robotPOS Alternatives 2026: Licence + Modules or One Plan?

Points on robotPOS's official pages that can lead people to look for an alternative:

• •A multi-item structure: air POS main user $1,950 (once), extra user terminal $750, mobile terminal $450, KDS terminal $450; modules per branch per month: aiR Intelligence $25, QR Menü $25, Web Order $25, air Inventory $45, air-CRM $45, Operation Manager $45, Franchise Manager $75, Reservation Manager $75.
• •Some modules carry a one-time $250 setup and training fee; Kiosk Menü is $15 per month + a one-time $2,950.
• •Prices are in US dollars and exclude VAT; hardware such as terminals and printers is not included in the software price.
• •Discounts for bulk licences, multiple branches and custom packages are set by quote; there is no single annual figure.

robotPOS's strengths: experience since 2003, chain management through Franchise / Operation Manager, Yemeksepeti, Trendyol Yemek, Getir Yemek, Migros Hemen and meal-card integrations, Logo/Mikro/Netsis/ETA SQL accounting integration, e-Invoice/e-Archive and an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate. Detailed comparison: Genu vs robotPOS.

For anyone looking for a robotPOS alternative, the strongest option is Genu: no module calculation in a single annual plan, VAT included, and the cashier keeps working when the internet is down. The differences from robotPOS:

• •One plan: Pro brings bills, cashier, kitchen display, QR ordering, stock and recipes, customer accounts, expenses and loyalty; no terminal, module or setup items appear. Pro is $999/year VAT included.
• •Currency and VAT are clear: annual, VAT included; no exchange-rate or VAT-basis calculation is needed.
• •AI is in the plan: Genu Assistant, Genu Pazarlama and the MCP connection are approval-card based, and a daily AI credit comes with every plan (at robotPOS, aiR Intelligence is $25 per branch per month).
• •A commission-free own channel is in the plan: pickup and home delivery, ordering from the menu in Pro (at robotPOS, Web Order is $25 per branch per month).
• •A cashier that keeps working when the internet is down: with Pro + Genu Desktop orders, payments, closing bills, customer accounts and the end-of-day continue, and every transaction is recorded in the cloud exactly once when the connection returns.
• •Waiter-approved QR ordering, table QR identity, item cancellation with a mandatory reason; for 2-3 branches the Pro price × branches, by contract for 4+. Detailed table: Genu vs robotPOS.

Plans and price: Basic $199 · Premium $499 · Pro $999 (annual, VAT included). Each higher plan includes the one below. Bills, the cashier screen, the kitchen display, the end-of-day (Z) report and the cashier that keeps working when the internet is down (Genu Desktop) are in Pro; the QR menu is in every plan from Basic; QR ordering, the waiter panel, stock, recipes, customer accounts, expenses and shifts are in Premium and above. All updates are included in the plan, with no separate licence fee and no per-order commission. Pro has Excel/CSV accounting export; there are also a self-service kiosk, delivery service zones and a digital menu board. Cash-register (ÖKC) and delivery-platform integrations are on the roadmap. All amounts are open on the pricing page; for 2-3 branches it is the Pro price × the number of branches (Enterprise), and 4 or more branches are priced by contract (Chain).

Transfer Bonus: if you are coming from a provider whose subscription is still running, your remaining months are added to your Genu annual subscription under the terms; see the Transfer Bonus page for the conditions. Menu migration: we move your menu together with you; there is also bulk product import from Excel (.xlsx) and menu import from a photo of a paper menu. The 30-day free trial requires no credit card.

The following are not a ranking or a recommendation; they are facts from the products' own official pages (Menulux 1 October, the others 9 October 2026).

• •SambaPOS: V5 Pro is a one-time $339 licence and the waiter mobile client is $67 per device per year (VAT not stated); it requires Windows 10 or higher and states that it works without an internet connection. Genu has an annual plan with updates included and a cloud panel. Genu vs SambaPOS
• •MAPOS: Bills TRY 8,000 per year or lifetime TRY 40,000; on-site setup TRY 3,000, the waiter app TRY 990 and the QR menu TRY 1,990 per year are separate items. It offers multi-branch and franchise management. In Genu the waiter panel and QR menu are in the plan. Genu vs MAPOS
• •Simpra: Publishes €50 per month or €500 per year (VAT included); it offers 30+ integrations including hotel PMS and centralized management. The prices of the stock, kitchen display and loyalty modules are not stated separately. In Genu the scope is clear in the plan table. Genu vs Simpra
• •Menulux: Premium POS list TRY 1,500/month and monthly add-on modules; cashier + QR menu + waiter terminal + loyalty at campaign prices is TRY 34,272 a year (list TRY 48,996). In Genu the same four items are in Pro at $999/year VAT included. Genu vs Menulux

'Not stated on the official pages' in the table does not mean the feature is absent; only that it could not be verified on the product's public pages on the comparison date. Confirm it in the sales conversation.

• •1. Prepare your current product and category list with prices; if you have no Excel (.xlsx), a photo of the paper menu is enough.
• •2. Open the 30-day free trial on Genu (no credit card) and import the menu: bulk product import from Excel or menu import from a photo; if you like, we move your menu together with you.
• •3. Define tables and zones, staff (PIN sign-in) and receipt printers; install Genu Desktop on the till computer.
• •4. In the first week run the new system next to your current one during a quiet shift; try QR ordering, the kitchen display and the end-of-day report in real service.
• •5. Choose the plan; if you are switching, check the Transfer Bonus terms and set the switch day according to the end date of your old subscription.
• •6. On the switch day renew the table QR codes, give staff their PINs and compare the first end-of-day (Z) report with the old system's figures.