Software, per month
Tavio POS software is billed in rand per month: Starter R799, Growth R1,699, Enterprise R1,999. That range is the software fee.
Questions
Restaurant POS, answered plainly
What Tavio costs in South Africa, what you need on the floor, and where each feature stops. The same facts as pricing and the handbooks.
Cost
How much does restaurant POS software cost in South Africa?
Hardware lease
A hardware lease is extra (R500, R800, or R1,200 a month for the kit) and you own the kit after 24 months.
Trial
Software only runs on tablets and phones you already own. The 30-day trial does not need a card.
These are Tavio's prices, not a survey of every POS in South Africa. Compare what is included on pricing.
Equipment
What equipment does a restaurant POS need?
The till
A tablet or phone for the till, and a printer on the same venue network if you print tickets or receipts. Office runs in a browser.
Kitchen screen
Kitchen display, on Growth and Enterprise, needs its own screen at the pass.
In the shop
A self-order kiosk is a separate station that Tavio sets up on Enterprise. You do not have to lease hardware.
Kitchen display
What is the difference between a POS and a kitchen display system?
The till
The POS is the till: orders, tabs, payment, staff, and the office.
The kitchen screen
- The kitchen display is the food board at the pass.
- Tickets arrive from the till or the kiosk.
- The kitchen bumps, holds, or recalls from that screen.
- Drinks stay off the board.
Which plan
Kitchen display is included from Growth upward. Starter is the till and basic stock, without the kitchen screen.
Recipes
How does recipe costing work?
What comes off stock
On Growth and above, ingredients are what you buy and recipes say how much a dish or drink uses. When the order closes, stock comes off that recipe.
The cost
Cost follows the ingredient purchase price and the quantities on the recipe. If the price or the quantity is wrong, the cost is wrong.
On Starter
Starter sells products and tracks basic stock. It does not include recipes, stocktakes, or variance.
Online orders
Can restaurants accept online orders without relying entirely on delivery marketplaces?
Pickup on your page
- Pickup can run on the venue's own Tavio ordering page once that page is published.
- The guest pays by card on that order. Tavio does not keep the card number.
Delivery
- Delivery on that page only appears if the venue has connected it, and the price is checked with Uber at checkout.
- Uber Eats and Mr D are separate: those marketplace orders can land in Tavio when the integration is on.
In the venue
The self-order kiosk is in the venue, not a website. Guests pay at the counter. The kiosk does not take card or cash, and Tavio sets it up on Enterprise.
Changing POS
What should a restaurant consider before changing POS providers?
Match the plan to the floor.
Starter
Starter is orders, tips, and basic inventory for up to 5 staff and 1 device.
Growth
Kitchen display, recipes, and stocktakes start on Growth (up to 15 staff and 3 devices).
Enterprise
Full offline sync, more than one site, Tavio iQ, and the self-order kiosk are Enterprise.
On the floor
- Printers need to be on the same network as the tills.
- Staff use their own codes.
Before you cut over
- Menu items and recipes are set up in Tavio.
- This site does not promise an automatic copy from another POS.
- Use the 30-day trial on a real service before you cut over.
Tavio contacts you to set the venue up.
Guides
Kitchen
Kitchen display
Who it is for, and why it starts on Growth.
StockRecipe costing
Ingredients, depletion, and what Starter does not include.
StockInventory and stocktake
Products, variance, and shot pools.
OrdersOnline ordering
Your page, pickup, delivery, and the in-venue kiosk.
VenuesRestaurants, cafés, and bars
Which plan fits an independent site.
StaffHandbooks
Floor, kitchen, and office, written for the people using them.