UNION POS
Union is a cloud point-of-sale and guest ordering platform built for high-volume bars and restaurants in the United States. It pairs a POS and handheld with QR-code guest ordering, rewards funded by Union, kitchen display, waitlist and AI-assisted reporting. Union also sells anonymised on-premise sales data to beverage brands, and lists a long set of partner integrations.
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- Best for
- High-volume bars and pubs, Venues wanting guests to order from their phones
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- Web, iOS
Who it is for
High-volume bars and pubs
Supports 1,000+ open tabs, an offline mode for funds capture and one-tap closing of all tabs at night, according to the vendor.
Venues wanting guests to order from their phones
Guests scan a QR code, order and pay with Apple or Google Pay without an app download.
Busy bars and restaurants with table service
Union Pocket handheld with Tap to Pay on iPhone lets staff take orders and payments at the table without a card reader.
What it does
Cloud point of sale
Order, sales and payment management for high-volume venues, with live 86 countdown on items or modifiers.
Offline mode
Allows funds capture when the connection drops.
Guest-led ordering
QR-code ordering and payment from the guest's phone, with tab closing and tipping on the device; the vendor cites a 28% sales increase.
Union Pocket handheld POS
iPhone-based handheld that edits orders, transfers tables, splits checks and takes payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone.
Rewards funded by Union
Automated instant credits for guests who use the app, funded by Union rather than the venue.
Kitchen display system
Real-time order screens for bar and kitchen with priority settings.
Waitlist
Guests can open a tab and order while waiting; text alerts when a table is ready and check transfer to tables.
Digital menus
Digital menu shown to guests on their own device.
AI-driven reporting
Plain-English questions, custom reports and scheduled email reports, with local weather data in daily emails.
KitchenHub third-party order sync
Brings third-party delivery orders into the POS.
24/7 US-based support
Live support line and a local account manager at no extra fee, per the vendor.
OnPrem Insights data for beverage brands
Aggregated on-premise consumption data sold to beverage suppliers.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
No prices are published; the site directs buyers to schedule a demo or talk to sales. The vendor describes payment processing as transparent but gives no rates.
How it compares
Compared with the 7 products in Bar & Nightclub POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 20 integrations. The median in this category is 5.
- One of 5 products in this category with an iOS app. 5 products in this category state their platforms.
- The category's 10 most-named integration partners are 7shifts, Dojo, Mailchimp, Paymentsense, Stripe, Xero, Airship, Amadeus, Attache, Avenista. Of these, this product's listing names 7shifts.
Works with
- Accounting
- Restaurant365MarginEdgeShogo
- Delivery
- e|tab Online OrderingKitchenHub
- Inventory
- CraftableBuyers EdgeBeerBoardBarTrackBevCheck
- Loyalty
- Factor4
- Payments
- SimpayPayBright
- Reservations
- OpenTable
Where and how it runs
- Available in
- United States
- Platforms
- Web, iOS
- Apps
- Union Pocket: Handheld POS on iPhone with Tap to Pay. Union guest app: Guests browse menus, order drinks, pay and earn rewards
- Hardware
- Handheld runs on iPhone using Tap to Pay, with no card reader needed; other hardware is not listed on the vendor's site.
The vendor says it powers venues across the U.S. and lists US cities.
The company
- Customers named by the vendor
- Bouldin Acres, Britannia Pub, The Victory Tap, The Tailor Shop, Social Tap, Irish Pub Kenneally's, Texas Arizona, The Phoenix, Cosmic Coffee, Woodin Creek Kitchen & Tap
Security and support
- Support
- The vendor states 24/7 live US-based phone support and a dedicated local account manager at no extra fee, with in-person installation and training.
Listing details
- Vendor
- Union
- Headquarters
- United States
- Built for
- Bars, Restaurants
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- getunion.com
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Runs on iOS, against Web and iOS for UNION POS.
2touch POS
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Listed as best for: High-volume bars and nightclubs.
PowerEPOS
Power EPOS is a UK hospitality point of sale and stock control system for pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, takeaways, hotels and multi-site groups.
Names 21 integrations, against 20 for UNION POS.
Vintiga
Vintiga is an iPhone and iPad point of sale that also includes a guest CRM, wine and beer club memberships, reservations, email and SMS marketing and a website with online shop.
Names 5 integrations, against 20 for UNION POS.
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Any price, processing rates or contract terms
- Company founding year, headquarters, founders, funding and team size
- Security certifications and PCI details
- Full hardware list and Android support
- Interface 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.
- Homepage: positioning, cities, customershttps://getunion.com/
- POS features and supporthttps://getunion.com/product-feature/point-of-sale/
- Guest orderinghttps://getunion.com/product-feature/guest-led-ordering/
- Union Pockethttps://getunion.com/product-feature/pos-on-iphone/
- KDShttps://getunion.com/product-feature/kitchen-display-system/
- Waitlisthttps://getunion.com/product-feature/waitlist/
- Rewardshttps://getunion.com/product-feature/rewards-funded-by-union/
- AI reportinghttps://getunion.com/product-feature/new-ai-driven-reporting-package/
- Integration listhttps://getunion.com/integrations/
- Payments partnershttps://getunion.com/press/