Which POS Systems Have the Most Restaurant Location Installs?
The rankings below reflect the top 30 restaurant POS companies in the U.S. by number of location installations, based on primary research across 3,155 unique restaurant brands with 5 or more operating units. NCR/Aloha leads with 55,536 units across 704 chains — representing nearly 20% of the surveyed market.
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The table below ranks POS providers by total U.S. restaurant location installs across chains with 5+ units, showing number of chains using each system, total unit installs, and market share percentage.
Source: RestaurantData.com Fall 2024 POS Survey · 3,155 brands surveyed · 5+ unit chains · Survey period: 4 months ending August 15, 2024 · 75.8% penetration rate
| # | POS System | Chains | Units | % Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCR / Aloha | 704 | 55,536 | 19.70% |
| 2 | Micros / Oracle | 317 | 39,978 | 14.18% |
| 3 | In-House / Proprietary | 15 | 35,705 | 12.66% |
| 4 | PAR | 101 | 21,549 | 7.64% |
| 5 | Focus | 75 | 18,595 | 6.60% |
| 6 | NewPOS | 2 | 15,339 | 5.44% |
| 7 | Poseidon | 2 | 14,578 | 5.17% |
| 8 | Toast | 1,266 | 11,829 | 4.20% |
| 9 | QU | 23 | 6,493 | 2.30% |
| 10 | Panasonic | 31 | 5,810 | 2.06% |
| 11 | RDS | 5 | 4,618 | 1.64% |
| 12 | Clover | 116 | 4,182 | 1.48% |
| 13 | Revel | 76 | 3,831 | 1.36% |
| 14 | ELO | 18 | 3,528 | 1.25% |
| 15 | Square | 102 | 2,884 | 1.02% |
| 16 | Posiflex | 19 | 2,851 | 1.01% |
| 17 | PDQ | 2 | 2,753 | 0.98% |
| 18 | Tray | 2 | 1,799 | 0.64% |
| 19 | Positouch | 91 | 1,487 | 0.53% |
| 20 | HungerRush | 29 | 1,271 | 0.45% |
| 21 | Givex | 37 | 1,099 | 0.39% |
| 22 | Register | 119 | 979 | 0.35% |
| 23 | Squirrel | 37 | 951 | 0.34% |
| 24 | Various | 18 | 919 | 0.33% |
| 25 | Heartland | 64 | 857 | 0.30% |
| 26 | Maxpro | 2 | 717 | 0.25% |
| 27 | Maitre’D / Moneris | 14 | 707 | 0.25% |
| 28 | Foodtec | 19 | 692 | 0.25% |
| 29 | Auphan | 8 | 602 | 0.21% |
* Rankings by total unit installs across chains with 5+ units. Chains = number of unique restaurant brands using each POS system. Units = total location installs. Source: RestaurantData.com Fall 2024 POS Survey, ending August 15, 2024. Note: Register and Various categories were subsequently removed and consolidated in the Spring 2025 survey update.
Survey Methodology
This survey represents one of the most comprehensive independent studies of restaurant POS installations ever conducted. Rather than relying on vendor-reported figures or software estimates, RestaurantData.com used direct primary research to verify POS usage at each chain.
- Total brands surveyed: 3,155 unique restaurant brands with 5 or more operating units
- Results obtained: 2,391 brands responded
- Penetration success rate: 75.8%
- Survey duration: 4 months, ending August 15, 2024
- Method: Telephone interviews and in-store visits; each brand contacted at least twice, up to four times if needed
Key Observations from the Fall 2024 Survey
NCR/Aloha dominates by unit count with 55,536 installs across 704 chains — nearly 20% of the surveyed market. However, Toast leads by chain count with 1,266 chains, reflecting its strong penetration among smaller and mid-size operators even though its average install size per chain is smaller.
In-House/Proprietary ranks #3 by unit count (35,705) despite only 15 chains — reflecting the enormous scale of a small number of large chains that have built their own POS systems. This category has grown significantly and was expanded in the subsequent Spring 2025 survey.
See the updated Spring 2025 results: Top POS Companies — Spring 2025 Survey →
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