What Is Restaurant POS Software? What to Look For When Choosing One in 2026
6-minute read · Prepared by the Orderly team
What is restaurant POS software?
Restaurant POS software is the software used in restaurants, cafés and similar businesses to take orders, track tables and close bills. Modern POS software goes far beyond that: stock, recipes, costing, reporting, QR menus and delivery are all part of the same system. Systems this broad are also called restaurant POS systems or restaurant management systems.
What does good POS software do?
- It speeds up service. Entering orders, moving tables and splitting bills happen without extra steps.
- It organizes the kitchen. Orders go to the right station: drinks to the bar, grills to the kitchen.
- It deducts stock automatically. When a sale is made, ingredients come out of stock according to the recipe.
- It calculates costs. When a purchase invoice is entered, product costs update automatically.
- It prevents leakage. Voids, refunds and comps require permission; whoever does what is recorded.
- It enables remote management. The owner can monitor revenue and the till from their phone.
How does pricing work? The key thing to watch
There are two pricing models in the industry:
- Modular model: The core software looks cheap; the QR menu, mobile apps, platform integration and courier tracking are each charged separately. The total can reach 2–4 times the list price.
- All-inclusive model: There's a single price with every feature included. Orderly uses this model: 8,500 ₺ + VAT per year, per branch.
When comparing, don't look at the list price — look at the annual total once every feature you need is switched on. If each of the questions “Is the QR menu included? Is the mobile waiter app included? Is the Yemeksepeti integration included?” comes with a separate fee, the real price isn't the price you were quoted.
7 questions to ask when choosing
- What's included in the price, and what costs extra?
- Does the price go up with the number of users or terminals?
- Are setup and training paid?
- What hours is technical support available, and is it a separate package?
- Is stock deducted automatically by recipe, or entered by hand?
- Is there fiscal register integration, and who is the fee paid to?
- Is there a trial period, and is a credit card required?
Don't decide without trying it
Everyone's brochure looks good; the difference shows up in real service. You can try Orderly free for 10 days — we handle the setup, train your team and don't ask for credit card details.
Frequently asked questions
In everyday language they're mostly used interchangeably. Restaurant POS software covers the ordering, tables and billing side; a POS system is a broader setup that adds stock, costing, reporting and integrations. Orderly offers both in a single package.
In Türkiye, annual fees range from a few thousand lira to over thirty thousand lira; what really matters is whether features are included or sold separately as modules. With Orderly, every feature comes at a single price: 8,500 ₺ + VAT per year.
For cloud-based systems, a reliable internet connection is recommended; a common solution is a mobile data backup line. We advise you on connection redundancy during setup.
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