TipBrightly

TipBrightly is a cashless tipping platform: guests scan a QR code and tip by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay without an app, and tips are paid to staff through Stripe or via payroll. Employers get a dashboard, allocation tools and payroll-ready reports. The vendor mainly serves hotels and hospitality, and also sells to restaurants and other tipped service businesses.

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Best for
Hotels and hospitality groups, Multi-property operators
Pricing
Percentage of sales
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Hotels and hospitality groups

    The vendor says it primarily serves hotels, hospitality and travel, and shows hotel brand logos and hotel manager testimonials.

  • Multi-property operators

    Tipping can be rolled out across properties, with a dashboard that shows tips by employee, property and time.

  • Health, beauty, parking and tour businesses

    The vendor lists spas, valet and parking, transport and tourism staff as suited to QR tipping.

What it does

  • QR-code cashless tipping

    Guests scan a QR code or open its URL and tip by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, with no app download or account.

  • Multiple QR models

    Personal QR codes per employee, a single code with a recipient menu, or pooled codes for departments and teams.

  • Transparent tip allocation

    Distributes tips by location, shift duration and hours worked.

  • Payouts through Stripe or payroll

    Tips are paid to an employee's or business's bank account in 1 to 2 days, or passed through payroll.

  • Management dashboard

    Admins monitor tips in real time by employee, property and time and download payout and compliance reports.

  • Tax and compliance reporting

    IRS-compliant reporting and a Stripe portal for downloading tax forms; the vendor also says it has tools for the No Tax on Tips Act.

  • Guest feedback surveys

    A customisable rating and survey step inside the tipping flow.

  • Branded signage

    Over 100 sign templates or custom-designed printed signage for the QR codes.

  • Staff dashboard

    Employees see transactions, payouts and feedback and can download CSV summaries.

  • Guest receipts

    Guests receive an emailed receipt for expense reimbursement after tipping.

Pricing

Pricing model
Percentage of sales

No subscription price is published; the site offers a free demo. The FAQ describes per-tip fees: Stripe charges 2.9% plus $0.30 and TipBrightly charges about 3%, which guests can choose to cover. A restaurant page for a related TipGlo sign-up says it is free to use apart from these transaction fees.

How it compares

Compared with the 6 products in Tip Pooling & Tip Distribution that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 1 integration. The median in this category is 3.50.
  • Lists Web only. Among the 5 products in this category that state their platforms, 1 lists an iOS app and 1 lists an Android app.

Works with

Payments
Stripe

The vendor says tips can go through payroll but names no payroll providers.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States, Canada
Platforms
Web
Hardware
None needed; guests use their own phone camera to scan printed or displayed QR codes.

Inferred from customer testimonials in the US and Ontario, Canada; the vendor lists no countries of sale.

The company

Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Founders
Elle Rustique
Customers named by the vendor
Hotel Arras, AC Hotel Asheville Downtown, Aloft Asheville Downtown, The Gwen, Collective Arts Brewing, Appalachian Mountain Club

Security and support

Security and compliance
Payments processed by Stripe, which the vendor says is PCI Level 1 certified
Support
Support by contact widget, email (support@tipbrightly.com) or phone; onboarding includes step-by-step instructions and training for key teams.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
tipbrightly.com

Alternatives to TipBrightly

See all 15 in Tip Pooling & Tip Distribution

  • TipHaus

    TipHaus is tip management software for restaurants, bars, hotels and other tipped businesses.

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

  • Kickfin

    Kickfin is US tip management software for restaurants.

    Names 2 integrations, against 1 for TipBrightly.

  • Grazzy

    Grazzy is a US digital tipping and tip payout platform.

    Listed as best for: Bars and restaurants tipping out staff; Hotels with housekeeping and front-line teams.

  • Just Tip

    JustTip is a tipping and tronc platform for UK and Irish hospitality.

    Names 11 integrations, against 1 for TipBrightly.

Compare TipBrightly

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any subscription price for employers
  • Payroll and POS integrations
  • Contract term
  • Founding year, funding and team size
  • Countries of sale
  • Languages

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. Homepagehttps://tipbrightly.com/
  2. Features and industrieshttps://tipbrightly.com/solutions
  3. FAQ: fees, company, Stripehttps://tipbrightly.com/tipbrightly-faq
  4. Company and founderhttps://tipbrightly.com/about-us
  5. Customer testimonialshttps://tipbrightly.com/testimonial
  6. Dashboardhttps://tipbrightly.com/dashboard-faq
  7. Employee FAQhttps://tipbrightly.com/employee-faq
  8. Restaurant page and fee wordinghttps://tipbrightly.com/restaurants
  9. Support channelshttps://tipbrightly.com/customer-support