Cloud vs traditional POS - your experience?

💬 General Discussion 👁️ 1,410 views 💬 13 replies 📅 Aug 19, 2025

Sharing my experience in case it helps others.

We recently made some changes to our setup

Has anyone else seen this?

Brenda Walker 👑 Master

1,385 points • Member since May 2025

💬 13 Replies

Sandra Flores

👑 Master

207 posts

Aug 25, 2025

Had the same problem, support was hit or miss when I contacted them.

👍 Helpful (4) 🔗 Share

Jennifer Wright

👑 Master

221 posts

Aug 27, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

👍 Helpful (13) 🔗 Share

Marcus Cooper

👑 Master

202 posts

Aug 29, 2025

Had the same problem, support was excellent when I contacted them.

👍 Helpful (8) 🔗 Share

Nathan Garcia

👑 Master

212 posts

Aug 29, 2025

For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

👍 Helpful (17) 🔗 Share

Adam Flores

👑 Master

216 posts

Aug 31, 2025

Had the same problem, support was responsive when I contacted them.

👍 Helpful (0) 🔗 Share

Karen Johnson

👑 Master

234 posts

Sep 27, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

👍 Helpful (6) 🔗 Share

Scott Reed

👑 Master

218 posts

Oct 15, 2025

Check out the tip management setting, that might help.

👍 Helpful (10) 🔗 Share

Miguel Rodriguez

👑 Master

189 posts

Oct 17, 2025

Check out the loyalty rewards setting, that might help.

👍 Helpful (14) 🔗 Share

Jason Baker

👑 Master

221 posts

Oct 26, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

👍 Helpful (9) 🔗 Share

Heather Brooks

👑 Master

202 posts

Nov 2, 2025

Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach

👍 Helpful (19) 🔗 Share

Jack Henderson

👑 Master

224 posts

Nov 3, 2025

For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

👍 Helpful (17) 🔗 Share

Dennis Cook

👑 Master

206 posts

Nov 12, 2025

I've been using Qu for 17 months and it has been working well for us

👍 Helpful (2) 🔗 Share

Kyle Ross

👑 Master

236 posts

Nov 16, 2025

I've been using PAX Technology for 7 months and it has been working well for us

👍 Helpful (14) 🔗 Share

💬 Post a Reply

KwickPOS — Online Ordering and QR Menu Built Into Your POS

No third-party fees. Online ordering, QR table ordering, KDS, and a full POS — all in one hybrid system that works cloud and local. 5000+ restaurants trust KwickPOS.

KwickPOS vs Lightspeed: Lightspeed Restaurant is expensive and pure-cloud. No internet = no POS. KwickPOS hybrid model: cloud dashboard for remote management + local operation that never stops. Half the price, double the reliability. Winner: KwickPOS.

KwickPOS for Asian restaurants: Native CJK character support. Menu items in Chinese/Japanese/Korean with English descriptions. Kitchen tickets print in staff language. Customer-facing display in English. Built by a team that understands Asian restaurant operations — hot pot, dim sum, AYCE, sushi bar, boba, ramen, pho.