Focus Restaurant POS vs. Lavu

Focus Restaurant POS

1 Reviews and Ratings

Lavu

4 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Focus Restaurant POS	Score7 out of 10	N/A	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
Lavu	Score6.5 out of 10	N/A	Lavu is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as an intelligent combination of cloud computing, wireless technologies, and a sleek touchscreen interface for restaurant.	$59 per month

Pricing

Focus Restaurant POS

Lavu

No answers on this topic

Starter: $59
per month
Growth: $129
per month
Optimize: $279
per month

Pricing Offerings
Focus Restaurant POS	Lavu
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

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Best Alternatives
	Focus Restaurant POS	Lavu
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User Ratings
	Focus Restaurant POS	Lavu
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Focus Restaurant POS	Lavu
Likelihood to Recommend	Shift4 No answers on this topic	Lavu For a small company with little inventory, Lavu is a great simple POS system. For a larger company or a company where items are always changing, I would not recommend Lavu as more transactions increases room for error and ultimately takes away the time one doesn't have to figure out how to reconcile something. Customer service is not always able to fix the problem right away and can take months getting back to you on the reasoning behind a discrepancy in reports. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Pros	Shift4 No answers on this topic	Lavu The Lavu system is incredibly easy to use in both front and back of house operations. The format of both sides is very intuitive. Lavu makes it very easy to add real life application to teaching inventory control, schedule control, etc. The fact that it is cloud based makes life much easier. I can make changes on the fly and they update very quickly. Incentivized Bob McIntosh Culinary Arts Instructor Read full review
Cons	Shift4 No answers on this topic	Lavu Split check credit card transactions, seem to have issues with some of the checks not closing out properly or being charged correctly Servers being allowed to run server summary even though they have unpaid checks (not supposed to happen) Have had the system go out on a weekend and took 20 plus minutes to get back online Calling the help desk on the weekend is a joke, takes 45 to 90 minutes to get help Incentivized Joel M Dillingham Co-Owner Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Shift4 No answers on this topic	Lavu Square has a simpler interface but lower quality reporting for accountants. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Return on Investment	Shift4 No answers on this topic	Lavu LAVU has fit perfectly into both the business and teaching usage areas for me. I feel I got an extra return on investment. Incentivized Bob McIntosh Culinary Arts Instructor Read full review
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