Clover comparison
A factual side-by-side based on each company's own pages as of October 2026, written for owners deciding where to process.
✓ Installed by our team and supported by phone. Rates and equipment are quoted to your business.
Merchant Fund Express offers Clover POS and credit card processing through our partnership, with on-site installation, training and phone support.
Key facts
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Clover and TouchBistro both let a business take card payments, but they are built for different owners. TouchBistro is an iPad POS for restaurants. Clover is a full point-of-sale platform from Fiserv with its own hardware, software and app market, and through Merchant Fund Express it comes quoted to your business and installed on site.
In short: TouchBistro suits full-service restaurants, bars and breweries that want iPad-based table management Clover through us suits owners where you run a food truck, caterer or retail shop, which TouchBistro says it is not built for.
TouchBistro is an all-in-one POS and restaurant management system "built for restaurants", for full-service and quick-service restaurants, cafes, bars, breweries and wineries. Its site says it is not a fit for independent food trucks, catering companies or retail businesses.
TouchBistro runs on Apple iPads as handhelds and countertop stations, with printers, cash drawers, payment terminals and the compact TouchBistro One. TouchBistro offers integrated payment processing and lists integrations with processors such as Moneris and Chase.
| TouchBistro | Clover through Merchant Fund Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | IPad POS for restaurants | Restaurants, retail, services and mobile businesses on one platform |
| Hardware | TouchBistro runs on Apple iPads as handhelds and countertop stations, with printers, cash drawers, payment terminals and the compact TouchBistro One. | Dedicated Clover hardware, from the dual-screen Station Duo to the handheld Flex and kitchen displays |
| Payments | TouchBistro offers integrated payment processing and lists integrations with processors such as Moneris and Chase. | Processed by Fiserv, Clover's parent company, on a merchant account set up for your business |
| How you get it | Request a demo and quote. | One call to Merchant Fund Express: review, quote, configuration and installation |
| Pricing | Not listed here; check TouchBistro directly | Quoted to your business after a free statement review |
Export your menu and floor plan details, then rebuild them on Clover during installation.
We read your current statement with you, explain each line and quote Clover to your volume and card mix.
Installation is on site: we place and test each device, build your items and modifiers with you, connect printers and drawers and run a practice sale with every person who will use the system.
After launch, you call the same team that installed you. Most first-week requests are small: a button moved, a tip amount changed, a report explained.
We start with what you pay and how you sell today. After a free rate review, we quote the Clover devices and processing that fit, ship them configured and install them on site with your staff in the room.
Facts about TouchBistro summarize its own public pages and named announcements as of October 2026. Products and terms change; confirm details with TouchBistro before you decide. Merchant Fund Express is not affiliated with TouchBistro.
TouchBistro's own site says it is not a fit for independent food trucks or catering. A cellular Clover Flex is a common choice for trucks.
Clover supports table layouts, seat numbers, split checks and tableside payment with a Flex, set up for your floor plan.
At Merchant Fund Express, station Duo, Station Solo, Mini, Flex, Flex Pocket, Kitchen Display 14 and 24 inch, and Kiosk. We do not offer Clover Go or a no-hardware plan.
There is no published price list because the right number depends on your volume, card mix and devices. Call for a personal quote and a free rate review.
Call (305) 384-8391 and describe how you sell. We will recommend the lightest setup that does the job and tell you honestly if something you were considering is not needed.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
