Toast

Unique Selling Point:
For an additional monthly fee, Toast gives food service business the ability to build an online storefront that’s fully-integrated with their inventory management, marketing and delivery systems, and is updated in real time. 

Who is this app for:
If you’re looking for an all-in-one POS solution for your restaurant, café or food service business that offers huge flexibility, third-part integration and marketing capabilities, then Toast may be for you. Toast offers a comprehensive software package that suits restaurants and food service business of all shapes and sizes, which also offers add-ons for additional features such as payroll and employee time-management, multi-location management for chains and franchises, back office inventory management, loyalty programs and marketing, online storefronts, delivery management and more. Toast also offers a variety of POS hardware solutions, including traditional cash registers, mobile devices, barcode scanners and self-service kiosks. With Toast’s “Partner Ecosystem”, you can also integrate your existing third-party software providers from accounting to inventory management, through their toast-certified applications.

Bonus points:
– With Toast’s email marketing platform you can boost sales by retaining and retargeting your customers through automated, personalized emails.
– With Toast’s loyalty rewards platform you can boost return business by simply and easily offering a points-based rewards program as well as offering customized offers like sign up bonuses and birthday rewards.
– With Toast Gift Cards, you can drive short-term cash flow by selling both physical and online gift cards to be used in-store or through your online platform.
– With Toast Delivery Services™ you can offer delivery options to your customers by utilizing Toast’s own network of delivery drivers. 

Feature Checklist

Features
Details
External Software Integration
Yes
Multiple Locations
Yes
Inventory Management
Yes
Barcode Scanner
Yes
Marketing Integration
Yes
Monthly Fees
$50-$79/month/terminal
Card Processing Fees
2.49%/2.99% + $0.10 for in-person transactions
Instant Fund Access
No
Total Rating -
5/5