Smaregi vs Nekti — which fits your restaurant?
Smaregi is one of Japan's established cloud POS brands, with tiered plans that grow particularly deep around inventory, sales analytics, and multi-store management. Nekti is an integration-plugin integration platform that includes POS. Below, the comparison based on publicly disclosed information.
30-second verdict
What they share
Both are cloud POS systems. Before differences, the common ground.
- Cloud-based, multi-device access
- Sales records, daily reports, monthly aggregations
- Credit card / e-money / QR payments
- Runs on iPad / tablets
Feature comparison
Based on each vendor's official information. "△" indicates conditional support (offered as an add-on or in higher tiers). Note: Nekti’s features include some still in development.
| Feature | Smaregi | Nekti |
|---|---|---|
| POS / order managementCore of both | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory (per-product)Smaregi's strength | ✓ | △ |
| Sales analytics & per-store KPIs | ✓ | ✓ |
| E-money / QR payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reservations (built-in)Smaregi uses separate reservation tools | — | ✓ |
| Shift management (built-in)Smaregi via external integrations | △ | ✓ |
| Auto-ingest Gurunavi/TabelogNekti: to be added after the Paid plan starts | — | △ |
| AI chat / instructions | — | ✓ |
| SNS post auto-generation | — | ✓ |
| Add the features you need | — | ✓ |
| Granular tier plansSmaregi-specific | ✓ | — |
| Free tier (limited) | △ | △ |
Cost structure differences
Smaregi steps up features through tiers (B0 / B1 / B2 / B3). Nekti lets you start on the Free plan (¥0), and there is only one Paid plan (reservations come with the Paid plan).
Smaregi
- B0 (POS only)¥0 (1 device)
- B1 (Premium)¥5,500+ / mo
- B2 (Retail)¥8,800+ / mo
- B3 (Food business)¥12,100+ / mo
- AI / SNS / reservationNot included
Nekti
- Free plan¥0 (core features)
- Paid planList price ¥10,000 / month (currently discounted at the founding price)
- Annual paymentThe price of 10 months
- ReservationsFrom the Paid plan
* Smaregi pricing varies by device count and options. For the latest, please refer to each vendor's official site.
Using it alongside your tools
Keep Smaregi as-is and run Nekti alongside it — no need to replace anything.
Parallel operation
Run both side-by-side and switch gradually — a soft landing.
Alongside your tools
Smaregi's product and sales CSVs can be imported into Nekti.
Switch window
It depends on store size and how many features you use, but we expect around 3–5 weeks (a pre-launch estimate).
Which to pick — by scenario
Concrete decision criteria, not a winner-loser ranking. About fit.
Smaregi fits when:
- You want deep POS + inventory (more retail-leaning operations)
- You like tier-based pricing that scales with feature need
- You're a long-time Smaregi user and want to avoid migration cost
- Non-POS work is already handled by specialised tools you're happy with
Nekti fits when:
- You want POS together with reservations / SNS / shifts / accounting in one
- You use 3+ booking portals and want auto-ingestion (to be added after the paid plan starts)
- You want AI to halve admin time
- You want AI for menu development and staff training
- You want the flexibility to add and swap plugins as needs change
Find the right fit for your store.
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