What Tiller Systems does

Tiller Systems SAS is a Paris-headquartered provider of iPad-based point-of-sale software for restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, bars, and other small and medium food and retail businesses across Europe. Founded in 2014 and operating as a subsidiary of SumUp under the SumUp POS Pro brand, the company serves more than 8,000 client establishments across France, Spain, and Italy, supported by offices in Paris (with legal seat in Cergy), Barcelona, and Milan. The core product is a modular POS ecosystem built around an iPad-native order and cash register application, a cloud-connected back office for real-time sales analytics, inventory tracking, and multi-location monitoring, and an AppMarket of 20+ third-party integrations covering delivery aggregation (Deliverect), click & collect (Flipdish, Pulp), electronic invoicing (GetYourBill), and payment processing (Tiller Pay, powered by PayPlug).

The underlying technology runs natively on Apple iPad hardware with cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS within the EU, and the product surface extends to 200+ features including a QR code menu module and customizable product, modifier, and pricing configurations adapted per business type. The business model combines monthly SaaS subscriptions for software, one-time hardware sales (POS terminals and payment terminals), and transaction-based revenue from payment processing fees via PayPlug. Customers are sold through a consultative, demo-driven direct sales motion, supplemented by a Tiller Crew ambassador referral program and partner-driven acquisition through AppMarket integrators. The company has raised approximately $24M cumulatively across multiple funding rounds from 360 Capital, Omnes Capital, Ring Capital, and WILCO between 2014 and 2020, and acquired Beesniss in 2019 to expand product capabilities.

Name

Tiller Systems

Legal name

Tiller Systems SAS

Website

https://tillersystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tiller Systems is an iPad-based POS software provider serving 8,000+ restaurants and SMB merchants across France, Spain, and Italy. Operating as a SumUp subsidiary under the SumUp POS Pro brand, it monetizes via monthly SaaS subscriptions, hardware sales, and payment processing fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Point of Sale (POS) Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Mobile Food Services (72233)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Restaurant Meal & Prepared Food Delivery (CRAFAFAB)

Keywords

• IPad POS system
• Restaurant POS software
• Cloud point of sale
• Cash register software
• POS ecosystem

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monthly Subscription (SaaS): Tiller commercializes its Services under the form of monthly subscriptions covering the use of the Application, Back-Office, maintenance, updates, and Customer Service. Additional complementary modules can be added to the subscription.
2. Hardware Sales: Tiller sells hardware (iPad POS terminals, payment terminals) to clients as part of the contract. Products remain Tiller's property until full payment is received.
3. Tiller Pay / Payment Processing: Integrated universal payment terminal (Tiller Pay) provided in partnership with PayPlug, with payment processing fees bundled into the ecosystem offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tiller Systems provides an iPad-based point-of-sale software ecosystem for restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and SMB retailers. Its core offering bundles a touch-based order and cash register application with a cloud-connected back office for real-time sales analytics, inventory, and multi-establishment management. The platform is extended through an AppMarket of third-party integrations (delivery aggregation, click-and-collect, electronic invoicing) and an integrated payment terminal (Tiller Pay).

Product overview

Tiller Systems offers a modular iPad-based POS ecosystem for European restaurants and retailers. The core offering consists of the Tiller POS system built around the Order & Cash Register Application, supplemented by the Back Office/Analysis module for real-time dashboards and multi-establishment management. The ecosystem is extensible through the AppMarket, which provides delivery integrations (Deliverect, Flipdish, Pulp), electronic invoicing (GetYourBill), and other third-party solutions. Additional modules include Tiller Pay for universal payment terminals and QR Code Menu for contactless ordering. The company operates primarily in France, Spain, and Italy with over 8,000 clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tiller POS (Point of Sale System)

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, infrastructure and platform.

• SumUpcoreOthersSumUp is Tiller's parent company. Tiller operates as SumUp POS Pro, with SumUp branding appearing alongside the Tiller logo on the website. SumUp provides the financial backing and brand umbrella under which Tiller operates as a subsidiary focused on the European iPad POS market for restaurants and SMBs.
• DeliverectcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeliverect is a delivery management integration partner that allows Tiller to centralize orders from multiple delivery platforms (Glovo, Deliveroo, Uber Eats) into a single Tiller POS terminal. This integration eliminates the need for separate tablets per delivery platform and streamlines kitchen operations for dark kitchens and restaurants offering delivery.
• PayPlugcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPlug is an authorized payment institution (CIB 16778) that powers Tiller Pay, the universal payment terminal integrated into the Tiller ecosystem. PayPlug handles payment terminal billing, transaction processing, and the underwriting of merchant accounts for Tiller's end customers. Tiller Pay is presented as a bundled payment solution within the Tiller offering.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)infrastructureOthersAWS is Tiller's cloud infrastructure provider. The Tiller website is hosted on AWS, and Tiller's legal terms state that customer data is hosted on servers located through Tiller's sub-processors' infrastructure, which includes AWS data centers within the European Union.
• Apple (iPad)platformOthersTiller's POS software runs natively on Apple's iPad tablets, making iPad the core hardware platform for the Tiller system. Tiller's marketing prominently features iPad as the device of choice, positioning the company as 'the number one iPad POS system in Europe.'

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Square (Block): Square is a leading global POS and payments provider for SMBs including restaurants, offering a software-plus-hardware-plus-payments stack that closely mirrors Tiller's bundled model. Square competes head-to-head with Tiller in European markets and sets the pricing/feature benchmark.
• Zettle by PayPal (PayPal Zettle): PayPal-owned Zettle is a direct competitor offering iPad-based POS hardware and software for restaurants and retailers across Europe. Overlap with Tiller is strongest in France, Spain, Italy, and the Nordics, with comparable bundled payments.
• Lightspeed Restaurant: Lightspeed is a vertically-focused POS and commerce platform with a dedicated restaurant product line serving SMB and mid-market restaurants in Europe and North America. It directly competes for the same multi-location restaurant and franchise accounts.
• TouchBistro: TouchBistro is an iPad-based restaurant POS system with a similar feature set (order management, tableside ordering, payments) and similar SMB restaurant go-to-market. Closest functional analog to Tiller in the iPad-first restaurant POS category.
• Toast: Toast is a leading cloud-based restaurant management platform combining POS, payments, and back-office software. While primarily US-focused, Toast is a credible competitive benchmark for Tiller's full-stack restaurant POS vision.

Broad incumbents

• SumUp: SumUp is Tiller's parent company and a pan-European payments and merchant services provider with millions of SMB customers. As the corporate parent, SumUp defines Tiller's strategic direction and provides payments infrastructure (PayPlug) that underpins Tiller Pay.
• Clover (Fiserv): Clover, owned by Fiserv, is a large SMB POS and commerce platform with a broad app marketplace and integrated payments. It competes for the same restaurant and retail merchants in Europe, often through bank and processor distribution channels.

Emerging players

• Shopify POS: Shopify POS extends Shopify's commerce platform to in-person selling for retail and food merchants, including QR-code ordering and integrated payments. It overlaps with Tiller's retail/CBD/food segments and competes for omnichannel SMB merchants.
• Stripe Terminal: Stripe Terminal is a developer-friendly POS hardware and software platform targeting internet-first businesses, including food and retail. It competes with Tiller in the integrated payments and modern software stack segment, particularly among multi-location digital brands.

Others

• Deliverect: Deliverect is a Tiller integration partner that aggregates delivery orders from Glovo, Deliveroo, and Uber Eats into a single POS. It is an ecosystem participant, enabling Tiller's dark kitchen and delivery workflows, but also a potential competitor in delivery-order management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors5 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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