| Price from | — | $49/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Billing Software | 7.3 (#18) | 7.9 (#7) |
| Spec score · Restaurant Management Software | 7.4 (#30) | 7.7 (#23) |
| Spec score · Restaurant POS Software | 7.3 (#35) | 7.7 (#23) |
| Founded | 2010 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, United States | 6614 Gulton Ct NE, Unit B, Albuquerque, NM 87109, United States |
| Integrations | Named integrations include 7shifts, QuickBooks and Xero through Shogo, DAVO, Olo, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Paytronix and Restaurant365. | Its integrations page lists services including OpenTable, QuickBooks, Xero, Restaurant365, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. |
| POS features | CAKE POS includes reporting and analytics, and the plans comparison lists staff management for all three plans. | Lavu offers a restaurant POS operated on an iPad, with detailed reports and cloud-based service. |
| Product | CAKE is an all-in-one restaurant point-of-sale system with payment processing and 24/7 human support. | Lavu describes itself as a restaurant operating system connecting POS, payments, labor, and reporting. |
| Support | CAKE advertises 24/7 support from U.S.-based human staff, with Growth adding premium bilingual support. | Lavu advertises 24/7 customer support and says customers reach a real person without support tickets or handoffs. |