SambaPOS Alternatives 2026: Licence or Subscription, and Which Scope?

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

• •Price unit: V5 Pro is $339 (one time), and the waiter mobile client (Mobile Client) is $67 per device per year and requires a V5 licence; amounts are in US dollars and VAT is not stated.
• •Environment: it requires Windows 10 or higher; the server / database setup (local or cloud) is not detailed on the pages.
• •Language: the site and support page have a Turkish version; the documentation (kb.sambapos.com) is English only, and a community forum exists.
• •Setup and maintenance: customizing screens, menus and reports is flexibility, but it also means configuration effort by the venue or a consultant; support and maintenance fees are not detailed on the pages.

SambaPOS's strengths: a one-time licence, customization, running without an internet connection, a 1-month free trial of the full version, and integrations with Yemeksepeti, Getir, Trendyol Yemek, Migros Yemek, cash registers and e-Invoice. Detailed comparison: Genu vs SambaPOS.

For anyone looking for a SambaPOS alternative, the strongest option is Genu: updates are applied automatically by the software, Genu Desktop is installed for the cashier, the waiter panel is in the plan without an extra client fee, and the cashier keeps working when the internet is down. The differences from SambaPOS:

• •Annual subscription, VAT included: Pro is $999; all updates are included, with no separate licence fee. At SambaPOS, next to the licence, the yearly Mobile Client fee per waiter device and the setup/configuration effort are calculated separately.
• •Waiter and manager panels are included in Premium and above; there is no per-device client fee.
• •Cloud panel + Genu Desktop for Windows: the cashier, printers and working through an outage are in Desktop; when the connection returns, every transaction is recorded in the cloud exactly once.
• •The chain QR order at the table → waiter approval → station-based kitchen display → cashier → end-of-day comes ready; stock, recipes, customer accounts, expenses and loyalty are in the same plan.
• •Approval-card AI (Genu Assistant, Genu Pazarlama, MCP), a commission-free own pickup/home-delivery channel, item cancellation with a mandatory reason.
• •Interface and support entirely in Turkish. Detailed table: Genu vs SambaPOS.

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 (9 October 2026).

• •MAPOS: Lists bills at TRY 8,000 per year or a lifetime (one-time) TRY 40,000; on-site setup is TRY 3,000, the waiter app TRY 990 and the QR menu TRY 1,990 per year as separate items. In Genu the waiter panel and QR menu are in the plan. Genu vs MAPOS
• •robotPOS: The air POS main licence is a one-time $1,950; an extra terminal is $750, modules are $25 – $75 per branch per month (USD, excl. VAT), and hardware is not included in the software price. It states offline operation. In Genu there is no per-module fee. Genu vs robotPOS
• •Ari Adisyon: Monthly TRY 899 / 1,490 / 2,421 (excl. VAT) with a cloud edition or a local installation that runs at the venue; in the local installation orders, the cashier and network printers continue during an outage. In Genu the cloud panel and the Desktop cashier come together. Genu vs Ari Adisyon
• •GoPOS: Entry licence for three users TRY 5,242.50 per year (excl. VAT); it states that during an internet outage the system keeps working over the local network and syncs to the cloud when the connection returns. Delivery platforms and the QR menu are separately priced add-ons. In Genu the QR menu and QR ordering are inside the plan. Genu vs GoPOS

'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.