Software for restaurants and cafés in Switzerland
In restaurants and cafés, what counts is a till built for service that keeps running if the internet goes down. Add working hours and absences for an often changing team, and payroll software that correctly creates the reports for social insurance.
Our recommendation
- POS systems: payfix
- Time tracking: ZEIT AG · Cheapest matching solution: TimeStatement
- Payroll: bexio · Cheapest matching solution: Swiss21
POS systems
Built for service, works offline and accepts cards.
What matters: For restaurants, Works offline, Card terminal included
Our recommendation: payfix (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | For restaurants | Works offline | Card terminal included | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| payfix | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 49 / month |
| ready2order | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from EUR 23.90 / month |
| SIDES | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 50Satisfactory | from CHF 72 / month |
| SumUp | ✓ Yes | Ask the provider | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Lightspeed | ✓ Yes | Ask the provider | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 89 / month |
Time tracking
Team hours, holidays and absences by phone.
What matters: Mobile app, Holidays and absences
Our recommendation: ZEIT AG (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | Mobile app | Holidays and absences | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEIT AG | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | Price on request |
| TimeStatement | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| TimeSafe | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 2 / month |
| Clockodo | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from EUR 0 / month |
| inplan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | Price not online, on request from the provider |
Payroll
Swissdec certified for correct payroll reports.
What matters: Swissdec certified
Our recommendation: bexio (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | Swissdec certified | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| bexio | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 35 / month |
| KLARA | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 55 / month |
| PiNUS21 | ✓ Yes | 80Very good | Annual plan, price in the provider's configurator |
| Swiss21 | ✓ Yes | 60Good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Winbiz | ✓ Yes | 60Good | from CHF 64 / month |
How the recommendations are made: we count how many of the listed criteria a solution meets according to our checked data, then the score for the software type counts, then the lower price. Commissions have no influence. We have not tested the programs in our own business. How we rate