Sydney POS · 6 sellers' prices checked 6 Oct
Restaurant POS system for Sydney cafés: A$449 once, on devices you own
Floor plan, kitchen display, split bills and recipe-level stock come with both our plans: A$449 once with the source code, or A$45 a month with us hosting it.
From A$45 a monthexcl. GSTSee pricing →
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Overview
Among Sydney's ranking sellers, Access POS prints A$2,390–A$4,770 ex GST for a set-up package on a time-limited promotion (Package B lists at A$3,690), and Square Plus is A$129 a month per location. With card surcharges gone, ours leaves the card provider your call. We're a Lucknow, India team on WhatsApp, email and video, 3:30pm–12:30am AEDT, Monday to Saturday, with no phone line or site visits.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
- A$449 once or A$45 a month
- Kitchen display and stock included
- Pick your own card provider
- Demo on your own devices first
- Online 3:30pm–12:30am AEDT
Quick answer
How much does a restaurant POS system cost in Sydney, including installation?
As of 6 Oct 2026, a Sydney café starting from nothing pays about A$478 plus an iPad on Square Free, A$2,026 in year one on Square Plus, or A$2,990 ex GST for Access POS's promotional Package B with EFTPOS link and stock control; ours is A$449 once or A$540 a year, on your own devices. At Package B's A$3,690 list price, that counter is A$4,290. Epos Now advertises A$649 hardware plus from A$78 a month. Card fees sit on top of every figure.
- Square Free: A$0 software, Stand A$149, Terminal A$329, 1.6% in person
- Access POS prices cover 12 months' licence and support; month 13 onward isn't priced
- Triniteq and OrderMate print no prices: ask for an itemised quote
- Surcharges on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa ended 1 Oct 2026, so the card rate is your cost
- Most single cafés suit our A$45 plan; the licence suits venues with their own server
Watch the demo
See the software working
A full walkthrough recorded on our live system. It was filmed on our Indian demo set-up, so any prices on screen are in rupees; Australian prices are the A$ figures on this page.
Get the login on WhatsApp first, then open the demo. No sign-up needed.
Local snapshot
Sydney at a glance
- City of Sydney LGA, division H
- 4,280 businesses at June 2025, accommodation included
- Source: abs
.gov .au
Areas we work with
- Sydney CBD
- Haymarket
- Surry Hills
- Chatswood
- Parramatta
- Eastwood
- Burwood
- Darlinghurst
- Newtown
- Manly
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Who sells restaurant POS in Sydney, and what each one publishes (checked 6 Oct 2026)
We read every seller page ranking on Google Australia for Sydney POS searches on 6 Oct 2026. Two are genuinely Sydney pages: Triniteq's, and the POS System Sydney site run by Access POS, which keeps its prices on accesspos.com.au. OrderMate has a Sydney locations page but ranks with its national one.
| Seller | Sydney presence | Published price | Paid extras or catch | Support stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access POS (POS System Sydney) | Sydney reseller; Hunters Hill showroom and ABN on its homepage | Software alone A$1,650. Package B A$2,390 on promotion (list A$3,690): Windows all-in-one with 24-month warranty, printer, drawer, menu programming. D A$3,120 adds a kitchen printer; I A$4,770 adds tablet ordering. Ex GST | EFTPOS link, stock control, delivery, loyalty and similar add-ons A$300 each; Xero link A$1,500. Month 13 onward of licence and support isn't priced | 12 months, phone and remote |
| Triniteq (PowerEPOS) | Sydney page naming NSW venues; '26 years' | None published | Says 'zero transaction fees' and 'no lock-in contracts', but gives no figure. Installs in 1–2 weeks. Pitched at groups (our reading) | Australian technicians |
| OrderMate | National, with a Sydney locations page | Enquire only | Links to Oolio Pay, SevenRooms, Tanda, Deputy, Xero and others | 24/7, remote or on site |
| Square for Restaurants | National, self-serve | Free A$0; Plus A$129 a month per location | KDS A$25 a month per device on Free, plus A$999 for the 21.5-inch screen; 1.6% in person | Free: Mon–Fri 9–5 AEST; Plus: 24/7 |
| Epos Now | National; a 07 number | From A$649 for a terminal with built-in printer and a card machine, plus 'payments, care and support' from A$78 a month | Card rate only 'one flat rate'; unclear whether software (from A$49 a month, per Mobile Transaction) sits inside the A$78 | Care plan, not itemised |
| Pratham POS | Melbourne office; no Sydney content | A$0 a month and upfront with an eligible Pratham EFTPOS bundle | Card rate not published; advertises 'no lock-in contract' | '24/7 Melbourne-based' |
| Zeller, Lightspeed, Abacus (via Mobile Transaction, 23 Aug 2026) | National benchmarks | Zeller software free, hardware from A$450, 1.4%. Lightspeed A$40–A$340 a month + GST, hardware from A$1,620. Abacus from A$69 a month | Lightspeed +A$40, Abacus +A$49 a month per extra register | Not compared |
| Codingclave (us) | Remote: Lucknow, India team; no Australian office or ABN | A$449 once (source code) or A$45 a month hosted | You supply devices and card terminal; links checked for your venue first | Mon–Sat 3:30pm–12:30am AEDT |
A group with rooms in the CBD and Parramatta wanting a technician at the door belongs with Triniteq or OrderMate. An owner wanting one Sydney installer and a Windows terminal under a 24-month hardware warranty, neither of which we offer, fits Access POS once year two is priced. A Newtown coffee counter that sets itself up can start on Square's Free plan. Ours is for an independent venue wanting a fixed software cost on devices it owns.
Holding a quote? Send it on WhatsApp and we'll set it against ours, item by item.
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One Sydney café’s first year on a POS, starting with no kit
Take a new Sydney café: one counter, one card terminal, nothing bought yet. Here's year one on each seller's published prices.
| Line item | Access POS Package B + add-ons | Square Free | Square Plus | Epos Now | Ours: licence | Ours: hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 12 months' licence included | A$0 | 12 × A$129 = A$1,548 | In the A$78, or from A$49 a month extra (ask) | A$449 once | 12 × A$45 = A$540 |
| Terminal | 15-inch all-in-one | Stand A$149, no iPad | Stand A$149, no iPad | From A$649 | Your tablet or PC | Your tablet or PC |
| Card terminal or link | EFTPOS link A$300 | Terminal A$329 | Terminal A$329 | Card machine in bundle | Any provider; link checked first | As licence |
| Printer and drawer | Both included | Not priced | Not priced | Printer built in; drawer as quoted | Yours, or reused | Yours, or reused |
| Stock control | A$300 add-on | Ask Square | Ask Square | Ingredient-level listed | Included | Included |
| Support and updates, year one | Phone and remote | Mon–Fri 9–5 AEST | 24/7 | In the care plan | 3 months of updates; hosting and support A$80–A$240 a month optional | Run by us on the plan |
| After month 12 | Not priced | Free plan continues | Plan continues | Not itemised | Update price agreed in your quote | Plan continues |
| Year-one total | A$2,990 promo, A$4,290 at list (ex GST) | A$478 plus iPad, printer, drawer | A$2,026 plus iPad, printer, drawer | A$1,585–A$2,173 | A$449 plus devices; A$1,409–A$3,329 if we host it | A$540 plus devices |
What each column leaves out. Access POS is the only column with a cash drawer priced in, and Epos Now's terminal has its own printer (confirm what the A$649 tier includes). Both Square columns lack an iPad, printer and drawer; ours assumes you own a tablet or PC. Access POS quotes ex GST and Square states no basis. Ours carry no GST: we're an overseas supplier, not registered for Australian GST.
The licence, fairly. If we run the server for a licence, hosting and support is A$80 to A$240 a month, so A$1,409 to A$3,329 in year one (our arithmetic): a single café is usually better off on the A$45 plan. And software is the small number: on A$500,000 of card sales, 1.6% against 1.1% is A$2,500 a year (our arithmetic), more than any software line here.
The five-year totals and set-up checklist are on our national page, or send your terminals and devices on WhatsApp and we'll fill this in for your venue.
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Why a new Sydney venue should avoid a long POS contract: what 19,446 NSW cafés and restaurants tell us
The ABS counts for June 2025 never mention POS brands, but they say a lot about how long an agreement a new venue should sign. Figures are for NSW cafés and restaurants (ANZSIC 4511) unless stated.
One in six exits each year
NSW ended June 2025 with 19,446 cafés and restaurants, up 1.3%. Beneath that steady total sat 3,481 entries and 3,291 exits: an 18.1% entry rate against a 17.1% exit rate. A multi-year agreement bets on staying in the group that keeps trading.
Most are small
4,603 had no employees and 7,386 had one to four; just 1,553 had 20 or more. Few venues that size need enterprise reporting, or should pay monthly for it.
Most turn over A$200k–A$2m
12,083, about 62%, turned over A$200,000 to A$2 million. At the bottom of that band, Square's 1.6% in-person rate comes to A$3,200 a year in card fees (our arithmetic), well above a A$449 licence, which is why the surcharge change matters.
Takeaways churn faster
NSW takeaway food services (class 4512) grew 4.0% to 8,436, with a 24.3% entry rate and a 20.3% exit rate. Pubs, taverns and bars fell 1.7% to 2,290.
Ask any seller, ours included:
- What is the minimum term, and what does leaving early cost?
- Is the hardware bought, rented or financed?
- If I sell the business, can the buyer take over the software?
- Can I export menus, sales and customer records when I leave, and in what format?
Ours: no hardware finance, and the licence hands you the source code for a server you pick. Term, notice and export details for the A$45 plan go into your quote, so you can hold us to the same list.
Not sure it fits your venue?
Ask Ashish on WhatsApp and get a straight answer.
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From the CBD lunch rush to Manly weekends: matching a POS to your part of Sydney
Which part of a POS works hardest depends on your street. Below are Sydney's 15 densest small areas for accommodation and food services businesses (ABS division H, which includes accommodation), with the features we'd put through the demo first. Service patterns are our reading.
| Area (ABS SA2) | Businesses | Typical service pattern | Features to test in the demo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney (North)–Millers Point: the CBD, Circular Quay to Martin Place | 1,468 | Weekday lunch counter rush | Modifier sheets, send-to-kitchen, daypart report |
| Sydney (South)–Haymarket | 729 | Late group dining | Split and merge bills, floor plan |
| Surry Hills | 336 | Booked dinners mixed with walk-ins | Reservations beside the floor plan, tips |
| Chatswood–East | 305 | All-day shopping-centre trade | Covers and average order value, top-dish report |
| Parramatta–North | 235 | Office lunches, then family dinners | Reservations, covers by daypart |
| Eastwood | 213 | Busy weekend dining at large tables | Merge bills, KDS ageing timers |
| North Sydney–Lavender Bay | 212 | Office coffee and lunch peaks | Sold-out toggle on a fast counter, daypart report |
| Burwood | 208 | Casual dining, quick turnover | KDS ageing timers, order history for queries |
| Potts Point–Woolloomooloo | 202 | Late, wine-led dinners | Open tables on the floor plan, tips, per-staff audit trail |
| Lidcombe | 192 | Suburban dining and takeaway | Send-to-kitchen, order history |
| Baulkham Hills (West)–Bella Vista | 192 | Centre and business-park lunches | Central menu for a second outlet, daypart report |
| Darlinghurst | 189 | Bars and late kitchens | PIN login on every void, dark theme for night shifts |
| Newtown | 188 | Café by day, dinner by night | Daypart report, low-stock alerts |
| Manly–Fairlight | 172 | Weekend and summer beach peaks | Low-stock alerts, KDS ageing timers (screen count checked in demo) |
| Cabramatta–Lansvale | 164 | Casual eating and takeaway | Split bills, sold-out toggle |
By council area, the City of Sydney LGA had 4,280 division H businesses in June 2025, up from 4,118; Canterbury-Bankstown had 1,635 and Parramatta 1,409. Adding the ABS SA2 counts gives Greater Sydney about 25,900 (our arithmetic, accommodation included).
KDS or printed dockets? Dockets suit a small kitchen with one pass. With orders landing from several terminals at once, ageing timers show which ticket has waited longest. Ours includes the KDS software; on Square Free it's A$25 a month per device, with Square's 21.5-inch display at A$999.
Big nights. Vivid Sydney runs 28 May to 19 June 2027, per the festival site; New Year's Eve falls on a Thursday this year. Load a shorter event menu after close beforehand, raise low-stock alert levels and keep the sold-out toggle handy.
Tell us your suburb and service style on WhatsApp and we'll shape the demo around it.
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No more card surcharge line: what 1 October 2026 changes when you pick a POS
Card surcharges are over for eftpos, Mastercard and Visa payments. Under the Reserve Bank's 31 March 2026 decision, from 1 October a business can't add a fee when someone pays by debit, prepaid or credit card over those three networks, and domestic interchange caps came down the same day. Amex, phone wallets and buy now pay later went to a separate consultation, so check the RBA's release and later updates before surcharging those.
Why it matters for your POS. A '$0 POS' paid for through card processing now costs you on every sale. Pratham's A$0 depends on its own EFTPOS bundle at an unpublished rate; Square publishes 1.6%; Triniteq says it adds no transaction fee of its own. Buy the card machine and the POS as two separate decisions and you can move to a cheaper rate later without replacing the till. The card-fee maths is on our national page.
Not sure it fits your venue?
Ask Ashish on WhatsApp and get a straight answer.
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What our POS runs at a Sydney service, and what we check before you pay
Everything below comes with both the A$449 licence and the A$45 plan.
On the floor
A visual floor plan shows what's seated, open or ready to clear. Bills split and merge, tips are recorded, and reservations sit beside walk-ins.
In the kitchen
Orders reach the kitchen with modifier sheets, so 'no onion, oat milk' arrives as written. The KDS has ageing timers, so the oldest ticket stands out at the pass.
At the counter
One tap on the sold-out toggle pulls a dish from every terminal. Order history settles refunds, and PIN login names the staff member behind every void and discount.
Friday, 11pm
After the last table, the dashboard shows the night's revenue, covers, average order value and payment mix; daypart and top-dish reports show which hours and plates earned it. If the lamb ran low, recipe-level stock has flagged it, so mark it sold out before Saturday lunch. A second venue shares one central menu.
Confirmed in writing before you sign
Never assumed: that your EFTPOS terminal links to the POS, that Uber Eats and DoorDash orders can flow in (or what that costs as custom work), the Australian tax set-up and the hosting region. A terminal that can't link still takes payments on its own.
Delivery after Menulog
Menulog took its last Australian orders on 26 November 2025, so it isn't on our list. IBISWorld's 2024 figures, reported by the ABC, put Uber at 53.8% of the market and DoorDash at 14.6%, so ask about those two. To keep more of each order, see commission-free ordering for your own site or our restaurant software guide.
Paying an overseas supplier
Your quote comes in AUD from Codingclave Development LLP, with the payment method and schedule set out in it, and no GST added (see the note under our prices). On the licence you hold the source code, so the POS keeps running on your server whatever happens to us.
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Taking over a Sydney site? Reuse the terminal, printers and drawer already there
Check what the last operator left before buying POS hardware in Sydney. Access POS packages a new Windows all-in-one; Square and Epos Now sell their own kit. Ours runs on tablets, POS terminals, desktops and laptops, so an existing touch terminal may well do; we check it in the live demo.
Before the demo, photograph:
- the model label on the terminal or tablet
- the receipt and kitchen printer labels, and how they connect (USB, network or Bluetooth)
- the cash drawer, and whether its cable runs to the printer
- the card terminal, and who provides it
We sell no hardware, so we gain nothing by telling you to replace a working machine. Untested models aren't promised; if one fails, you hear before you pay.
Send the photos on WhatsApp and we'll say before the demo what looks likely to run.
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When we’re online in a Sydney trading week, and when to choose someone else
We work Monday to Saturday, 10am to 7pm India time: 3:30pm to 12:30am in Sydney while NSW is on daylight saving (4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027).
If something fails at breakfast or lunch
Those hours fall outside ours. Plan for it at set-up: a card machine that works without the POS, a printed fallback sheet for counter and kitchen, and the WhatsApp message to send us. Ask us in the demo to show what the POS does when the internet drops.
Choose Triniteq, OrderMate or Square Plus instead if…
…you need a phone answered at 7am, a technician on site, Sunday cover, or POS and payments from one Australian business. OrderMate and Square Plus advertise 24/7 support (Square Free is weekdays 9–5 AEST), and Triniteq has Australian technicians.
Who we suit
Independent cafés, takeaways and small restaurants happy on WhatsApp, email and video, that would rather own their software than rent it. Codingclave Development LLP was founded in Lucknow in 2017 by Ashish Sharma, who still leads delivery: ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork. Read the reviews first.
| Sydney time | Are we online? | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays, 7am–3:30pm (breakfast and lunch) | No | Message on WhatsApp; it's waiting for us when we come online |
| Weekdays, 3:30pm–5pm | Yes | The 1.5 hours overlapping a 9–5 office day, between lunch and dinner: demos, calls, sign-off |
| Weekdays, 5pm–10pm (dinner service) | Yes | We're online through dinner service; message on WhatsApp |
| After close, 10pm–12:30am | Yes | Menu, price and floor-plan changes, ready by morning |
| Saturday | 3:30pm–12:30am | Same pattern as a weekday |
| Sunday | No | Nothing is live; plan Sunday menu changes by Saturday night |
| From 5 Apr 2027 (AEST) | 2:30pm–11:30pm | 2.5 hours of a 9–5 day |
If that fits how you trade, book a video demo for 3:30pm to 5pm AEDT, with your printer and card terminal model names to hand.
Pricing in AUD
Our restaurant POS prices for a Sydney venue
Fixed AUD figures. Most single-venue cafés choose A$45 a month: we host it and you log in from your tablet. The A$449 licence suits a venue with its own server or IT help, or one wanting the code outright. Devices, the card terminal and card fees sit outside every row.
Buy once, self-hosted
A$449one-time
Excl. GSTRestaurant POS — one-time licence with source code (self-hosted) · Pay once
One-time licence with full source code and the first 3 months of updates. Every feature under 'What our POS runs at a Sydney service' is included; terminal, delivery and tax items are checked for your venue first.
Get a quote for this planCloud, monthly
A$45a month
Excl. GSTRestaurant POS — cloud, billed monthly · Ongoing, cancel any time
We host and run the server; you log in from your own devices. The usual pick for one café or takeaway, with notice terms set out in your quote.
Get a quote for this plan
Optional extras
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Optional for licence holders who want us to run their installation: hosting, backups, monitoring and support, priced by outlets and devices.
Custom restaurant POS + commission-free online ordering
A custom POS plus commission-free online ordering on your own site, in 3–8 weeks, for groups needing their own build.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
The update price after month 3, your EFTPOS terminal link and any Uber Eats or DoorDash connection are agreed for your venue before you sign.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
Fixed AUD quote
Price your Sydney POS first year in AUD
WhatsApp +91 92771 84741 with a reseller, Square or Epos Now quote and we'll compare it with ours line by line. No quote yet? Send your counters, devices and card provider and we'll fill in the first-year table for your venue.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
Prefer WhatsApp?
Get demo login on WhatsAppSend a quote, or just your set-up
A reseller or Square quote, or your current POS and its fee, on WhatsApp. Opening fresh? Send your counter count and devices.
Line-by-line AUD comparison
Your quote, or the first-year table filled in for your venue, set against ours, hardware lines included.
Live demo on your devices
Book a video slot between lunch and dinner, 3:30pm to 5pm AEDT.
Written confirmation
EFTPOS terminal, delivery apps, tax set-up, hosting region, update terms and plan notice, set out before you pay.
Set-up after close
Menu, modifiers, floor plan and printers configured with you in an evening session.
First services
We're online through dinner on your first nights, with changes made after close.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
Can’t see yours? Ask Ashish directly — you’ll get a straight answer, not a sales script.
Ask Ashish directly
What does a restaurant POS cost per month in Sydney?
What do Sydney POS installers charge for a restaurant package?
What is the best POS system for restaurants in Australia?
Which POS systems do Sydney restaurants and cafés use most?
What are POS system fees?
What happens if the POS or internet goes down during a Sydney lunch service?
Can I reuse the POS hardware left at a Sydney venue I'm taking over?
Is there restaurant POS support on Sydney time, including weekends?
Ashish Sharma · Founder
Have a quote, or starting from scratch? Get your Sydney first-year cost in AUD
WhatsApp +91 92771 84741 with a reseller, Square or Epos Now quote and we'll compare it with ours line by line. No quote yet? Send your counters, devices and card provider and we'll fill in the first-year table for your venue.
- Message us on WhatsApp
- Get the demo login and try it
- Get a fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave · Updated 6 October 2026
Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
Sources (12)· public sources cited on this page
- ABS – Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jul 2021–Jun 2025
- Reserve Bank of Australia – Media release 26-10: surcharging and interchange
- ABC News – Menulog is closing down in Australia
- Square – Restaurant POS pricing, Australia
- Access POS – Restaurant POS systems
- Access POS – Restaurant POS System Package B
- Triniteq – Sydney POS system
- OrderMate – Restaurant POS
- Epos Now – Hospitality POS, Australia
- Pratham POS – Restaurant POS system
- Mobile Transaction – POS for restaurants and cafés in Australia
- Vivid Sydney – Festival dates