Head to head · prices checked 2026-10-18
Toast is a US restaurant platform with its own hardware and payments, priced per location with add-ons and often a multi-year agreement. GetDinerPOS is priced per location with unlimited registers, works with your own processor and runs month to month. For a 3-location diner with 2 registers each, the software is $207 vs $165 a month on list prices.
| Toast | GetDinerPOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Software price | Point of Sale plan $69/location/mo; multi-location by quote | Chain $55/location/mo; Group $45 |
| Extra registers | Hardware purchased or financed from Toast | Unlimited, bring your own tablets |
| Payments | Toast processing required | Your own processor |
| Contract | Often 2-year terms | Month to month |
| Per-location prices | Yes | Yes (price list per location) |
| Stock transfers between locations | Via inventory add-ons | Included in Chain and Group |
| Markets | USA, Canada, UK, Ireland | USA, UAE, Pakistan |
| Languages | English, Spanish | English, Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, Chinese |
List prices, software only, USD, checked 2026-10-18. Sources: NerdWallet — Toast POS review 2026 · UpMenu — Toast pricing breakdown 2026. Vendors change prices and quote chains individually.
Best fit: Busy US full-service restaurants that want one vendor for hardware, payments, payroll and delivery integrations.
Best fit: diner chains and family-restaurant groups of 2–50 locations in the USA, the UAE and Pakistan.
Export your items and customers from Toast as CSV, send them to us, and we import the menu for free. Set price lists per location, invite staff, connect printers, and run both systems side by side for a few days if you like.
Full switching guideFAQ
On list price for the software, yes: Toast’s Point of Sale plan is $69 per location per month (multi-location quoted individually), GetDinerPOS Chain is $55 per location with unlimited registers. Toast’s total depends on hardware and processing; ours depends on the processor you choose.
No. Card payments work with your own processor and terminal. Toast requires Toast payments.
No. Plans are month to month. Toast agreements are commonly two years, according to independent reviews.
Its US ecosystem — payroll, delivery integrations, first-party handhelds — is broader. If you need those in one contract, Toast is a reasonable choice.
Yes. Export your menu and items as CSV and we import them for free. See switching.
Toast devices are locked to Toast. GetDinerPOS runs on standard tablets, PCs and ESC/POS printers.
Yes — we sell in the UAE and Pakistan as well, with local currency and tax handling.
On the date at the top of the page. Toast changes its offers; check their site before you decide.
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