VisioLab vs. Mashgin: AI self-checkout compared

VisioLab is AI self-checkout built for the rush: AI recognition, POS and card payments in one VisioLab station, running on one iPad, with payment processing built in. VisioLab gets 99.9% of checkouts right, ¹ sets up in under 10 minutes and takes less than half the footprint of Mashgin’s Kiosk with Side UX. ⁵

VisioLab gets 99.9% of checkouts right: 999 in 1,000, counted per checkout, not per item. ¹ Mashgin quotes 99.9% per item, for items placed properly on its tray. ⁷ By Mashgin’s own math, about 1 in 334 checkouts with three items is charged wrong or needs a staff member to step in. ⁸

No. VisioLab is built for venues where a lot sells in very little time: stadium stands at halftime, arenas during every break, campus dining at noon. Venue menus run to hundreds of items, ¹⁴ plated dishes that change daily are standard in campus and corporate dining, checkouts of up to 28 items run with no slowdown, ¹⁷ and VisioLab handles around 1 million transactions a month. ¹⁶

Because camera count doesn’t decide accuracy; processing and the recognition model do. VisioLab recognizes the items on your menu, typically in a fraction of a second, right on the iPad. VisioLab stations ship with an Apple M-series chip. VisioLab gets 99.9% of checkouts right. ¹

Yes. Guests set their whole order down at once. VisioLab recognizes each item and shows every item and its price on screen before payment. Checkouts of up to 28 items run with no slowdown, because recognition runs on the iPad itself. ¹⁷

Yes, as standard. In campus and corporate dining, VisioLab recognizes open, plated dishes that change every day. A new dish takes a few photos and seconds of staff time, and training runs in the background. No clamshells needed.

In an NBA arena, VisioLab checked out 4 seconds faster than the previous self-checkout and 72% faster than a traditional POS, ⁹ and at a college football stadium the median VisioLab transaction took 11 seconds. ¹⁵ VisioLab typically recognizes each item in a fraction of a second, with no barcodes and no scanning.

Yes. VisioLab runs in stadiums, arenas, campus dining and corporate cafeterias. College football stadiums using VisioLab cut gameday wait times by 80% compared with traditional stadium POS in the 2025 season, ¹⁸ and VisioLab handles around 1 million transactions a month across all venues. ¹⁶

One person. A complete VisioLab station weighs 23 lb, and one person carries it to the next stand and sets it up in under 10 minutes. Mashgin’s Kiosk weighs 66 lb, more than the 50 lb Mashgin’s own job ads ask installers to lift. ^{2, 10}

Yes. Order a VisioLab station online, set it up in under 10 minutes and add more once it proves itself, or book a free side-by-side comparison first.

Book a free side-by-side comparison. Run a VisioLab station next to your current checkout on your next games, compare the numbers, then roll out. Each VisioLab station sets up in under 10 minutes, with no installer on site.

Yes. Items in the alcohol category trigger an age check at payment. A staff member checks the guest’s ID and approves the checkout with a staff QR code at the VisioLab station or from the operator iPad. Or VisioLab checks the ID automatically with the iPad camera, with no extra hardware.

One power outlet and a network connection: Wi-Fi, cellular or a network cable all work. No outlet nearby? A VisioLab station can also run on a battery pack. There is no server or back-office hardware to install.

Yes. VisioLab comes with POS and payments built in, or connects to the systems you already run, with your own payment provider on Enterprise terms. Live venues run VisioLab with payment providers such as Shift4, FreedomPay and Adyen, with POS systems such as SkyTab Venue and Clover Sport, and with a venue’s own wallet app.

Yes. Item recognition runs on the iPad itself, and card payments keep working offline with VisioLab’s built-in payments, within limits you set. With third-party payment providers, offline payments depend on the provider. Each VisioLab station can run on Wi-Fi, cellular or a network cable, whichever is strongest at that stand.

Staff close the VisioLab app and open it again, and the station is back within seconds. No device reboot, no technician.

The camera looks straight down at the counter through a prism and captures only the base plate area, not faces or people. The VisioLab camera doesn’t recognize people or capture biometric data. Images of items are used to improve recognition, as set out in your agreement with us.

Yes. Card payments run through the PCI DSS-compliant terminal in the kit.

Email support during business hours on every plan. Growth adds 24/7 phone support for urgent and gameday issues, and Enterprise adds a dedicated account manager.

VisioLab’s monthly base fee starts at $268 per station, with the hardware on a 12-month lease ($199 Core plan plus $69). Mashgin starts at $1,000 per device per month, hardware included. ⁴ Your total cost also depends on your card volume and your processor’s rates: VisioLab’s 3.0% + $0.10 transaction fee includes payment processing, excluding American Express, while Mashgin customers pay their own processor. ¹¹ List prices as of November 3, 2026. All plans: visiolab.io/pricing

Yes: 3.0% + $0.10 on Core and Growth, excluding American Express. It includes payment processing, so there’s no separate processor to pay. With Mashgin, your own processor charges a fee on every card payment. ¹¹

Per transaction, yes, and so does VisioLab’s: both monthly prices spread over more sales. Card fees grow with volume on both sides. If your processor charges less than 3.0% + $0.10, ask us about Enterprise terms, including keeping your own processor.

Yes, on Enterprise terms. VisioLab can run with your existing payment provider instead of built-in payments. Talk to sales.

Either. Buy the hardware kit outright for $2,200 or lease it for $69 per month on a 12-month term. Volume pricing is available for 10 or more VisioLab stations.

Monthly plans can be canceled anytime if the hardware was bought upfront. Leased hardware runs on a 12-month term, and Enterprise terms are set per contract.