Toast
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Plans and prices
From Toast's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter Kit | Free | Ideal for single-location restaurants needing 1–2 terminals · hardware kit with no upfront costs · cloud-based POS · hardware configuration includes one terminal · add-ons available · Starting at $0/month per month |
| Starter Kit | Priced on request | Single location · One terminal included |
| Point of Sale | $69 a month | Core functionality and flat-rate processing · monthly software subscription · choose your own hardware · cloud-based POS · add-ons available · Starting at $69/month per month |
| Point of Sale | Priced on request | Pricing applies to new customers and single locations only · Includes first hardware terminal subscription |
| Build Your Own | — | Configurable full Toast platform · Online ordering and delivery · Employee scheduling · Payroll and tips manager · Inventory management |
| Build Your Own | Priced on request | Full Toast platform · perpetual inventory management · payroll and tips manager · automated inventory · employee benefits and scheduling · guest marketing, loyalty, and gift cards · hardware setup of your choosing · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Toast's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting integration
- Toast can sync coded invoice, sales, and payroll data to QuickBooks Online.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Guest marketing
- Toast IQ Grow combines AI-powered marketing, Toast software, and expert guidance to help restaurants attract guests and encourage repeat visits.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Hardware requirement
- Toast services work only through devices Toast identifies as compatible and may be used only on approved Toast hardware.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Toast says its platform has 200+ integrations and its partner directory describes integrations with restaurant software through its API.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Toast's pricing page describes Starter Kit as intended for single-location restaurants, while Build Your Own is described for restaurants ready to use the full platform.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Inventory
- Toast inventory tools connect counts with recipes and sales to compare actual and theoretical inventory and help identify waste.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Location limit
- 1checked 23 Sep 2001
- Payment security
- Toast says its payment services are PCI DSS compliant and use real-time machine-learning fraud monitoring and encryption for payment card data.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Point of sale
- Toast offers cloud-based point-of-sale tools for orders, sales, and payments, with an offline mode.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Toast is a connected platform designed to help restaurants run operations, payments, online ordering, marketing, team management, and other business workflows.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Staff management
- Toast IQ Team combines labor management software, AI agents, and human support, with tools for payroll, scheduling, and tip management.checked 12 Oct 2001
- Support
- Toast Care is included with every software subscription and is available 24/7/365 by phone or web messaging.checked 12 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- Toast Now provides mobile access to sales reporting and restaurant controls, including delivery channel controls and multi-location views.checked 12 Oct 2001
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