Survey Results: Which POS Systems Are Winning in 2025?
There are more than 250 POS companies with installations in restaurant groups and chains with 5 or more units across the U.S. and Canada. Our Spring 2025 survey encompassed 3,150 chains with five or more units, covering 286,894 locations in total.
📊 Survey period: Spring 2025 (follow-up to Fall 2024 baseline survey). Next survey scheduled for Fall 2025. Data reflects installations in chains with 5+ units in the U.S. and Canada.
Survey Results: Top POS Companies in the U.S. and Canada
Significant enterprise growth was recorded for the following POS providers: Aloha, Micros, PAR, Toast, QU, Revel, HungerRush, Square, Positouch, and Givex. Note that Shift4 is the parent owner of Revel, Positouch, and Givex.
RestaurantData takes into account that some restaurant groups utilize a variety of POS providers. Location fulfillment data spans 286,894 locations. Migration patterns — where chains have switched or are switching providers — are also factored into chain count reporting.
Source: RestaurantData.com Spring 2025 POS Survey · 3,150 chains with 5+ units · U.S. & Canada · 286,894 total locations · Chain count growth % vs. Fall 2024 survey
| # | POS System | Locations | % Share | Chain Count Growth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloha / NCR | 65,079 | 22.68% | 23% | |
| 2 | In-House / Proprietary | 57,591 | 20.07% | Chains like McDonald’s and Jersey Mike’s with their own proprietary POS | |
| 3 | Micros / Oracle | 34,190 | 11.92% | 58% | |
| 4 | PAR | 40,035 | 13.95% | 13% | |
| 5 | Toast | 17,206 | 6.00% | 47% | |
| 6 | Poseidon | 14,324 | 4.99% | Includes most, but not all, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations | |
| 7 | Focus | 11,636 | 4.06% | ||
| 8 | Global Payments | 6,008 | 2.09% | Combined Heartland and Xenial for this survey | |
| 9 | Panasonic | 5,110 | 1.78% | Includes Tim Hortons | |
| 10 | QU | 7,370 | 2.57% | 48% | |
| 11 | Revel Shift4 | 4,363 | 1.52% | 22% | A Shift4 Company |
| 12 | RDS | 3,509 | 1.22% | AKA Retail Data Systems; includes Arby’s | |
| 13 | PDQ | 2,694 | 0.94% | Includes Jimmy John’s | |
| 14 | Clover | 2,219 | 0.77% | ||
| 15 | Tray | 1,777 | 0.62% | Includes IHOP | |
| 16 | HungerRush | 1,674 | 0.58% | 55% | |
| 17 | Square | 1,646 | 0.57% | 36% | |
| 18 | Positouch Shift4 | 1,323 | 0.46% | 41% | A Shift4 Company |
| 19 | Maitre D | 1,227 | 0.43% | ||
| 20 | Posiflex | 1,213 | 0.42% | ||
| 21 | Givex Shift4 | 1,118 | 0.39% | 24% | A Shift4 Company |
| 22 | Speedline | 941 | 0.33% | ||
| 23 | Squirrel | 909 | 0.32% | ||
| 24 | MAX | 724 | 0.25% | Includes Cracker Barrel | |
| 25 | Foodtec | 718 | 0.25% | ||
| 26 | Moneris | 667 | 0.23% | ||
| 27 | Spot On | 574 | 0.20% | ||
| 28 | Auphan | 563 | 0.20% | Includes Quiznos | |
| 29 | Sharp | 485 | 0.17% | ||
| Total (All Providers) | 286,894 | 100.00% | |||
* Chain count growth % reflects increase in number of chains using the provider vs. Fall 2024 survey. Shift4 is the parent company of Revel, Positouch, and Givex. Global Payments includes consolidated Heartland and Xenial data. This survey is informal and non-scientific.
Survey Methodology
Our survey encompassed 3,150 chains with five or more units. Response tracking across the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 surveys breaks down as follows:
- No Change in POS: 2,363 chains maintained the same POS system across both surveys.
- New Responses: 209 chains that did not respond previously provided responses this time.
- No Response: 303 chains did not respond to either survey. 95% of non-responding groups are companies with fewer than 20 locations.
- POS Changes: 275 chains reported a different POS system compared to the previous survey.
Updates in This Survey
Included:
- Expanded the In-House Proprietary category.
- Heartland and Xenial were consolidated under Global Payments.
- Panasonic and IQ Touch merged into Panasonic.
Excluded:
- Hardware data.
- Removed and consolidated “Various” and “Register” categories, as they referred to basic POS systems lacking typical features.
Key Observations
Shift Toward In-House Solutions: Larger chains are increasingly developing their own proprietary POS systems, as reflected in the In-House / Proprietary category ranking #2 overall with 57,591 locations.
Integrated Online Ordering: Many POS providers now offer online ordering solutions for both their existing clients and for restaurants using competing POS platforms — blurring traditional provider boundaries.
What’s Next
We plan to maintain our omnibus Fall/Spring survey cycle. The next survey is scheduled for Fall 2025. Continued data collection will deepen our insights into the evolving restaurant POS landscape across the U.S. and Canada.
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