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.
The 30-second take
Just the numbers — full feature matrix below.
| Nom | easyQO | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₱0/mo (free tier, up to 10 daily customers) | Not disclosed (marketed only as "affordable for MSMEs"; quote-only via hiisales@humedit.ph) |
| 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, QRPH, BillEase, GrabPay, cards, cash | "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 | Not disclosed (no contract length, lock-in, or trial terms published) |
| PH-built | Yes — built and owned in the Philippines | Yes - built by Human Incubator Inc. (Cebu, Philippines); described as a "Philippine-based solution" |
Feature-by-feature comparison
Yes · Partial · No
| Feature | Nom | easyQO |
|---|---|---|
QR code ordering | ||
Guest checkout (no signup) | ||
Customer mobile app | ||
GCash native integration | ||
Maya native integration | ||
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 | ||
Per-branch pricing override | ||
Staff transfer between branches | ||
Customer tipping at checkout | ||
POS / walk-up order entry | ||
Recipe / inventory tracking StoreHub's recipe inventory is more mature. | ||
BIR-accredited POS | ||
Thermal-printer hardware bundle Nom supports ESC-POS via Web Bluetooth. | ||
Offline order queueing | ||
Loyalty program | ||
Promo codes | ||
Month-to-month billing | ||
Built and owned in PH |
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 Human Incubator''s Easy Series alongside easyPOS - "already BIR Accredited to legally issue Sales Invoice (SI) and Official Receipts (OR)" - plus easyFIS accounting and easyHQ multi-branch consolidation. A restaurant already running easyPOS/easyFIS can add QR ordering on top of an established, compliant back office.
Deeper back-office footprint (inventory + accounting + HQ rollups)
The surrounding suite offers a "Complete Sales and Inventory System" with reorder points and component backflush, plus easyHQ consolidation of POS data across multi-branch chains - 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.
Established local vendor with support channels
Human Incubator Inc. is a long-standing Cebu-based PH SME software company with named sales/support contacts, giving buyers a known local vendor and an existing dealer/support network.
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 does GCash + Maya + QRPh + cash directly, tied to the merchant''s own account. easyQO advertises only "e-wallets to credit cards" and does not publicly name Maya or QRPh anywhere; even its sibling easyPOS names only GCash. Buyers can''t confirm which rails easyQO actually settles.
Native iOS + Android owner and staff apps
Nom ships native customer, owner, and staff apps. easyQO is browser/dashboard-only by design ("no native app required") - good for guests, but there is no documented native owner/staff app for running the floor.
Transparent, public pricing and no lock-in
Nom publishes Free / from ₱999/mo, month-to-month, no per-order commission. easyQO discloses no price, no commission model, and no contract terms publicly - it is quote-only, so total cost and lock-in are unknown until you talk to sales.
Commission-free and truly zero-hardware
Nom charges no per-order commission and needs no hardware (customer phones only). easyQO''s commission/gateway economics are undisclosed, and its value is strongest bundled with easyPOS - which is a POS product that typically implies terminal hardware and onboarding.
Documented allergen/dietary safety, modifiers, and tipping
Nom documents an allergen/dietary banner, structured item modifications, and checkout tipping. easyQO documents none of these - no allergen-safety surface, no full modifier system, 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.
- 2
Connect your own payment rails and confirm BIR receipts
Link GCash, Maya, and QRPh to your own merchant account in Nom with no per-order commission, and verify BIR-registered receipt output on a test order before you cut over - closing the ambiguity easyQO leaves around named rails and SI/OR issuance.
- 3
Swap the QR codes, train on the native apps, then retire easyQO
Replace table QR stickers with Nom''s, put staff on the native staff app for the live orders board/KDS, and run a few days of dual operation before switching easyQO off.
Need help with the migration? Email hello@nom404.com and we'll handle the menu import for free.
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.
Free forever for up to 10 daily customers · No credit card required