Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
Epos Now vs PAR POS (Brink): which is more reliable? (2026)
Epos Now is more reliable than PAR POS (Brink), scoring 85.9 vs 64.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Epos Now reported 6 incidents and PAR POS (Brink) reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.86% and 99.44% respectively. Epos Now resolves incidents faster on average (2h 30m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Epos Now | PAR POS (Brink) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.9 | 64.6 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #5 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.86% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 30m | 8h 52m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Epos Now and PAR POS (Brink) differ
- Epos Now reported 20% more incidents than PAR POS (Brink) over the last 90 days (6 vs 5).
- Epos Now fixes problems faster: 2h 30m on average, against 8h 52m for PAR POS (Brink) (3.6× quicker).
- Epos Now's longest outage on record lasted 7h 9m (Jul 23, 2026); PAR POS (Brink)'s lasted 19h 18m (Sep 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
Epos Now
PAR POS (Brink)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Epos Now incidents
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · ongoing
Investigating a possible issue affecting some Epos Now services
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 3h 18m
Investigating a possible issue affecting some Epos Now services
Affected: EPOS NOW HQ BACK OFFICE
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1h 50m
Affected: EPOS NOW FRONT TILL
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 6h 25m
Cloud Sync Intermittent Availability
Affected: EPOS NOW FRONT TILL
- Major outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 27m
Cloud Servicesofficial update ↗
Affected: EPOS NOW HQ BACK OFFICE, EPOS NOW FRONT TILL, SUPPORT CENTRE, EPOS NOW PAYMENTS, APP STORE
- Partial outageOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Epos Now Login Service - Unavailable
Affected: EPOS NOW HQ BACK OFFICE, EPOS NOW FRONT TILL, SUPPORT CENTRE, APP STORE
Recent PAR POS (Brink) incidents
- InformationalOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 17h 27m
PAR Payment Services: Funding Delay Notice for for Columbus Day (October 12th, 2026)
Affected: PAR Payment Services
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 19h 18m
Admin Portal 20 Access issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin20
- Partial outageSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
Limited Connectivity errorsofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin19
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 3h 37m
Affected: PAR POS on Admin1
- InformationalAug 20, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: PAR Payment Services
- Partial outageJun 16, 2026 · ongoing
Degradation of Admin Portal 12 Servicesofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin12
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- Clover · #4 · 99.88% uptime