Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
Loyverse vs SkyTab (Shift4): which is more reliable? (2026)
Loyverse is more reliable than SkyTab (Shift4), scoring 90.4 vs 35.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Loyverse reported 2 incidents and SkyTab (Shift4) reported 14, with effective uptime of 99.91% and 97.40% respectively. Loyverse resolves incidents faster on average (1h 56m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Loyverse | SkyTab (Shift4) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.4 | 35.1 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #3 | #14 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.91% | 97.40% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 14 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 6 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 56m | 14h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Loyverse and SkyTab (Shift4) differ
- SkyTab (Shift4) reported 7× as many incidents as Loyverse over the last 90 days (14 vs 2).
- SkyTab (Shift4) had 6 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Loyverse.
- Loyverse fixes problems faster: 1h 56m on average, against 14h 41m for SkyTab (Shift4) (7.6× quicker).
- Loyverse's longest outage on record lasted 16h 37m (Jun 12, 2026); SkyTab (Shift4)'s lasted 3d (Oct 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Loyverse
SkyTab (Shift4)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Loyverse incidents
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 3h 19m
Affected: Loyverse POS, Loyverse Back Office, Loyverse API
- Partial outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 32m
Affected: Loyverse POS, Loyverse Back Office, Loyverse API
Recent SkyTab (Shift4) incidents
- Partial outageNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 33m
Tip Adjustments Issue Due To Daylight Savings
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - US, Shift4 Dine POS - Canada, Shift4 Dine Mobile, Shift4 Dine Online Ordering, Shift4 Dine Kiosk
- MaintenanceOct 31, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Givex POS, Shift4 Gift Cards
- Major outageOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 3h 4m
Eigen Sim Cards Connection Issues for Canadian Merchants - Oct 28 2026.
Affected: Telus Cellular Service
- Partial outageOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 3d 4h
Affected: Shift4 One
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 7d 4h
Affected: Merchant Funding USA, Card Processing
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 29m
Timeouts for US processing 10/22/26
Affected: TSYS, Shift4 Dine POS - US, eCommerce, Shift4 One, Shift4 Venue Payments (US)
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