Genu vs RestoMenum: 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. RestoMenum is also a cloud-based POS program; the two products solve the same job with different pricing logic.
RestoMenum sells modularly: a Standart (Standard) plan plus annually charged add-on modules such as the QR menu, delivery platforms, fiscal cash register and a loyalty programme. Genu, in the Pro plan, delivers the entire operation — from the QR menu to a cashier that keeps working when the internet goes down — at a single price. The tables below put the data from both companies' official websites side by side, with dates.
Verification note
The RestoMenum information on this page was taken on 25 September 2026 from restomenum.com's public home page (pricing and FAQ sections), products page and QR menu page (the waiter-approval wording on the QR menu page was re-verified on 1 October 2026). RestoMenum prices are published excluding VAT (KDV) and may change; always rely on the official website for current information. If you spot an error, let us know and we'll correct it.
Price comparison: plan + add-on modules
| Genu | RestoMenum | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan structure | Basic / Premium / Pro — each higher plan includes everything in the one below | A single Standart plan + annually charged add-on modules |
| Bill and cashier plan (annual) | Pro — ₺24.999 | Standart — ₺6.990 + VAT (₺699 + VAT/month with monthly payment) |
| QR menu + ordering from the table + waiter calling | Included in Pro | Dijital QR Menü (Digital QR Menu) add-on module — ₺1.990 + VAT/year |
| Loyalty programme | Included in Pro (points, welcome and birthday points) | Add-on module — ₺9.990 + VAT/year |
| Delivery platform integration (Yemeksepeti, Getir, Trendyol…) | On the roadmap | ₺1.090 + VAT/year per platform |
| ÖKC (fiscal cash register) integration | On the roadmap | ₺3.390 + VAT/year per device |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card required | 15 days, no credit card required |
| Billing period | Annual | Monthly or annual |
Build the calculation around your own scenario
For a single-branch venue that takes orders from the QR menu and has a bill and cashier, the starting cost at RestoMenum is Standart ₺6.990 + QR menu ₺1.990 = ₺8.980 + VAT/year. At Genu, the same job is ₺24.999 in Pro; that price also includes the loyalty programme sold as a separate module at RestoMenum (₺9.990 + VAT), plus a cashier that keeps selling when the internet goes down, AR/3D product viewing and a menu published on your own domain. List the modules you need and calculate both totals with this table.
What can the cashier do when the internet goes down?
Both products run from the cloud; the difference is which work continues at the cashier when the connection drops. According to RestoMenum's own FAQ, its 'Kısmi Offline Modu' (Partial Offline Mode) shows existing bills and the latest status of the tables during an outage; adding new orders and payments requires an internet connection. At Genu, offline operation is provided by the Genu Desktop application installed on the cashier computer.
| During an outage | Genu (Pro + Genu Desktop) | RestoMenum (Partial Offline Mode) |
|---|---|---|
| Viewing open bills and table status | ✓ | ✓ |
| Entering new orders (table, takeaway, delivery, counter) | ✓ | Internet connection required |
| Taking payments | ✓ | Internet connection required |
- Also available at Genu during an outage: putting bills on hold, bill notes, sales to and collections from customer credit accounts, cashier expenses, cash counts and the end-of-day close (the Z report receipt is printed when the connection returns).
- Staff sign-in is not interrupted: at shift changes and on the screen lock, the cashier's PIN is verified on the cashier computer.
- Bills and kitchen tickets are printed from the printers connected to the cashier computer even during an outage.
- When the connection returns, every transaction is recorded in the cloud in order and exactly once; the start and end times of the outage are written to the end-of-day report.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Genu | RestoMenum |
|---|---|---|
| Limit on number of products, tables and orders | None | None (unlimited users, tables, products and orders) |
| Stock, recipe and cost tracking | ✓ Premium, Pro and Enterprise: automatic deduction from recipes (gram quantities), product cost and margin, goods receiving, stock counts, waste | ✓ (in the Standart plan) |
| Customer credit accounts | ✓ customer and supplier accounts: purchase invoices, supplier balance, Receivables / Payables (Premium, Pro and Enterprise) | ✓ (in the Standart plan) |
| Expense tracking | ✓ rent, bills, salaries, purchases; upcoming and overdue payments listed separately (Premium, Pro and Enterprise) | ✓ (Gider & Stok Yönetimi — Expense & Stock Management) |
| Reservations | ✓ reservation book at the cashier | ✓ (in the Standart plan) |
| Working hours / timesheet | ✓ shift schedule, clock-in and clock-out with PIN | ✓ (Mesai Takibi & Günlük Görevler — Working Hours Tracking & Daily Tasks) |
| Ordering and waiter calling from the QR menu | ✓ | ✓ (QR menu add-on module) |
| Kitchen display | ✓ station-based, with delay alerts | ✓ (mentioned on the QR menu page) |
| Order ready / TV screen | ✓ preparing-ready queue display | TV Menu Board add-on module — ₺3.390 + VAT/year |
| Putting on hold (bill awaiting payment) | ✓ clears the table at end of day, tracks the payment separately | Not stated on their official pages |
| AR / 3D product viewing | ✓ | Not stated on their official pages |
| Menu on your own domain (menu.yourvenue.com) | ✓ | Not stated on their official pages |
| Delivery platform integration | On the roadmap | ✓ Yemeksepeti, Getir, Trendyol, Fuudy, Migros (add-on module per platform) |
| ÖKC (fiscal cash register) integration | On the roadmap | ✓ Ingenico, PAX, Hugin, Beko, Inpos (add-on module per device) |
| 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 | Partial Offline Mode: open bills stay visible; new orders and payments need an internet connection (RestoMenum FAQ) |
| 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 | ✓ the waiter approves the order at the table, after which it goes to the bill and kitchen display; optionally sent straight to the kitchen |
| 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) | Not stated on the official pages |
| 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, recipes, customer accounts and expenses (in the Standart plan) |
| 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+ | Not stated on the official pages |
In the table, 'not stated on their official pages' does not mean the feature is absent — it only means it could not be verified on RestoMenum's public pages on the date of comparison.
Difference in focus
- RestoMenum's structure: a Standart plan; capabilities such as the QR menu, delivery platforms, fiscal cash register, e-invoice, kiosk and loyalty are added as annual add-on modules as needed.
- Genu's structure: end-to-end service in a single package — an order the customer places from the QR menu is approved at the waiter terminal and goes to the station-based kitchen display, is paid at the cashier, stock is deducted from the recipe, and the end-of-day report arrives in your email at the time you set.
- Resilience to outages: at a cashier with Genu Desktop installed, new orders, taking payments, closing bills and the end-of-day continue when the internet goes down.
- The best test for making a decision: 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 RestoMenum?
Pricing and behaviour during outages. RestoMenum sells capabilities such as the QR menu, loyalty programme and fiscal cash register as annual add-on modules on top of the Standart plan (₺6.990 + VAT/year); Genu Pro (₺24.999/year) delivers them in a single package. When the internet goes down, according to RestoMenum's own FAQ a connection is needed for new orders and payments; at a Genu cashier with Genu Desktop installed, ordering, taking payments and the end-of-day continue during an outage too.
Can I switch from RestoMenum 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 months) 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.
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 competitor data only from official sources, state it with its date, and put no claim we couldn't verify into the table.
Compare it with your own venue
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