Epos Now is a Norwich-founded till company that sells a hardware bundle with a software subscription and its own card processing. It is a capable all-in-one till with stock, purchase orders and kitchen printing, and its support is in-house six days a week. The thing to read before you sign is the contract: the headline hardware price comes with a 12-month, auto-renewing subscription, and the cheaper "Plus" pricing depends on putting your card payments through Epos Now.
Omni Tend is a monthly direct debit with no hardware to buy: it runs on any device with a browser, takes cards through a Stripe reader or whatever terminal you already have, and adds the rota, holidays, training and daily checks that Epos Now leaves to other apps.
| Feature | Omni Tend | Epos Now |
|---|---|---|
| Where the company is | Suffolk, UK | Norwich, UK |
| Monthly price, one till and a web shop | £59 a month (Standard: up to 5 tills and the web shop; £29 for one till without it) | £54 to £99 a month for the software (the hardware offer "from £299" needs the £54-a-month subscription), plus the online shop add-on, which is not priced on the site |
| Contract | Monthly direct debit | 12 months, renewing automatically; the care plan is 36 months |
| Card processing | Stripe reader, or keep your own terminal | 1.7% flat on Visa and Mastercard; the Plus price needs 75% of card takings, or £2,000 in a rolling 28 days, through Epos Now Payments |
| Till (ePOS) | ||
| Web shop | Yes, on your own domain, from the same stock | Add-on (Epos Now Online) or a Shopify link, neither priced on the site |
| Sell by the metre, kilo or pint | Yes: metres, kilos, pints from a keg or cask | Scales as an accessory; no selling by measure described |
| Stock and purchase orders | Yes, with purchase orders from what sold | Yes, to ingredient level, with purchase orders |
| Rotas and holidays | Yes, with holidays and blocked periods | Through Deputy or Workforce.com, not built in |
| Training records | Yes, signed off with a PIN | |
| Daily checks and tasks | Yes, with photos and a log | |
| Kitchen printing and phone orders | Yes, and phone orders | Yes, printers and a kitchen screen at £15 a month; phone orders yes |
| Who answers when something breaks | The people who built it, in the UK | In-house, 9 to 6 Monday to Saturday; 24/7 is £10 a month extra |
The Epos Now column was checked against their own published pages on 23 October 2026; prices and plans change, so check before you decide. Sources: Epos Now pricing, Epos Now UK terms, Appendix 1, Epos Now Payments, Hospitality POS, Trustpilot
On 23 October 2026 the marketing pages showed hardware "from £299" with a footnote that it needs a 12-month subscription from £54 a month. Appendix 1 of the UK terms lists £54, £69, £74 and £99 a month depending on whether you pay for hardware up front and whether you use Epos Now Payments. The online shop, table ordering and delivery add-ons are not priced on the site. Omni Tend is £29, £59 or £99 a month by number of tills, with no hardware to buy.
Yes. The UK terms set a 12-month minimum on the software licence and the support plan, renewing automatically unless cancelled in writing 30 days before renewal, and 36 months on the care plan. Omni Tend is a monthly direct debit.
Not natively. Its FAQ points to Deputy or Workforce.com, which are separate subscriptions. Omni Tend includes rotas, holidays and training records on every plan.