For café owners
The best café POS keeps the queue moving and the books tidy. These four picks balance speed, NZ EFTPOS support and total cost.
Last checked: 5 October 2026
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Best for cafés wanting a focused hospitality system with integrated NZ EFTPOS. Bustle is made for hospitality: EFTPOS integration with Eftpos NZ, Windcave and Shift4 is included on every plan, it is listed on the Xero App Store NZ, and it keeps recording orders when the internet drops.
Best overall for busy venues that need strong reporting and room to grow. Lightspeed Restaurant lists a menu manager, bill splitting and pay at the table from Essential, offline mode on its Restaurant plans and 24/7 support. Plans are quoted in Australian dollars.
A simple NZ-made option for quick-service teams that value local help. Lazygrid has a low published price (NZ$24 + GST a month for Lite), integrates with Windcave, Eftpos NZ and Shift4 terminals on every plan, and its Wellington team prioritises urgent issues 7 days a week.
Best for venues that want self-ordering kiosks to shorten queues. Tabin puts self-order kiosks, QR ordering and kitchen screens on one system, and its Starter Pack bundles a POS unit, printers and a Windcave terminal (a limited-time offer).
| System | Price | EFTPOS | Xero | Offline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bustle | NZ$74.75/mo incl. GSTNZ$65 + GST/mo | Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave, Shift4 | Yes | Yes |
| Lightspeed | ≈ NZ$112/mo incl. GSTconverted from A$79/mo | Windcave, Shift4, Eftpos NZ (Verifone) | Yes | Yes (Restaurant); Retail not published |
| Lazygrid | NZ$27.60/mo incl. GSTNZ$24 + GST/mo | Windcave, Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Shift4 | Lazygrid says yes | Partial |
| Tabin | NZ$56.35/mo incl. GSTNZ$49 + GST/mo, limited-time offer (was NZ$155 + GST) | Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave, Shift4 | Tabin says yes | Ask the provider |
Prices in NZD incl. GST. ≈ marks a US or Australian dollar price we converted at US$1 = NZ$1.78 and A$1 = NZ$1.24 (European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter, 2 October 2026) and added 15% GST to.
We weighted fast order entry, NZ EFTPOS options, offline resilience, Xero, support and total cost. A clever feature did not earn points unless it made a café shift easier.
Speed, reliable EFTPOS, simple menu changes and an offline fallback matter more than a long feature list.
Lightspeed, Shopify POS and Bustle are listed on the Xero App Store NZ. Hike is listed too, but its own pricing table shows Xero as an add-on from its Plus plan. Lazygrid and Tabin say they connect with Xero but aren’t listed on the Xero App Store NZ. Confirm your plan before buying.
Not always. It saves staff retyping each total, which is most valuable during a busy service.