Smaregi frente a Nekti — ¿cuál encaja con tu restaurante?
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). Nota: algunas funciones de Nekti aún están en desarrollo.
| 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: se añadirá tras el inicio del plan de pago | — | △ |
| AI chat / instructions | — | ✓ |
| SNS post auto-generation | — | ✓ |
| Add the features you need | — | ✓ |
| Granular tier plansSmaregi-specific | ✓ | — |
| Free tier (limited) | △ | △ |
Cost structure differences
Smaregi sube funciones y precio por niveles (B0 / B1 / B2 / B3). Nekti te permite empezar con el plan gratuito (¥0) y tiene un solo plan de pago (las reservas, a partir del plan de pago).
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
- Plan gratuito¥0 (funciones básicas)
- Plan de pagoPrecio de lista ¥10,000 / mes (ahora con descuento por el precio fundacional)
- Pago anualEl precio de 10 meses
- ReservasA partir del plan de pago
* 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
Depende del tamaño del local y de cuántas funciones uses, pero calculamos unas 3–5 semanas (estimación previa al lanzamiento).
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
- Usas 3+ portales de reservas y quieres importación automática (se añadirá tras el inicio del plan de pago)
- 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
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