Best EPOS Systems for Pubs & Bars (UK)

The short answer: The right pub EPOS depends on whether you're wet-led or food-led. Wet-led independents are well served by SumUp or Square for low fixed costs; food-led pubs and small groups should look at Epos Now, Lightspeed or pub-specialist Tabology (bar tabs, cask workflows); managed and multi-site operators almost always end up on Zonal Aztec or Tevalis.

11 suppliers compared · data refreshed 2026-07-14 ·see all EPOS & Payments

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SupplierBest forPricingKey features
Epos Now
Norwich, UK
Norwich-based EPOS provider with low upfront hardware bundles, popular with UK independents.From £25/mo
Promotional bundles vary; software typically £25–£60/month plus payments. Quote-based deals common.
  • Hardware bundles
  • App store integrations
  • Own payments service
  • 24/7 support plans
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Lightspeed Restaurant
Montreal, Canada (UK: London)
Feature-deep cloud EPOS for growing restaurants, from £79/month for the first terminal.From £79/mo
From £79/month for the first terminal; integrated payments priced separately.
  • Cloud-based with offline mode
  • Advanced reporting
  • Multi-site management
  • Large integration marketplace
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Power EPOS
UK
UK hospitality EPOS specialist with 30+ years in the trade and a strong integrations list.Quote-based
Quote-based packages including hardware, software and support.
  • 30+ years UK hospitality
  • Kitchen display systems
  • Wide integrations
  • Service-led support
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SkyTab (Shift4)
Allentown, US (UK operations)
Shift4's UK restaurant EPOS with aggressive entry pricing and pay-at-table hardware.From £39/mo
Software from £39/month; 1 free Solo device per location, additional devices £14/month.
  • Pay-at-table hardware
  • Low entry price
  • Online ordering included
  • Integrated payments
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storekit
London, UK
Commission-free QR order & pay for hospitality, popular with UK counter-service venues.Free to start
Commission-free; pays via processing fees / software fee depending on plan.
  • QR order & pay
  • Commission-free
  • No app download
  • Works alongside existing EPOS
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SumUp POS
London, UK
Simple, low-cost POS and card readers for small venues; strong for wet-led and counter-service.Free to start
Card readers from one-off purchase; POS plans free to ~£49/month; processing from 1.69%.
  • Low-cost card readers
  • No lock-in options
  • Counter-service focus
  • Fast setup
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Zettle by PayPal
Stockholm, Sweden (PayPal)
PayPal-owned card readers and light POS, a common first till for small food businesses.Free to start
No monthly fee; reader from ~£29; card processing 1.75%.
  • No monthly fee
  • Cheap hardware
  • PayPal settlement
  • Free POS app
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Zonal
Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh-based enterprise EPOS (Aztec) powering many UK pub and restaurant groups.Quote-based
Quote-based; typically multi-year contracts for groups.
  • Enterprise multi-site EPOS
  • Integrated stock control
  • Kitchen management
  • Bookings & order-and-pay suite
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Dojo
London, UK
Fast-settlement UK card machines widely used in hospitality, with EPOS integrations and queue app.Pricing varies
Custom processing rates; machine rental per month; next-day settlement included.
  • Next-day settlement
  • EPOS integrations
  • Queue management app
  • UK-based support
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ICRTouch
Isle of Wight, UK
Isle of Wight EPOS developer whose TouchPoint tills are sold via a large UK dealer network.Quote-based
Sold via dealer network; typical small-venue packages quoted locally.
  • Dealer network support
  • TouchPoint till software
  • Self-service & kitchen video
  • Back-office stock
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Tabology
UK
Pub-specialist cloud EPOS with tabs, wet-led workflows and pub-focused reporting.Pricing varies
Subscription per site; quote-based.
  • Bar tabs
  • Wet-led service speed
  • Pub-specific reporting
  • Cloud back office
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How we compared them

We weighted the following criteria, in order:

  1. Wet-led vs food-led fit
  2. Bar tab handling
  3. Stock/cellar integration
  4. Multi-site capability
  5. Total monthly cost

Pricing is taken from public price lists and verified supplier pages at the date shown on each listing; quote-based products are marked as such rather than guessed. See ourmethodology for how listings get verified and when featured placement applies.