Toast

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Restaurants, cafes, bars and food trucks that want a POS built only for food service, with online ordering, kitchen screens and payroll available from one vendor.

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Quick overview

Pricing: From $0/month (Starter Kit, pay-as-you-go)
Plans: Starter Kit from $0/month for single-location restaurants with 1 to 2 terminals. Pay-as-you-go: no upfront cost for basic hardware and no monthly software fee, with a 3.09% card processing fee. Traditional plan: buy hardware upfront, pay monthly for software, and get a 2.49% processing fee. Point of Sale plan starts at $69/month (first terminal subscription included; more devices cost extra). Build Your Own: custom pricing. POS plus payroll bundle from $69/month + $9 per employee/month. Toast does not publish a per-transaction fixed fee, a keyed-in rate or its contract length on the pricing page; get these in your quote. Hardware is Toast-only. 0% interest hardware financing by application. 24/7 support included. US pricing in USD.
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Comparisons: Featured in 2 comparisons

Key features

Restaurant POS with table maps, menus, coursing and kitchen routing
Offline mode keeps orders, tickets and card payments running when the internet drops
Handhelds for tableside ordering and a cellular kit for food trucks
Add-ons for online ordering, payroll, scheduling, inventory and marketing
24/7/365 support included with every software plan

Pros

Deepest restaurant feature set in this list
$0 starter option for a single location
Offline mode for card payments
Payroll and team tools from the same vendor

Cons

Works only on Toast hardware, so you cannot reuse it if you leave
Processing fixed fee, keyed rate and contract terms are quote-only
Pay-as-you-go rate of 3.09% gets expensive as sales grow
Little reason to choose it outside food service

Toast in our comparisons

E-commerce

Best POS System for Small Business

Square is the best POS for most small businesses: a $0 plan, flat published rates and no contract. Restaurants should look at Toast or SpotOn, and shops that also sell online at Shopify POS.

Marcus WilliamsUpdated October 2026

Website Builders

Best Website Builder for Restaurants

Wix is the best website builder for most independent restaurants, with commission-free ordering and Google-bookable reservations from $29/month billed yearly. If you use Toast, Square or Clover POS, start with that POS's own website tools.

Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026