Kickfin
Austin, Texas, United States
What it is
Kickfin is web-based software for restaurant and hospitality tip management. It automates tip calculations, employee payouts, and reporting, including cashless transfers to workers’ existing bank accounts; funds are described as available instantly, 24/7. Tip pools and shares can be customized using hours worked, shifts, or check closes. Reports show payment details and timestamps, can be filtered by employee, shift, or site, and downloaded as CSV files. Kickfin can total payments by pay period and synchronize payout data with payroll systems. POS integrations bring sales and labor data into calculations, with Union POS and rPOWER listed among integrations added in 2025. Payroll integrations include ADP Run, Paylocity, and Restaurant365 Payroll. Kickfin says it tokenizes financial information and is PCI compliant. Employees enroll with a debit card, and the FAQ says bank details are not stored. The service does not automatically report tip payments for tax purposes. Kickfin advertises 24/7 support, dedicated integration specialists, overnight implementation, and no contracts, setup fees, or hardware.
For and against
For
- Customizable tip pools and allocation rules
- Cashless payouts to existing bank accounts
- CSV reports with filters and timestamps
- Payroll synchronization by pay period
- No contracts, setup fees, or hardware
Against
- Pricing is available only by quote
- Does not automatically report tips for taxes
- Web platform only
- No employee app listed
The verdict
Kickfin covers restaurant tip calculations, payouts, reporting, and payroll data flows from a web platform. Its implementation and support promises may help hospitality operators, but tax reporting remains a separate responsibility.
Who it suits
Kickfin suits full-service and quick-service restaurants, bars, cafes, delivery operations, venues, and enterprise hospitality groups. It is designed for businesses wanting automated tip allocation, payouts, reporting, and payroll synchronization.
Plans and prices
Kickfin
Pricing by quote · no contracts or setup fees · no hardware
Read 7 Oct 2026 · kickfin.com
On the record
- Data handling
- The employee FAQ says employees enroll using a debit card and Kickfin does not store their bank details.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- Kickfin says implementation can happen overnight and advertises no contracts, setup fees or hardware.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- POS integrations pull sales and labor data for tip calculations, and the maker lists Union POS and rPOWER among integrations added in 2025.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is marketed to restaurants and hospitality businesses, including full-service and quick-service restaurants, bars, cafes, delivery operations, venues and enterprise groups.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Payouts
- Restaurants can send cashless tips directly to employees’ existing bank accounts, with funds described as available instantly, 24/7.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Payroll
- Kickfin can roll up employee payments by pay period and sync payout data with payroll systems.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Payroll integrations
- Kickfin announced payroll integrations with ADP Run, Paylocity and Restaurant365 Payroll in its 2025 product roundup.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Kickfin automates restaurant tip management, including tip calculations, payouts and reporting.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports can show payment details and timestamps, be filtered by employee, shift or site, and be downloaded as CSV files.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kickfin says it tokenizes employees’ financial information and is PCI compliant.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Kickfin advertises 24/7 customer support and dedicated integration specialists for onboarding and training.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Tax reporting limit
- Kickfin states that it does not automatically report tip payments for tax purposes.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Tip calculations
- The tip calculator supports customizable pools and shares, including rules based on hours worked, shifts and check closes.kickfin.com · read 7 Oct 2026
