eTip
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
eTip is a digital tipping and tip-management platform for hospitality and service businesses. Guests can scan a QR code to leave a tip without installing an app, while managers set distribution pools and splits by person, room, shift, department, or custom criteria. Employees can receive tips through debit cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, or an eTip card. The platform also offers automated IRS-compliant tip reporting, payroll-ready data exports, transaction audit trails, and real-time tip dashboards. Listed payroll connections include ADP, Workday, UKG, and Dayforce; POS connections include Toast, Agilysys, Micros, Square, and Aloha. Businesses can apply their own branding to the interface, messaging, and guest experience. The employee app lets staff review tips, transactions, and customer feedback, then initiate payouts. eTip is available on Android, iOS, and the web. It has no free plan, and pricing is on request. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
For and against
For
- QR-code tipping does not require a guest app
- Managers can configure custom tip splits
- Supports several payout methods
- Offers payroll and POS integrations
- Customizable branding and real-time dashboards
Against
- No free plan is available
- Pricing is available on request
- Support replies within one business day
The verdict
eTip combines guest tipping, configurable allocation, payouts, reporting, and employee feedback tools. Businesses should confirm pricing and compatibility with their payroll or POS system before choosing it.
Who it suits
eTip suits hospitality and service businesses that need to allocate tips, distribute payouts, and prepare payroll data. Its listed use cases include hotels, restaurants, bars, beauty and wellness, events, and other sectors.
Plans and prices
Custom pricing
Custom pricing for each property · Unlimited team members · Unlimited storage · Unlimited team training
Read 29 Sep 2026 · etip.com
On the record
- Analytics and feedback
- The platform provides real-time tip dashboards and lets guests leave ratings, reviews and feedback about team members.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Company identity
- The app listing identifies the developer as Etip Inc. and gives its address as 595 Pacific Ave Fl 4, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States.play.google.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- CSV support
- eTip says users can upload and download fully customizable CSV files when a system is not listed.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Employee app
- The employee app lets team members view tips and transactions, see customer reviews and initiate payouts to a preferred account.play.google.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Guest tipping
- Guests can scan a QR code and tip without downloading an app.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists payroll systems ADP, Workday, UKG and Dayforce, and POS systems Toast, Agilysys, Micros, Square and Aloha.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Payouts
- Employees can receive tips through debit cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Cash App or an eTip card.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Product
- eTip provides digital tipping, tip management, gratuity distribution and operational tools for hospitality and service businesses.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Reporting
- The platform offers automated IRS-compliant tip reporting, export-ready payroll data and transaction audit trails.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- eTip states that it is PCI DSS and SOC 2 Type II certified and that tips and transactions are encrypted with industry-standard protocols.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The customer support page says the team responds to submitted questions within one business day.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Supported sectors
- eTip lists hotels, restaurants, bars, valet and parking, beauty and wellness, shuttles, car washes, events and venues, residential management, sports and fitness, tour operators and nonprofits as use cases.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Tip allocation
- Managers can configure tip pools and splits by individual, room, shift, department or custom criteria.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- White labeling
- Businesses can customize the platform interface, messaging and guest experience with their own branding.etip.com · read 29 Sep 2026
