Revel’s pricing depends on both your hardware and software needs. Depending on your setup and industry, Revel offers custom software and hardware packages on monthly subscriptions. Each of Revel’s subscription packages includes 24/7 phone support, third-party integrations, unlimited software updates, and unlimited data storage.

Normally, the typical POS setup with one terminal will cost you $649 for installation, a flat fee for processing, and a $99 monthly software subscription.

Revel has a month-to-month subscription so you don’t need to commit to a long-term contract. You can cancel the contract with 30-days’ notice. Although Revel doesn’t offer a free trial, you can request a demo to see how it works before you commit.

Revel’s cloud point of sale (POS) platform are designed specifically for retail, quick service and foodservice businesses of all sizes. Started in 2010, this cloud platform is enterprise-ready and is considered to be one of the most advanced and loaded POS systems on the market.

It has major offices in the U.S. and Lithuania and serves businesses in key markets worldwide. Some of its clientele includes FAT Brands, Lou Malnati’s, and Kung Fu Tea.

Revel Systems offers every industry-specific feature that a business needs. It offers solutions for order management, payment processing, inventory tracking and more.

Self-service kiosks

This iPad POS system is one of few POS systems that has kiosk ordering capabilities. This feature allows your customers to place their orders themselves using a self-checkout station.

Flexible ordering

Revel has designed creative ways to make ordering easier. It provides features like online and mobile ordering, tableside ordering, customer-facing displays.

Works well on both online and offline mode

Revel not only works well in online mode but also functions fully in offline mode. The platform can print receipts, send orders to the kitchen and even accept credit card and gift card transactions, which means there won’t be any interruption in the customer experience in case of an internet outage.

Inventory tracking

Inventory can be tracked using the inventory management features. Restaurants can even track their inventory at the ingredient level. A low inventory threshold can be set to get alerts when your items get below a specified level. It also manages the contact information of your vendor to assist you in making a purchase order.

Employee management

The built-in employee management system allows you to control the functions and information that each of your employees can access. You can create their profiles, assign permissions, set passcodes etc.

Intelligent reporting

The reporting system of Revel is top-notch. It offers dozens of real-time reports such as inventory reports, sales reports, and labor reports to help business owners keep their inventory fresh, analyze their sales and know the overall performance of their business.

Revel runs on the iPad and works with Apple iOS devices, including the 12.9 inch iPad Pro, iPad Mini (2021) and iPad (9th Generation).

Revel supplies hardware that is well-designed and seamlessly works with their software. You can purchase hardware from their site. Revel has also partnered with leading manufacturers like Epson, Honeywell and Zebra to offer a complete suite of hardware solutions.

Revel extends the capabilities of its platform by partnering with third parties to offer integrations. Some of the popular integrations of Revel POS include:

• Tenzo for advanced reporting
• Deputy and 7shifts for employee management
• Apple Pay, Zapper, and ItsaCheckmate for payments
• BigCommerce and Magento for eCommerce

Add-ons:

• Kitchen display system
• Kiosk POS
• Digital menu board
• Customer-facing display

Revel offers an easy to use and intuitive interface irrespective of the iPad you are using. The front end is clean, easy to navigate, and intuitive, and the back end set up is made easy with training videos.

The aesthetically pleasing display is so easy to use that even a novice can find the right button without spending a lot of time. There is a slight learning curve to understand and remember how to use some of the advanced features. But the company offers video tutorials, training, webinars and more to make the setup easy and stress-free for its users.