Nom vs ANSI
Both platforms run F&B businesses in the Philippines. They take very different paths to get there. Here's the side-by-side — pricing, hardware, payment rails, contracts — sourced from public materials and our own product. Spot something stale? Tell us.
The 30-second take
Just the numbers — full feature matrix below.
| Nom | ANSI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₱0/mo (free tier, up to 500 customers a month; 14-day Pro trial at sign-up) | Not disclosed (no public pricing; quote-based, contact sales at (632) 8241-4189 / info@ansi.ph) |
| Customer-payment commission | Zero — payments go direct from customer to you | Not disclosed |
| Hardware required | None for ordering - runs on customer phones + your own phone, tablet or laptop. Cards go through your own terminal; printing uses a Bluetooth thermal printer you buy yourself. | BYOD for guests (scan the QR, no app or sign-in). ANSI says it runs on your existing POS and kitchen display with no new hardware, so the venue still needs a POS + KDS. ANSI sells POS hardware separately (Toshiba, Posiflex, HiStone, Epson, EC Line). |
| Payment rails (PH) | GCash, Maya, QR Ph (proof + reference number, staff verify in one tap), cash, or your own card terminal. Automatic GCash verification via HitPay on Pro and above. | QR product states guests pay by 'cards or mobile wallets'; ANSI POS is 'fully integrated with GCash' (via Asia United Bank) plus cash/credit/debit/contactless. Maya and QRPH are not named on ANSI's own pages. |
| Contract term | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | Not disclosed (enterprise/SAP-partner sales model; no published month-to-month terms) |
| PH-built | Yes — built and owned in the Philippines | Yes - Manila-based (Binondo), established 1987, longest-running SAP Business One partner in the Philippines |
Feature-by-feature comparison
Yes · Partial · No · Not disclosed
| Feature | Nom | ANSI |
|---|---|---|
QR code ordering | ||
Guest checkout (no signup) | ||
Customer mobile app | ||
GCash native integration | ||
Maya payments | ||
QRPH support | ||
BillEase / BNPL | ||
Zero hardware required | ||
Real-time orders board | ||
Kitchen display system | ||
Allergen tags + dietary profiles | ||
Structured modifications + price deltas | ||
Multi-branch menu sync Nom: Enterprise plan. | ||
Per-branch pricing override Nom: Enterprise plan. | ||
Staff transfer between branches Nom: Enterprise plan. | ||
Customer tipping at checkout | ||
POS / walk-up order entry | ||
Recipe / inventory tracking ANSI's inventory (real-time stock, low-stock alerts, HQ recipe files) is more mature. Nom (Pro): recipe costing, menu margins, stock items and waste log; no automatic stock deduction per sale. | ||
BIR-accredited POS Nom does not issue BIR receipts. ANSI says its system is BIR CAS and EIS compliant but publishes no permit number. | ||
Thermal-printer hardware bundle Nom sells no hardware. The staff app prints receipts and kitchen tickets to a Bluetooth ESC/POS thermal printer you buy yourself. ANSI sells Epson POS printers and receipt-printer add-ons. | ||
Offline order queueing ANSI: at the POS (WinVQP restores offline transactions when the network returns); offline QR ordering is not stated. Nom needs a connection. | ||
Loyalty program Nom: Growth plan and above. | ||
Promo codes Nom: Growth plan and above. | ||
Month-to-month billing | ||
Built and owned in PH |
Where ANSI is genuinely better
They've been at this longer. There are real things they do better today. If any of these matter to you more than zero commission and zero hardware, ANSI is the right call.
Deep enterprise POS + ERP pedigree
ANSI (established 1987) lists 34 years in the PH market, 6,000+ stores on its POS and 30,000+ POS deployed. It is the longest-running SAP Business One partner in the Philippines and an SAP Business One Gold channel partner. For a multi-outlet chain that wants QR ordering wired into a full ERP/accounting/inventory backbone, ANSI brings integration depth Nom does not target. Source: https://ansi.ph/
One vendor for QR ordering, POS, kiosks and hardware
ANSI's QR ordering sends orders straight to your kitchen display and POS, and ANSI also sells the POS software, self-order kiosks and terminal hardware around it, so one vendor can supply the whole stack. Source: https://ansi.ph/products/qr-table-ordering/
Enterprise inventory, with SAP Business One sold alongside
ANSI's POS tracks stock in real time and sends low-stock alerts, its WinVQP food POS pushes product, price and recipe files from head office to every branch, and ANSI sells SAP Business One ERP and accounting alongside its POS. A stronger fit for chains that need supply-chain and accounting rigor next to ordering. Sources: https://ansi.ph/pos-point-of-sale-systems/ and https://ansi.ph/product-item/winvqp-pos-for-food-retail-management-system/
Established local support + hardware options
ANSI is a Manila company with a phone/email support line and a catalog of vetted POS hardware brands (Toshiba, Posiflex, HiStone, Epson, EC Line), which appeals to buyers who want a single accountable local vendor for software and terminals. Source: https://ansi.ph/product-types/pos-hardware/
Where Nom wins by design
These aren't roadmap items — they're structural choices that competitors can't reverse without rewriting their stack.
Transparent public pricing vs quote-only
Nom publishes its plans (Free, Starter ₱999/mo, Growth ₱2,499/mo, Pro ₱4,999/mo) and new businesses get a 14-day Pro trial, so an owner can decide today. ANSI has no public pricing on its QR or POS pages - every engagement starts with a sales call and a quote, which slows and obscures cost for a small cafe.
No per-order commission
Nom charges no commission per order. ANSI does not publish a commission model, but as an enterprise POS engagement it is a heavier, sales-led buy; Nom's flat, commission-free model is built for margin-thin PH cafes.
No POS or kitchen display needed
Nom runs on customer phones for ordering and on your own phones, tablets or laptop for management - no POS terminal or KDS required. ANSI's QR ordering is guest-BYOD and ANSI says it needs no new hardware, but it sends orders to an existing POS and kitchen display, so the venue still has to run one.
Named PH payment rails + pay-at-table
Nom takes GCash, Maya, QR Ph and cash, with the guest paying from the table: a proof screenshot plus reference number, verified by staff in one tap, or automatic GCash verification via HitPay on Pro and above. ANSI names only GCash (via AUB) and generic 'cards or mobile wallets' - Maya and QR Ph are not named - so a Nom cafe covers more of the PH wallet mix out of the box.
Self-serve, month-to-month, with customer, owner and staff apps
Nom is sign-up-and-go, month-to-month with no lock-in. Guests order from the browser or the customer app (App Store and Google Play), owners get Nom Business on iOS, and staff get Nom Staff on the App Store or on Android by invite. ANSI is a sales-led deployment with no published month-to-month terms and no consumer or owner app we could find - a mismatch for an independent cafe that wants to start this week.
Already on ANSI? Here's how to switch.
Most cafés are live on Nom in under an hour. No data left behind.
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Keep your GCash and add Maya + QRPH
If you moved to ANSI mainly for GCash acceptance, Nom keeps GCash and adds Maya, QRPH and cash with manual-proof verification - so you accept more of the PH wallet mix without a bank-partner integration project.
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Drop the POS and kitchen-display requirement
ANSI's QR ordering feeds a POS + kitchen display; Nom runs on phones and tablets - customers order from theirs, and you and your staff manage from the Nom Staff and Nom Business apps or any browser. Pilot Nom on one branch's tables before retiring a terminal.
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Trade the quote-and-contract cycle for sign-up pricing
Instead of waiting on an ANSI sales quote, start on Nom's Free tier or the 14-day Pro trial, month-to-month, confirm your menu, allergen banners and payment flow work for your floor, then pick a plan from ₱999/mo - no lock-in, cancel anytime.
Need help with the migration? Email hello@nom404.com and we'll handle the menu import for free.
Nom vs ANSI: common questions
Nom: ₱0/mo (free tier, up to 500 customers a month; 14-day Pro trial at sign-up). ANSI: Not disclosed (no public pricing; quote-based, contact sales at (632) 8241-4189 / info@ansi.ph).
Nom: Zero — payments go direct from customer to you. ANSI: Not disclosed.
Nom: None for ordering - runs on customer phones + your own phone, tablet or laptop. Cards go through your own terminal; printing uses a Bluetooth thermal printer you buy yourself. ANSI: BYOD for guests (scan the QR, no app or sign-in). ANSI says it runs on your existing POS and kitchen display with no new hardware, so the venue still needs a POS + KDS. ANSI sells POS hardware separately (Toshiba, Posiflex, HiStone, Epson, EC Line).
Nom: GCash, Maya, QR Ph (proof + reference number, staff verify in one tap), cash, or your own card terminal. Automatic GCash verification via HitPay on Pro and above. ANSI: QR product states guests pay by 'cards or mobile wallets'; ANSI POS is 'fully integrated with GCash' (via Asia United Bank) plus cash/credit/debit/contactless. Maya and QRPH are not named on ANSI's own pages.
Nom: Month-to-month, cancel anytime. ANSI: Not disclosed (enterprise/SAP-partner sales model; no published month-to-month terms).
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