Toast

• Cost: At $79
• Best for: Services for the food industry of all sizes
• Compatibility: Android-based mobile devices
• Link: https://pos.toasttab.com/

Toast is a cloud-based POS solution for restaurants with all the bells and whistles you could want. Toast has thought of everything, from an online ordering system to a loyalty rewards program, gift card generator, and sophisticated inventory management system. Splitting checks, easy order voiding, and closeout day features are just icing on the cake.

Toast, unlike most POS systems, runs on the Android platform. For a business owner, this means that the hardware is substantially less expensive to buy and more versatile in terms of integration. The mobile hardware alternative, Toast Go, enables wait staff to manage their tables, orders, payments, and tabs at the table, allowing for faster and more efficient ordering. Toast is a sleeker, smoother, and easier to use POS system than most.

Pros

• Extensive restaurant-specific functionality
• Neat Hardware is the way to go when it comes to tableside management
• Customer service that is second to none

Cons

• To acquire the great features, you'll have to spend more
• Fee for installation