Focus Restaurant POS vs. Aloha Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Focus Restaurant POS
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Focus Restaurant POS, from Shift 4, features additional capabilities that include sales data that help identify trends, adapt menus, and change pricing as needed, integration with accounting to simplify tax forms, profit and loss statements and other vital documents, PCI-compliant solutions and enhanced controls that minimize the risks of employee theft and fraud.N/A
Aloha Cloud
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Aloha POS is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as highest market share in the industry and streamline food preparation and delivery.N/A
Pricing
Focus Restaurant POSAloha Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Focus Restaurant POSAloha Cloud
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Focus Restaurant POSAloha Cloud
User Ratings
Focus Restaurant POSAloha Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.8
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Usability
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9.0
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Support Rating
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8.5
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User Testimonials
Focus Restaurant POSAloha Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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In a fast-paced, high-volume environment, this simple POS is a perfect solution to completing sales transactions. However, for establishments that would like to truly customize what their staff is seeing and ringing in, and what the guests are seeing when receipts are printed, this POS does leave something to be desired.
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Pros
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  • User friendly--was easy to train new employees on the system.
  • Reliable--rarely had issues or went down.
  • Great reporting on sales numbers
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Cons
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  • Honestly, I have yet to have an issue with any of the functions of Aloha. The only thing that was a little complex was the end-of-day functions, (as we were a 24-hr casino) as if there were any open items, it would just auto-close these and that could get a little troublesome if I was behind in closing out checks. But I am not entirely sure if that was related to how our company itself was set up to run, not the actual Software.
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Usability
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Overall, Aloha POS's usability is phenomenal. The interface is extremely easy to navigate through. All buttons and tabs are easy to add or delete. Having a piece of software that is easy to toggle through creates a much more efficient workplace. I love the ease of use. A brand new employee can jump right into the system and use it with no issues.
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Support Rating
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There were a lot of instances where I had to call back or a problem wasn't resolved, specifically with Aloha loyalty.
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Alternatives Considered
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Micros POS comes to mind as another point of sale system that I've had a terrible experience with. From bland presentation, unintuitive software, to clunky and malfunctioning hardware. The units would crash, slow, down, and the touch screens were unresponsive. It was a simple order and fire system, lacking the complexities of Aloha's course system and elaborate payment screen.
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Return on Investment
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  • Clean setup and presentation makes for a much more efficient checkout process.
  • Easy to put data into daily reports.
  • Increase in revenues.
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ScreenShots

Focus Restaurant POS Screenshots

Screenshot of the table status interfaceScreenshot of the beverages interfaceScreenshot of saladsScreenshot of call liquorScreenshot of desserts

Aloha Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Aloha bundle