Xenial Drive-Thru

Xenial Drive-Thru is a set of drive-thru tools from Xenial, a Global Payments subsidiary that sells restaurant technology to enterprise quick-service chains. It covers a camera and AI based speed-of-service timer, a voice-ordering controller with automated upsell, digital menu boards, kiosks, payments and POS software.

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Best for
Enterprise quick-service chains, Multi-unit franchisees with busy drive-thrus
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Windows, iOS, Android

Who it is for

  • Enterprise quick-service chains

    Xenial says it supports 25 of QSR Magazine's top 50 brands and sells to enterprise restaurants, convenience stores and entertainment venues.

  • Multi-unit franchisees with busy drive-thrus

    The vendor cites a Golden Corral franchisee that runs drive-thru with Xenial digital menu boards.

What it does

  • Camera-based drive-thru timer

    Measures speed of service across the whole drive-thru, not only between the speaker and the pick-up window, using cameras and AI.

  • Drive-thru Director

    Live animated view of every vehicle, live counts and speed-of-service KPIs, and crew gamification; works with existing drive-thru hardware.

  • Voice assistant ordering

    A voice bot takes guest orders and speech-to-text can be injected into the POS to automate ordering.

  • Next-gen Drive-thru Controller

    Rack-mountable hardware hub that connects the base station, mic, speaker and order confirmation unit and runs voice-ordering and recommendation software.

  • Automated upsell

    Recommendations shown on the drive-thru digital menu board or order confirmation unit to raise average check.

  • Outdoor digital menu boards

    Drive-thru menu boards for pre-sell, menu and order confirmation, managed from one interface and integrated with the POS.

  • Predictive cooking

    Suggests how much product to cook from historical and projected sales and a busy-drive-thru prompt from the camera system.

  • Self-order kiosks

    Indoor and outdoor touchscreen kiosks with branded ordering software and an SDK to share data with other vendors' POS.

  • Touchless payments

    Guests scan a QR code, view the check on a mobile site and pay with Apple Pay, Google Wallet, gift card or card number; the POS marks the order paid.

  • Cloud POS

    POS app that runs on Windows, iOS and Android across counter, drive-thru, line-busting, curbside and delivery.

  • Online and mobile ordering

    White-label browser-based ordering that injects orders directly into the POS, with APIs for a brand's own app.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

Xenial publishes no prices for its drive-thru products; pages point to a demo request. The online ordering page mentions a low fixed monthly subscription per store, and the POS page mentions one low monthly fee, without figures.

How it compares

Compared with the 6 products in Drive-Thru Technology 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 2.
  • One product in this category lists an iOS app. One product in this category lists an Android app. 4 products in this category state their platforms.

Works with

Payments
Global Payments

The pages say Xenial connects to leading delivery partners and offers two-way integration with multiple POS solutions but name none. Apple Pay and Google Wallet appear as payment methods, not as integrations.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Windows, iOS, Android
Hardware
Xenial sells POS terminals and tablets, kiosks (standing, wall or counter mount), digital menu boards and a rack-mount Drive-thru Controller. Drive-thru Director is said to work with existing drive-thru hardware.

The vendor does not publish a list of countries; its site includes Canadian privacy and terms pages and it describes global roll-out support.

The company

Company
Xenial, Inc.
Customers named by the vendor
Golden Corral, Wendy's, Popeyes, Denny's, Biscuitville, Bojangles, Taco Bell

Security and support

Support
The site has a support area, product documentation, release notes and a training academy (Genius Academy).

Listing details

Vendor
Xenial
Headquarters
United States
Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
xenial.com
Also listed in
Digital Menu Boards & Signage

Alternatives to Xenial Drive-Thru

See all 14 in Drive-Thru Technology

  • Stream Digital Signage

    Stream is a US digital signage company that sells, installs and supports drive-thru systems and menu boards for restaurants.

    Runs on Web, against iOS, Android and Windows for Xenial Drive-Thru.

  • Delphi Display Systems

    Delphi Display Systems makes drive-thru and menu display hardware and software for quick-service restaurants: outdoor order confirmation screens, digital menu boards, drive-thru timing and analytics, wireless headsets and installation services.

    Listed as best for: Quick-service and fast-casual chains with drive-thrus; Franchisees running many drive-thru sites.

  • Hi Auto

    Hi Auto is a voice AI order taker built only for quick-service drive-thrus.

    Names 3 integrations, against 1 for Xenial Drive-Thru.

  • Presto

    Presto Voice is an AI voice assistant that takes orders at restaurant drive-thrus.

    Runs on Web, against iOS, Android and Windows for Xenial Drive-Thru.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or contract term
  • Headquarters, founding year, employee count
  • Countries where the products are sold
  • Named integrations with POS and delivery platforms
  • Security certifications
  • The vendor's customer results (12 seconds faster, 2.5 percent sales lift) are its own claims and were not verified

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. Drive-thru solution overviewhttps://www.xenial.com/solutions/drive-thru
  2. Drive-thru Directorhttps://www.xenial.com/products/drive-thru-director/
  3. Drive-thru Controllerhttps://www.xenial.com/products/drive-thru-controller/
  4. Outdoor menu boardshttps://www.xenial.com/products/outdoor-digital-menu-boards/
  5. Kioskshttps://www.xenial.com/products/kiosk-hardware-software/
  6. Touchless payments, Global Paymentshttps://www.xenial.com/products/touchless-payments/
  7. POS software and platformshttps://www.xenial.com/products/pos-software/
  8. Online ordering, pricing modelhttps://www.xenial.com/products/omni-channel/
  9. Company, parent, customershttps://www.xenial.com/about/