Aldelo Gift Processing vs Loopz Gift Cards

Aldelo Gift Processing handles physical gift cards and digital eGift cards for restaurants and bars. Customers can buy, store, and redeem cards online or in-store. The system connects natively with Aldelo Express POS and the Masa+ digital wallet for sales, activation, and redemption. Store groups can designate participating locations and manage cards across their chain. A physical card works in-store or online, while a digital card can be presented as a QR code from Masa+. POS terminals scan those codes with built-in cameras, so additional scanning hardware is not required. Digital cards are delivered instantly and remain in Masa+, where customers can check balances. Aldelo describes Express as cloud-native and device-independent, with iPad and Android support; Masa+ is available in a web browser. The service also offers a cloud-based REST-pattern Open API, 24/7 support, and payment security certifications for Aldelo ePay.

Loopz Gift Cards provides merchants with a branded program to sell and redeem digital and physical gift cards in-store and online. It supports customized card and checkout branding, store credit, promotions, analytics, reporting, and physical card orders. Listed integrations include Clover, Shopify, Square, and WooCommerce; merchants can also use Gift Card APIs or connect apps through Zapier. Connected merchant accounts can share a gift card program, with balances synced across locations and settlement reporting for cross-location redemptions. Plans include a 14-day free trial, but there is no free plan. Listed monthly prices start at $8 a month for Lite (US Clover); other plans have different transaction limits and overage charges. The pricing page lists a 0.10 USD fee per gift card delivered by SMS, and the Lite plan is limited to US merchants. The site says setup requires no developers or new hardware. Gift card balances stay live indefinitely, and merchants can choose inactivity rules within local regulations.