| Price from | $39/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Kitchen Display System Software | 8.4 (#6) | 7.3 (#33) |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, United States | Amsterdam, Netherlands; Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Purpose | Nova KDS routes orders to kitchen stations, tracks ticket age and helps kitchens manage rush periods. | Tabres KDS displays a kitchen’s open orders as a live board, with each order shown as a ticket. |
| Security | Nova says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and encrypts data in transit and at rest, with role-based access and audit logging. | Tabres’s privacy policy describes TLS encryption in transit, hashed staff PINs and session secrets, least-privilege access controls, monitoring, regular backups and EEA hosting. |