Head to head
Bustle vs Hike
Last checked: 5 October 2026
The short answer
Higher rated: Bustle
Best for cafés wanting a focused hospitality system with integrated NZ EFTPOS. Lowest published price: Bustle (NZ$74.75/mo incl. GST). The rows below show where they differ, so pick on what matters to your business.
Bustle
★ 4.6Hike
★ 4.5Price
NZ$74.75/mo incl. GSTNZ$65 + GST/mo
≈ NZ$121/mo incl. GSTconverted from US$59/mo billed annually
Card fees
Set by your EFTPOS provider
Set by your EFTPOS provider
EFTPOS
Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave, Shift4
HikePay, Eftpos NZ (Verifone), Windcave
Xero
Yes
Add-on, Plus and up
Offline
Yes
Yes
Contract
No fixed term; cancel in the Hub
No lock-in; cancel anytime
Not for
Retailers with large product catalogues and variants.
Restaurants needing table maps and kitchen workflows.
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.
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