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MobiTaste vs. Square for Restaurants
Square is the safe broad-spectrum POS + ordering bundle in the US. MobiTaste is narrower — better tenant security defaults (waiter approval, idle session expiry, RLS on tenant data) and a much lower price point if you don't need Square's hardware ecosystem.
When MobiTaste is the right pick
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Tenant security defaults matter. Waiter-approves-first-order, idle table session expiry, Postgres RLS, audit log — all on by default. Square's QR ordering is pay-on-order with no equivalent approval gate.
- ✓
You don't need Square's hardware (Register / Terminal / Reader) — and don't want to be steered into it.
- ✓
Your menu is in two languages and so is everything around it; we ship TR + EN, Square mostly assumes English.
When the alternative is the right pick
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You want a single POS + payments + ordering bundle and Square's processing rates work for your volume.
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You operate in the US and want their Register hardware out-of-the-box.
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You value Square's mature ecosystem (Square Marketing, Payroll, Gift Cards, Loyalty).
Side-by-side
| Feature | MobiTaste | Square for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Printed QR per table | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waiter-approves-first-order | ✓ | · |
| Forensic audit log | ✓ | partial |
| Postgres RLS on tenant data | ✓ | · |
| Per-session hard caps (abuse defence) | ✓ | · |
| Hardware tied to vendor | · | ✓ |
| POS + payments bundled | · | ✓ |
| Self-serve signup + 14-day trial | ✓ | ✓ |
| Software entry price | $10/mo | $0–60/mo + processing |
| TR localisation | ✓ | · |