POS software for bars & pubs
Open tabs, fast rounds and a stockroom that walks out the door, a bar’s POS problems are tabs, speed and pour control.
CountStand runs a bar on tabs and pour control: open a tab and keep adding rounds, split or merge tables late in the night, control liquor stock down to the peg with variance alerts on what poured versus what sold, and handle food GST and liquor VAT as the separate regimes they are. Offline-first for a Friday rush, from ₹999/mo per outlet.
Built for how a bar & pub actually runs
The jobs a bar & pub needs done, not a generic billing screen.
Running tabs, fast rounds
Open a tab, add rounds through the night, split by guest or merge tables at close. A busy bar bills in seconds, not conversations.
Liquor stock down to the peg
Track bottles and pegs; variance flags the gap between pours logged and drinks sold, the classic bar leak, caught nightly.
Two tax regimes, one bill flow
Food bills at GST, liquor sits under state VAT/excise, CountStand keeps the series and totals correct and separable, the way a bar’s accounts actually work.
Offline-first for the Friday rush
Peak-night billing never stalls on the network; tabs, rounds and KOTs keep moving and sync later.
How does a bar POS handle running tabs?
A bar’s billing rhythm is unlike a restaurant’s: a table opens a tab early and adds rounds for hours, guests split off, tables merge, and the whole thing settles in a rush at close. A POS that can’t hold a clean tab through all of that loses money in dropped rounds and disputed bills.
CountStand keeps the tab live and accurate: add rounds with a tap, move or merge tabs between tables, split by guest or by item at settlement, and print a clean itemised bill. The floor sees table states at a glance so nothing walks out unbilled.
How do you control liquor stock and pour variance?
The signature bar leak is the gap between what was poured and what was rung up, over-pouring, unlogged drinks, and outright pilferage. It hides in plain sight because liquor is easy to move and hard to count.
CountStand tracks liquor by bottle and by peg, deducts against sales, and flags variance when consumption outruns billing. Combined with a full audit trail on voids and comps, it turns the bar’s biggest blind spot into a nightly report, the anti-theft control that pays for the subscription on its own.
Asked by owners like you
What POS is best for a bar or pub in India?
A bar POS must handle running tabs, fast rounds, liquor stock with pour variance, and the split between food GST and liquor VAT. CountStand does all of it, offline-first, from ₹999/mo per outlet with a 30-day free trial.
Does it handle liquor tax separately from food GST?
Yes, food bills under GST and liquor under state VAT/excise are kept correct and separable, so your accounts and returns stay clean across both regimes.
Can it catch over-pouring and liquor pilferage?
Yes, liquor is tracked by bottle and peg, deducted against sales, and variance is flagged when pours exceed billing. Voids and comps carry a full audit trail.
Can it split and merge tabs?
Yes, open tabs stay live through the night; split by guest or item at settlement, and merge tables when groups combine.
Can AI catch what my bar is losing?
That is exactly what it watches: pegs poured versus pegs billed, voids and comps that spike on one shift, and stock that moves without a sale. The agent flags each leak in rupees on your WhatsApp briefing, so a quiet Tuesday problem is caught before it becomes a habit.
See CountStand run your bar & pub
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30-day free trial · No card · From ₹999/mo per outlet