Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
PAR POS (Brink) vs SkyTab (Shift4): which is more reliable? (2026)
PAR POS (Brink) is more reliable than SkyTab (Shift4), scoring 64.6 vs 35.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days PAR POS (Brink) reported 5 incidents and SkyTab (Shift4) reported 14, with effective uptime of 99.44% and 97.40% respectively. PAR POS (Brink) resolves incidents faster on average (8h 52m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | PAR POS (Brink) | SkyTab (Shift4) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 64.6 | 35.1 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #9 | #14 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.44% | 97.40% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 14 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 6 |
| Avg time to resolve | 8h 52m | 14h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where PAR POS (Brink) and SkyTab (Shift4) differ
- SkyTab (Shift4) reported 2.8× as many incidents as PAR POS (Brink) over the last 90 days (14 vs 5).
- SkyTab (Shift4) had 6 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for PAR POS (Brink).
- PAR POS (Brink) fixes problems faster: 8h 52m on average, against 14h 41m for SkyTab (Shift4).
- PAR POS (Brink)'s longest outage on record lasted 19h 18m (Sep 24, 2026); SkyTab (Shift4)'s lasted 3d (Oct 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
PAR POS (Brink)
SkyTab (Shift4)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Affected: PAR POS on Admin20
- Partial outageSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
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 Services
Affected: PAR POS on Admin12
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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