A point-of-sale system designed exclusively for the hospitality industry - Toast POS concentrates on tools that assist restaurant owners in increasing productivity and managing different aspects of their businesses. Toast POS provides a stylish, simple-to-use point-of-sale software system that pairs well with top-notch Android hardware options. Today's necessities, such as internet ordering, delivery, and takeout, are provided by the software. Users will profit from touchscreen hardware gadgets that make taking orders quick and easy. The hardware and software are made to withstand the challenges of the restaurant industry. In addition to having capabilities tailored specifically for restaurants, Toast POS also offers a few distinctive specifications for niche restaurant markets. For instance, features are offered for a variety of hospitality categories, including fine dining, bakeries, pubs, and cafes. You can get solutions created to aid your particular sort of restaurant by using these distinct categories. In-house payment processing and third-party interfaces can both increase the effectiveness of your company.
PROS
Inexpensive upfront cost to hardware
Easy to use back office
Low rates for card processing payments in the beginning
Has modifier to modifier feature.
Marketing to help repeat business
Digital ordering
CONS
Poor tech support
No on-site support or training
Proprietary card processing which leads to high rates after a short period of time
Monthly servcie price hikes
Back office has poor multi location management features
Reports of glitches
Non-compliant dual pricing guest receipt.
Expert Opinions
Average
9.1
Easy to use
9.5
Value
9.5
Support
8.5
Functionality
9.5
Feedback
9.5
Toast is an easy-to-use POS system built specifically for the restaurant industry. It has excellent feature sets, strong tableside ordering, and backoffice management. Managers tends to gravitate towards this system due to its simplicity and owners love it due to its low upfront costs. Down the line, the system can be frustrating due to its non-existing local servicing and high price hikes due to card payment processing being propriety with Toast.
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POS Integrations
There is a large range of add-ons and integrations that come with Toast. It allows you to customize your POS system to your liking and best suited for your business. Add-ons such as gift card program, loyalty program, payroll and online ordering will have additional monthly charges.
Software
Toast POS is an Android cloud-based POS solution. There is a local LAN network for Toast clients and it provides a dedicated router for PCI standards compliance which ensures that all POS data is securely downloaded and stored on every connected device. Even if the internet connection may crash, all of your devices will still be able to work and you can still accept credit card payments but not gift cards.
Payment Processing
For Toast, you will need to use their in-house payment processor which can be inconvenient for businesses who already work with a company they enjoy. Toast is known for hiking their processing rates over a short time of being with them and you cannot change to another credit card processor. But then again, having your POS and payment processor all within one company has its benefits such as user-friendly payment adjustments at pickup and deliveries.
Pricing
Monthly Service charge depends on the package you choose. Since Toast payment processing is in-house they are able to charge $0 per month for the first station but at a higher processing rate. This is a start-up program.
$69 monthly service fee per station
$50 Gift Card Program (per month)
$25 Loyalty Program (per month)
$50 Online Ordering (per month)
$165 Online Ordering, Delivery & Takeout App (per month)
$250 Remote Installation
3 year contracts
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Service Monthly Plan
69
Per month
One Time Purchase
700
Per station
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Frequently Question
Can I change my plan later?
You are always free to change the plan of your POS system.
What is your cancellation policy?
Depending on the POS system and contract, the cancellation policy differs.
How does billing work?
Free, monthly or yearly depending on your contract.