01/Industry — Restaurants
Restaurant systems in Costa Rica
POS, orders, online reservations, and delivery — one system, no inflated monthly licenses.
We work with restaurants, cafés, bars, and food-service businesses that need to replace Excel + WhatsApp + an $80/mo POS with something that scales. We bill per deliverable, not per hour, so you know the total before signing. E-invoicing with Hacienda and Uber Eats / Rappi integration are ready as modules when you need them.
02/Pricing — feature breakdown
Pricing — feature breakdown
Total in USD. We bill per deliverable, not per hour — you know the total before signing.
| Solution | USD range |
|---|---|
Basic web POS Menu, kitchen orders, daily reports, multi-register | USD 2,500 – 4,500 |
+ Online reservations + WhatsApp Public calendar, auto confirmation, 24h reminder | + USD 800 – 1,500 |
+ Own delivery (routes + drivers) | + USD 1,500 – 3,000 |
+ Uber Eats / Rappi integration Synced stock and pricing, automated commissions | + USD 1,500 – 2,500 |
+ Kitchen inventory (recipes, costing) | + USD 2,000 – 4,000 |
+ E-invoicing with Hacienda Certified module, error handling and retries | + USD 2,500 – 4,500 |
03/Real case
Costa Rican restaurant in San Pedro: we replaced its monthly-license POS ($85/mo) with a custom web system, tablet kitchen orders, Instagram reservations, and a daily WhatsApp report to the owner. USD 4,200, 7 weeks. Annual savings: USD 1,020 in licenses + 6 hours/week of manual admin.
04/Calculator
Calculate how much you save vs your current POS
Most commercial POS systems charge USD 50–150/month per restaurant. Custom system = zero monthly license.
Conservative calculation based on real cases we have delivered. Your exact range depends on scope — use the quote builder for precision.
05/What is included
What is included
- Menu with categories, modifiers (no onion, extra cheese), and combos
- Kitchen + bar orders on tablet/phone with push notifications
- Daily auto-reports to owner email or WhatsApp
- Multi-register with per-shift audit and cash close
- Offline mode when internet drops — syncs later
- Owner panel reachable from home or phone
06/Typical stack
Typical stack
- Next.js 16 + React 19 (fast on any device)
- PostgreSQL on Supabase (safe data, automatic backups)
- Resend for transactional email
- WhatsApp Cloud API for reservations and confirmations
- Vercel for hosting (99.99% uptime)
07/Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the most basic system cost for my restaurant?▾
A web POS with menu, kitchen orders, and daily reports costs between USD 2,500 and 4,500. For a small eatery that just needs table orders and a daily close, it falls in the low range. For a restaurant with multiple registers, tables, and complex modifiers, the high range.
Does it work without internet?▾
Yes. The system saves orders locally when internet drops and syncs them when connection returns. Not a single order is lost — something many commercial POS systems do not handle well in Costa Rica.
How much does it cost to integrate Uber Eats or Rappi?▾
Between USD 1,500 and 2,500. Includes automatic stock and price sync, commission handling, orders flowing directly into the kitchen workflow, and daily reconciliation. Time: 2–3 weeks. If you have both platforms, the second only adds USD 500.
And e-invoicing with Hacienda?▾
It is a separate module, USD 2,500 – 4,500. Includes invoice issuance, XML validation, sending to Hacienda, error handling and retries, credit/debit notes. If you already have a digital signature provider we use it; if not, we connect you with one.
How long does it take to have the system working?▾
Base POS only: 4–6 weeks. With reservations and e-invoicing: 8–10 weeks. We work in 1-week sprints with demos at the end of each, so you never advance blind. The restaurant can start using the system in production from week 3 with incremental features.
What if after a month I decide it does not work for me?▾
The code is yours in your own repo from day 1. If you decide not to use it, you are not trapped paying monthly licenses — you just stop using it. That is why we bill per deliverable: the system is yours, not ours.
Do you accept payment on delivery?▾
We charge 40% upfront, 30% on MVP delivery to production (around week 4), and 30% at project close. That split protects both sides: you do not pay everything upfront, we do not finish without getting paid.
08/Use the quote builder
Want the exact range for your case?
4 questions, 30 seconds. We give you the USD range + a ready WhatsApp with your scope pre-filled.