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Why Fresto

Why teams switch

Three reasons that keep coming up, the comparison behind them, and the questions where our answer is no.

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One queue for every counter: dine-in orders numbered #0001, kiosk orders #K0001 and online orders #N0001 all land in the same queue under one numbering scheme.

Why Fresto

Why teams switch

Three reasons that keep coming up, the comparison behind them, and the questions where our answer is no.

You can copy your business onto a USB stick

The install is portable: one folder holds the application and the data. Back it up to a single file, restore it on another machine, and carry on.

One Server terminal. Every counter attached to it.

One machine runs the database and holds the truth. Client terminals, the kitchen display, the kiosk and the pickup board all reach it over your own LAN. The optional frestopos.com connection is the only thing that touches the internet — and the POS pulls from it, so nothing in your restaurant has to be exposed to the outside world.

The numbers an owner actually asks for

Two views: the daily dashboard for whoever is running the service, and the executive view for whoever carries the result at the end of the month.

The numbers we can actually stand behind

5

Interface languages: EN, FR, AR, ES, ZH

0

Internet connections needed to take an order

3

Order channels in one queue: #0001, #K0001, #N0001

12

Months of software warranty

58/80 mm

Thermal formats supported, in millimetres

24

Permission modules, across 10 verbs

Fresto next to the alternatives

The Fresto column describes what ships today. The other columns describe publicly known positioning and must be re-checked before you rely on them — we would rather leave a cell vague than invent a specification.

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Feature Fresto Square for Restaurants Loyverse Odoo POS Foodics Local vendor
Works fully offline Included Partial Partial Partial Partial Varies
Data stored on your own machine Included In the vendor cloud In the vendor cloud Self-hosted or cloud In the vendor cloud Varies
LAN multi-terminal Included Through cloud sync Through cloud sync Included Through cloud sync Varies
Native ESC/POS printing Included Partial Included With configuration Included Varies
Arabic right-to-left thermal receipts Included Not included Partial With configuration Included Varies
Self-order kiosk Add-on module Paid add-on Not included With configuration Paid add-on Varies
Kitchen display with station routing Included Included Basic Included Included Varies
Recipes and cost of goods Included Partial Basic Included Included Varies
Owner P&L: gross and net Included Partial Not included Included Included Varies
Customer accounts receivable and term sales Included Not included Not included Included Partial Varies
Per-field permission masking Included Role level only Role level only Role level only Role level only Varies
Order, drawer and expense audit trails Included Partial Basic Included Included Varies
Online ordering marketplace Optional — frestopos.com Included Not included With configuration Included Varies
Pricing model Quoted licence + modules Subscription Free tier + paid add-ons Per app or per user Subscription Varies
Support in Algeria EURL TECHPOS, Algeria Not included Through resellers Through partners Verify with the vendor Included

Straight answers

Questions we get asked before the demo

Including the ones where the answer is no.

What happens when the internet goes down?

Service carries on. The database sits on your Server machine and the terminals talk to it over your own LAN, so orders, tickets, printing and the cash close all keep working. Only the optional frestopos.com features wait for the line to come back.

Does Fresto need an internet connection at all?

Once, to activate the licence. After that only the optional online-ordering connection uses the internet. Even password recovery works offline, through recovery codes you printed in advance.

What hardware does it run on?

A Windows PC. It prints to ESC/POS 58 mm and 80 mm printers over network TCP:9100, the Windows RAW spooler or Bluetooth, opens a cash drawer with a configurable pulse pin and timing, and drives a serial VFD pole display and USB barcode scanners. There is no macOS, Linux or mobile build, and no scale or weighing-hardware integration — weight-based items are priced from a weight you type in.

How many terminals can I run?

As many as your LAN carries. One machine is the Server terminal and holds the database; the rest are clients. Fresto is built for a single restaurant with unlimited terminals.

Where is my data, and can I take it with me?

In one portable folder on your Server machine. Back it up to a single .fbk file with an integrity manifest — on a schedule, and automatically before every update — and restore it on another machine. You copy the folder, you keep the business.

Can I migrate my existing menu and stock?

Products, ingredients and customers import from CSV. Bring an export from your current system to the demo and we will tell you honestly what comes across and what has to be re-entered.

Do receipts really print correctly in Arabic?

Yes. Arabic is shaped and rasterised into the ticket image before it reaches the thermal printer, so the letters join instead of arriving as disconnected glyphs, and the pole display is driven in CP1256. Arabic templates ship for thermal tickets and for A4 PDF.

What does online ordering cost me per order?

The frestopos.com commercial terms are set by the distributor, not by the software. Ask for them in writing when you book the demo — we would rather quote you than guess on a web page.

What do I need for the self-order kiosk?

A touchscreen Windows machine, and the kiosk module, which is licensed separately from the core system. The kiosk has a low-performance mode for older hardware, a fullscreen lock, an idle reset and its own allowed languages.

How long does training take?

The till is learned in a shift. The setup wizard walks business, printing, kitchen, menu and cash in order, and the distributor configures it with you rather than handing you a manual.

What support and warranty do I get?

A 12-month software warranty, and support from EURL TECHPOS in Algeria on +213 698 98 25 25 — by phone and on WhatsApp, in French and Arabic, through a reseller network.

Can I run several restaurants from one Fresto?

No, and we would rather say so now than at the demo. Fresto manages one restaurant with unlimited terminals on its LAN. There is no branch model, no central dashboard spanning several restaurants, and no shared hosting that mixes separate companies together.

See it on your own menu.

Book a demo and we will run your dishes, your printers and your Arabic receipt through the system — not a sample restaurant.

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