Square pour restaurants
Till and ordering solution for restaurants and bars, linked to payments and online sales.
In France, till software must be NF525-certified or covered by a certificate of compliance (article 286 of the French tax code): an in-house till has neither, with a fine of €7,500 per non-compliant system. Square cannot be separated from its payment terminal, which links takings, orders and online sales in one package. It is impossible to reproduce this with an in-house tool: take the whole package or another certified vendor.
Existing alternatives to Square pour restaurants
- Odoo CommunityOpen source
Open-source ERP whose Point of Sale app handles floor plan, tables and sending to the kitchen for restaurants. NF525 to be checked.
- HiboutikFree
NF525-compliant online cash register, offered free with optional paid extras, restaurant mode included.
- L'AdditionSmaller vendor
NF525-certified iPad till for restaurants and bars, with click & collect, reservations and pay-at-table.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Square pour restaurants be replaced by a custom-built tool?
- casevibecode verdict: Not replaceable. In France, till software must be NF525-certified or covered by a certificate of compliance (article 286 of the French tax code): an in-house till has neither, with a fine of €7,500 per non-compliant system. Square cannot be separated from its payment terminal, which links takings, orders and online sales in one package. It is impossible to reproduce this with an in-house tool: take the whole package or another certified vendor.
- What is Square pour restaurants used for?
- Till and ordering solution for restaurants and bars, linked to payments and online sales.
- What alternatives to Square pour restaurants already exist?
- Odoo Community (open source), Hiboutik (free), L'Addition (smaller vendor). Options to compare before committing to a custom build.
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