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TouchBistro vs Aloha EPOS Comparison (2026)

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Overview

TouchBistro’s All-in-One Restaurant Management system offers all the technology you need to run your restaurant on one easy-to-use platform. Designed for and by restaurant service staff, TouchBistro meets the specific needs of the industry with 24/7 expert support.

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.

  • 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

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

69

Per month

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

Starting from

500

One-time payment

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

User reviews

3.8

414

5

4

3

2

1

194

104

31

19

66

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
60%
would recommend this app

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

Pros

“I wish I could make changes to the TB numbers after the day is closed, so it refects online what I had to do offline to balance.”
EK

Elizabeth K.

bookkeeper

“They changed the terms and conditions in the middle of our contract.”
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Yonatan T.

Manager

“It is easy to use, helps manage orders efficiently, and works well for daily restaurant operations.”
DA

David A.

Manager

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

Cons

“Confusing and time-consuming to program, unstable system (menu items, modifiers, and printer settings randomly disappear or change), frequent glitches and crashes that disrupt service, ;ong wait times for customer support, questionable billing practices (incl.”
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Margeaux L.

Owner

“We experienced constant issues with payments, deposits, and transactions during live service.”
KB

Kandice B.

Owner

“You have to turn it on before your connection signal goes out meaning you have to deal with manually batching out cc payments. If your internet goes out and you don't have offline mode on you are SCREWED and can't even send an order to kitchen.”
AH

Aidee H.

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

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features65
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Food Delivery Dispatching
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Restaurants
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Offline Access
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Pricing Management
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Returns Management
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features47
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Food Delivery Dispatching
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Restaurants
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Offline Access
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Pricing Management
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Returns Management
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations14
  • 7shifts
  • Craftable
  • Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • Marketman
  • Optimum Control
  • PayPal Payments
  • Push Operations
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Sage Intacct
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Square for Retail
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Xero
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • 7shifts
  • Craftable
  • Deliverect
  • MarginEdge
  • Marketman
  • Optimum Control
  • PayPal Payments
  • Push Operations
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Sage Intacct
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Square for Retail
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Xero

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