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# Genius

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> Fast, reliable and built for scale, Genius is a cloud POS that helps businesses deliver best-in-class customer experiences.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 185 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Genius?

Genius helps retail, restaurant and enterprise businesses of all sizes boost revenue with improved operations and happier customers.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 185 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Global Payments
- **Location**: Atlanta, US
- **Founded**: 1983

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$89.00
- **Pricing model**: Other
- **Pricing Details**: Please contact Genius for pricing details.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Access Controls/Permissions
- Alerts/Notifications
- Automated Scheduling
- Bar Tab Management
- Barcode/Ticket Scanning
- Billing & Invoicing
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Database
- Delivery Management Software
- Electronic Payments
- Employee Database
- Employee Management
- Gift Card Management
- Inventory Control Software
- Loyalty Program
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Location
- Online Ordering
- Online Payments
- Order Entry Software
- Order Management Software
- Order Tracking
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Promotions Management
- Real-Time Data
- Receipt Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Restaurant POS Software
- Rewards Management
- Sales Reports
- Table Management
- Third-Party Integrations
- Timesheet Management
- Tips Management
- Waiting Time Tracking

## Integrations (35 total)

- 7shifts
- 99minds
- BeerSAVER
- BigCommerce
- CheddrSuite
- Craftable
- DAVO
- DoorDash for Merchants
- EZ-Chow
- EasyPost
- Endear
- GrubHub
- InhouseDelivery
- Kangaroo
- KickFin

... and 20 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Food Truck POS Systems](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/32458/food-truck-pos-systems/software)

## Related Categories

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## Reviews

### "Superhit reward points programme" — 5.0/5

> **Verena** | *November 15, 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Structure of reward points programme has skyrocketed the customer loyalty towards our hotel. Simple to accumulate reward points and spend them.
> 
> **Cons**: Customers rarely cuss it or be angry about it.

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### "Run your restaurant like a well-oiled machine with Heartland Restaurant" — 4.0/5

> **Ashok** | *July 14, 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Has enabled us track our cash flow, monitor inventory and manage our employees. Hence, we can serve our customers better. Has an intuitive menu configuration too.
> 
> **Cons**: It is an all in one solution for establishing a streamlined process in running hospitality needs. Easy to install and has good hardware compatibility.
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> User-friendly and allows us to monitor almost everything in one place. Easy to use making it easy to learn.

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### "Smart gambling operator" — 5.0/5

> **Ralph** | *October 24, 2024* | Gambling & Casinos | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Our gambling operations are working with the deployment of Heartland. It enables free and fair gambling and casino games that the visitors trust a lot.
> 
> **Cons**: My experience has been wonderful using this program.

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### "Heartland Restaurant has always shown tenacious ability in managing restaurant operations." — 4.0/5

> **Louise** | *August 1, 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Heartland Restaurant has a fantastic POS that allows us to accept and process all payments methods. There are very robust sales reporting tools which assist in monitoring and analyzing our sales operations. The POS system has a high processing speed making it possible to process food orders quickly.
> 
> **Cons**: Heartland Restaurant always hit the spot for us leaving us with absolutely nothing to complain about.
> 
> Heartland Restaurant superiority in restaurant management has helped us to keep things running smoothly in our restaurant. It has helped us to touch the hearts of our guests with a fast and efficient ordering experience making them visit us over and over again. We did hit a jackpot with Heartland Restaurant.

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### "Heartland, Where the heart is" — 4.0/5

> **Taylor** | *February 21, 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: I like most how integrated the software is.
> 
> **Cons**: Ordering food directly on the device can sometimes be glitchy.
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> My overall experience has been positive. the wide range of options this software accommodates is great.

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