Genu vs MeliPOS: 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. MeliPOS presents itself as a cloud-based restaurant POS — 'the operating system of your restaurant': it needs no installation, runs on Windows, Android and iOS on tablets, phones and computers, and brings table, takeaway, QR and online orders into one system.
Both products are cloud-based and cover table service, delivery, a kitchen display, stock and multiple branches. MeliPOS's strengths are its delivery-platform and cash-register integrations, Caller ID, courier map tracking and a self-service ordering module; Genu stands out with a Desktop cashier that sells fully when the internet is down, approval-based AI and waiter-approved QR ordering. The tables below put the data from both companies' official websites side by side, with dates.
Verification note
The MeliPOS information on this page was taken on 9 October 2026 from the public home, restaurant POS, QR menu, stock, multi-branch and kitchen display pages of melipos.com. MeliPOS's pages publish no concrete prices, so the price row only carries the model and trial information. 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.
- MeliPOS Ana Sayfa (resmi site)
- MeliPOS Restoran POS Sistemi (resmi site)
- MeliPOS QR Menü (resmi site)
- MeliPOS Restoran Stok Yönetimi (resmi site)
- MeliPOS Çoklu Şube Yönetimi (resmi site)
- Genu Fiyatlar
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Pricing structure comparison
| Genu | MeliPOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | Basic / Premium / Pro — each higher plan includes everything in the one below | Subscription: 'pay as you use'; no large licence fee or annual maintenance charge (per its page) |
| Amounts | Basic $199 · Premium $499 · Pro $999 (annual, VAT included) | Not stated on the official pages |
| Modules | By plan: QR menu, QR ordering, bills / cashier, kitchen display, stock, customer accounts, loyalty | QR menu, online ordering, KDS, marketplace, Caller ID, customer display, digital menu screens, stock, finance and reporting modules |
| Trial | 30 days, no credit card required | 15-day free trial |
Work it out for your own scenario
Because MeliPOS publishes no amounts we cannot make a direct price comparison; get a current quote from the vendor. In Genu, bills, the cashier and the kitchen display are in Pro at $999/year (VAT included). A cashier that keeps working during outages, waiter-approved QR ordering and approval-based AI are where Genu stands out; Yemeksepeti / Getir / Trendyol / Migros and cash-register integrations are on the roadmap.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Genu | MeliPOS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ AI menu import from a photo / PDF and AI-generated images for items without photos in the QR menu; an assistant, MCP or approval flow is not stated |
| 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 | ✓ Online ordering and pickup module; takeaway and delivery orders placed from the QR menu go straight to the restaurant (the page presents this as avoiding platform commissions); Getir, Trendyol, Migros, Yemeksepeti and Fuudy orders also arrive on the same screen through integrations |
| 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) | ✓ Permissions are set by role and sensitive actions can be protected with a PIN; a mandatory reason on cancellation 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 | ✓ The menu is reached via the QR code on the table, with waiter call and bill request; table identity and approval for joining an occupied table are not stated |
| 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 cards, multiple warehouses, movement history, recipe-based consumption from sales, critical-stock alerts and physical counts; the pages mention stock / recipe / cost / customer-account modules without detailing them |
| 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+ | ✓ Multi-branch module: all branches from one centre, live sales / order monitoring per branch, central reporting (income-expense, branch performance) and central product / price management |
| Delivery platform integration | Not available — on the roadmap | ✓ Getir Yemek, Trendyol Yemek, Migros Yemek, Yemeksepeti and Fuudy; courier map tracking via 'Hemen Yolda' — its strength |
| Cash register and Caller ID | Not available — no cash-register (ÖKC) integration or Caller ID | ✓ Sends payments taken in the software to a cash register (ÖKC); USB and Android Caller ID — its strength |
| Self-service ordering | Not available — no kiosk / self-service screen | ✓ A self-service order tracking system page exists |
| Kitchen display | ✓ Station-based kitchen display, ESC/POS printers | ✓ To existing kitchen printers or the MeliPOS KDS; order wait-time tracking and new-order notification |
| Waiter equipment | ✓ PIN-based staff sign-in, waiter panel | ✓ Waiter handheld terminal and waiter call system pages exist |
| Where the system runs | Cloud + Genu Desktop for Windows (outage-resilient cashier on the till PC) | Cloud; Windows, Android, iOS; behaviour during an internet outage is not stated on its pages |
'Not stated on the official pages' in the table does not mean the feature is absent — only that it could not be verified on MeliPOS's public pages on the comparison date. Confirm it in the sales conversation.
Difference in focus
- MeliPOS's structure: a single subscription-based cloud system with a broad list of integrations and modules — delivery platforms, cash registers, Caller ID, courier tracking and self-service.
- 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.
- Outage resilience: with Genu Desktop installed on the till, new orders, payments, closing bills and the end-of-day continue when the internet drops; MeliPOS's pages do not state how it behaves during an internet outage.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Genu and MeliPOS?
Focus and integration scope. MeliPOS is a subscription-based cloud restaurant POS that stands out with delivery-platform, cash-register, Caller ID and self-service modules, and it does not publish amounts. Genu provides QR ordering, the cashier, kitchen display, stock, customer accounts and loyalty through Basic / Premium / Pro plans ($199 – $999/year, VAT included); the Desktop cashier that sells fully when the internet is down, approval-based AI and waiter-approved QR ordering are where Genu stands out. Yemeksepeti/Getir integration and cash-register integration are not yet in Genu.
How much does MeliPOS cost?
MeliPOS's pages publish no concrete amounts; they state a subscription model and a 15-day free trial. You need to talk to the vendor for a current quote. Genu's prices are public: Basic $199, Premium $499, Pro $999 (annual, VAT included).
Can I move my menu from MeliPOS 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 MeliPOS'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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