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    PEKO vs Haravan Loyalty

    Written by PEKO Team.Last updated: 08/11/2026.

    Published: 05/01/2026

    Updated August 2026 Haravan Loyalty is the loyalty add-on inside Haravan's commerce ecosystem — strongest if you already run Haravan POS or Haravan ecommerce. PEKO is the AI-native retention layer that works regardless of which POS you use (KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, LOOP, and more).

    Haravan Loyalty is a strong choice when you already run Haravan POS or Haravan ecommerce — the integration is tight because it's the same vendor. PEKO is the alternative when you want AI-native retention that doesn't lock you into one commerce stack. This page compares the two for retail and F&B operators.

    TL;DR
    • Haravan Loyalty is best inside the Haravan ecosystem; PEKO works POS-agnostic.
    • PEKO predicts churn and auto-writes Zalo win-back; Haravan Loyalty is points-and-vouchers.
    • Pick Haravan if you're already all-in on Haravan; pick PEKO if you want AI retention on any POS.

    What is Haravan Loyalty? Loyalty module within Haravan's commerce suite, popular with Vietnamese retail and omni-channel brands using Haravan POS, ecommerce, and Omnichannel.

    The PEKO ecosystem

    PEKO and LOOP are two products from the same company. PEKO is the AI retention layer and runs alongside the POS you already use. LOOP is the AI-native POS that covers operations: recipe-level inventory, staff shifts, table plans and the kitchen display. Each works on its own, and run together they share one dataset, so nothing has to be entered twice. See PEKO + LOOP in one ecosystem

    Choose PEKO when

    • You don't use Haravan POS / ecommerce — your stack is KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, LOOP, or similar.
    • You want AI churn prediction and auto-written Zalo win-back, not just points and vouchers.
    • You want a free plan to start before committing.
    • You want a retention product that's not coupled to a single commerce platform.
    • You'd rather chat to your loyalty tool than click through 10 dropdowns — PEKO's AI Agent creates vouchers, segments and campaigns for you, and you only click Approve.

    Choose Haravan Loyalty when

    • You already run Haravan POS or Haravan ecommerce and want one vendor — vendor consolidation is a fair reason; PEKO takes the opposite bet: keep the POS you already run at zero switching cost, with automatic API sync to 6 common POS systems.
    • Your priority is basic loyalty mechanics (points, tiers, vouchers) deeply tied to Haravan checkout — PEKO sits one layer out from checkout instead, syncing by API or receipt OCR, so the mechanics are the same but the enrolment no longer depends on the cashier.
    • You don't need AI retention prediction — if basic points really are enough, you don't need PEKO; the thing worth checking is whether the points actually get awarded, because the cashier bottleneck is the most common reason loyalty programmes die (PEKO enrols via receipt OCR and QR, so it never depends on the cashier remembering).
    • You want a unified Haravan dashboard across commerce, loyalty, and Omnichannel — true; PEKO is a retention layer for independents and mid-sized chains, not an enterprise CDP; many chains run both, with the CDP as system of record and PEKO as the AI retention layer at the venue.

    Feature by feature

    Feature by feature
    FeaturePEKOHaravan Loyalty
    Product typeAI retention, POS-agnosticLoyalty module inside Haravan suite
    AI churn predictionYes, 3 days aheadNo
    Auto-written Zalo win-backYes, AI-personalisedManual templates
    POS coverageKiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, LOOP, MISA CukCuk, and moreHaravan POS first
    Ecommerce coverageVia integrationsHaravan ecommerce native
    Points / tiers / vouchersYesYes
    Zalo OA / mini appNativeNative
    Best fitAny POS / commerce stack wanting AI retentionHaravan-native retail / F&B
    Starting priceFree foreverModule pricing in Haravan suite
    Vendor lock-inLow — works on any POSHigher — coupled to Haravan
    In-product AI Agent that takes actions for youYes — chat to create vouchers, segments, campaigns and settings; approval-gated (you click Approve)No — manual clicks through dashboards and dropdowns
    Can customers self-enrol without a cashier?Yes — customers scan a table/receipt QR or photograph the bill and PEKO's OCR credits points automatically. Cashier is out of the enrolment loop.Not clear from public documentation
    Can it earn points from other POS receipts?Yes — AI OCR reads receipts from any POS (KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, MISA, PosApp, Toast, Square). No POS swap or API required.Not clear from public documentation
    Can someone who did not pay join?Yes — anyone present scans the in-venue QR to join and receives a joining rewardNot stated in public documentation
    Redeem rewards on online orders?Yes — the same balance redeems online and in-storeNot stated in public documentation
    How many automated message types?10 types, including points- and voucher-expiry remindersNot stated in public documentation
    Abuse controls when customers claim their own points?Yes — rate limits, receipt age and value thresholds, 90-day brand-wide duplicate-image matching, risk-tiered actionsNot stated in public documentation

    Product type

    PEKO

    AI retention, POS-agnostic

    Haravan Loyalty

    Loyalty module inside Haravan suite

    AI churn prediction

    PEKO

    Yes, 3 days ahead

    Haravan Loyalty

    No

    Auto-written Zalo win-back

    PEKO

    Yes, AI-personalised

    Haravan Loyalty

    Manual templates

    POS coverage

    PEKO

    KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, LOOP, MISA CukCuk, and more

    Haravan Loyalty

    Haravan POS first

    Ecommerce coverage

    PEKO

    Via integrations

    Haravan Loyalty

    Haravan ecommerce native

    Points / tiers / vouchers

    PEKO

    Yes

    Haravan Loyalty

    Yes

    Zalo OA / mini app

    PEKO

    Native

    Haravan Loyalty

    Native

    Best fit

    PEKO

    Any POS / commerce stack wanting AI retention

    Haravan Loyalty

    Haravan-native retail / F&B

    Starting price

    PEKO

    Free forever

    Haravan Loyalty

    Module pricing in Haravan suite

    Vendor lock-in

    PEKO

    Low — works on any POS

    Haravan Loyalty

    Higher — coupled to Haravan

    In-product AI Agent that takes actions for you

    PEKO

    Yes — chat to create vouchers, segments, campaigns and settings; approval-gated (you click Approve)

    Haravan Loyalty

    No — manual clicks through dashboards and dropdowns

    Can customers self-enrol without a cashier?

    PEKO

    Yes — customers scan a table/receipt QR or photograph the bill and PEKO's OCR credits points automatically. Cashier is out of the enrolment loop.

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not clear from public documentation

    Can it earn points from other POS receipts?

    PEKO

    Yes — AI OCR reads receipts from any POS (KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, MISA, PosApp, Toast, Square). No POS swap or API required.

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not clear from public documentation

    Can someone who did not pay join?

    PEKO

    Yes — anyone present scans the in-venue QR to join and receives a joining reward

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not stated in public documentation

    Redeem rewards on online orders?

    PEKO

    Yes — the same balance redeems online and in-store

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not stated in public documentation

    How many automated message types?

    PEKO

    10 types, including points- and voucher-expiry reminders

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not stated in public documentation

    Abuse controls when customers claim their own points?

    PEKO

    Yes — rate limits, receipt age and value thresholds, 90-day brand-wide duplicate-image matching, risk-tiered actions

    Haravan Loyalty

    Not stated in public documentation

    PEKO AI Agent

    From your chat request to a live merchant setup — 5 steps.

    Here's the before/after workflow: the strikethrough line is how other tools make you do it, the line below is how PEKO's AI Agent does it for you.

    Click a step to run it in the demo below.

    Sample prompt

    20% off weekday lunch for lapsed diners we haven't seen in 30 days, cap 1 per customer.

    Ready-to-paste voucher request — drop it straight into the AI Agent chat.

    Step-level FAQ

    Questions merchants ask at each step

    Try the AI Agent

    Ask, review, approve.

    Describe the voucher you want in one sentence. PEKO's AI Agent drafts the full configuration; you approve it with one click — no 10-step form.

    Your request

    Or try one of these:

    Proposed voucher

    The proposed voucher will appear here after you send a request.

    FAQ

    I already use Haravan POS — should I switch to PEKO for loyalty?

    Maybe. If Haravan Loyalty covers what you need (basic points, tiers, vouchers, Zalo broadcasts) and you value vendor consolidation, stay with Haravan. If you want AI churn prediction and auto-written Zalo win-back — features Haravan Loyalty doesn't have — add PEKO on top. PEKO can read transaction data from Haravan and run the AI retention layer alongside Haravan Loyalty.

    I don't use Haravan — is Haravan Loyalty an option for me?

    Technically yes, but the value drops a lot. Haravan Loyalty's main advantage is the integration into Haravan POS and Haravan ecommerce. If you use a different POS (KiotViet, iPOS, Sapo, LOOP), PEKO is the better fit because its integrations are native to your existing stack.

    Can PEKO replace Haravan Loyalty entirely?

    For most retail and F&B retention use-cases, yes. PEKO covers points, tiers, vouchers, Zalo OA, Zalo mini app, plus AI churn prediction and auto-written win-back. The case to keep Haravan Loyalty is if you specifically need its deep coupling to Haravan checkout flows.

    How does pricing compare?

    Haravan Loyalty is priced as a module in the Haravan suite — typically bundled with their POS or ecommerce tiers. PEKO has a free basic plan and AI tiers in the low millions of VND per month. For non-Haravan stacks, PEKO is cheaper because you're not paying for Haravan suite features you don't use.

    Does PEKO work with Haravan ecommerce?

    Yes via integration. If you run Haravan ecommerce and want AI retention without changing your store stack, PEKO can sit on top and read order data.

    Do I still need to learn a complicated dashboard?

    No. PEKO's embedded AI Agent takes actions for you — creating vouchers, building segments, drafting campaigns — inside the product. You describe what you want in chat, the Agent configures it, and you only click Approve. The full dashboard is there when you want it, but on any given day you can run PEKO by messaging the Agent.

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    Sources & citations

    These public sources support the competitor pricing, feature, and limitation claims in this comparison.

    1. Haravan — Official customer loyalty materials

      Haravan omnichannel commerce, customer, and loyalty ecosystem scope.

    2. PEKO — Plans and pricing

      PEKO free-plan, paid-plan, and included-feature claims used in the comparison.

    How we compare

    Every comparison on this site is written from a fair market analyst stance — no hit pieces, no puffery.

    1. Public materials first. Competitor pricing, feature, and limitation claims are sourced from their own website, marketing collateral, and public reviews (Capterra, G2, App Store) — see the Sources & citations block above.
    2. Acknowledge real strengths. Each page includes a "Choose Haravan Loyalty when" block that names the scenarios where the competitor is genuinely the better pick.
    3. Same feature grid. Every comparator uses the same feature axes (pricing, setup time, messaging channel, churn prediction, data ownership, and more) so you can read across vendors on the same grid.
    4. Refreshed when the market moves. This page was last updated on 08/11/2026. Spot a stale claim after a competitor pricing or feature change? Email hello@heypeko.com and we'll refresh it.
    5. No pay-to-rank. We take no payment from competitors to shape rankings or hide weaknesses. If you spot bias, tell us and we'll rewrite the section.

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