Idealpos

• Australian cafes, bars and restaurants

  Restaurant module with graphical table layout, bill splitting, kitchen printers or monitors, handheld ordering and reservations, installed across Australian metro areas.

• Venues that need modular add-ons

  The vendor says optional features are sold as add-on modules, so a venue buys only what it needs.

• Hospitality groups with several sites

  The features list includes multi-site management and inter-store ordering.

• Graphical table layout

  Customisable table map with table status indicators to see orders, payments and availability at a glance.

• Advanced bill splitting

  Splits a bill by seat, fraction, amount or quantity.

• Kitchen printing and Kitchen Monitor

  Multiple kitchen printer setups or configurable kitchen display screens for quick service, drive-thru, restaurant and cafe.

• Pocket Pad handheld ordering

  Waitstaff take orders and process payment at the table and send orders to the kitchen.

• Reservations

  Built-in reservation module, plus a two-way ResDiary interface that shows bookings on the table layout.

• Recipe cost tracking and stock control

  Recipe costing, stock control, stock item manufacturing and waste mode.

• Pocket Stock app

  Stocktakes across locations, price changes, stock transfers, receiving items and barcode assignment.

• Customer loyalty and promotions

  Loyalty programs, coupons, happy hour specials and customer reward promotions.

• Bar tabs and gaming interfaces

  Bar tabs, gaming interfaces, room interfaces and raffles and jackpots for hospitality venues.

• Multi-site management

  Manage several sites and order stock between stores.

• Idealpos Online reporting

  Reports on daily takings and performance from a smartphone or tablet.

• EFTPOS integrations

  The vendor says up to eighteen EFTPOS integrations exist, none available everywhere.

• Accounting exports

  API integration to MYOB and Xero and export to file for Xero, MYOB, Quickbooks and Attaché, after sales reconciliation.

• Online food ordering

  Integration with online ordering platforms so customers order from their phones.

• POS hardware

  Touchscreen terminals, kitchen displays, integrated EFTPOS machines, printers, cash drawers, customer displays and order pagers.

Pricing model

Quote only

Free trial

Yes

No prices are published; buyers are told to call to purchase, and features are sold as add-on modules. A free trial of the software can be downloaded after registering.

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 12 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
• Has a free trial. 69 of the 70 products in this category that say whether they have a free trial do.
• 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.
• The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Uber Eats, DoorDash, QuickBooks, Xero, Deliverect, Deliveroo, Grubhub, Glovo, Stripe, OpenTable. Of these, this product's listing names QuickBooks, Xero.

Accounting

MYOBXeroQuickbooksAttaché

Loyalty

Impact Data

Other

MOBINewBook

Payments

Oolio

Reservations

ResDiaryRTBS/Whyte Waters

Scheduling

ZuusDeputy

Names come from the home page logos and the integration pages. The integration page also lists categories such as gaming, fuel, property management and security cameras without naming every partner.

Customers in

Australia

Platforms

Web

Apps

Pocket Pad: Handheld ordering for waitstaff. Pocket Stock: Stocktake and inventory management

Hardware

Idealpos sells terminals (Alfred self-serve kiosk, Atlas, Ares, i15, Vogue, iRuggy, Surface Go), printers, cash drawers, customer displays, RFID and card readers and scanners.

The site shows Australian customers, installation across Australian metro areas and a reseller network worldwide; no full country list is published.

Company

Idealpos Solutions Pty Ltd

Registration

ACN 091 801 204

Headquarters

Brisbane, Australia

Customers named by the vendor

Aussie World, Malt Dining & Bar, NRMA Parks & Resorts, Nudgee College, Peli's, Sum Yung Guys

Support

A user guide, YouTube support videos and a phone line are listed; the vendor also works through resellers.

Built for

Cafés, Restaurants, Food retail

Focus

General-purpose, used in food businesses

Status

Active

Website

idealpos.com.au

• SwiftPOS

  SwiftPOS is point-of-sale software for hospitality venues, sold mainly in Australia through local distributors.

  Names 24 integrations, against 12 for Idealpos.

• Impos

  Impos is an Australian hospitality point of sale and payments provider, developing POS software since 2006.

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

• Onetap

  Onetap is a hospitality point of sale from Wizbang Technologies, a family-owned New Zealand company operating since 1998.

  Names 23 integrations, against 12 for Idealpos.

• OrderMate POS

  OrderMate is a hospitality point-of-sale system from Melbourne, Australia, covering table service, quick sale, bar tabs, phone and online orders, kitchen screens, stock control and cloud reporting.

  Names 15 integrations, against 12 for Idealpos.

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

• Idealpos vs Bepoz
• Idealpos vs Onetap
• Idealpos vs Impos
• Idealpos vs OrderMate POS
• Idealpos vs SwiftPOS
• Idealpos vs Tevalis
• Idealpos vs Impos vs SwiftPOS
• Idealpos vs Impos vs Onetap vs SwiftPOS

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Any price or licence fee
• Operating systems the POS runs on and iOS/Android availability of Pocket Pad
• Founding year (the vendor says more than 30 years)
• Contract terms
• Countries served beyond Australia, interface languages
• Security certifications
• Employee count and funding
• Whether Idealpos is owned by or part of Oolio (the site shows Oolio Pay in its menu and lists Oolio as a partner)

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: customers, integrations logoshttps://www.idealpos.com.au/
2. Restaurant POShttps://www.idealpos.com.au/industries/restaurant
3. Software productshttps://www.idealpos.com.au/products/software-products
4. Feature module listhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/products/software-products/idealpos-9
5. Kitchen monitorhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/products/software-products/idealpos-9/kitchen-monitor
6. Idealpos Onlinehttps://www.idealpos.com.au/products/cloud-services/idealpos-online
7. Hardwarehttps://www.idealpos.com.au/products/hardware
8. Integration categorieshttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration
9. Accounting partnershttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/accounting
10. Reservation partnershttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/reservation-systems
11. Online ordering partnerhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/online-food-ordering
12. Attendance partnerhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/employee-attendance-control
13. EFTPOS partnershttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/eftpos
14. Loyalty partnerhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/integration/customer-loyalty
15. Company story and ACNhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/about-us
16. Leadershiphttps://www.idealpos.com.au/about-us/our-staff
17. Supporthttps://www.idealpos.com.au/support
18. Free trialhttps://www.idealpos.com.au/free-trial