iiko vs R-Keeper vs Jowi: Comparison for Delivery

Detailed comparison of three popular POS systems for restaurants with delivery: iiko, R-Keeper and Jowi. Features, prices, integrations.

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Choosing a POS system is one of the most important decisions for a restaurant with delivery. iiko, R-Keeper, and Jowi are the three most popular systems in Uzbekistan and CIS. Let's compare them from a delivery perspective.

## General Overview

### iiko

- **Country**: Russia

- **Founded**: 2005

- **CIS market share**: ~40%

- **Cloud version**: iiko Cloud

- **Delivery module**: iiko Delivery

### R-Keeper

- **Country**: Russia

- **Founded**: 1992

- **Market share**: ~25%

- **Cloud version**: R-Keeper Cloud

- **Delivery module**: DeliveryWeb

### Jowi

- **Country**: Uzbekistan

- **Founded**: 2017

- **Uzbekistan market share**: ~30%

- **Cloud**: cloud-native

- **Delivery module**: built-in

## Delivery Module Comparison

### Order Intake

- **iiko**: through integrations with website/app, Call center

- **R-Keeper**: through DeliveryWeb, integrations

- **Jowi**: through built-in module, integrations

### Courier Management

- **iiko**: basic (assignment, statuses)

- **R-Keeper**: advanced (DeliveryWeb)

- **Jowi**: basic

### Delivery Zones

- **iiko**: configurable zones with different conditions

- **R-Keeper**: flexible zones with tarification

- **Jowi**: basic zones

## POS Feature Comparison

### Register and Orders

All three systems provide full register functionality:

- Table and takeaway orders

- Dish modifiers

- Bill splitting

- Card and cash payment

### Inventory

- **iiko**: powerful accounting, tech cards, FIFO, ABC analysis

- **R-Keeper**: StoreHouse — one of the best inventory modules

- **Jowi**: basic accounting, suitable for small business

### Kitchen Display (KDS)

- **iiko**: built-in KDS with timers and priorities

- **R-Keeper**: advanced KDS

- **Jowi**: basic kitchen screen

## Delever Integration

All three POS systems integrate with Delever, allowing you to use Delever as the delivery platform and POS for kitchen management and accounting.

## Pricing

### iiko

- License: from $30/month

- Delivery module: +$10-20/month

- Implementation: from $200

- First year total: from $680

### R-Keeper

- License: from $50/month

- Delivery module: +$20-30/month

- Implementation: from $500

- First year total: from $1,340

### Jowi

- Subscription: from $24/month

- Delivery module: included

- Implementation: free

- First year total: from $288

## Who Each System Is For

### iiko if:

- Chain of 3+ locations

- Need powerful accounting and analytics

- Planning to scale

- Medium-high IT budget

### R-Keeper if:

- Large chain (10+ locations)

- Complex business processes

- Need powerful inventory management

- High IT budget

### Jowi if:

- Small business in Uzbekistan (1-5 locations)

- Need a simple, intuitive system

- Limited budget

- Uzbek language support is important

## Delivery Recommendation

No POS system replaces a full delivery platform. Optimal strategy:

1. Choose POS by business scale and budget

2. Connect delivery platform (Delever) for sales channels and couriers

3. Integrate POS with delivery platform

This combination gives the best of both worlds: powerful POS + full delivery capabilities.

## Conclusion

iiko, R-Keeper, and Jowi are strong POS systems with different positioning. For delivery, all three work best paired with a delivery platform. Choose POS by scale and budget, and trust delivery to a specialized tool.