Nom vs Mosaic Solutions
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 | Mosaic Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₱0/mo (Free plan, up to 500 customers a month; a soft cap that never blocks an order). Paid plans from ₱999/mo, plus a 14-day Pro trial at sign-up. | From ₱1,500/month. Mosaic publishes Resto iQ tiers at ₱1,500, ₱5,000 and ₱20,000 per month; Enterprise is by quote (contact sales). The first year is billed annually. |
| Customer-payment commission | Zero — payments go direct from customer to you | No POS per-order commission disclosed. MosaicPay payment processing charges a transaction fee ("Yes, just as with any other payment processing service"); exact rate not published. Payout via PayMongo wallet T+1, ₱80 min payout, ₱20 min bill. |
| Hardware required | None — runs on customer phones + your laptop | Android-based POS. Sells tablet and terminal bundles with thermal printers (prices on request), with rent-to-own available. The software runs on any Android 11+ device (8GB RAM / 128GB storage recommended). |
| Payment rails (PH) | GCash, Maya, QR Ph, cash, and cards on your own terminal | MosaicPay-by-QRPH: GCash, Maya, and "any e-wallet/banking app that accepts QRPH (ShopeePay, GrabPay, BPI, etc)"; also credit cards, e-wallets, online bank transfers. |
| Contract term | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | First year billed annually, then monthly after that (vendor FAQ). Contract terms are available from Mosaic's account executives. |
| PH-built | Yes — built and owned in the Philippines | Yes - Philippine-based company, "the leading POS supplier in the Philippines," "Accredited by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and major malls in the Philippines." |
Feature-by-feature comparison
Yes · Partial · No · Not disclosed
| Feature | Nom | Mosaic Solutions |
|---|---|---|
QR code ordering Mosaic lists contactless ordering as coming soon; its live QR is for payment. | ||
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 Mosaic documents kitchen ticket printing and routing to stations, not a kitchen display screen. | ||
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 Mosaic auto-deducts recipe ingredients per sale. Nom has recipe costing, cost per order, menu margins, stock items and a waste log (Pro), but no automatic deduction per sale. | ||
BIR-accredited POS Nom does not issue BIR receipts. | ||
Thermal-printer hardware bundle Nom sells no hardware. The Nom Staff app prints receipts and kitchen tickets to a Bluetooth ESC/POS thermal printer you buy yourself. | ||
Offline order queueing | ||
Loyalty program Growth plan and above on Nom. Mosaic integrates partner loyalty programs and lists its own as coming soon. | ||
Promo codes Growth plan and above on Nom. | ||
Month-to-month billing Mosaic bills the first year annually, then monthly. | ||
Built and owned in PH |
Where Mosaic Solutions 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, Mosaic Solutions is the right call.
BIR- and mall-accredited enterprise POS
Mosaic is "Accredited by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and major malls in the Philippines" - a genuine advantage for restaurants inside malls that mandate an accredited POS. Nom does not issue BIR receipts. Mosaic is a funded, established PH supplier active in 1,000+ locations.
Deep back-of-house operations, offline-ready
Real-time "Auto Deduct Inventory" with recipe-based deduction, waste reduction and menu engineering, plus brand- and outlet-level analytics. Its POS also keeps selling offline and syncs when the connection returns. Nom has recipe costing and stock tracking but no automatic deduction per sale, and it needs a connection to take orders.
Delivery-aggregator consolidation
Consolidates Grab and Foodpanda orders alongside in-store on one system/device, so multi-channel restaurants manage all order streams centrally.
MosaicPay QRPH with auto reconciliation
MosaicPay, co-developed with PayMongo after Mosaic acquired HelixPay in February 2025, generates a unique QR Ph code per bill that GCash, Maya and any QR Ph wallet or bank can pay, and reconciles reference numbers automatically, with T+1 payout to a PayMongo wallet. That is a fuller processor-settled flow than Nom's, where staff verify a proof screenshot plus reference number (GCash auto-verifies via HitPay on Pro and above).
Where Nom wins by design
These aren't roadmap items — they're structural choices that competitors can't reverse without rewriting their stack.
Pay-at-table on the customer's own phone
Nom is customer-facing QR ordering and pay-at-table: a diner scans, browses the menu, customizes, orders and pays from their own phone (or picks cash and pays at the counter). Mosaic's live QR is a payment QR generated at counter settlement; its contactless ordering is listed as coming soon.
Zero hardware - true BYOD
Nom needs no terminals: ordering runs on the customer's phone and management on any browser or the Nom apps. Mosaic is an Android POS that sells tablet and terminal bundles with thermal printers (prices on request), even with rent-to-own, and needs an Android 11+ device at the counter.
Start free, month-to-month from day one
Nom starts Free, then Starter ₱999, Growth ₱2,499 and Pro ₱4,999 per month, billed month-to-month with no contract and a 14-day Pro trial at sign-up. Mosaic now publishes tiers from ₱1,500/mo, but the first year is billed annually and contract terms come through its account executives.
No per-order commission, direct rails
Nom charges no per-order commission: customers pay GCash, Maya, QR Ph or cash straight to the business, verified by staff from the proof screenshot plus reference number (GCash auto-verifies via HitPay on Pro and above). MosaicPay charges a payment-processing transaction fee, settles via a PayMongo wallet T+1, and has a ₱80 minimum payout and ₱20 minimum bill.
Native customer app + guest checkout
Nom has a customer ordering app on the App Store and Google Play, and a guest can order with no app or account. Owners get the Nom Business app on iOS; staff use Nom Staff on the App Store or Android by invite. Mosaic's app is a merchant POS, and its web and mobile e-commerce store is listed as coming soon.
Already on Mosaic Solutions? Here's how to switch.
Most cafés are live on Nom in under an hour. No data left behind.
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Add QR pay-at-table without ripping out your POS
Keep your Mosaic POS for inventory, recipes and BIR compliance if you want - layer Nom on top for QR table ordering and pay-at-table on your diners' own phones. No new terminals, no floor rewiring; you can pilot on a few tables first.
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Load your menu and go live month-to-month
Rebuild your menu in Nom (items, modifiers, prices), print the table QR codes, and start on Free or from ₱999/mo, billed month-to-month, versus Mosaic's first year billed annually. Check your own Mosaic billing and contract terms before switching.
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Take payments directly, no commission
Customers pay GCash, Maya, QR Ph or cash straight to your account with no per-order commission, instead of MosaicPay's transaction fee and T+1 PayMongo payout. Nom does not issue BIR receipts, so keep your accredited POS for official receipts.
Need help with the migration? Email hello@nom404.com and we'll handle the menu import for free.
Nom vs Mosaic Solutions: common questions
Nom: ₱0/mo (Free plan, up to 500 customers a month; a soft cap that never blocks an order). Paid plans from ₱999/mo, plus a 14-day Pro trial at sign-up. Mosaic Solutions: From ₱1,500/month. Mosaic publishes Resto iQ tiers at ₱1,500, ₱5,000 and ₱20,000 per month; Enterprise is by quote (contact sales). The first year is billed annually.
Nom: Zero — payments go direct from customer to you. Mosaic Solutions: No POS per-order commission disclosed. MosaicPay payment processing charges a transaction fee ("Yes, just as with any other payment processing service"); exact rate not published. Payout via PayMongo wallet T+1, ₱80 min payout, ₱20 min bill.
Nom: None — runs on customer phones + your laptop. Mosaic Solutions: Android-based POS. Sells tablet and terminal bundles with thermal printers (prices on request), with rent-to-own available. The software runs on any Android 11+ device (8GB RAM / 128GB storage recommended).
Nom: GCash, Maya, QR Ph, cash, and cards on your own terminal. Mosaic Solutions: MosaicPay-by-QRPH: GCash, Maya, and "any e-wallet/banking app that accepts QRPH (ShopeePay, GrabPay, BPI, etc)"; also credit cards, e-wallets, online bank transfers.
Nom: Month-to-month, cancel anytime. Mosaic Solutions: First year billed annually, then monthly after that (vendor FAQ). Contract terms are available from Mosaic's account executives.
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Honest comparison · Last verified 2026-10-27 · Spotted something stale or unfair? compare@nom404.com
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