The POS that never holds your business hostage.
Switchtill is the Canadian point-of-sale built on a single promise: your business, your processor, your data — free to leave the day it stops working for you.
Trusted by independent Canadian restaurants & retailers from coast to coast
The POS problems that cost you
real money, every month.
We talked to hundreds of Canadian restaurant and retail owners. These are the problems they live with — and can't escape.
Penalty for using your own terminal
One major POS provider charged restaurants this fee just for using a competitor's payment terminal. The Quebec Restaurant Association called it "unethical." It ended in an $11M class-action settlement.
Processor lock-inContracts that renew themselves
Moneris enforces 3-year mandatory contracts that auto-renew in 6-month terms — unless you cancel 90+ days before. Miss the window by one day? You're locked in for 6 more months.
Contract trapSupport that disappears when you need it
During Saturday dinner rush, your POS freezes. You call support. You're on hold for hours. Multiple Canadian operators report rude reps and unresolved issues — especially when trying to cancel.
Support failureHidden fees you never agreed to
Statement fees. PCI non-compliance surcharges. Hardware lease markups ($35–$125/month for a terminal you could own). The rate in the brochure is never the rate on your statement.
Hidden feesSwitching costs engineered to trap you
Retraining staff, migrating data, hardware replacement, downtime. Incumbents know you're calculating this. That's why they offer no migration help — your switching pain is their retention strategy.
Exit barrierOne outage and you can't take payments
The July 2022 Rogers outage took down Interac Debit, ATMs and POS terminals nationwide — regardless of your ISP. No offline mode = no sales. Canadian operators lost full service shifts.
Reliability riskYour POS shouldn't come with a hostage clause.
The big players win you with a slick demo, then bury the cost in fine print. By the time you want out, leaving is engineered to hurt.
The multi-year cage
36-month contracts with auto-renewal. Try to leave early and the remaining months come due — often thousands, all at once.
The processor handcuff
You're forced onto their payment rails at their rate. Want a better deal from your bank? That's a "breach," and it has a penalty.
The mystery fee
Statement fees, PCI fees, "non-compliance" fees, hardware leases. The advertised rate is never the rate you actually pay.
Four promises. Put them in writing.
We built Switchtill around the freedoms the incumbents take away. Watch what happens when you stop being locked in.
Month-to-month, always
No multi-year contracts, no auto-renewal traps. Pay for the month you're in. Stay because it works — never because you're stuck.
0 contracts, 0 cancellation feesBring your own processor
Already have a great rate from your bank or Stripe? Keep it. Switchtill plugs into your processor — we never force our rails or penalize you for shopping around.
Processor-agnostic, zero markupEvery fee published
One page. Real numbers. The price you read is the price you pay — no statement fees, no PCI surcharge, no surprise line items at month's end.
100% transparent pricingFree data migration
Menus, products, customers, sales history — our team moves it all from your old system for you. Switching is on us, and it's done before your next shift.
$0 to switch, white-glove setupOne subscription.
Three powerful apps.
Switchtill is the only Canadian POS that comes bundled with a delivery driver app and a customer ordering app — all in one no-lock-in subscription. No bolt-ons. No extra contracts.
Switchtill POS
The brains of your business
- Full restaurant & retail management
- Table management & floor plans
- Real-time sales dashboard
- Offline mode — sells without wifi
- Your own payment processor
Switchtill Driver
Your own delivery fleet
- Live map tracking for each driver
- Driver earnings & ratings
- Smart order queuing
- No 30% commission to third-party apps
Switchtill Order
Branded for YOUR restaurant
- Branded with your name & logo
- Online ordering + live tracking
- Customer loyalty & rewards
- Direct to your POS — zero commission
Every competitor charges separately for delivery and ordering apps — or forces you onto their commission-heavy marketplace. Switchtill bundles all three. No commission. No extra contract.
The whole truth, side by side.
Here's how Switchtill stacks up against the systems most Canadian merchants are quoted today. Hover a competitor's ✕ — that's what lock-in feels like.
| What you actually get | SwitchtillNo lock-in | Lightspeed | Moneris | Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month-to-month, no contract Leave any month, penalty-free | Varies | |||
| Bring your own payment processor Use any bank or processor's rate | ||||
| Every fee published up front No statement or PCI surprises | Partial | |||
| Free white-glove migration We move your data for you | Paid | Self-serve | ||
| Canadian tax & Interac built in HST/GST, Interac, CRA tip rules | Limited | |||
| Keep selling offline No wifi? Still take payments | Partial | Partial | ||
| Own your data, export anytime Yours to take when you leave | Export | |||
| Get out clause | Switch free | Penalty | Penalty | Fees apply |
Comparison reflects commonly quoted terms for illustration. Verify against current vendor agreements before publishing.
Built for Canada. Down to the cent.
Not an American product with a maple leaf bolted on. Switchtill handles the rules you actually live with.
HST / GST / PST
Per-province tax rules applied automatically — and remittance-ready.
Interac & tap
Interac Debit, Flash, and tap-to-pay your customers expect.
Offline mode
Connection drops? Keep ringing sales and sync the moment you're back.
CRA tip rules
Tip pooling and reporting that lines up with CRA guidance for staff.
Local support
Canadian team, Canadian hours. Real humans who know your provinces.
They switched. Here's what happened.
"We were paying Moneris $1,100/year just in terminal rental. Switched to Switchtill, brought our own processor, and cut that to zero. The migration took less than a day."
"Lightspeed was charging us $300/month extra because we used our bank's terminal. We didn't even know it was happening until month 3. With Switchtill, every fee is on one page."
"Our Moneris contract expired and they auto-renewed for 6 months without telling us. Now we're month-to-month with Switchtill. It's the only way I'll ever do it again."
Honest pricing. On one page.
Every plan is month-to-month. No setup fees, no cancellation fees, no "talk to sales to find out." Bring your own processor on any tier.
Counter
For cafés, food trucks, and single-till shops getting started.
Free forever · 1 register · pay only your processor's rate
- 1 register, unlimited items
- Bring your own processor
- HST/GST & Interac built in
- Free data migration
Service
For full-service restaurants and growing retail floors.
Per location · cancel any month · no contract
- Everything in Counter, plus:
- Unlimited registers & staff
- Tables, floor plans & tip pooling
- Offline mode & CRA tip reports
- Priority Canadian support
Multi
For multi-location groups and franchises that need one view.
Per location · volume pricing · still no contract
- Everything in Service, plus:
- Cross-location reporting
- Central menu & inventory sync
- Dedicated migration manager
Prices shown are realistic placeholders for layout — swap in Switchtill's published rates before launch. Processing is billed by your own processor, never marked up by us.
Leave your old POS by Friday.
No data left behind, no downtime, no weekend lost to setup. Our migration team does the heavy lifting — you just keep serving customers.
Send us your current setup
Export or just give us access. Menus, products, customers, modifiers, sales history — whatever you've got.
We rebuild it, exactly
Our team recreates your catalogue and floor plan in Switchtill and double-checks every tax rule for your province.
You go live — and own it
Train in minutes, plug in your processor, and start selling. Your data is yours to export the moment you want it.
That's the cost of switching.
Free migration isn't a limited-time promo — it's how we do business. The incumbents charge to let you leave. We pay to help you arrive.
- White-glove data transfer by our team
- Zero downtime during the move
- Hardware you may already own works
Spread the cost. Own it in 12 months.
Moneris rents you hardware at $25–$35/month forever — locked in a 3-year contract. With Switchtill, you pay over 12 months and it's yours. No contract beyond that. No rental trap.
12 payments · Total ~$788 · Then yours forever
- iPad (9th gen refurbished)
- Bluetooth card reader (Interac + tap)
- USB receipt printer
- Cash drawer (Canadian currency layout)
- Counter stand
12 payments · Total ~$1,598 · Then yours forever
- iPad 10th gen (new, 128GB)
- Smart terminal with built-in printer
- Star Micronics receipt printer (Bluetooth)
- APG cash drawer (Canadian layout)
- Bouncepad secure counter stand
12 payments · Total ~$1,900 · Then yours forever
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Kitchen Display Screen setup
- iPad wall mount for kitchen
- White-glove installation support
Forever. 3-year contract. Auto-renews. You never own the terminal. Try to leave → early termination fee.
12 months only. No contract beyond that. Month 13 → $0/month. You own it. No early termination fee. Ever.
Hardware financing is 0% interest over 12 monthly payments. Prices shown are estimates — exact cost depends on configuration chosen at sign-up. Bring Your Own Hardware also available on all plans at no extra cost.
Stop renting your business
back from your POS.
Start free in minutes, keep your processor, and bring your data with you — coming and going. The only thing you'll miss about your old system is the cancellation fee.