vioscale
Comparison

CAKE POS vs NCR Aloha

No leader: the top candidate CAKE POS has only 0.24 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

CAKE POS full profile →NCR Aloha full profile →
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CAKE POS59
NCR Aloha14
Score
Vioscale score
CAKE POS59 / 100low · 24%
NCR Aloha14 / 100low · 3%
Pricing
Free tier
CAKE POS✗
NCR Aloha–
Model
CAKE POScommercial
NCR Aloha–
Price level
CAKE POSunknown
NCR Aloha–
Transparent
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha–
Integrations
Count
CAKE POS25
NCR Aloha2
Security
Gdpr
CAKE POS–
NCR Aloha✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for restaurant pos software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Venue type
CAKE POSMulti-concept
NCR Aloha-
Compliance
PCI DSS compliant
CAKE POS-
NCR Aloha-
EMV chip / contactless payments
CAKE POS-
NCR Aloha-
Reliability
Offline mode
CAKE POS-
NCR Aloha-
Front of house
Online ordering
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Reservations / waitlist
CAKE POS-
NCR Aloha-
Loyalty / gift cards
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Back of house
Kitchen display system (KDS)
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Inventory management
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Integrations
Delivery integrations (DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub)
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Hardware
Proprietary hardware ecosystem (terminals/KDS)
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Market
Multi-location support
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha-
Target segment
CAKE POSSMB / independent
NCR Aloha-
Payments
Payment processing
CAKE POSBuilt-in / proprietary processor
NCR Aloha-
Pricing
Pricing model
CAKE POS% of transactions
NCR Aloha-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CAKE POS

All-In-One Restaurant Point of Sale with 24/7 Human Support. Restaurant POS system designed for quick service, full service, bars, and multi-location concepts.

Independently observed

NCR Aloha

A unified cloud-based restaurant management platform that centralizes order taking, payment processing, customer loyalty, and operations across in-store, mobile, kiosk, and delivery channels with integrated kitchen management.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CAKE POS

Usage-based

No monthly software or hardware fees. Cost is built into your processing rate. Three plans: Core (single-location), Growth (most value), and Scale (enterprise/multi-location).

  • CoreNo monthly bill; cost built into processing rate
    • POS terminal with payment processing
    • Reporting and analytics
    • Lifetime equipment replacement
    • Online ordering
    • 24/7 U.S. human support
  • GrowthNo monthly bill; cost built into processing rate
    • Everything in Core
    • Virtual or white-glove installation
    • Business insurance (Coverdash)
    • Access to working capital
    • Sysco partner integrations
    • +4 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Enterprise integrations
    • Dedicated account manager
    • Multi-location AI reporting
    • Platinum 24/7 support
    • Exclusive partner perks
as of verify ↗

NCR Aloha

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CAKE POS✓
NCR Aloha✓
On-premise
CAKE POS✗
NCR Aloha✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

CAKE POS

25 total
  • Coverdash
  • Fisherman
  • Dolce
  • 7shifts
  • Quickbooks
  • Xero
  • Shogo
  • Davo
  • Olo
  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash
  • Checkmate
  • eCards
  • Paytronix
  • Restaurant 365
  • LRS Table Tracker
  • Crunchtime Kitchen
  • Orca
  • CheddrSuite
  • Epson
  • Cheftab
  • NCR
  • AWS
  • Elo Touch
  • +1 more
Independently observed

NCR Aloha

2 total
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Wallet
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.