Waitery vs Moneris
Moneris details checked on moneris.com, September 19, 2026
Moneris is a Canadian payment processor created by RBC and BMO. If you're weighing a Moneris POS alternative for a restaurant, here's how its Go Restaurant POS lines up against Waitery on price, hardware, kitchen display and French support.
Waitery vs Moneris — which should a Canadian restaurant choose? Full-service restaurants, groups with more than one location, and anyone who needs French for guests and staff get more from Waitery: QR ordering at the table, server handhelds, a kitchen display with no per-screen software fee, bilingual EN / fr-CA, and free setup on our own smart hardware. Moneris Go Restaurant fits a single-location counter-service café or bakery that wants its POS and processing from a Canadian, bank-owned processor.
Moneris figures come from moneris.com product and pricing pages as published on September 19, 2026. Where Moneris does not publish a figure we say so rather than estimate. Moneris is a trademark of its owner; Waitery is not affiliated with or endorsed by Moneris. Confirm current pricing and terms with Moneris directly.
Who each one is best for.
- You run table service, not only a counter
- Guests should order and pay from a table QR, with no app
- You need French on the guest menu, in the kitchen and on receipts
- You want one published per-location price and free setup
- You run one quick-service café, bakery or counter outside Quebec
- You already rent a Moneris Go Terminal and have an iPad
- You want 24/7 bilingual support and an in-house national field-services team
- You prefer processing from a bank-owned provider (RBC and BMO)
Waitery vs Moneris, line by line.
Verdict: a full-service or multi-location Canadian restaurant that wants QR ordering, French and public $14 CAD pricing should pick Waitery; a quick-service café outside Quebec that rents a Moneris Go Terminal should stay on Moneris.
| Feature | Waitery (CAD) | Moneris Go Restaurant (CAD, moneris.com list price) |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant POS product | Waitery restaurant POS on our own smart hardware | Moneris Go Restaurant POS (iPad app) with the Moneris Go Terminal |
| Built for | Full-service and quick-service restaurants, single or multi-location | Single-location quick-service restaurants, bakeries and cafés; full-service is referred to a partner POS |
| Monthly software | $14 CAD per location, published | From $64.94/mo + tax with the terminal; $29.99/mo software only if you already have a Go Terminal |
| Setup | Free | Professional setup and training offered; price not published |
| Hardware | Our own smart POS terminals, server handhelds, 18″ kitchen displays and printers — buy or lease over 48 months | iPad required (yours, 9th gen or later, or theirs at $499.99) ; Go Terminal rental is $34.95/mo (already part of the $64.94 bundle); optional $499 / $999 one-time bundles |
| Kitchen display | Included, no per-screen software fee | Moneris KDS app on an iPad; a $9/mo add-on per Moneris's October 2025 launch release |
| QR ordering at the table | Included — guests scan and order, no app | Not mentioned on moneris.com restaurant pages |
| Paying at the table | Tap, chip or swipe on the server handheld; Apple Pay / Google Pay on QR orders | Bring the portable terminal to the table; tips and bill splitting supported |
| French / Quebec | Bilingual EN / fr-CA on the guest menu, kitchen and receipts; in Quebec, ask us about Revenu Québec billing requirements | Go Restaurant POS is “not available in Quebec or in the French language” (moneris.com footnote) |
| Card processing | Integrated payments; competitive processing rates, quoted during your demo | 2.35% + $0.10 credit and $0.12 Interac on the Go Restaurant bundle (standard flat rate 2.65% + $0.10) |
| Online ordering | Your own ordering page, no per-order commission from Waitery | UEAT online ordering, commission-free; quote-based |
| Contract / cancellation | Cancel anytime | Not published on product pages; see the Go Restaurant terms schedule |
| Support | Canadian team by phone and email, (289) 309-9579 | 24/7 bilingual support and an in-house national field-services team |
See how every major vendor prices in Canada in our verified 2026 restaurant POS pricing table.
Three reasons restaurants switch.
Moneris positions Go Restaurant for single-location quick-service spots and refers full-service rooms to a partner. Waitery runs the whole floor — tableside ordering on server handhelds, QR ordering, and a kitchen display with station routing and expo view — for dine-in and counter service alike.
Moneris's own footnote says Go Restaurant POS isn't available in Quebec or in French. Waitery is bilingual EN / fr-CA on the guest menu, kitchen and receipts.
Waitery ships its own smart POS terminals, handhelds and kitchen displays, with free setup. There's no iPad requirement and no per-screen kitchen display software fee as the kitchen grows.
When Moneris might fit you better.
Moneris is a joint venture of RBC and BMO, it offers next-day deposits through those banks, and it backs its terminals with 24/7 bilingual support and its own in-house national field-services team. Its Moneris Go Plus terminal adds 4G and offline payments. If you run one counter-service café or bakery outside Quebec, already rent a Go Terminal and own a recent iPad, adding the Go Restaurant software can be the least disruptive option. It's a thinner fit for table service, QR ordering, multi-location groups and French-language operations, which is where Waitery is built to lead.
We've kept this comparison even and fact-based. Every Moneris detail above was read on moneris.com on September 19, 2026; contract length, cancellation fees, setup fees and the terms of Moneris's current 50%-off rental promotion are not published there, so ask Moneris for them in writing before you decide.
Comparison questions, answered.
Is Waitery a good Moneris alternative for restaurants?
For Canadian restaurants that need full-service features, QR ordering at the table, bilingual EN/FR and a published per-location price, Waitery is a strong Moneris alternative. Moneris Go Restaurant POS is aimed at single-location quick-service restaurants, bakeries and cafés and runs on an iPad paired with the Moneris Go Terminal; Moneris refers full-service restaurants to a partner POS. Moneris figures on this page were checked on moneris.com on September 19, 2026.
How much does Moneris Go Restaurant POS cost?
On September 19, 2026, moneris.com listed Moneris Go Restaurant from $64.94 per month plus tax for software and terminal, or $29.99 per month for the software if you already have a Moneris Go Terminal. Card processing on that bundle was 2.35% + $0.10 per credit transaction and $0.12 per Interac debit transaction. An iPad is required, and optional hardware bundles cost $499 or $999 one-time. Contract terms and setup pricing are not published on the product page, so ask Moneris for them in writing.
Does Moneris Go Restaurant POS work in Quebec or in French?
Not today. A footnote on the Moneris Go Restaurant page says the POS is currently not available in Quebec or in the French language (checked September 19, 2026). Moneris's customer support itself is bilingual. Waitery is bilingual EN / fr-CA across the guest menu, kitchen and receipts; if you operate in Quebec, talk to our team about Revenu Québec billing requirements for your setup.
Can I keep Moneris for payments and use Waitery as my POS?
Not on the same device. Waitery runs its own integrated payments on its smart POS terminals, so card payments, tips and end-of-day reconciliation happen on the same device as the order. If you are partway through a Moneris processing agreement, check its term and any early-termination conditions first, then talk to our team about timing the switch so you are not paying for two setups.
See the difference on your floor.
Book a 20-minute demo — bilingual, on our own smart hardware, with free setup. Bring your Moneris statement and we'll walk through the differences line by line.
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