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Comparison

NCR Aloha vs Square for Restaurants

On the evidence we track, Square for Restaurants leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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NCR Aloha49
★Square for Restaurants73
Score
vioscaleAI score
NCR Aloha49 / 100low · 8%
Square for Restaurants73 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurants✓
Model
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurantsfreemium
Price level
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurantslow
Starting price
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurants$49
Transparent
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurants✓
Integrations
Count
NCR Aloha2
Square for Restaurants26
Security
Gdpr
NCR Aloha✓
Square for Restaurants–
Iso27001
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurants✓
Pci
NCR Aloha–
Square for Restaurants✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
NCR Aloha5 items
Square for Restaurants7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

NCR Aloha

A comprehensive platform that integrates ordering, payment processing, inventory management, and loyalty programs for both in-store and digital retail and restaurant operations, with flexible cloud and local deployment options.

Independently observed

Square for Restaurants

Leader

A cloud-based platform for restaurants combining point-of-sale terminals, kitchen display systems, and online order management, with integrations for delivery services, reservations, inventory, and accounting systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

NCR Aloha

Pricing not documented yet.

Square for Restaurants

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free plan available; paid plans include 30-day free trial

  • Square FreeFree
  • Square Plus-
  • Square Premium-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
NCR Aloha✓
Square for Restaurants✓
iOS
NCR Aloha✗
Square for Restaurants✓
Android
NCR Aloha✗
Square for Restaurants✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
NCR Aloha✓
Square for Restaurants✓
On-premise
NCR Aloha✓
Square for Restaurants✗
Hybrid
NCR Aloha✓
Square for Restaurants✗

Integrations

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

NCR Aloha

2 total
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Wallet
Independently observed

Square for Restaurants

Leader
36 total
  • Delivery platforms
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • Uber Eats
  • Toast
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenTable
  • Resy OS
  • Thrive Inventory
  • SKU IQ
  • Stream
  • Bookkeep
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • Zoho
  • INFI
  • Jotform
  • Kliken
  • Facebook
  • Printful
  • Shippo
  • +12 more
Independently observed
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