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Aloha EPOS vs KickFin Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Aloha is a cloud-based EPOS solution designed to helps bars and restaurants manage their business lifecycles, from reservations to seating plans, table services, staff rosters, & payments. Managers can create custom floor plans using real-time updates on waiting times and available seating capacity.

Kickfin is a tip distribution software designed to help hospitality businesses deposit tips into employees’ bank accounts in real-time. It enables managers to track return on investments (ROIs), validate and approve tip amounts for staff members, and add or remove employees from tip groups.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

500

One-time payment

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

68

5

4

3

2

1

33

27

4

1

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
62%
would recommend this app

4.9

117

5

4

3

2

1

106

10

1

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
93%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I’ve used aloha in managing in multiple restaurants, it was a very user friendly set up with payment processing, we did have a few issues with it going out during service but customer service was extremely helpful during the process.”
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Aireanne T.

Vice President

“The outrages we had on a few occasions and the amount of time it took to reboot up when we did have the software go down.”
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Aireanne T.

Vice President

“The system is reliable and meets our operational needs well.”
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Aireanne T.

Vice President

Pros

“We work and the next day our tips are in our accounts. ”
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Elizabeth L.

WAITRESS

“It has allowed for us to cut down the amount of cash that is needed at the store and also the time it takes to pay out daily tips owed for the day. ”
JS

Judi S.

Accountant

“Now I can use Kickfin which means less bank runs, less cash on hand in the restaurant, and servers don’t have to be carrying around cash and visiting their banks for deposits.”
BR

Brad R.

Owner

Cons

“Customer service is hard to reach in a timely manner.”
HH

Heba H.

social media specialist

“glitches, unexpected reset, some screen freezing .”
al

alessa l.

entrepreneur

“Almost 10 years after being built, it hadn't made any UX updates.”
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Mary G.

Brand Engagement Manager

Cons

“The only con i can see is that i am accustomed to receiving cash for my nights, so that getting cash right away is sort of a bummer.”
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Elizabeth L.

WAITRESS

“Replenishments are done almost daily, so this makes it confusing when you're having to keep a different $$ amount than what is really needed.”
TM

Trevor M.

General Manager

“We used to spend loads of time counting money and hunting down our employees to give them their cash at the end of their shift.”
SF

Sarah F.

Food Service and Beverage Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 months ago

Key features

  • Total features47
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Ordering
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Production Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Sales Reports
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Tips Management
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features14
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Ordering
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Production Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Sales Reports
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Tips Management
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrationsN/A
  • PAR POS
  • RPOWER
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Toast POS
  • Total integrations4
  • PAR POS
  • RPOWER
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Toast POS