Honest comparison · Last verified 2026-10-27

Nom vs easyQO

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.

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The 30-second take

Just the numbers — full feature matrix below.

	Nom	easyQO
Starting price	₱0/mo (free plan, up to 500 customers a month; paid plans from ₱999/mo)	Not disclosed. Quote-only (hiisales@humedit.ph); published terms describe an annual licence plus a one-time training fee, VAT-inclusive, with a separate fee per added user
Customer-payment commission	Zero — payments go direct from customer to you	Not disclosed (no commission or gateway-fee model published)
Hardware required	None — runs on customer phones + your laptop	None for the QR-ordering layer - customers scan and order from their own phones, "no app install required" (the broader easyPOS suite is a separate POS product)
Payment rails (PH)	GCash, Maya, QR Ph, cash, or cards on your own terminal	"Integrated digital payment options" described only as "a wide range of payment methods - from e-wallets to credit cards"; specific rails (GCash/Maya/QRPh) are NOT named for easyQO. Sibling product easyPOS separately names Cash, Credit/Debit, GCash, Gift Certificates.
Contract term	Month-to-month, cancel anytime	1-year term that auto-renews yearly unless cancelled in writing 30 days before expiry; 50% down plus a 50% post-dated check; no trial published (free demo only)
PH-built	Yes — built and owned in the Philippines	Yes - built by Humedit Philippines Inc. (formerly Human Incubator Inc.), Cebu City, established April 2021; described as a "Philippine-based solution"

Feature-by-feature comparison

Yes · Partial · No · Not disclosed

Feature	Nom	easyQO
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 Enterprise plan on Nom.
Per-branch pricing override Enterprise plan on Nom.
Staff transfer between branches Enterprise plan on Nom.
Customer tipping at checkout
POS / walk-up order entry
Recipe / inventory tracking Nom: recipe costing, stock items and waste log on Pro, no automatic per-sale stock deduction. easyQO's inventory lives in sibling easyPOS (reorder points, component backflush).
BIR-accredited POS Nom does not issue BIR receipts.
Thermal-printer hardware bundle Nom's staff app prints receipts and kitchen tickets to Bluetooth ESC/POS thermal printers you buy yourself; Nom sells no hardware bundle.
Offline order queueing
Loyalty program Nom: Growth plan and up. easyQO: paid add-on (points, digital stamp cards).
Promo codes Growth plan and up on Nom.
Month-to-month billing
Built and owned in PH

Honest take

Where easyQO 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, easyQO is the right call.

Sits inside a BIR-accredited POS + accounting suite

easyQO is part of Humedit Philippines' Easy Series alongside easyPOS - "already BIR Accredited to legally issue Sales Invoice (SI) and Official Receipts (OR)" - and easyFS, its BIR CAS-ready cloud accounting. A restaurant already running easyPOS/easyFS can add QR ordering on top of an established, compliant back office. Nom does not issue BIR receipts.

Deeper back-office footprint (inventory + accounting + multi-branch books)

The surrounding suite offers a "Complete Sales and Inventory System" with reorder points and component backflush, and easyPOS data consolidates into easyFS cloud accounting in real time across multi-branch and multi-company operations - an operational breadth beyond a pure ordering-and-pay app.

Mature QR-menu UX with upselling and multilingual menus

Documented features include photo menus in Filipino/English, in-flow upsell suggestions, real-time order status (In Progress/Ready/Served), reorder-during-meal, post-meal ratings, and digital receipts - a polished dine-in ordering experience.

Certified local vendor with published support terms

Humedit Philippines Inc. (formerly Human Incubator Inc.) is a Cebu City software company established in April 2021, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001 certified, with named sales and support lines. easyQO's published terms promise call-center support Monday to Sunday, 9am to 9pm including holidays (callcenterph@humedit.ph), plus guided onboarding and team training.

Where we win

Where Nom wins by design

These aren't roadmap items — they're structural choices that competitors can't reverse without rewriting their stack.

Named, integrated PH payment rails vs generic wording

Nom accepts GCash, Maya, QR Ph and cash straight to the merchant's own account: proof screenshot plus reference number, verified by staff in one tap, with automatic GCash verification via HitPay on Pro and above. easyQO advertises only "e-wallets to credit cards" and does not publicly name Maya or QR Ph anywhere; even its sibling easyPOS names only GCash. Buyers can't confirm which rails easyQO actually settles.

Native apps for customers, owners and staff

Nom has a customer app on the App Store and Google Play, the Nom Business owner app on iOS, and Nom Staff on the App Store (Android by invite). easyQO is browser-based by design ("no app install required") - good for guests, but there is no documented native owner or staff app for running the floor.

Transparent pricing and no annual lock-in

Nom publishes every price (Free, then ₱999 to ₱4,999/mo, Enterprise ₱14,999/mo per 5-branch block), bills month-to-month with no per-order commission, and gives new businesses a 14-day Pro trial. easyQO publishes no price and no commission model; its published terms are a one-year contract that auto-renews unless cancelled in writing 30 days before expiry, paid 50% down plus a 50% post-dated check, with a one-time training fee and ₱3,500 per support ticket after the first 4.

Commission-free and truly zero-hardware

Nom charges no per-order commission and needs no hardware (customer phones only), and you can set it up yourself the same day. easyQO's commission/gateway economics are undisclosed, its terms schedule installation over at least five working days plus five man-days of training, and its value is strongest bundled with easyPOS - an on-premise POS product that typically implies terminal hardware.

Allergen/dietary safety, priced modifiers, and tipping

Nom documents an allergen/dietary banner (FDA Big 9 plus vegetarian and vegan tags), structured modifications with price deltas, and checkout tipping. easyQO documents free-form customisation (extra toppings, removing ingredients, preparation notes) but no priced modifier system, no allergen surface and no tipping - which matters for cafes serving guests with dietary needs.

Already on easyQO? Here's how to switch.

Most cafés are live on Nom in under an hour. No data left behind.

1
Rebuild your menu and table map in Nom (run in parallel)
Recreate your easyQO digital menu - items, photos, prices, categories, and per-table/section QR mapping - inside Nom while keeping easyQO/easyPOS live, so nothing goes dark during setup. easyQO's terms give you 30 days after termination to download a CSV backup of your data, so export it early.
2
Connect your own payment rails and run a test order
Set up GCash, Maya, and QR Ph to your own merchant account in Nom with no per-order commission, and run a test order end to end before you cut over. Nom does not issue BIR receipts, so keep easyPOS if you need BIR-accredited receipts.
3
Swap the QR codes, train on the staff app, then retire easyQO
Replace table QR stickers with Nom's, put staff on the Nom Staff app for the live orders board/KDS, and run a few days of dual operation. Time the switch to your easyQO renewal date and send written notice at least 30 days before it, or the contract renews for another year.

Need help with the migration? Email hello@nom404.com and we'll handle the menu import for free.

Nom vs easyQO: common questions

Nom: ₱0/mo (free plan, up to 500 customers a month; paid plans from ₱999/mo). easyQO: Not disclosed. Quote-only (hiisales@humedit.ph); published terms describe an annual licence plus a one-time training fee, VAT-inclusive, with a separate fee per added user.

Nom: Zero — payments go direct from customer to you. easyQO: Not disclosed (no commission or gateway-fee model published).

Nom: None — runs on customer phones + your laptop. easyQO: None for the QR-ordering layer - customers scan and order from their own phones, "no app install required" (the broader easyPOS suite is a separate POS product).

Nom: GCash, Maya, QR Ph, cash, or cards on your own terminal. easyQO: "Integrated digital payment options" described only as "a wide range of payment methods - from e-wallets to credit cards"; specific rails (GCash/Maya/QRPh) are NOT named for easyQO. Sibling product easyPOS separately names Cash, Credit/Debit, GCash, Gift Certificates.

Nom: Month-to-month, cancel anytime. easyQO: 1-year term that auto-renews yearly unless cancelled in writing 30 days before expiry; 50% down plus a 50% post-dated check; no trial published (free demo only).

Stop paying for hardware you don't need.

Nom is free to start, runs on the phones your customers already own, and never charges commission on their payments. Try it side-by-side with easyQO and see for yourself.