Qashier vs Popcorn POS: the direct answer
Qashier vs Popcorn POS comes down to specialisation versus breadth. Qashier is a BNM-licensed payments-and-POS platform serving F&B, retail and beauty businesses, with in-house hardware, integrated QashierPay payments and daily pricing from RM5/day (Essential) or RM8/day (Growth), with no lock-in contract. Popcorn POS is a Malaysia-built F&B specialist with a complete restaurant ecosystem — Cashier POS, Waiter App, Kitchen Display, QR e-menu and the Edge owner dashboard — plus native LHDN MyInvois e-invoice, SST handling, cloud-plus-offline mode and no-lock-in pricing from RM90/month. Choose Qashier if you want payments, hardware and POS from one vendor across mixed business types; choose Popcorn POS if you run F&B and want a food-and-beverage-specific system with LHDN compliance built in. Test both on your own menu at peak hour before you commit.
Who each system is for
Who Qashier is for
Qashier is a Southeast Asian POS and payments company licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with a Kuala Lumpur office and local support seven days a week. Its distinctive move is vertical integration on the money side: it builds its own SuperTerminal hardware (QashierX2, QashierXL SLIM, QashierKiosk, and the handheld QashierXS), processes payments through QashierPay (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, DuitNow, GrabPay, Touch 'n Go and major e-wallets), and runs a payment-linked loyalty programme, Treats, that needs no customer app. It serves F&B alongside retail and beauty/services, so an operator running a café plus a boutique or salon can put everything on one platform. Its published Malaysia pricing is a daily rate — Essential at RM5/day, Growth at RM8/day (prices exclusive of SST) — with no lock-in contract, a 100-day hardware money-back guarantee, and its own Qashier Support Package subsidy of up to 50% off a full setup for Malaysia-registered businesses.
Who Popcorn POS is for
Popcorn POS is built in Malaysia specifically for F&B — restaurants, cafés, kopitiams, bubble tea shops, food trucks, bakeries and multi-outlet chains. The ecosystem covers the whole floor: Cashier POS at the counter, a tablet Waiter App for tableside ordering that works offline, a Kitchen Display System, QR e-menu self-ordering, and the Edge owner dashboard for centralised multi-outlet management and gross-profit reporting. It is LHDN MyInvois e-invoice compliant natively — real-time e-invoice generation and auto-submission, with the consolidated B2C report filed before the 7th of each month — SST ready, and VAPT security certified. It runs in cloud-plus-offline mode, keeps selling through an internet drop and syncs on reconnect. Pricing starts from RM90/month with no lock-in, support is 24/7, and it is pre-approved for the MDEC SME Digitalisation Grant (up to 50% off for eligible SMEs).
Qashier vs Popcorn POS: side-by-side comparison
Popcorn POS cells are from popcorntek.com.my. Qashier cells are from qashier.com/my as of August 2026; anything Qashier does not publish is marked as such — the honest move is to verify those directly with the vendor.
| Criterion | Popcorn POS | Qashier |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | F&B only — built for Malaysian restaurants, cafés, kopitiams and chains | Multi-vertical — F&B, retail, beauty & services across Southeast Asia |
| LHDN MyInvois e-invoice | Native: real-time generation and auto-submit; consolidated B2C report before the 7th monthly; SST ready | Not published on the Malaysia pages we reviewed — verify directly with the vendor |
| Software pricing | From RM90/month, no lock-in | Essential RM5/day, Growth RM8/day (≈RM150 and RM240 over a 30-day month, our arithmetic); excl. SST; no lock-in |
| Offline mode | Cloud + offline; keeps selling offline and auto-syncs; Waiter App works offline | Offline mode stated for the QashierXS handheld; full-system offline behaviour not published — verify directly |
| Payments | Cash, card, e-wallet and split payments | Genuine strength: integrated QashierPay (BNM-licensed) — Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, DuitNow, GrabPay, Touch 'n Go; published MDR rates |
| Hardware | Runs on standard hardware (POS, tablet Waiter App, KDS) | Genuine strength: in-house SuperTerminals from RM999, incl. self-order kiosk; 100-day money-back guarantee |
| Multi-outlet | Edge owner dashboard — centralised management, gross-profit, product-sales, attendance and outlet-performance reports | Essential covers up to 9 stores, Growth 10+; multi-outlet inventory; franchise solutions offered |
| Loyalty | Membership/loyalty via the Edge dashboard | Treats — payment-linked loyalty, no customer app needed |
| Kitchen & floor | Kitchen Display, Waiter App, QR e-menu in one ecosystem | KDS with station routing; QR ordering and QashierEats unlock on Growth; GrabFood/foodpanda integration |
| Grants/subsidies | MDEC SME Digitalisation Grant pre-approved (up to 50% off) | Qashier Support Package — up to 50% off a full setup (vendor's own programme) |
| Support | 24/7 | Local Malaysian team, 7 days a week |
LHDN e-invoice: the 2026 deal-breaker
For most Malaysian F&B operators, MyInvois compliance is now the first question, not the last. Popcorn POS handles it natively: e-invoices generate in real time and submit automatically, and the consolidated B2C report goes to LHDN before the 7th of each month, with SST handled in the same flow — compliance runs as a background process. Qashier's Malaysian website, on the pages we reviewed in August 2026, does not publish how it handles MyInvois submission, consolidated B2C filing, or SST treatment. That does not mean it cannot do these things — it means you must ask. In any Qashier demo, ask specifically: does the system submit to MyInvois directly, does it automate the monthly consolidated B2C e-invoice, and how does it handle a customer who requests a full tax e-invoice at the till? Concrete answers should decide this criterion, not assumptions in either direction.
Pricing: daily rate vs monthly rate
This is a genuinely interesting contrast, and neither side "wins" automatically. Qashier's daily pricing (RM5/day Essential, RM8/day Growth) is easier on cash flow for a new stall or kiosk — no monthly lump sum, and its bundles fold in setup, training and, on some terminals, a free cash drawer or printer. Over a 30-day month that works out to roughly RM150 (Essential) or RM240 (Growth) by simple arithmetic — and note that ingredient management, QR ordering, Xero integration and Qashier Invoices sit on the Growth plan. Popcorn POS starts from RM90/month flat. Both publish no lock-in contracts, which is to both vendors' credit — either has to keep earning your business every month. The honest advice: model your true 12-month cost on both, including hardware, payment processing fees (Qashier publishes MDR rates; scrutinise them at your card/e-wallet volume), the plan tier that contains the features you actually need, and any grant or subsidy you qualify for.
Where each system honestly wins
- Qashier wins on payments integration. A BNM-licensed vendor processing your payments through its own terminals, with published MDR rates and a Soundbox for audible QR confirmation, is a real operational simplification — one vendor, one reconciliation.
- Qashier wins on hardware breadth. In-house terminals including a self-order kiosk and a 4G handheld, a 100-day money-back guarantee and free Malaysia-wide delivery is a strong, low-risk hardware story.
- Qashier wins if you run mixed business types. One platform across a café, a retail shelf and a salon is something an F&B-only system does not attempt.
- Popcorn POS wins on published LHDN e-invoice compliance. Native MyInvois with automated consolidated B2C submission is documented, specific and built in.
- Popcorn POS wins on F&B depth. A Waiter App that works offline, a KDS, QR e-menu and full-system offline mode target the specific ways a restaurant service breaks down.
- Popcorn POS wins on support hours and owner reporting. 24/7 support versus 7-days, and the Edge dashboard's gross-profit and outlet-comparison reports are built for the owner who manages by numbers.
The honest verdict
Both are credible Malaysian options, and this is not a comparison with a loser. A single-outlet kiosk or a mixed F&B-plus-retail operator who values one vendor for hardware, payments and software — with pay-as-you-earn daily pricing — should shortlist Qashier seriously. An F&B operator for whom LHDN e-invoice compliance, offline reliability during a Saturday-night outage, floor-to-kitchen coordination and multi-outlet gross-profit visibility are the decisive criteria will find Popcorn POS the closer fit. Put your real menu on both, run a peak-hour scenario, and ask each vendor the e-invoice questions above. If you would like to see how Popcorn POS handles your menu, book a demo with the Popcorn POS team.
Qashier is a trademark of its owner; this comparison is based on publicly available information from qashier.com/my as of August 2026 and may change — verify current pricing and features directly with the vendor. Popcorn POS has no affiliation with Qashier.
