminal rental on 24 or 36 month terms, with the first payment two weeks after go-live, subject to status and credit check. The site says no hidden fees and cancel anytime.

How it compares

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.

  • Its starting price is GBP 49 per month. That is above the category median of GBP 39, taken from the 7 products in this category that publish a GBP price per month. The median mixes prices quoted with and without tax, so treat it as a rough guide.
  • Names 8 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
  • Lists Web only. Among the 218 products in this category that state their platforms, 110 list an iOS app and 116 list an Android app.

Works with

Other
Star cloud printingGoogle Gemini
Payments
MusqetTrust PaymentsVivaDojoTeyaGlobal Payments

The homepage says 8 payment providers are integrated and names six of them. The site also mentions PMS integration for hotels.

Where and how it runs

Available in
United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Gibraltar, Malta
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian
Platforms
Web
Hardware
Runs on any tablet with no app. The example bundle uses a Gemini 1 SE till point, Star receipt and kitchen printers, a cash drawer and a card terminal. The vendor says other hardware is available.

The about page says it operates across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Gibraltar and Malta; the till page states the same territories. Country pages also exist for France, Germany and Italy.

The company

Founded
2019
Founders
Gareth

Security and support

Security and compliance
Hosted on Google Cloud Platform; Official Google Partner (vendor claim)
Support
The vendor lists 24/7 support by live chat, phone and email, a one-hour software response SLA, a 48-hour hardware replacement promise and a named account manager for each customer.

Listing details

Headquarters
United Kingdom
Built for
Restaurants, Bars, Hotel F&B
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
hdscloudapps.com
Also listed in
Bar & Nightclub POS

Alternatives to HDS Cloud Apps

See all 276 in Restaurant POS

  • RST EPOS

    RST EPOS supplies point-of-sale software (TapaPOS and the cloud-based TapaGo), integrated card payments (TapaPay), hardware and connected apps for hospitality and retail in the UK and Ireland.

    Starts at GBP 60 per month, against GBP 49 per month for HDS Cloud Apps.

  • Posso

    Posso is a UK supplier of restaurant ePOS systems built around a touchscreen till, with self-order kiosks, kitchen displays, online ordering, delivery-app integration and card payments.

    Starts at GBP 25 per month, excluding VAT, against GBP 49 per month for HDS Cloud Apps. The two prices are quoted on different terms.

  • Epos Now

    Epos Now is a cloud point of sale for hospitality and retail, sold as a bundle of touchscreen till, card terminal, receipt printer and software, with its own payment processing and an app store of add-ons.

    Runs on Web and iOS, against Web for HDS Cloud Apps.

  • EPOS Direct

    EPOS Direct is a UK reseller and maker of till systems that sells touchscreen POS bundles with its own EPOS software for restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes, as well as retail and pharmacy.

    Names 9 integrations, against 8 for HDS Cloud Apps.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Legal entity name and head office
  • Full founder name and team size
  • Customer names
  • Which payment provider is the eighth
  • Named POS or accounting integrations
  • Security certifications beyond Google Cloud hosting
  • Monthly price for additional sites or tills

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: pricing, payments, offerhttps://hdscloudapps.com/
  2. History, countries, supporthttps://hdscloudapps.com/about.html
  3. Restaurant featureshttps://hdscloudapps.com/restaurant-epos.html
  4. Till features and territorieshttps://hdscloudapps.com/epos-till.html
  5. Modules and add-on priceshttps://hdscloudapps.com/modules.html
  6. Zero-upfront hardware offerhttps://hdscloudapps.com/no_fees_upfront.html
  7. API documentationhttps://hdscloudapps.com/integration-guide.html