Squirrel Systems
Squirrel Systems provides point-of-sale software for restaurants and hospitality operations, with cloud and self-hosted options.
What Squirrel Systems is
Squirrel Systems provides point-of-sale software for restaurants and hospitality operations, with cloud and self-hosted options. Squirrel Cloud is a mobile-first platform for restaurants, hotels, resorts, and multi-unit enterprises. It can bring digital orders from websites, kiosks, QR codes, and third-party marketplaces into the POS. Squirrel 11 is a self-hosted POS with cloud-based reporting and menu management. The platform also offers kitchen automation to route items to stations, coordinate preparation timing, and balance station workloads, plus real-time reporting on sales, menu mix, trends, and staff performance. Squirrel lists integrations for areas including payments, ordering and delivery, loyalty, reservations, inventory, labor, accounting, and liquor management. Cloud supports a REST API; Squirrel 11 offers an SDK, gateway API, or SQL interface. Cloud works with iOS, Android, or Windows tablets and hospitality-grade terminals. Some features, including multi-location management, kitchen automation, digital ordering, and gift cards, are listed as add-ons in the editions.
Good
- Centralizes digital orders from several channels.
- Kitchen automation routes and coordinates food preparation.
- Real-time reports cover sales and staff performance.
- Cloud supports iOS, Android, and Windows tablets.
Watch out
- Full Service is $100 per month.
- Several features are listed as add-ons.
Who it suits
Squirrel suits independent and multi-unit restaurants, as well as hotels, resorts, and casinos seeking POS and hospitality operations tools. It offers both cloud and self-hosted options.
Verdict
Squirrel Systems covers POS, ordering, kitchen workflows, and reporting for restaurant and hospitality operations. Buyers should check which features are add-ons and whether the cloud or self-hosted option fits their setup.
Plans and prices
From Squirrel Systems's own pricing page, checked 15 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Service | $90 a month | $40/month per device · Volume pricing available · billed monthly |
| Full Service | $100 a month | $50/month per device · Volume pricing available · billed monthly |
| Squirrel Cloud POS — Limited Service | $90 a month | $40/month per Device · Volume pricing available |
| Squirrel Cloud POS — Full Service | $100 a month | $50/month per Device · Volume pricing available |
The facts
Each one read from Squirrel Systems's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Cloud POS
- Squirrel Cloud is a cloud-native, mobile-first POS platform for restaurants, hotels, resorts, and multi-unit enterprises.checked 30 Sep 2026
- On-premise POS
- Squirrel 11 is a self-hosted POS with cloud-based reporting and menu management.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported devices
- Squirrel Cloud supports iOS, Android, or Windows tablets, as well as hospitality-grade terminals.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1984checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 15 Sep 2026
What it does
- Integration interfaces
- Squirrel Cloud supports a REST API, while Squirrel 11 provides access through an SDK, gateway API, or SQL interface.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Squirrel lists integrations across payments, online ordering and delivery, loyalty and gift, reservations, inventory, labor, gaming, reporting, PMS, accounting, and liquor management.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Kitchen operations
- Kitchen automation routes items to stations, synchronizes preparation timing, and balances workloads across stations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- The Squirrel Cloud feature table identifies multi-location management, kitchen automation, digital ordering, and gift cards as add-ons in the listed editions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Ordering
- Squirrel Cloud centralizes digital orders from channels such as websites, kiosks, QR codes, and third-party marketplaces into the POS.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 90checked 15 Sep 2026
- Product
- Squirrel provides point-of-sale solutions for restaurants and hospitality operations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Reporting
- The platform provides real-time sales reports and analytics, including sales trends, menu mix, and staff performance metrics.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Squirrel Cloud describes its security as including encryption, role-based access, and top-tier protocols to protect business and customer data.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Squirrel EasyCare includes a help center with a knowledge base and documentation, training videos, and phone and email support.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Target customers
- Squirrel describes solutions for independent restaurants, multi-unit restaurants, and hotels, resorts, and casinos.checked 30 Sep 2026
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