Exatouch
Electronic Payments' hybrid POS: fast local processing on dedicated terminals with cloud backup, built to keep working when the internet doesn't.
The reliability pick: local-first processing plus native dual pricing for the cheapest total cost we install.
Who it's built for
★ best = where we recommend it first. Crossed out = we'll point you to a better system for that business.
What it can do
What Exatouch actually is
Exatouch's pitch is reliability. The system runs locally on its own terminal, so the speed never depends on your internet, and an outage doesn't stop your line. The cloud is there for backup and remote reporting, not as a single point of failure.
It's made by Electronic Payments, a processor that builds the POS and the payments as one stack. For most merchants that's a warning sign, because an all-one-company stack usually means locked-in rates. As brokers we use it differently: when the numbers we negotiate are right, the integration is genuinely excellent, and dual pricing is native to the platform.
The feature set runs deeper than its understated look: full restaurant management, retail inventory with vendor tracking, appointments for service businesses, and customer history across all of it.
What it does well
True offline operation
Local processing means cards keep running and tickets keep printing through an outage.
Native dual pricing
Cash and card prices are built into the platform, not bolted on. Receipts, displays and reports all understand the program.
Restaurant management
Tables, coursing, splits, kitchen printing and delivery, with happy-hour pricing rules.
Retail inventory
Vendor management, purchase orders, label printing and item-level margins.
Appointments
Scheduling with customer history for salons and service shops.
U.S.-based support
Phone support from the company that builds the system, plus us locally.
This is the sleeper pick.
Nobody buys Exatouch for the looks; they buy it because it doesn't go down and because dual pricing is native. Paired with the rates we negotiate, it's frequently the cheapest total cost of ownership on this page.
Exatouch is the most natural fit for our dual pricing program of any system we carry, because the program is built into the platform rather than configured on top of it.
The hardware
Exatouch terminal
A dedicated touchscreen terminal with the software pre-installed. No consumer tablet to break or walk away.
Kitchen printers and KDS
Standard kitchen routing for food service.
Customer display
Shows the dual pricing clearly at the point of payment.
How businesses run it
The restaurant with spotty internet
Service doesn't stop when the connection does. Tickets print, cards run, the day reconciles when the line comes back.
The shop that wants near-zero fees
Native dual pricing plus our negotiated processing is one of the cleanest fee-elimination setups we install.
The salon that books and sells
Appointments, retail inventory and checkout in one system instead of three.
Best for
- Independent restaurants
- Service shops and salons
- Businesses with unreliable internet
- Owners who want reliability over flash
The honest part
It runs on dedicated Windows-based terminals rather than iPads, and the interface is function-over-form. If you want sleek consumer hardware on the counter, look at Paradise or Clover.
That candor is the broker difference: we carry seven systems precisely so we never have to force the wrong one on you.
Exatouch, answered
Who makes Exatouch?
Electronic Payments, a U.S. processor that builds the hardware, software and processing as one stack. We negotiate the processing side so the integration works for you instead of against you.
Does it really work offline?
Yes. Processing is local-first, so cards keep running through an outage and the system syncs to the cloud when the connection returns.
Can I see my numbers remotely?
Yes. The cloud layer gives you remote reporting from a browser even though the system runs locally.
Is it hard to learn?
The interface is plain but logical. Most staff are comfortable within a shift, and we do the on-site training ourselves.
Why do you call it the cheapest total cost?
Three reasons stack: the hardware package is bundled, dual pricing is native so the program needs no extra parts, and the processing behind it is bid through us. Fewer parts, fewer margins.
Does Exatouch work for salons?
Yes, and better than most people expect: appointments, customer history and retail checkout are all built in. It's our value pick for service businesses.
Not sure Exatouch is the one?
Tell us what your business does. We'll match the system, even when the answer is a cheaper one.