Looking for a Petpooja alternative in 2026?
The honest comparison — what Petpooja is genuinely good at, when you should stay, and when we are the better fit for your counter.
First, credit where it is due
Petpooja is, deservedly, the largest restaurant POS install base in India. Its integration library is genuinely deep, it bills reliably when the internet drops, and thousands of café owners run their whole business on it without ever calling support. If you are already happy on Petpooja, none of what follows is a reason to move.
The verdict box
Should you actually switch?
We would rather lose a sale than sell you the wrong thing and have you leave in six months.
Stay with Petpooja if…
- You run a pure F&B business and never sell retail SKUs
- You are deep into their integration ecosystem and it works
- You do not need anyone to supply, install or service your hardware
- You are comfortable with commission on online orders
Switch to Aero Pack POS if…
- You want the price published before you talk to a salesperson
- You want the machine, the printer and the software on one invoice
- You want the bill amount pushed to your card machine instead of re-typed
- You want an engineer at your counter the same day, in Delhi NCR
- You want no per-transaction cut on online orders
The comparison table
Feature by feature
Claims about our product are ours to be held to. Claims about Petpooja are from publicly available information as of August 2026 — please verify before you decide.
| What matters | Petpooja | Aero Pack POS |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published on the website | Quote only | Yes — plans and machine prices on the site |
| Commission on online orders | Reported on online order value | None |
| Supplies the POS machine | Software-led; hardware via partners | Yes — we stock, sell and install it |
| One invoice for software + hardware | Usually separate | Yes |
| Bill amount pushed to payment terminal | Depends on the terminal partner | Yes, on supported terminals |
| TallyPrime daily push | Via third-party tools | Native, scheduled, with error log |
| Offline billing | Yes | Yes |
| Swiggy / Zomato / ONDC sync | Yes, extensive | Yes |
| Retail verticals (kirana, pharmacy, garment) | F&B focus | 28 verticals including pharmacy |
| Self-order kiosks and digital signage | Not supplied | Supplied, installed and serviced |
| On-site support | Remote / partner-led | Same-day engineer visit in Delhi NCR |
| Data migration from your current system | Chargeable / partner | Free — menu, items and party ledgers |
| Contract lock-in | Annual plans | Annual, no per-transaction cut |
Every quote is written for your counter: the configuration, the quantity and the installation are all part of the number. Send us what you sell on WhatsApp and you will have a firm, itemised quote with a GST invoice — usually the same day.
Migration
What switching looks like
- 1
We export your items, stock, party ledgers and outstanding balances — free
- 2
We import and reconcile them, and you check the numbers
- 3
Both systems run in parallel for one week
- 4
Two hours of staff training at your counter
- 5
You switch off the old system when you are ready — zero downtime
“We ran both for a week. On the eighth day nobody wanted to go back to the old screen.”
Owner who switched from Petpooja, Delhi NCR
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Not usually. We export your data, import it, and run both systems in parallel for a week before you switch off the old one. Staff training takes about two hours.
You can run us in parallel until your contract with Petpooja ends, so you are not paying twice for long and you are not stuck either. We will tell you honestly if waiting is cheaper.
Often yes. Check the compatibility matrix, or send us the model number on WhatsApp and we will confirm before you commit to anything.
No. Item master, stock, party ledgers and outstanding balances are migrated free.
Your data stays yours and is exportable at any time. We would rather you leave cleanly than stay unhappily — and it is why we publish the 'stay where you are' column above.
All third-party product names, logos and brands are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here descriptively only. Aero Pack POS is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Compatibility and comparison claims are based on publicly available information and our own engineers' testing as of August 2026 — please verify with your software provider before purchase.
Run us in parallel for a week before you decide
No contract, no switch-off date, no pressure. If it is not better on your counter, stay where you are.