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Alternatives to Toast
23 e-commerce tools sit alongside Toast in this directory. Below is what separates each from Toast on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 16
- Cheaper to start
- 7
- Toast starts at
- Free, then $69/month
Why people look past Toast
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Toast entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Toast starts at $69/month. Across the 7 e-commerce tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $49/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Powering the economy
Priced and rated the same as Toast on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Integrated point of sale and retail management
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
- 3 tiers to Toast's 2.
Open core commerce platform, free as Magento Open Source and licensed by revenue as Adobe Commerce
- Starts $69 a month cheaper, at Free.
Automate and scale your product data with an AI-powered open-source PIM.
- 1 tier to Toast's 2.
Social resale marketplace with a flat fee on low-value sales and a percentage cut above that
- 1 tier to Toast's 2.
US and Canada grocery delivery and pickup marketplace with a paid membership tier
Priced and rated the same as Toast on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Toast alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toast (this page) | Free, then $69/month | - | 2 | |
| SquareGeneral-purpose POS and payment platform for restaurants and retail with lower pricing and broader appeal. | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Toast |
| Square for RetailSquare's retail-focused offering competing on ease of use and simplified setup compared to Toast's feature-rich approach. | Free, then $49/month | - | 3 | vs Toast |
| MagentoEnterprise ecommerce platform with integrated POS capabilities for omnichannel retail operations. | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs Toast |
| UnoPIM | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Toast |
| Poshmark | Free | Free to list; tiered seller commission by sale price | 1 | vs Toast |
| Instacart | Free | Free to download; item markups plus delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription | 2 | vs Toast |
| Mercari | Free | Free to list; 10 percent seller commission on sale price plus payment processing fee | 1 | vs Toast |
| Depop | Free | Free to list; percentage plus per-order seller fee, separate payment processing fee | 1 | vs Toast |
| Temu | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order, heavy promotional discounting | 1 | vs Toast |
| Shein | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order, optional paid loyalty tier | 2 | vs Toast |
| Wish | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order | 1 | vs Toast |
| Amazon Shopping | Free | Free to use; optional Prime subscription for fast shipping and bundled media | 2 | vs Toast |
| Vinted | Free | Free for sellers, no commission; buyer pays a variable Buyer Protection fee at checkout | 2 | vs Toast |
| Zendrop | Free, then $49/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Toast |
| Saleor | Free | Open-source | 4 | vs Toast |
| CJ Dropshipping | Free | Freemium | - | vs Toast |
| BackToMe | €25/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Toast |
| Mollie | £0.3/transaction | Per transaction by payment method | 3 | vs Toast |
| Klarna | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Toast |
| Drip | $39/month | Per month by contact count | 3 | vs Toast |
| Memberful | $49/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Toast |
| FastSpring | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs Toast |
| SamCart | $79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Toast |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Toast badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Toast (7)
Entry price under Toast's $69/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what Toast is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Toast is broadly right and the question is cost, the Toast pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the E-Commerce category lists everything the directory holds, and best e-commerce tools ranks them.
Toast runs on web, ios, android, tablets, web browsers. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Toast alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Toast?
- 23 other e-commerce tools are listed in this directory, led by Square, Square for Retail, Magento, UnoPIM. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Toast?
- 16 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Square, Square for Retail, Magento, UnoPIM, Poshmark.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Toast?
- Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under Toast's $69/month: Square for Retail at Free, then $49/month, Magento at Free, Zendrop at Free, then $49/month, BackToMe at €25/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Toast?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Toast?
- The record we hold does not list what Toast is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Toast?
- Magento, UnoPIM, Saleor are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Toast alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, E-Commerce, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Toast against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Toast covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every e-commerce tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the E-Commerce category, 23 tools beside Toast. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.