Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
HungerRush vs Square for Restaurants: which is more reliable? (2026)
HungerRush is more reliable than Square for Restaurants, scoring 78.9 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days HungerRush reported 3 incidents and Square for Restaurants reported 13, with effective uptime of 99.71% and 98.92% respectively. HungerRush resolves incidents faster on average (3h 36m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | HungerRush | Square for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 78.9 | 53.3 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #7 | #12 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.71% | 98.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 13 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 3h 36m | 11h 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where HungerRush and Square for Restaurants differ
- Square for Restaurants reported 4.3× as many incidents as HungerRush over the last 90 days (13 vs 3).
- HungerRush had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Square for Restaurants.
- HungerRush fixes problems faster: 3h 36m on average, against 11h 54m for Square for Restaurants (3.3× quicker).
- HungerRush's longest outage on record lasted 7h 23m (Aug 20, 2026); Square for Restaurants's lasted 17h 43m (Apr 30, 2026).
90-day uptime
HungerRush
Square for Restaurants
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent HungerRush incidents
- Major outageSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 36m
WorldPay Outageofficial update ↗
Affected: WorldPay Express (heritage Revention), WorldPay Integrated Payments (heritage CRS), WorldPay Core
- Partial outageSep 7, 2026 · resolved in 1h 49m
Cloudflare Connectivity Issue Affecting Payment Processing
Affected: WorldPay Express (heritage Revention), WorldPay Integrated Payments (heritage CRS)
- Partial outageAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h 23m
Delivery Zone Configuration Loading Issueofficial update ↗
Affected: Google Maps
Recent Square for Restaurants incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 45m
Affected: Point of Sale, Kitchen Display System (KDS)
- Degraded performanceSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 4h 25m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 12m
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2d 4h
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 3h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 15h 7m
Other restaurant POS systems to consider
- Shopify POS · #1 · 100% uptime
- SpotOn · #2 · 100% uptime
- Loyverse · #3 · 99.91% uptime
- Clover · #4 · 99.88% uptime