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Aloha EPOS

Overview

Venmo is a digital wallet and payment gateway that allows customers to send money and make purchases via mobile device, and share activity via the purchase feed

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

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

  • 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

4.7

9.3K

5

4

3

2

1

7.4K

1.4K

299

83

65

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
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

“It's especially useful for splitting expenses, paying friends, and making everyday transactions. While there are fees for instant transfers and occasional delays with support, Venmo remains one of the easiest and most convenient peer-to-peer payment apps.”
KL

Kate L.

Sales

“Being able to transfer money instantly to my bank account for a tiny fee proves extremely practical when I need to unlock small amounts of cash urgently while traveling.”
HH

Heather H.

Marketing and Communications Executive

“It allows for you to easily send money to friends, family members, and collect payments for business purposes.”
BT

Brianna T.

Founder

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

“I set up a business profile for collecting and sending payments for my small business. Once I added my checking account, I proceeded in trying to send a payment and got an error message.”
CH

Colleen H.

OWNER

“Customer support can sometimes take longer than expected to respond, and I wish there were a little more protection and flexibility when dealing with payment issues or disputes.”
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Ethan R.

Contractor

“Sometimes there are minor glitches such as notifications or incompletion of transaction details that causes confusion.”
NH

Nguyen H.

Deputy Service Manager

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 review13 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features16
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Management
  • Data Security
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Sales Reports
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features47
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Cash Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Management
  • Data Security
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Employee Management
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Production Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recipe Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Sales Reports
  • Separate Checks
  • Social Promotion
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Wait List Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations3
  • Cash App
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal Payments
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Cash App
  • Meta for Business
  • PayPal Payments