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CAKE POS vs Restaurant365

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CAKE POS

Software

Point of sale made for restaurants

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Restaurant365 logo

Restaurant365

Software

All-in-one restaurant management platform

From
$399/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CAKE POS the pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact; Restaurant365 pricing is by quote only: the pricing page lists no plan price, no per location rate, no module add on cost, no implementation fee and no minimum contract length
  • They diverge on capability: CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Restaurant365 covers Accounting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAKE POS and Restaurant365 actually diverge.

Attributes where CAKE POS and Restaurant365 differ
AttributeCAKE POSRestaurant365
Starting price$69/month$399/month
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20102011

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CAKE POS

  • Tableside ordering
  • Online ordering
  • Guest management
  • Menu management
  • Kitchen display
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • QuickBooks

Only in Restaurant365

  • Accounting
  • Inventory management
  • Scheduling
  • Payroll
  • HR
  • Toast
  • Square
  • Aloha

Both cover

  • Reporting
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CAKE POS

  • Point of Salenot Restaurant365
  • Order Managementnot Restaurant365
  • Inventory Controlnot Restaurant365
  • Staff Schedulingnot Restaurant365

Restaurant365

  • Restaurant accounting and general ledger tied to point of sale datanot CAKE POS
  • Food and beverage inventory, recipe costing and vendor invoice processingnot CAKE POS
  • Labour scheduling and forecasting across multiple restaurant locationsnot CAKE POS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CAKE POS

  • The pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact

Restaurant365

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page lists no plan price, no per location rate, no module add on cost, no implementation fee and no minimum contract length
  • Obtaining a price requires submitting a demo request form

Pricing, plan by plan

CAKE POS

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • POS
    • Online ordering
  • Professional$125/month
    • Guest management
    • Advanced features

Restaurant365

$399/month
  • Essentials$399/month
    • Accounting
    • Inventory
  • Professional$549/month
    • Scheduling
    • Reporting
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full platform

Which should you pick?

Choose CAKE POS if

  • You need tableside ordering.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want online ordering.
CAKE POS review

Choose Restaurant365 if

  • You need accounting.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory management.
Restaurant365 review

Questions people ask

Is CAKE POS or Restaurant365 better?
Neither clearly leads. CAKE POS starts at $69/month and Restaurant365 at $399/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAKE POS or Restaurant365?
CAKE POS starts at $69/month and Restaurant365 at $399/month.
Does CAKE POS or Restaurant365 run on more platforms?
CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android. Restaurant365 runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is CAKE POS best used for?
CAKE POS is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Restaurant365 is typically brought in for.
What can CAKE POS do that Restaurant365 cannot?
CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Online ordering, Guest management, Menu management. Restaurant365 covers Accounting, Inventory management, Scheduling, Payroll. Both handle Reporting, Ios support, Android support.
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