Phorest vs TouchBistro
Phorest confirms 6 of the features we check on its own site; TouchBistro confirms 7. Starting prices: Phorest Quote only, TouchBistro not published.
Phorest
Growth-focused hair and beauty salons, spas and aesthetic clinics that want booking, marketing, payments and reporting in one system.
Watch out: Priced by custom quote only; built for salons and clinics, not restaurants or general retail.
TouchBistro
Restaurants that want a single POS with floor plan, tableside ordering and kitchen display.
Watch out: No public pricing shown; sales contact only.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | POS, Retail & Restaurants | POS, Retail & Restaurants |
| Specialty | Salon software | Restaurant POS |
| Based in | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Unconfirmed |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Quote only | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Point of sale · Core features | ✓POS Software listed | ✓All-in-one POS and restaurant management system |
| Inventory · Core features | ✓Stock & Inventory feature | ✓Inventory Management listed under Back of House |
| Tables & orders · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Design floor plan, assign sections, monitor tables |
| Kitchen display · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Kitchen Display System connects FOH and BOH |
| Multi-branch · Core features | ✓Multi-Location solution | Unconfirmed |
| Loyalty · Core features | ✓Loyalty Program feature | Unconfirmed |
| Integrated card payments · Core features | ✓PhorestPay payment processing | ✓Payment processing: fast and secure credit card processing |
| Sales reports · Core features | ✓Reporting feature | ✓Cloud-based reporting and analytics viewable anywhere |
| Roles & permissions · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ✓Staff set up with unique permissions |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.