The right system should do more than record a sale. It should connect the order, kitchen, payment, stock, buying, staff, expenses and profit — and give the owner a clear view from a phone. This guide records what named vendors say publicly and the questions still worth asking before you buy.
Public source review date: 19 September 2026. A missing statement is not treated as a “no”; ask the vendor to demonstrate it.
Pricing and capabilities below reflect public pages or the supplied result evidence reviewed on 19 September 2026. “Not publicly stated” means unknown, not absent. Confirm a current quote and run the workflow before choosing.
| Vendor | Public price signal | What is stated publicly | Buyer verification question | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JiPOS | Not publicly stated | Restaurant management positioning for restaurants, bars, cafés and multi-branch hospitality. | Ask for the order → kitchen → payment → stock → reporting flow, plus M-Pesa, eTIMS, offline and payroll scope. | Public source |
| SimbaPOS | Not publicly stated on the reviewed page | Restaurant and bar POS with ordering, stock reports, waiter totals, user rights and fiscal-printer links stated publicly. | Confirm recipe-level stock, offline recovery, branch permissions and the completed-sale fiscal workflow. | Public source |
| Veira | KES 2,999/month shown in the supplied result screenshot; confirm current offer | Kenya-focused POS positioning around sales, stock, payments and compliance. | Ask about food-cost workflows, offline use, device terms, support and the eTIMS state after a pending submission. | Public source |
| DineHQ | From KES 17,999/year incl. VAT (about KES 1,499/month) | Browser-based POS and whole-operation records for sales, stock, buying, staff, expenses and profit. | See the verified order → kitchen → payment → stock → cost → profit path, with M-Pesa, eTIMS-ready records and offline POS continuity. | Public source |
DineHQ pricing is linked to the current pricing page. Competitor prices can change, and a public feature statement is not a substitute for a live demo of the completed workflow.
DineHQ in one sentence
DineHQ connects POS and order tracking, menu and recipes, stock, buying and suppliers, customer history, staff and pay, expenses, and daily, weekly and monthly reports.
What to verify in a demo
Start with one real service: open the day, take an order, send it to the kitchen, record M-Pesa or cash, use stock, add a purchase, record an expense and close. Then ask the owner to open current sales, exceptions and profit from a phone away from the venue.
Compare the operating record, not just the till screen. These are buyer criteria for restaurants, cafés and coffee shops, bars, clubs and lounges, quick-service outlets, catering teams, butcheries and growing multi-branch groups.
Order → kitchen → payment → stock used → buying → staff and expenses paid → profit visible.
Can the owner see current sales, payment mix, stock movement, exceptions and branch reports from a phone?
Does a recipe sale reduce ingredient stock, and can expected stock be compared with actual stock?
Can supplier prices, purchases, delivery records and amounts owed stay close to the sale record?
Are staff shifts, sales, voids, discounts, expenses and pay linked to the right person?
Can cash, M-Pesa, card, credit and eTIMS states be matched to the correct completed sale?
Can the team keep serving when internet drops, and can they use phones, tablets or laptops they already have?
Can one outlet and multiple branches use the same operating picture with appropriate access controls?
Confirmed public wording is separated from the questions a buyer still needs answered.
Confirmed publicly: Restaurant and bar POS with touch ordering, multiple terminals, stock reports, M-Pesa and KRA fiscal-printer links.
Ask the vendor: Confirm recipe-level stock, offline recovery, branch permissions and the exact completed-sale fiscal workflow.
Confirmed publicly: Restaurant management positioning for restaurants, bars, cafés, fast-food outlets, clubs and multi-branch hospitality businesses.
Ask the vendor: Ask which M-Pesa, eTIMS, offline, payroll and branch-report workflows are included in the plan you would buy.
Confirmed publicly: A cloud ERP suite that publicly groups Restaurant POS, Inventory, Finance, HR and Hotel & Accommodations.
Ask the vendor: Ask how much of the suite a small food operator needs and how restaurant recipes, service and daily close work in practice.
Confirmed publicly: A Kenya-focused POS and accounting site leading with M-Pesa, eTIMS, inventory, multi-branch readiness and customer stories.
Ask the vendor: Verify the specific reports, support terms, branch controls and proof relevant to your venue.
Confirmed publicly: Kenyan POS positioning around sales, stock, payments and compliance, with trade/location solution pages and pricing routes.
Ask the vendor: Ask about restaurant food-cost workflows, offline use, device terms, support and the eTIMS state shown after a pending submission.
Confirmed publicly: “Sell. Get paid. Know your numbers.” The public page connects counter sales, online orders, stock, M-Pesa and delivery.
Ask the vendor: Confirm recipe stock, kitchen flow, staff accountability and whether restaurant reporting covers the close you need.
Confirmed publicly: AI-powered food-business management for restaurants, cafés, bars, cloud kitchens, hotels and food businesses.
Ask the vendor: Ask to see the underlying order, stock, payment, branch and compliance workflows rather than judging the AI promise alone.
Confirmed publicly: Restaurant and café software organised around small leaks, with an opening → service → kitchen → closing walkthrough.
Ask the vendor: Confirm local payment and fiscal workflows, offline sync details, onboarding and the depth of branch and payroll controls.
Confirmed publicly: Restaurant management software framed around service, kitchen, dining-room and back-office visibility, with a demo route.
Ask the vendor: The Kenya page does not state M-Pesa, eTIMS or offline behavior; ask for those workflows and the device/support model.
DineHQ is for operators who want the whole record in one place: every order, every cost and the real profit left after stock, purchases, expenses and labour. It supports a single outlet or multiple branches, uses a browser on phones, tablets and laptops, and keeps service moving when the connection drops.
For eTIMS, fiscal records belong to the completed-sale settlement workflow. Entering or punching an order alone is not presented as fiscalization; if a configured submission is pending, the system records that state for retry. Buyers should ask every provider to show the same state transitions in a live demo.
FAQ
Start with your real service workflow, or ask DineHQ what to compare for your venue.