Legacy vs Cloud POS

Thinking of moving off Pilot POS?

Pilot has earned its reputation over 30+ years in South African restaurants and hotels — it's a known quantity. The trade-off is what it costs to keep running: on-premise Windows hardware, manual updates, and a monthly fee from around R1,800. Liquor Logic replaces the server room with a browser tab, from R349/month.

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Liquor Logic
VS
Pilot POS
Key Differences

Pilot POS is a fixture in South African hospitality — restaurants, hotels, and franchise groups have relied on it for decades, and reliability counts for a lot. What it doesn't offer is flexibility: it's a traditional on-premise, Windows-based system, so you're tied to specific hardware, updates happen manually, and checking in on a venue remotely is limited. Monthly pricing typically runs R1,800–R2,250, often with hardware bundled into that figure. Liquor Logic starts from R349/month, runs entirely in the cloud on whatever device is on hand, and ships with online order integration and reservations already switched on — features Pilot doesn't natively cover.

The Liquor Logic Advantage
  1. No Server Room — Cloud-native from the ground up; nothing to install, patch, or keep powered on-site
  2. ~R1,450+/month Lower Entry Cost — R349/month vs Pilot's typical R1,800–R2,250/month, with no hardware bundled in
  3. Delivery Orders Included — Multi-provider online order integration Pilot doesn't offer natively
  4. Producers Covered Too — Full production and compliance module for venues that also make what they sell
Feature Comparison
FeatureLiquor LogicPilot POS
Floor plan & table management
Split billing
Works on any device
Windows + specific hardware
Cloud-native architecture
Traditional/hybrid setup
No hardware lock-in
Hardware bundled into cost
Monthly price (entry)
R349/mo
~R1,800–R2,250/mo
Online order integration
Reservations module
Limited
Kitchen Display System
Production management
Accounting integration
Xero, Sage, Pastel, QuickBooks
Limited
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Questions About Switching From Pilot POS

Liquor Logic is cloud-native and works on whatever device you already have — no dedicated Windows terminals or on-site server required, unlike Pilot's traditional setup.

Yes — floor plan management, table handling, and split billing are all included, the same core functionality Pilot is known for in restaurant and hotel environments, delivered through a cloud platform instead.

Liquor Logic starts from R349/month. Pilot POS pricing typically runs R1,800–R2,250/month with hardware often bundled in, so entry cost is substantially lower with Liquor Logic.

Yes — multi-provider online order integration is built into Liquor Logic. This is one of the gaps venues most commonly cite when moving off Pilot.

Move off the server room

Cloud-native, no hardware lock-in, from R349/month.

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