Genu vs Boylam: An Honest Comparison (2026)
Genu is business software for restaurants, cafés and bars in Türkiye that brings the QR menu, bill and POS (cashier), waiter and kitchen display, stock and customer credit accounts together in a single panel. Boylam Yazılım is a software company working in cash-register/POS and automation; its product family consists of Restaurant Automation, Quick Sale (market), Store Automation and custom software, and it is sold through a wide dealer network.
Both target table-service businesses, but the model differs: Boylam is built on modular licences and dealer installation, Genu on self-service subscription. The tables below put the data from both companies' official websites side by side, with dates.
Verification note
The Boylam information on this page was taken on 9 October 2026 from boylam.com.tr's home page and its Restaurant Automation page. Boylam does not publish prices; modules are sold separately. The page does not state whether the software runs locally or in the cloud. Price examples from dealers and third parties were not used because they are not official sources. Prices and features may change; always rely on the official website for current information. If you spot an error, let us know and we'll correct it.
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Pricing model: modular licences and annual subscription
| Genu | Boylam | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | Basic / Premium / Pro — each higher plan includes everything in the one below | Modules are sold separately and the number of users can be increased as needed; no price or licence terms on the page |
| Amounts | Basic $199 · Premium $499 · Pro $999 (annual, VAT included) | Not stated on the official pages |
| Setup and support | Self-service setup; managed setup only in the Chain (Zincir) contract | Setup and technical support through a dealer network and a trained team — its strength |
| Trial | 30 days, no credit card required | The site has a demo request form; a free trial period is not stated |
Work it out for your own scenario
Because Boylam does not publish a price, we cannot compare amounts directly. In Genu, bills, the cashier and the kitchen display are in Pro at $999/year (VAT included), all updates included, with no separate licence fee. When you request a quote from Boylam, ask which modules (waiter, kitchen monitor, owner app, branch-to-headquarters) are licensed separately, whether there is a per-user fee, and what updates and support cost.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Genu | Boylam |
|---|---|---|
| Selling when the internet is down | ✓ Pro + Genu Desktop: new orders, payments, closing bills, customer credit accounts and the end-of-day continue during an outage; when the connection returns, every transaction is recorded in the cloud exactly once | Not stated on the official pages |
| AI assistant and MCP | ✓ Genu Assistant (proposes menu and price changes), Genu Pazarlama (marketing) and an MCP connection (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor); approval-card based: nothing changes without approval, and every approval is logged under the approver's name. Daily AI credits in every plan | Not stated on the official pages |
| Own online ordering channel (commission-free) | ✓ Pro: pickup and home delivery, ordering from the menu, WhatsApp sign-in and order notifications, live order tracking; no per-order commission | Not stated on the official pages |
| Waiter approval on QR orders | ✓ Premium+: a QR order goes to the waiter first and is sent on to the station (kitchen) once the waiter approves it | Not stated on the official pages |
| Item cancellation permission + mandatory reason | ✓ Cashier or manager role + a mandatory reason; every deletion is written with its reason to the audit log and the end-of-day cancellation list (who, when, why) | Cashier permission limits and user-specific screens are stated; a mandatory cancellation reason is not stated |
| Table QR identity and join approval | ✓ Every table has its own QR identity; joining an occupied table goes to the people at that table for approval | Not stated on the official pages |
| Stock, recipes, customer accounts and expenses | ✓ Premium, Pro and Enterprise: automatic recipe-based deduction (gram quantities), goods receiving, stock counts, waste, product cost and margin; customer and supplier credit accounts (purchase invoices, supplier balance); expense tracking | ✓ Stock tracking (negative-stock control, minimum-level alerts), production and raw-material planning with cost calculation; customer accounts and expense tracking are not stated |
| HQ panel (multi-branch) | ✓ Enterprise: HQ panel (branch comparison, end-of-day coverage, automatic alerts), a single MCP connection for all branches; Pro price × branches for 2–3 branches, custom pricing for 4+ | ✓ Centralized branch management and branch-to-headquarters integration; remote monitoring from a phone with the owner app |
| Tables, bills, payment | ✓ Table/zone management, bill splitting and merging, split payments (Pro) | ✓ Open-table tracking, end-of-day with open bills, bill merging and splitting, split payments; gift and meal cards, card and cash |
| Waiter and kitchen | ✓ Waiter panel (PWA), station-based kitchen display (Pro), ESC/POS printers | ✓ Android waiter ordering module, notes to the kitchen from hand terminals; multiple cash registers, kitchens and printers, kitchen monitor support |
| Price by sale type | ✓ Separate prices for table, pickup and delivery; delivery fee | ✓ Separate prices for self-service, table and takeaway; set menus and daily menus |
| Delivery and Caller ID | Pickup and home delivery on its own channel; no Caller ID or Yemeksepeti integration — Yemeksepeti is on the roadmap | ✓ Caller-ID pop-up, caller and past-order lookup; Yemeksepeti integration |
| Cash register and hardware | Receipt printer integration; no cash-register (ÖKC) integration | ✓ Cash register/POS integration, scales, fingerprint and card readers, touchscreen and thermal-barcode printer compatibility |
| QR menu and offline operation | ✓ QR menu from Basic, QR ordering (Premium+); offline cashier with Pro + Desktop | Not stated on the official pages |
| Where the system runs | Cloud + Genu Desktop for Windows | Not stated on the official pages (the page does not say local or cloud; a mobile reporting app for phones exists) |
'Not stated on the official pages' in the table does not mean the feature is absent — only that it could not be verified on Boylam's public pages on the comparison date. Confirm it in the sales conversation.
Difference in focus
- Boylam's structure: modular-licence restaurant automation installed through a dealer network, together with cash-register/POS hardware. Broad local integrations such as Caller ID, Yemeksepeti, scales, cash registers and canteen turnstiles, and in-person installation and support, are its strengths.
- Genu's structure: the operating system of a table-service restaurant — QR order at the table → waiter approval → station-based kitchen display → cashier → end-of-day; stock, recipes, customer accounts, expenses and multi-branch under one roof, on a self-service subscription.
- Outage resilience: with Genu Desktop installed on the till, new orders, payments, closing bills and the end-of-day continue when the internet drops; Boylam's pages do not state the operating model or offline scope.
- Where Genu stands out: approval-based AI (Genu Assistant, Genu Pazarlama, MCP), a commission-free own pickup/home delivery channel, item cancellation that requires a role plus a reason, and join approval through table QR identity.
- The best test for deciding: upload your menu to Genu and try it for 30 days in real service, without giving a credit card; for Boylam, request a demo.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Genu and Boylam?
Sales and setup model. Boylam is restaurant automation with modular licences installed through a dealer network; it does not publish prices. Genu offers a self-service subscription with Basic / Premium / Pro plans ($199 – $999/year, VAT included): QR menu, cashier, kitchen display, stock and customer accounts; the Desktop cashier that sells fully when the internet is down, approval-based AI and waiter-approved QR ordering are where it stands out. Yemeksepeti and cash-register integrations are on the roadmap.
Does Genu have Boylam's Caller ID and cash-register integration?
Cash-register (ÖKC) integration is on Genu's roadmap.
Can I move my menu from Boylam to Genu?
Yes — we move your menu together with you. If you paid your previous provider 10,000 TL or more per year and your subscription is still running, your remaining months (up to 9) are added to your Genu annual subscription under the Transfer Bonus (Geçiş Bonusu); see the gecis-bonusu page for the terms.
Does Genu have Yemeksepeti/Getir integration?
Delivery platform integration is on Genu's roadmap. Today Genu manages delivery and takeaway sales through its own channel: queue-numbered delivery bills at the cashier, separate prices for table, takeaway and delivery, a packaging fee, and orders customers place from the menu all come together on the same screen; there is no per-order commission.
Is this comparison impartial?
This page was written by Genu; we are not an impartial third party and we don't pretend to be. What we do: take Boylam's data only from official sources, state it with its access date, write its strengths plainly, and put no claim we couldn't verify into the table.
Compare it with your own venue
Genu's 30-day free trial requires no credit card. Upload your menu and see the cashier, the kitchen display and a cashier that keeps working when the internet goes down in real service.
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