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Toast POS pricing (2026)
Toast POS's paid plans start at $69/mo (Point of Sale (Core)) as checked on 2026-10-12, read from Toast POS's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $69/mo (Point of Sale (Core))
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants; QSR and fast-casual concepts needing integrated kiosks and mobile ordering
As of · every figure below links to its source
Toast POS plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Start Bundle STALE · 2026-09-05 | $0 | — | Flat monthly | Free for restaurants with up to two POS terminals. Pay-as-you-go processing at 3.09%–3.69% + $0.15 per transaction. Hardware can be obtained at $0 upfront in exchange for higher processing rates (e.g., Handheld Starter Kit $449.10 or $0 with PAYG rates). Two-year contract required; early termination fees apply. | pos.toasttab.com |
| Point of Sale (Core) | $69 | — | Flat monthly | $69/month. Card-present processing at 2.49% + $0.15 (with hardware prepaid). Includes core restaurant POS features. Hardware costs apply separately or subsidized via higher processing rates. Two-year contract; early termination fees apply. | pos.toasttab.com |
| Custom STALE · 2026-09-05 | quote-only | — | Custom / quote | Quote-only for larger or multi-location restaurants. Add-on bundles (Toast Now $75/mo, Toast Now Plus $100/mo, Toast Now Premium $175/mo) also available but most individual add-on prices not published online. | pos.toasttab.com |
Last verified 2026-10-12. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 3 plans above are marked. Toast official pricing page (pos.toasttab.com/pricing) returned HTTP 403 on fetch. Pricing sourced from NerdWallet review (accessed 2026-06-14, data noted as current as of January 13, 2026) and corroborated by MerchantMaverick review (January 9, 2026). The Point of Sale (Core) plan was read on 2026-10-12 in a browser, after pos.toasttab.com had refused our crawler's plain request; see /bot/. Cross-checked against merchantmaverick.com.
Price changes
Price on record
$69/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Toast POS, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Toast POS. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Source replaced, price unchanged. https://www.merchantmaverick.com/reviews/toast-pos/ answers 301 and lands on https://www.merchantmaverick.com/reviews/toast-pos-review/ — the same page at the address the site now uses. The figure is unchanged and still stands on the day it was read; only the link the reader follows is corrected, so it no longer bounces through a redirect. Same host, same scheme, and the destination keeps every distinguishing word of the page's own name.
Capabilities
Integrations: QuickBooks, Restaurant365, 7shifts, OpenTable, Grubhub, DoorDash, Homebase, MarketMan.
Key features: Restaurant-only POS built on Android hardware rated for kitchen heat/grease/spills; Tableside ordering via handheld devices with color-coded KDS; Multi-location menu and pricing management from one dashboard; 24/7 phone and web messaging support on all plans.
Plan limits: Quick Start Bundle free tier capped at 2 POS terminals; higher processing rates (3.09%–3.69% + $0.15) apply; Two-year minimum contract on all plans; early termination fees apply; Add-on modules (online ordering, payroll, marketing) priced separately.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Toast POS cost?
Toast POS's paid plans start at $69/mo (Point of Sale (Core)), and it lists a $0 plan (Quick Start Bundle); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-10-12.
What are cheaper alternatives to Toast POS?
Cheaper POS systems than Toast POS (entry $69/mo) include Clover at $29.95/mo, Shopify POS at $39/mo, Square POS at $49/mo. Verified 2026-10-12.
Does Toast POS support HIPAA?
Toast POS's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Toast POS have a free plan?
Yes — Toast POS publishes a free tier.
Toast POS vs alternatives
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This standing as a plaque
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