POS System and Delivery: How to Connect R-Keeper, Jowi, iiko

Guide to integrating POS systems with a delivery platform. Comparison of iiko, R-Keeper, Jowi, Poster and connection specifics.

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A POS system is the heart of any restaurant. When delivery operates separately from POS, chaos begins: double order entry, inventory discrepancies, kitchen confusion. Integration solves these problems.

## Why Integrate POS with Delivery

Without integration, your business operates in "two worlds":

- Dine-in orders processed by POS

- Delivery orders processed manually by operator

- Inventory not synchronized

- Reporting fragmented

- Kitchen receives orders from two sources

Result: errors, delays, lost money. Integration unifies both flows into one system.

## POS System Comparison for Delivery

### iiko

- **CIS market share**: 40%

- **Delivery module**: built-in

- **API**: full REST API

- **Cloud version**: iiko Cloud

- **Cost**: from $30/month

- **Delever integration**: full, bidirectional

### R-Keeper

- **Market share**: 25%

- **Delivery module**: DeliveryWeb

- **API**: SOAP + REST

- **Cost**: from $50/month

- **Delever integration**: full

### Jowi

- **Uzbekistan market share**: 30%

- **Delivery module**: built-in

- **API**: REST API

- **Cost**: from $24/month

- **Delever integration**: full

- **Feature**: developed for the Uzbekistan market

### Poster

- **Market share**: 15%

- **Delivery module**: basic

- **API**: REST API

- **Cost**: from $25/month

- **Delever integration**: full

## What Integration Provides

### Automatic Order Acceptance

Order from website or Telegram → automatically enters POS → prints in kitchen. Time: 0 seconds instead of 2-3 minutes manual entry.

### Menu Synchronization

Changed price or added dish in POS → automatically updates on website and app.

### Inventory Management

Ingredient ran out → dish automatically removed from online catalog. Available again → back in stock.

### Unified Reporting

All orders (dine-in + delivery) in one report. Revenue, expenses, profit — complete picture.

### Kitchen Display System (KDS)

Delivery and dine-in orders on one screen for the chef. Priorities, timers, statuses.

## Step-by-Step Integration

1. **Choose POS** — if not using one yet, we recommend Jowi (for Uzbekistan) or iiko (for CIS)

2. **Update to latest version** — integrations work with current versions

3. **Get API key** — in POS settings

4. **Connect in Delever** — "Integrations" section → select your POS

5. **Sync menu** — verify category and product matching

6. **Test** — 5-10 test orders through all channels

7. **Go live** — switch real orders to automatic mode

## Conclusion

POS integration with a delivery platform is a mandatory step for any restaurant. Without it, you lose time, money, and customers. With it, you get a unified business management system.