# Clover vs NCR Aloha

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Clover

| Attribute | Clover | NCR Aloha |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43 (46% (low)) | 13.7 (3% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | Clover is a payment and point-of-sale platform that enables businesses to accept card payments, manage transactions, and operate retail locations. It provides hardware devices (terminals and readers) and software tools accessible via web dashboard and mobile apps, with extensibility through a third-party app marketplace. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pci_dss":true,"multi_location":true,"emv_contactless":true,"hardware_ecosystem":true,"payment_processing":"built_in"}` | - |
| integrations.count | 2 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Clover App Market"},{"name":"Clover Connect"}]` | `[{"name":"Apple Pay"},{"name":"Google Wallet"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","plus":{"amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},"rate":2.3}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Clover Care"},{"name":"Clover Security Plus"}],"summary":"From 2.3% + 10¢ per transaction. Monthly subscription with no money down. Processing fees separate from software fees.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.clover.com/pos-systems","retrievedAt":"2026-08-04T08:41:49.259Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Restaurant POS Software)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:32:12.465Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*