POS System

What is a POS system, and what does restaurant POS software do?

A POS system runs the point of sale from taking the order through payment, stock and reporting. Restaurant POS software keeps tables, kitchen display, delivery channels and fiscal devices on one flow. Ritapos delivers that as cloud POS; data stays in sync on tablet, phone and counter.

A narrow order-check program opens and closes tickets. A POS system also covers stock, QR menu, delivery integrations and core reports. For the counter see cafe POS; for table service see restaurant POS. When the queue builds at peak, one screen for orders and payment cuts handoffs between staff.

As the owner you can watch turnover, open tables and delivery load from your phone. Waiters enter orders at the table on mobile; the kitchen display sees the same line. When the till count matches payment types in the panel, close-out speeds up.

With two branches you update menu and price once in the central panel; every site sees the same list in one POS account. Branch reports sit on one screen so stock or turnover drift shows up during the day.

POS software vs bank card terminal

A bank POS terminal records card and cash payments for fiscal compliance. POS software manages menu, order lines, kitchen and end-of-day reports. They work together: the ticket stays open in Ritapos, the amount goes to the integrated fiscal device, and the slip prints from the device.

A common floor scenario: the waiter quotes the total at the table and the cashier re-enters it on the bank terminal; subtotals drift. With integrated POS software the order line is ready for the fiscal device, so the slip matches the ticket on screen. At handover the new team sees open tables on the tablet; if a paper slip is lost the account still lives in Ritapos.

Bank POS alone does not run stock or marketplace orders. Cloud POS software fills that gap. For your device brand see cash register integrations; for the wider picture read what is a POS system.

When you compare POS software, monthly licence lines alone can mislead. QR menu, delivery or fiscal modules billed separately inflate total cost. On Ritapos those items stay in the same package on the free plan and Pro without an extra subscription line.

Cloud POS setup and devices

Ritapos is cloud POS, so you do not install a desktop program at the counter; browser or mobile app is enough. The fiscal link opens as GMP3 at the till or TSM at the table; device licence and setup fees may sit outside the package, with no extra Ritapos subscription line.

During the 14-day Pro trial support plans online setup when you send your menu; live support and online setup are not on the free plan. E-adisyon and e-invoice documents are metered; the AI assistant uses credits too. Compare packages on pricing; for a quick start see free for lifetime.

Kitchen display stays open on the free plan so tickets land on the right station and reprint queues shrink. Marketplace orders appear beside dine-in lines on the same POS screen; channel split is readable at close-out without a separate spreadsheet.

Free plan, Pro and the 14-day trial

After signup you try all Pro features for 14 days with no credit card. When the trial ends the account moves to the free plan with 20 orders per day; user and table counts are unlimited. On the free plan orders and kitchen display, stock, basic reports, QR menu, delivery integrations and fiscal integrations stay open.

Recipe management is on Pro and Franchisor; stock tracking is on the free plan too. The owner app works on the free plan, Pro and during the trial. Fiscal devices, QR menu and delivery channels are not separate module lines on free or Pro; third-party GMP3 or TSM setup fees may still apply.

Single-site cafe or multi-branch chain updates menu and price from one POS account. When you choose between POS systems, keeping fiscal, delivery and reports in one panel reduces close-out mistakes; Ritapos keeps that in one cloud account.