Source-based product comparison
Posnic vs Floreant POS: compare restaurant deployment evidence
Floreant is explicitly restaurant-oriented, while Posnic publishes a combined retail and restaurant application. Compare the exact release, kitchen topology, database, devices, payment path and recovery evidence rather than treating either product statement as a site result.
Method and evidence boundary
Reviewed 18 August 2026. Posnic facts are pinned to public stable-channel release v1.3.0 and source commit b531ef4308c4dc3a25f250551a54fc5616e3b8d9. Floreant facts are pinned to official repository commit 6cf73ad8eaedd94400ba4bdff0a7f7cc98bf5356 plus its official website and SourceForge project as reviewed on 18 August. Posnic did not build, install or score Floreant.
Posnic did not install or run Floreant POS for this review. Official project statements, source inspection, Posnic runtime evidence and a buyer's physical site acceptance are different evidence levels. The buyer must run both selected builds against the same written deployment profile.
Compare operating models before feature lists
| Decision point | Posnic published boundary | Floreant POS official boundary | Buyer acceptance test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application shape | Packaged Electron desktop application with a local API and MongoDB on the till, containing retail and restaurant routes. | The official site and project listing position Floreant as a restaurant POS for single or multiple terminals, tables, kitchens and reports. | Map order entry, database, kitchen display or printers, receipt devices, terminals, network and every required service. |
| Release maturity | The stable channel identifies v1.3.0 with manifest maturity beta and publishes exact package integrity records. | The current official site labels 2.0.1 as beta; the pinned official repository uses its 2.0 branch source snapshot. | Preserve the exact installer and source relationship, maturity, known issues, update channel, rollback package and support decision. |
| Source and license | Public source pinned to v1.3.0 commit under AGPL-3.0-only. | The pinned repository states MRPL 1.2, described as Mozilla Public License 1.1 with a permitted attribution clause. | Read the complete selected licenses and dependency notices, then record an accepted modification, attribution, deployment and distribution position. |
| Runtime and database | Electron desktop package starts a local Node API and MongoDB on the till. | The pinned Maven file compiles for Java 1.8 and includes Derby, MySQL and PostgreSQL drivers. | Build or install the exact candidate and record Java/runtime, database, schema, credentials, service startup, backup, support and patch ownership. |
| Restaurant workflow | Restaurant routes and source tests exist, but no public physical kitchen acceptance or customer outcome is claimed here. | Floreant's official pages describe table, kitchen and restaurant workflows; those are project statements rather than Posnic-run tests. | Use representative menu modifiers, table moves, splits, voids, kitchen routing, takeaway, taxes, closes and staff roles under peak volume. |
| Offline and failures | One local cash sale completed under Electron-level external-host isolation; no LAN, OS, kitchen, database-host, power or full-shift result is claimed. | The official Floreant site describes a non-cloud system and says it works offline, without defining every task or failure mode for this buyer. | Inject WAN, LAN, database, till, kitchen route and power failures separately; reconcile orders, payments, numbering, stock and reports after recovery. |
| Physical hardware | 35 Posnic protocol tests passed with no physical equipment connected. | The official Floreant project describes restaurant equipment support, but exact model, driver, database and release compatibility require site evidence. | Test every named printer, display, drawer, scanner, scale and terminal through normal, paper-out, disconnect, restart and duplicate cases. |
| Recovery, support and exit | One 53-document synthetic restore is reproduced; production RPO/RTO, support SLA and full data exit remain buyer tests. | The selected Floreant package, database and any commercial service or add-on determine recovery and support responsibilities. | Restore a clean environment, run update/rollback, export every required data class and document commercial scope, hours, escalation and exclusions. |
What the current official sources establish
Current beta statement
The official Floreant site currently identifies 2.0.1 as beta. This page does not silently promote it to a production-stable release.
Restaurant project scope
The official SourceForge project describes QSR, dine-in, cafe and retail use, multiple terminals, tables, kitchens and reports.
Pinned source
Official repository at 6cf73ad8 preserves the source boundary rather than citing a moving branch.
Exact license family
The pinned license file states MRPL 1.2 and a permitted attribution clause based on MPL 1.1.
Java and database markers
The pinned Maven file sets Java source/target 1.8 and includes Derby, MySQL and PostgreSQL dependencies.
No Floreant runtime score
Posnic did not install a Floreant package, configure a database, connect restaurant hardware or run a shift. Those results remain blank until the buyer tests them.
What Posnic v1.3.0 evidence establishes
| Area | Recorded evidence | Do not infer |
|---|---|---|
| Release and source | The public stable channel identifies v1.3.0, manifest maturity beta, exact package sizes and SHA-256 values. Source is pinned to b531ef43 under AGPL-3.0-only. | Windows and Linux packages are unsigned; macOS packages are signed but not notarized. Public source and a checksum do not establish an independent audit. |
| Local sale | One Windows x64 cash sale, S-O2MA-000001, completed for INR 125 and reopened while external hosts were blocked inside Electron. | This was not an operating-system disconnect, router failure, payment-terminal run, power-loss test or production shift. |
| Backup and restore | One synthetic restore completed with 20 collections and 53 documents. | It did not establish a production schedule, off-site retention, representative database size, replacement computer, RPO or RTO. |
| Source tests | The curated API Jest run recorded 7,953 passing, 0 failing and 13 skipped tests. | It was not a hosted end-to-end run, competitor test, customer acceptance, penetration test or independent security review. |
| Hardware protocols | 35 printer-layout, receipt, report and scale-parser protocol tests passed with no physical equipment connected. | No named printer, scanner, drawer, scale, customer display or payment terminal has a public physical acceptance result in this evidence set. |
| Payments and compliance | The recorded local transaction used cash and did not connect a payment terminal. | No card authorization, capture, settlement, PCI validation, country-specific fiscal acceptance, tax approval or customer outcome is established. |
When each operating model belongs on the shortlist
Shortlist Posnic when
The business needs one packaged application to evaluate across retail and restaurant workflows and accepts Posnic's current package-trust, physical kitchen/device, platform, recovery and independent-security evidence limits.
Shortlist Floreant POS when
The operation prioritizes a restaurant-oriented Java POS and can accept the selected Floreant release maturity, MRPL attribution terms, database topology, device path and support or add-on boundary after direct testing.
Stop the selection when
No one owns exact-version licensing, package provenance, physical hardware, payment/fiscal acceptance, backup restore, security updates, support escalation and usable data exit. Source availability cannot replace those decisions.
Run the same acceptance work on both products
| Test | Required result | Evidence to retain |
|---|---|---|
| Release and build | Each installed candidate traces to retained source, license, integrity evidence and an accepted release-maturity decision. | Package/hash, commit, Maven or build record, dependency notices, known issues and decision. |
| Restaurant shift | Representative staff complete and retrieve dine-in, takeaway, modifiers, table moves, splits, voids, discounts, closes and reports. | Orders, receipts, kitchen outputs, users, timings, reports, workarounds and defects. |
| Kitchen and counter hardware | Every exact printer, display, drawer, scanner, scale and terminal passes normal, fault, reconnect and restart cases. | Models, firmware, drivers, routes, physical samples, repetitions, failures and recovery steps. |
| Failure and reconciliation | Required tasks have recorded results under WAN, LAN, database-host, till, kitchen-route and power failures, followed by complete reconciliation. | Injected failure, errors, local/queued records, duplicate/gap checks, recovery time and sign-off. |
| Payment and fiscal | Provider and responsible fiscal/tax owners accept the exact terminal, transaction, invoice, return and settlement paths. | Provider references, versions, sample documents, transaction IDs, settlements and written decisions. |
| Restore, update and exit | A separate clean environment restores within target, an update/rollback protects data and required exports import elsewhere. | Backup/hash, RPO/RTO, row totals, update result, rollback, field map and import result. |
Primary sources and snapshot
Posnic release and source
Floreant official site
Floreant project listing
Pinned source and license
Pinned Maven boundary
Acceptance method
Twenty-four-test benchmark and research and correction policy.
Continue the comparison
Floreant POS comparison questions
Is Floreant POS restaurant-focused?
Yes. The current official site and project listing position Floreant for restaurant workflows such as table and kitchen operations. That project statement still needs to be verified against the selected package, restaurant process and physical equipment.
What is the current Floreant release maturity shown on its site?
The official Floreant site currently labels 2.0.1 as beta. A buyer should preserve that exact package, source relationship and maturity statement, then decide whether its release policy and support path meet production requirements.
Does Floreant use the same open-source license as Posnic?
No. Posnic v1.3.0 is AGPL-3.0-only. The pinned Floreant repository states MRPL 1.2, described there as Mozilla Public License 1.1 with a permitted attribution clause. Read each exact license and dependency notice in full.
Does this page prove either product runs through a full restaurant outage?
No. Floreant's official site makes a non-cloud and offline statement, while Posnic reproduced one cash sale with external hosts blocked inside Electron. Neither establishes a complete shift, kitchen network, database-host, power-loss or payment-terminal result for the buyer.
Did Posnic install or benchmark Floreant POS?
No. Floreant facts come from its current official site, official SourceForge project and pinned official repository. Posnic runtime evidence covers Posnic only. Run both selected builds through the same restaurant acceptance pack.