Katalyst POS

• Multi-location restaurant groups

  Menus can differ per location or concept, with revenue, labour and staff tracked store by store and consolidated reporting.

• Restaurants running catering

  Quotes, deposits, invoices with payment links, lead-time and capacity rules sit inside the POS, with no commission on direct orders.

• Full-service and fine dining with reservations

  Native reservations, floor plan, waitlist with SMS and course pacing on the kitchen display.

• Quick-service and fast-casual

  Self-order kiosks on iPad feed the same kitchen display and menu as the POS.

Less suited to: Restaurants that want to keep an existing POS. The vendor says Flex POS is not compatible with legacy POS systems and replaces them.

• Flex POS on iPad

  Cloud point of sale that runs on iPads, including handheld use by servers, with one login.

• Integrated payment processing

  Katalyst Payments takes chip, contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay and QR pay at the table, with interchange-plus pricing and next-business-day funding.

• Kitchen display system

  Routes items to stations, paces courses and takes orders from POS, handhelds, online, kiosks and catering.

• Online ordering

  Branded ordering page on the restaurant's own URL with in-house delivery, Uber Direct or DoorDash Drive, or pick-up; the vendor says there is no commission on direct orders.

• Catering management

  Quote-to-payment workflow with per-package lead times, capacity limits, deposits and auto-generated invoices with payment links.

• Reservations and waitlist

  Booking page on the restaurant's domain, drag-and-drop floor plan and waitlist with SMS.

• Gift cards and loyalty

  Physical and digital gift cards, points, stamp and tier programmes and timed promotions tied to one customer record.

• Self-order kiosks

  iPad kiosks with upsell prompts, multi-language menus and built-in payments.

• Branded restaurant app builder

  iOS and Android app under the restaurant's own name with ordering, loyalty and push notifications.

• Analytics and reporting

  Over 200 KPIs, real-time prime cost, item margin, void and comp tracking, and forecasting by daypart.

Pricing model

Quote only

No software prices are published. The vendor sends visitors to a demo and offers a free rate analysis of current processing costs. Payments are priced interchange-plus (processor cost plus a Katalyst markup); the markup is not stated.

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

Delivery

Uber DirectDoorDash Drive

Payments

Apple PayGoogle Pay

The FAQ says the POS integrates with e-commerce, payments and accounting tools but names none. The vendor's comparison table lists an open API.

Available in

United States

Languages

English, Spanish

Platforms

iOS, Web

Hardware

Runs on iPads; kiosks use off-the-shelf iPad stands, and the kitchen display works with touch screens and USB bump bars.

The locations page says Katalyst serves restaurants in all 50 states and Washington, DC.

Founded

2015

Headquarters

United States

Founders

Dan Roland, Cole Dillon, Scott Bleczinski

Security and compliance

PCI DSS compliance handled by Katalyst Payments (vendor statement)

Support

The vendor says support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact is by form or phone, with replies typically within one business day.

Vendor

Katalyst

Built for

Restaurants, Cafés, Bars, Food trucks

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

katalystos.com

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  Runs on Web and Android, against Web and iOS for Katalyst POS.

• Lightspeed Restaurant

  Lightspeed Restaurant is a cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel restaurants, run mainly on iPads.

  Runs on iOS, against Web and iOS for Katalyst POS.

• Paradise POS

  Paradise POS is an iPad-based cloud point of sale for restaurants, bars, food trucks and retail shops in the US.

  Runs on iOS, against Web and iOS for Katalyst POS.

• HungerRush

  HungerRush is a cloud restaurant platform for independent pizza, delivery and carry-out operators.

  Runs on Web, against Web and iOS for Katalyst POS.

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• Katalyst POS vs iTab POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant vs Paradise POS

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Any software or hardware price, processing markup, or contract term (the vendor's site has no pricing page)
• Named integrations beyond delivery partners (accounting and e-commerce are unnamed)
• Named customers (the vendor shows logos without names)
• Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
• Security certifications beyond a PCI statement

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 and product listhttps://www.katalystos.com/
2. POS, iPad, support, legacy compatibilityhttps://www.katalystos.com/flex-pos
3. Catering featureshttps://www.katalystos.com/catering-management-system
4. Payments and PCIhttps://www.katalystos.com/katalyst-payments
5. KDS featureshttps://www.katalystos.com/kitchen-display-system
6. Online ordering and deliveryhttps://www.katalystos.com/online-ordering-system
7. Reservationshttps://www.katalystos.com/native-reservation
8. Gift cards and loyaltyhttps://www.katalystos.com/gift-card-loyalty
9. Kiosk, hardware, languageshttps://www.katalystos.com/self-order-kiosk
10. App builderhttps://www.katalystos.com/restaurant-app-builder
11. Reportinghttps://www.katalystos.com/analytics-and-reporting
12. Founding storyhttps://www.katalystos.com/about
13. Leadershiphttps://www.katalystos.com/meet-our-team
14. Coverage by statehttps://www.katalystos.com/locations
15. Contact and FAQhttps://www.katalystos.com/contact