UK card payments for hospitality - compared honestly
The right card payment provider for your venue.
Answer four questions. We'll rank UK card payment providers by what genuinely fits how your hospitality venue operates - at your actual monthly volume.
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What kind of venue do you run?
Pick one to start the comparison. Takes about 90 seconds, no signup until you want results emailed.
Pick one to start — takes about 90 seconds, no signup until you want your results emailed.
In the comparison
Right now, on CardRate
Top terminal picks by venue.
Live rankings, one per venue type. Tap a chip to see the top pick.
Made for the floor
Built by people who've run shifts.
We're the team behind Seamless POS — used by independent pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK. We know how badly the wrong card provider hurts on a Friday night: bad tipping flows, surprise statements, terminals that can't talk to your kitchen. CardRate is the comparison we wished existed.
Why this exists
Comparison without the catch.
Most comparison sites are paid by one or two providers, so they push those. We rank by what actually fits your venue — and we list providers we earn nothing from, so the comparison is complete.
Genuinely impartial
We earn a commission from some of the providers listed — never all of them, and never in a way that changes the ranking. The provider that ranks first is simply the best fit for you.
Real numbers, your volume
Live tiered pricing applied at your monthly figure. No teaser rates, no maths-fudges.
Hospitality-first filters
Tipping, split bills, kitchen printing, table management — features generic comparison sites ignore.
Source-controlled methodology
The ranking algorithm lives in public source control. Every change is reviewable.
How it works
Four questions. One ranked answer.
01
Tell us about your venue
Pub, restaurant, café, or other — one tap.
02
Your monthly card volume
A rough average is fine. Slider + buckets.
03
Your current provider, if any
Switches the framing to savings vs absolute cost.
04
What you actually need
Tipping, table service, kitchen printing, online — pick any.
Ready to see your ranking?