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Alternatives to Toast

Toast ranks #1 on the Top 11 The 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems. Below: the higher-ranked alternatives we’d steer you to instead, by use case.

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  1. #2Square for Restaurants

    9.1 / 9.4

    A highly flexible, user-friendly POS with transparent pricing and a great free plan.

    Best for: Flexible and scalable POS · Pricing: $ ($0 to $60+/mo) · squareup.com/us/en/restaurants

  2. #3Lightspeed Restaurant

    8.9 / 9.4

    Top-tier inventory management and analytics for complex or multi-location venues.

    Best for: Advanced inventory and analytics · Pricing: $$ ($69 to $399/mo) · www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/

  3. #4Clover

    8.6 / 9.4

    Sleek, versatile hardware and a large app market for custom features.

    Best for: Flexible hardware and app market · Pricing: $$ ($50 to $290/mo) · www.clover.com

  4. #5TouchBistro

    8.4 / 9.4

    An extremely user-friendly, iPad-native system that's easy for staff to master.

    Best for: Intuitive iPad-based POS · Pricing: $$ ($69 to $300+/mo) · www.touchbistro.com

  5. #6Revel Systems

    8.2 / 9.4

    A powerful, highly customizable iPad POS for high-volume and franchise businesses.

    Best for: Customizable enterprise QSR POS · Pricing: $$$ ($99 to $400+/mo) · revelsystems.com

  6. #7SpotOn

    8 / 9.4

    A complete platform with strong, built-in marketing and loyalty features.

    Best for: POS with integrated marketing · Pricing: $$ ($25 to $200+/mo) · www.spoton.com/restaurants

  7. #8Upserve (by Lightspeed)

    7.9 / 9.4

    A data-centric POS offering powerful analytics and guest management tools.

    Best for: Best-in-class restaurant analytics · Pricing: $$ ($59 to $359/mo) · www.lightspeedhq.com/pos/restaurant/upserve/

  8. #9Oracle MICROS Simphony

    7.7 / 9.4

    The legacy enterprise standard for large, complex venues like hotels and stadiums.

    Best for: Enterprise and stadium POS · Pricing: $$$$ ($200 to $1000+/mo) · www.oracle.com/industries/food-beverage/pos-systems/

  9. #10Epos Now

    7.5 / 9.4

    A simple and affordable cloud POS system for small, budget-conscious businesses.

    Best for: Affordable and simple POS · Pricing: $ ($39 to $69/mo) · www.eposnow.com

  10. #11Lavu

    7.2 / 9.4

    An original iPad POS, great for food trucks and other mobile-focused businesses.

    Best for: Mobile-first iPad POS · Pricing: $$ ($59 to $279/mo) · www.lavu.com

See the full ranked list: The 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems. Or compare any two: side-by-side.