Squirrel Systems

What Squirrel Systems is

Squirrel Systems provides point-of-sale software for restaurants and hospitality businesses. Squirrel Cloud is a cloud-native, mobile-first POS for restaurants, hotels, resorts, and multi-unit enterprises. Squirrel 11 is a self-hosted POS with cloud-based reporting and menu management. Squirrel Cloud can bring digital orders from websites, kiosks, QR codes, and third-party marketplaces into one POS. Kitchen automation sends items to stations, coordinates preparation timing, and balances station workloads. Reporting delivers real-time sales information, sales trends, menu mix, and staff performance metrics. Integration areas include payments, online ordering and delivery, loyalty and gift programs, reservations, inventory, labor, gaming, reporting, property-management systems, accounting, and liquor management. Squirrel Cloud offers a REST API; Squirrel 11 can connect through an SDK, gateway API, or SQL interface. Cloud supports iOS, Android, and Windows tablets plus hospitality-grade terminals. Squirrel EasyCare includes a knowledge base, documentation, training videos, and phone and email support. The maker, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, lists Limited Service at $90 a month and Full Service at $100 a month, with per-device charges and volume pricing available.

Who it suits

Squirrel suits independent and multi-unit restaurants, hotels, resorts, and casinos that need POS, ordering, kitchen, menu, table, reservation, and staff functions. It also fits operators choosing either cloud deployment or a self-hosted POS with reporting and menu management.

Limits

Limited Service is $90 a month with $40 per month per device; Full Service is $100 a month with $50 per month per device. The feature table lists multi-location management, kitchen automation, digital ordering, and gift cards as add-ons in the listed editions.

Getting started

1. Visit the Squirrel Systems website
2. Choose Squirrel Cloud or the self-hosted Squirrel 11 POS
3. Select Limited Service at $90 a month or Full Service at $100 a month
4. Deploy Cloud on supported iOS, Android, or Windows tablets or hospitality-grade terminals
5. Connect ordering, payment, reservation, inventory, labor, or other listed integrations
6. Use Squirrel EasyCare documentation, videos, phone, or email support

Verdict

Pick Squirrel Systems for restaurant or hospitality operations that need POS plus digital ordering, kitchen workflows, reporting, and integrations. Its cloud and self-hosted choices cover different deployment preferences. Check the listed edition add-ons and per-device charges before selecting a plan.