Toast vs Epos Now
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Toast vs Square for Restaurants vs Lightspeed Restaurant: 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems 2026 and Shopify POS vs Lightspeed Retail vs Square for Retail: 11 Best POS Systems for Retail 2026. Last verified June 10, 2026.
The short answer
Toast ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #7) for Restaurant owners choosing POS + kitchen management / Retail store owners choosing a point-of-sale system. The most complete, purpose-built POS platform for nearly any restaurant type.
At a glance
| Toast | Epos Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / Toast vs Square for Restaurants vs Lightspeed Restaurant: 11 Best Restaurant POS Systems 2026 | #7 / Shopify POS vs Lightspeed Retail vs Square for Retail: 11 Best POS Systems for Retail 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9.3 | 7.9 |
| Best for | All-in-one restaurant platform | Best for hardware bundles |
| Pricing | $$ ($69 to $300+/mo) | $ ($39 to $69/mo) |
| HQ | Boston, USA | Norwich, UK |
| Founded | 2011 | 2011 |
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.