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Cantaloupe, Inc. (CTLP) is a global technology company powering self-service commerce with payments, kiosks, POS systems and cloud software for unattended retail. The company handles more than a billion transactions a...

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5/ 10Mixed

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Cantaloupe operates in a high-growth self-service commerce market with recurring revenue, but faces execution challenges and is...

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Industry Digital Payments & Self-Service Commerce Technology
2 named competitors
4 recent developments
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Cyborg Score recalibrated: June 22, 2026
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Cantaloupe, Inc. Overview

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Cantaloupe, Inc. (CTLP) is a global technology company powering self-service commerce with payments, kiosks, POS systems and cloud software for unattended retail. The company handles more than a billion transactions annually and supports over a million active locations.

Strategic Profile

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Cantaloupe makes money primarily through recurring, high-margin revenue streams from transaction processing and software subscriptions for unattended retail devices like vending machines and micro markets, with a 'land and expand' strategy where hardware sales act as the initial entry point to secure long-term, profitable software and payment processing contracts. Active customers increased 9.6% to 32,909, while active devices grew 3.5% to 1.27 million.

Competitive Landscape

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Cantaloupe's solutions are used across vending machines, micro markets and smart retail, EV charging stations, laundromats, metered parking terminals, amusement and entertainment venues, and other Internet of Things (IoT) services. The company competes in the unattended retail and self-service commerce technology space, with diversified applications across multiple verticals.

Industry Context

Cantaloupe, Inc. operates in Digital Payments & Self-Service Commerce Technology.

Key facts

Founded: 1992 · Headquarters: Malvern, Pennsylvania · Revenue: $308-322M · Market cap: $753.4M

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365 Retail MarketsSelf-service commerce technology provider acquiring CantaloupeVarious vending/micro-market providersTraditional unattended retail technology providers

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Cantaloupe, Inc. operates in Digital Payments & Self-Service Commerce Technology. See how the rest of the sector scores on the Cyborg framework.

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Cantaloupe, Inc. (CTLP) is a global technology company powering self-service commerce with payments, kiosks, POS systems and cloud software for unattended retail. The company handles more than a billion transactions a...
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Cantaloupe, Inc. has a Cyborg Score of 5/10 (Mixed). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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