Toast Review
The restaurant operating system
9.4/10 Best for Restaurants
Ranked #2 of 5 in POS Systems
Get a demo Takes you to toasttab.com
Quick facts
- Software from
- $0–$69/month
- Processing rate
- Custom quoted
- Hardware
- Restaurant-grade
- Contract
- Typically 2 years
Our verdict
Bottom line: Toast runs the entire restaurant: front of house, kitchen, payroll and online ordering. If you serve food, it’s the benchmark everything else gets measured against.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Best-in-class restaurant workflows
- Durable spill-proof hardware
- Excellent reporting
Cons
- Restaurant-only
- Processing rates require negotiation
Who Toast is best for
Full-service and quick-service restaurants.
- Built only for restaurants
- Kitchen displays and handhelds
- Strong delivery integrations
How Toast compares
Our current top pick for pos systems is Square. Here is how they line up:
| Measure | Toast | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 9.4/10 | 9.6/10 |
| Software from | $0–$69/month | $0/month |
| Processing rate | Custom quoted | 2.6% + 10¢ |
| Hardware | Restaurant-grade | Free reader |
See the full pos systems comparison for everything we measured.
How we chose
Every pos systems provider here gets the same treatment: the BusinessShop research team scores it on five weighted factors, the weights are published, and no provider can pay to move up. Commissions never touch the math.
- 30% Pricing & value
- 25% Product quality
- 20% Customer experience
- 15% Reputation
- 10% Flexibility
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