Toast

What is Toast?

Toast is a restaurant point of sale and management platform that combines POS software, payments and add-ons such as online ordering, payroll and loyalty. It is built for restaurants, from single-location quick service to larger groups.

Key features of Toast

• Point of sale: order taking and payments for restaurants on Toast hardware.
• Online ordering: take orders online as an add-on.
• Payroll: payroll as an add-on.
• Loyalty: loyalty programs as an add-on.
• Payment processing: pay-as-you-go or flat-rate processing, depending on plan.
• Reporting: sales and operations reporting for restaurant owners.

How Toast works

Restaurants install Toast terminals and choose a plan, then add modules for online ordering, payroll or loyalty. Payments run through Toast processing at either a pay-as-you-go or a flat rate.

Who uses Toast?

Restaurants, especially single-location operators who need one or two terminals, plus larger groups on custom plans.

Toast pricing

Toast starts at $0 per month for an eligible Starter Kit with pay-as-you-go processing at a higher per-transaction rate. The Point of Sale plan is $69 per month with flat-rate processing of 2.49% plus $0.15 per in-person transaction, and Build Your Own has custom pricing. Total cost varies with volume, add-ons and hardware.

Toast integrations

Toast is positioned as an all-in-one platform with native online ordering, payroll and loyalty modules. The vendor does not name third-party integrations on the pages summarized here.

Toast alternatives

Clover and Revel Systems are POS platforms that serve restaurants and retail, whereas Toast is built for restaurants specifically. Shopify POS focuses on retail and ecommerce, and GlossGenius targets salons and beauty businesses.