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Lavu vs SpotOn Restaurant
Both stand on restaurant and food service management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid APIiPhoneWeb
Lavu combines restaurant POS and operating functions with Marty’s reporting and automation options. The listed Marty plans have monthly prices, while prospective POS customers must book a demo for pricing details.
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Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
SpotOn Restaurant combines POS, online ordering, reservations and management tools for several restaurant service styles. Review the per-station price, processing and implementation costs, and proprietary-hardware requirement before selecting it.
Visit SpotOn RestaurantThe facts
| Lavu | SpotOn Restaurant | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, iPhone, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Insights: $49 a month | Core Bundle: $50 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | lavu.com | spoton.com |
| On restaurant and food service management software | #3 of 9 | #1 of 9 |
Lavu: what it does well
- iPad POS with cloud service and detailed reports
- Online ordering, reservations, menus, and table management
- Marty provides overnight analysis and morning recommendations
- Six AI agents cover six restaurant functions
- Open API and listed third-party integrations
What to know first
- No free plan
- Autopilot requires Lavu POS
- POS pricing details require booking a demo
SpotOn Restaurant: what it does well
- POS covers tables, menus, ordering, payments and reporting.
- Offline mode keeps orders going to the kitchen during outages.
- SpotOn Order connects online ordering with POS.
- 24/7/365 technical support is included at no extra cost.
- Dashboard can be accessed from a browser on any device.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- POS Essentials costs $55 per station per month.
- Restaurants cannot use their own POS hardware or tablets.
- No open API is available.
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