Restaurant POS Switch Center
Figure out whether switching POS systems is actually safe and worth it.
A point-of-sale system (POS) is the software and hardware that takes orders and payments, and a kitchen display screen (KDS) is the screen that shows orders to the kitchen. Start with the system you use today. We map what to export, what can change, what needs verification, and whether the current Shift4 Dine switch path is worth a closer review.
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These guides are organized by source system because the features, data, hardware, contracts, and migration risks you are leaving behind matter as much as the new POS.
Switch guide
Toast → SkyTab
A practical Toast-to-SkyTab migration checklist for restaurant owners: menu, modifiers, employees, gift cards, loyalty, integrations, hardware, network readiness, and switch-offer review.
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Clover → SkyTab
What restaurant owners should review before moving from Clover to SkyTab, including contracts, hardware, apps, gift cards, menu data, networking, and current switch-offer qualification.
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Square → SkyTab
A Square-to-SkyTab restaurant switch guide covering menu exports, customers, inventory, gift cards, Square apps, hardware, integrations, and site readiness.
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Heartland → SkyTab
Heartland-to-Shift4 restaurant migration planning: menu, taxes, employees, jobs, permissions, kitchen routing, gift cards, integrations, networking, and manual reconciliation.
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SpotOn → SkyTab
A restaurant-focused SpotOn-to-SkyTab migration review covering contracts, menu data, employees, loyalty, reservations, integrations, hardware, and network readiness.
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TouchBistro → SkyTab
A practical TouchBistro-to-SkyTab review for menus, tables, staff, reservations, loyalty, payments, hardware, integrations, and network readiness.
See what changesQuestions restaurant owners ask
Get the answer before you talk to sales
Is SkyTab better than Toast for a restaurant?
It depends on the restaurant. SkyTab is a restaurant-first POS with integrated payments, online ordering, reservations, loyalty, gift cards, mobile ordering, and 24/7 support. Toast is also restaurant-focused, so the decision usually comes down to your current workflow, contract, hardware, integrations, processing economics, and the cost of changing systems, not a generic feature checklist.
Should a restaurant move from Clover to SkyTab?
It can make sense when the restaurant needs a more restaurant-specific operating system, but the right answer depends heavily on the Clover apps, hardware commitments, processing agreement, gift-card obligations, and workflows already in use.
Is SkyTab a better fit than Square for a restaurant?
SkyTab is purpose-built for restaurants, while Square spans restaurants, retail, appointments, and other business types. For an established restaurant, the decision should focus on the exact Square products in use, restaurant workflow depth, integrations, hardware, and total processing economics.
How does the $5,000 Shift4 Dine restaurant switch offer work?
Shift4’s published conversion terms describe a $5,000 signing bonus for qualifying new Shift4 Dine restaurant merchants that switch from another POS and average at least $30,000 in live transaction volume in each of their first two calendar months. The published PDF also says an “established” restaurant must have operated continuously for at least 12 months and includes prior-relationship and other eligibility restrictions.
How much does SkyTab POS cost?
SkyTab’s current public checkout shows a Table Service Bundle at $29.99/month under standard pricing, with $0 due today. Its checkout also shows standard processing at 2.75% + $0.15 per transaction, an Advantage Program option, and a custom-quote option. Your real cost can differ based on hardware, devices, processing structure, add-ons, and merchant-specific terms.
What happens to existing gift cards when a restaurant changes POS systems?
Existing gift-card obligations do not disappear because the POS changes. Before cutover, export the outstanding balances and card identifiers your current provider makes available, determine whether balances can be imported into the new platform, and create a documented plan for honoring any cards that cannot be migrated automatically.
What data can be moved when switching restaurant POS systems?
Menu items, modifiers, categories, customers, employees, and some inventory data are often exportable, but migration depth depends on the source and destination systems. Taxes, permissions, tables, printer routing, KDS rules, loyalty, gift cards, integrations, and historical reports often need separate validation or manual rebuild.
What internet and Wi-Fi setup does a modern restaurant POS need?
A restaurant POS should not depend on a single fragile Wi-Fi path. The right design usually separates wired fixed devices from mobile devices, provides strong managed Wi-Fi coverage, protects payment traffic, and includes a backup connectivity plan for the moments when the primary ISP fails.
Quick decision check
Should I switch POS systems?
This is deliberately not a sales score. It checks whether you have a reason to switch and whether the restaurant is ready to migrate without creating a new problem.
Is the current POS causing a real problem?
Examples: cost, outages, support, missing restaurant features, or staff friction.
Do you know your contract / cancellation position?
A good switch starts with knowing what it costs to leave.
Can you export the records you need before canceling?
Menu, customers, employees, reports, gift cards, loyalty, and anything needed for tax/accounting.
Have you listed every integration the restaurant depends on?
Delivery, reservations, payroll, accounting, loyalty, gift cards, online ordering, and scheduling.
Can you schedule training and a controlled cutover?
The best POS still fails if the team first sees it during a Friday-night rush.
Is the restaurant network ready for the replacement POS?
Internet, backup connection, Wi-Fi coverage, printers, KDS, switches, and power.
Quick switch check
See if your restaurant is worth a Shift4 switch review
We screen the basics before asking for a call. No EIN, bank information, statement upload, or long application.
What POS do you use today?
How Norvet approaches a POS migration
- Step 1
Capture the source
Exports, screenshots, integrations, network, hardware, and real workflows.
- Step 2
Normalize the data
Map source records into a vendor-neutral migration model instead of guessing field-for-field.
- Step 3
Approve what changes
Owner approves taxes, pricing, permissions, cash handling, and any feature-loss decision.
- Step 4
Configure and test
Test tickets, payments, printers, KDS, employees, taxes, integrations, and closeout before acceptance.