Restaurant Point of Sale (POS) Software Market Report 2025

This Restaurant Point of Sale (POS) Software market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The restaurant point of sale (POS) software market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $11.49 billion in 2024 to $12.48 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to technology advancements, regulatory compliance, changing consumer behavior, demand for data insights, globalization and expansion, and competition and efficiency.

The restaurant point of sale (POS) software market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $17.27 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to contactless payment adoption, integration with ai and machine learning, emphasis on sustainability, regulatory changes, demand for omnichannel solutions, and focus on customer experience. Major trends in the forecast period include cloud-based solutions, mobile pos, subscription-based pricing models, integration with third-party apps, data security and compliance.

The growth of the food and beverages industry is expected to drive the expansion of the restaurant point of sale (POS) software market. The food and beverages sector involves the production, processing, distribution, and sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages. This industry's growth is attributed to factors such as evolving consumer preferences, population increases, globalization, and advancements in technology. Restaurant POS software helps streamline operations, manage orders, track inventory, and improve customer experiences within this industry. For example, in October 2023, the Government of Canada reported that in 2022, exports of processed food and beverage products hit a record high of $54.3 billion, a 14.1% increase from 2021, accounting for 34.7% of total production value. As a result, the expansion of the food and beverages sector is fueling the growth of the restaurant POS software market.

Major players in the virtual client computing software market are focusing on developing innovative devices such as thin clients to meet users' evolving needs for remote work and virtualization. Thin clients are lightweight computing devices designed to connect to networks and access applications and data hosted on remote servers or centralized infrastructure. For instance, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Clients in November 2023, offering a simple and secure solution for deploying virtual desktops at scale. These thin clients can be centrally managed via the AWS Management Console, simplifying IT management and deployment logistics.

In January 2023, GOFRUGAL Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an India-based digital-first company specializing in cloud and mobile ERP solutions for retail, restaurant, and distribution businesses, acquired COZY POS. This acquisition aims to help GOFRUGAL's restaurants digitize, stay competitive, and adapt to changing customer preferences while supporting COZY POS customers in transitioning to GOFRUGAL's solutions, enabling them to embrace omnichannel strategies and efficient business growth. COZY POS is a US-based provider of point-of-sale software for restaurants and retail outlets.

Major companies operating in the restaurant point of sale (POS) software market are Oracle Corporation, NCR Corporation, Toshiba Tec Corporation, Infor, Toast POS, Heartland Payment Systems, Shift4 Payments., PAR Tech, TouchBistro Inc., EposNow.com, Clover Network Inc., Revel Systems, SilverWare POS, Upserve Inc., POSist Technologies Pvt. Ltd., LimeTray, Focus POS, BIM POS, FoodZaps Technology, AccuPOS, EZee Technosys, Posera, Restaurant Manager, Aireus Inc.

North America was the largest region in the restaurant point of sale (POS) software market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the restaurant point of sale (POS) software market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the restaurant point of sale (POS) software market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Restaurant point of sale (POS) software is specialized software designed specifically to handle transactions, manage inventory, and streamline operations within restaurants or food service establishments. It plays a crucial role in a restaurant's technological infrastructure, managing order processing, inventory tracking, customer loyalty programs, and providing insights into sales trends and customer behavior.

The primary types of restaurant point of sale (POS) software include terminal POS systems, tablet POS systems, mobile POS systems, online POS systems, self-service kiosk POS systems, and others. A terminal POS system involves processing and managing transactions through a central terminal or device. It encompasses software, hardware, and services for functionalities such as inventory management, employee time tracking, tablet integration, receipt printing, menu creation, accounting integration, and payment processing, catering to various end-users such as quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants, institutional setups, and others.

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The restaurant point of sale (POS) software market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as order management, billing and invoicing, reporting and analytics, customer relationship management (CRM), and employee management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The restaurant point of sale (POS) software market also includes sales of touchscreen terminals, cash drawers, receipt printers, kitchen display systems (KDS), and card readers or POS terminals. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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