Camarero10 has an entry price that’s hard to argue with: ~€39.90/month per terminal, with an interface designed for bar-counter pace. For a bar with simple operations it’s perfectly valid. The problem shows up when the business grows and needs more: a KDS screen for the kitchen, cost breakdowns (escandallos) with real cost data, guaranteed Verifactu ahead of the AEAT deadline, or integration with bookings and online ordering.

That’s when Camarero10’s modular model starts stacking up invoices. The KDS (if it’s available on your plan), the cost breakdowns, and the uncertainty over when Verifactu reaches your specific distributor can turn the homepage’s “€39.90/month” into a real-world €55–70/month — without even having bookings or an online shop built in.

The question isn’t whether it’s worth evaluating the switch, but how to do it without disrupting service and without losing your business’s history.

What data you can export from Camarero10 (and what you can’t)

Before planning the migration, you need to know exactly what comes with you.

What you can export:

Product catalogue: from Camarero10’s web management panel you can export the item list with prices and families as CSV or Excel. This is the most valuable data — it saves you rebuilding the whole menu from scratch on the new system. Review the file before importing: inconsistent names or wrongly assigned categories carry over to the new system if you don’t fix them first.
Sales history: available from the reports module for a date range, usually as Excel or PDF. It isn’t importable into the destination system (every POS has its own internal schema), but it’s your tax record and your reference for comparing metrics before and after the switch.
Cash closes: keep the PDFs for at least the last tax year. They’re your backup for any tax inspection.

What doesn’t carry over:

Customer data: Camarero10, like most hospitality POS systems, doesn’t systematically collect diners’ emails. There’s no customer CRM to lose — but none to bring with you either.
Modifiers and extras groups: if you have groups configured (meat doneness, sides, variable-priced extras), the item export CSV usually doesn’t include them in structured format. You’ll need to recreate them on the new system. In practice that’s 2–4 groups with 5–6 options — 30 minutes of work.
Distributor-recommended hardware: if you bought specific tablets or terminals through a Camarero10 distributor, those devices will keep working as standard Android hardware with any web-based POS. The standard ESC/POS printer you have connected via network or USB is also fully reusable.

The three-phase migration plan

Phase 1 — Preparation (1–2 weeks before cutover)

Don’t cancel Camarero10 yet. You need it active to export data and as a safety net during the transition.

What to do in this phase:

Export the catalogue from the Camarero10 panel and review it line by line. Pay particular attention to current prices and to items with different VAT rates (alcoholic drinks at 21% vs food at 10%). VAT errors in the CSV carry over to the new system and can affect Verifactu receipt issuance.
Activate the new POS in parallel. If you’re migrating to Bouzon POS, onboarding imports the catalogue from the Camarero10 CSV or directly from a photo of your physical menu using AI — useful if the CSV has inconsistencies. The system is 100% web-based: nothing to install on terminals, it runs from any browser on the Android device, iPad or PC you already have.
Set up the kitchen printer with the new system. If your printer is network-connected (most have a local IP assigned by the router), setup is immediate: you enter the IP and send a test receipt. If it’s connected via USB directly to the Camarero10 terminal, you’ll need to switch to a network connection or install the local printing agent — a 10–15 minute process with the setup guide.
Activate Verifactu on the new POS before cutover day. In Camarero10, this step depends on your distributor and your plan version. On Bouzon POS, the Verifactu module is included in the base fee — it’s activated from the Billing panel by uploading the FNMT certificate and your establishment’s tax details. The first receipt issued starts the hash chain logged with the AEAT.
Train the team during a quiet shift. Monday lunchtime is usually the best moment. The main workflow the team needs to master: open table → add items with modifiers → send the order to the kitchen → take payment with the customer’s payment method. With 30–45 minutes of pressure-free practice, the team has enough.

Phase 2 — Running in parallel (1–2 weeks)

This is the step most migrations skip, and it causes the most problems when it’s missing.

During this phase, use the new POS for one specific shift — only Monday-to-Wednesday lunches, for example — while Camarero10 stays active for the rest of service. This lets you:

Spot items that didn’t import correctly (prices, VAT, missing modifiers).
Confirm the kitchen printer receives well-formatted orders from the new system, and in the format the kitchen team already knows.
Verify the card payment flow works correctly through the new payment provider.
Build the team’s confidence without the pressure of a full service.

The criterion for moving to phase 3 is simple: when the team chooses to use the new system even when it isn’t mandatory, you’re ready.

Phase 3 — Cutover day

The final switch should happen on a quiet day — Monday or Tuesday, never a Friday or Saturday, and outside high season or local holidays. The day’s process:

Close every open ticket in Camarero10 before shutting the system down. No pending orders and no open table tabs.
Run the end-of-day cash close in Camarero10 and save the PDF alongside the sales history exported during the preparation phase.
Verify Verifactu on the new POS. Issue a test receipt (a coffee, €1.50) and confirm the PDF includes the AEAT validation QR code, the correct sequential number (001) and your establishment’s tax details. Scan the QR code with your phone: it should redirect you to the Tax Agency’s verification page.
Cancel your Camarero10 subscription. Check the cancellation terms in your contract: some plans require advance notice or processing via the admin panel. Do it once you have 48 hours of normal service on the new system — not before.

How long it takes and how much you save

The full migration across the three phases takes 3 to 5 weeks. Doing it in a single day is possible for small bars with simple operations, but the parallel-running period is worth it for any venue with a separate kitchen or more than 20 covers.

Real cost comparison for a venue with 1 active terminal, kitchen printer and stock + cost-breakdown module:

	Camarero10 (base + KDS + escandallos)	Camarero10 base only	Bouzon POS + Stock & Recetas
Monthly fee	~€55–70/month	~€39.90/month	€49.98/month
Hardware required	Distributor-recommended (~€400–900)	Distributor-recommended	Any ESC/POS (≈ €80–250)
Cost over 24 months	~€1,320–1,680 + hardware	~€958 (no stock, no KDS)	~€1,200
Verifactu	Depends on plan and distributor (uncertain)	Not included in base	Included in the base fee
Stock with cost breakdown (escandallos)	Extra module (+€10–20/month)	Not included	Included in the bundle
Automatic stock decrement on sale	Depends on module	Not available	Yes, configurable

The saving versus Camarero10 with the necessary modules ranges from €120 to €480 over 24 months, with Verifactu and cost breakdowns included in Bouzon from day one. Versus Camarero10 base with no modules, Bouzon POS alone (€29.99/month) is already €10/month cheaper with Verifactu included.

But the real saving isn’t only in the POS. If your restaurant wants its own bookings (without paying TheFork commission) and online ordering (without giving up margin to Glovo), the comparison changes scale. Bouzon scales website + bookings + shop + POS + Stock & Recetas under a single account — the full stack replaces Camarero10 + CoverManager or TheFork + Glovo + an agency website with a single subscription, with savings reaching €15,000–€20,000 over 24 months versus the typical “Camarero10 + TheFork + Glovo + freelance website” model.

To see how it works on your current device without installing anything, try the POS demo →