About NCR Aloha



NCR Aloha pricing
NCR Aloha does not have a free version.
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NCR Aloha Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Review Source
Easy to use and deploy
Overall this is a great system. It is a little dated but it does allow you to do many things that other POS systems dont.
Pros
This software is amazingly easy to use. I love that it integrates with online ordering. It is user-friendly and the reports are in real time.
Cons
I wish it was more updated looking. I wish you could change between screens without logging back in
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Toast POSReasons for Switching to NCR Aloha
The ease-of-use and their long-term track record.- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Review Source
Aloha Everybody
We have partnered with NCR and have had a great experience from install to support.
Pros
Ease of use and the ability for our management teams to continue to program easily with out support.
Cons
The software and hardware were outdated in 7 years and cost a good amount of money. It’s understandable that technology advances exponentially however It becomes an annoyance to spend so much money for a limited time frame. NCR should have a trade program to help with the transition.
Alternatives Considered
Toast POSReasons for Choosing NCR Aloha
The software was not user friendly and was very outdated.Reasons for Switching to NCR Aloha
We had issues with toast support in the beginning pushing us towards a company we were more comfortable with.- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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Review Source
It always comes down to service
I withheld final payment for the system until all the kinks were worked out and toward the end, I was told I was being given a discount of 10%. I still paid the full contracted amount that was agreed upon before the system was installed, but was confused how the discount was applied since the payment was the same. After many discussions, I finally understood: I was given a pre-purchase discount that sales personnel are allowed to give at their discretion. Someone in billing told me that "I was chosen" for the discount and it did not have to be given and she hoped that would show me their level of commitment. I told her, though the discount was appreciated when it was given months before, the initial discount had nothing to do with the service issues that occurred at installation, hence, that discount could not be applied to the problem. I told her that as a restaurant owner, I could not give someone a gift card as a gesture of generosity, and then, if when using it they had a bad experience, tell them, "at least you didn't pay full price"!
Pros
It works! It accomplishes what we need for the most part and the issues that arise from time to time are generally dealt with easily.
Cons
Service. Setting up the system was a horrible experience. There were no less than 3 trained technicians working on the install, yet it took 4 painful weeks to finally get it working the way it should.
Because it is a computer, I find it hard to believe that we are told sometimes that it cannot do that.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Review Source
Great way to streamline operations
Pros
Love that I can manage various aspects of my business-from point of sale, to inventory, and everything in between- via a single platform
Cons
It does take a little time to get used to all of the different features, and I find it takes a little too much effort to edit/change menu items from the back end
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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NCR Aloha is here to stay
Very satisfied with the software programming overall. Very happy with our local account rep and local support. The support they give us is tremendous. We have been with Aloha / NCR for six years, started with 4 locations, and have added 3 more in the last 4 years. We have the same account rep which is terrific. He knows our Brand, our set up, and is able to make valuable suggestions to make us successful.
Pros
Asking the right questions to the right people, NCR can pretty much do anything we request. We use most of your product, including take out and delivery. I like that everything is integrated.
We upgraded to command center from secure access to manager our 7 locations, great software. Having terminal access to the locations is great for testing and training.
Management loves the Pulse App.
Cons
The way take out and delivery is programmed through AO. The delay between the POS data base and ATO is tedious.
The help desk support lately has not been as good since COVID. Most issues need to be escalated to a level 3 tech, and no one can be found when needed. Waiting and waiting for a call back. We have to reach out to our local support in most cases to finish the support call. Very frustrating for our teams in the restaurant.