Toast

Restaurant-focused point-of-sale platform for orders, payments, menus, kitchen operations, online ordering, payroll, loyalty, and reporting.

Last reviewed: 2026-07-21

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Overview

Restaurant-focused point-of-sale platform for orders, payments, menus, kitchen operations, online ordering, payroll, loyalty, and reporting.

Best for

Restaurants and food-service businesses that want an integrated POS, kitchen, ordering, payment, and guest-management ecosystem.

Not ideal for

General retailers that do not need restaurant workflows or merchants wanting to choose an unrelated payment processor.

Key features

Restaurant POS

Kitchen display

Online ordering

Menu management

Guest and loyalty tools

Integrations

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Toast PaymentsOnline orderingDelivery partnersAccounting toolsRestaurant operations apps

Pricing summary

Toast offers multiple hardware and software packages, including an entry option with no monthly software subscription in some configurations. Processing, hardware, add-ons, and contract terms still create cost.

Free trial

Free plan

Yes

Pros and cons

Pros

Deep restaurant workflow coverage
Integrated hardware and payments
Broad restaurant add-on ecosystem

Cons

Restaurant-specific rather than general retail
Total cost spans processing and add-ons
Commercial terms require close review

Alternatives

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