Is Slice or Upserve better?

Neither clearly leads. Slice starts at On request and Upserve at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Slice or Upserve?

Slice starts at On request and Upserve at $59/month.

Does Slice or Upserve run on more platforms?

Slice runs on Web, iOS, Android. Upserve runs on Web, iPad, Android, Custom POS terminals.

What is Slice best used for?

Slice is most often used for an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order, a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own, a two location pizzeria replacing an ageing legacy terminal with a pos that understands half and half toppings, an owner with no marketing staff who needs a customer list and repeat order campaigns run for them. Of those, an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order and a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own are not what Upserve is typically brought in for.

What can Slice do that Upserve cannot?

Slice covers Flat fee per order, Branded ordering site and app, Slice Register, Slice Ingredients. Upserve covers Cloud POS, Guest insights, Menu intelligence, Server performance.

Restaurants · head to head

Slice vs Upserve

Slice

Restaurants

Online ordering, POS and group purchasing built only for independent pizzerias

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Upserve

Restaurants

Restaurant management platform with insights

From: $59/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Slice the platform sells only to pizzerias, so a group that adds a second concept has to run a separate ordering stack for it.; Upserve offline terminals can only store credit card payment data for 48 hours before requiring internet connection
They diverge on capability: Slice covers Flat fee per order, Upserve covers Cloud POS.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Slice and Upserve actually diverge.

Attributes where Slice and Upserve differ
Attribute	Slice	Upserve
Starting price	On request	$59/month
Pricing model	quote	Unknown
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iPad, Android, Custom POS terminals
Founded	Unknown	2013

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Restaurants).

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 Slice

Flat fee per order
Branded ordering site and app
Slice Register
Slice Ingredients
Delivery dispatch
Marketing tools

Only in Upserve

Cloud POS
Guest insights
Menu intelligence
Server performance
Reputation management
Inventory tracking
QuickBooks
Xero

What people use each for

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

Slice

An independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family ordernot Upserve
A shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its ownnot Upserve
A two location pizzeria replacing an ageing legacy terminal with a POS that understands half and half toppingsnot Upserve
An owner with no marketing staff who needs a customer list and repeat order campaigns run for themnot Upserve

Upserve

Point of Salenot Slice
Order Managementnot Slice
Inventory Controlnot Slice
Staff Schedulingnot Slice

Where each one falls short

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

Slice

The platform sells only to pizzerias, so a group that adds a second concept has to run a separate ordering stack for it.
The consumer marketplace lists nearby competitors alongside you, and the flat order fee is charged even on repeat customers you introduced yourself, so you pay indefinitely for demand you already own.
Slice Register is a much younger product than general purpose restaurant POS software and its reporting, inventory and multi location features are thinner than what an established POS offers.
Delivery fulfilled through third party fleets is billed per delivery on top of the order fee, so the true cost per delivered order is well above the headline flat fee.
Group purchasing savings depend on switching or supplementing your existing distributor and meeting order minimums, which small shops with limited storage often cannot do.

Upserve

Offline terminals can only store credit card payment data for 48 hours before requiring internet connection
Customers cannot add tips when the system operates in offline mode
$400 monthly penalty for using alternative payment processors instead of Lightspeed
No global ability to change menu items across all locations at once, requiring per-location updates
Mandatory 2.6% + $0.10 per transaction payment processing fee with Lightspeed

Pricing, plan by plan

Slice

On request

Slice Ordering$undefined/year
- Flat fee charged per order rather than a percentage of the ticket
- Branded ordering site and marketplace listing included
- Delivery dispatch billed separately per delivery
Slice Register$undefined/year
- POS hardware and software bundle for pizzerias
- Card processing quoted with the hardware
- Register pricing differs from ordering only accounts

Upserve

$59/month

Core$59/month
- Cloud-based point of sale
- Basic reporting
- Guest insights
Pro$199/month
- All Core features
- Inventory management
- Online ordering

Which should you pick?

Choose Slice if

You need flat fee per order.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want branded ordering site and app.

Slice review

Choose Upserve if

You need cloud pos.
You work on Web, iPad, Android, Custom POS terminals.
You also want guest insights.

Upserve review

Questions people ask

Is Slice or Upserve better?: Neither clearly leads. Slice starts at On request and Upserve at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Slice or Upserve?: Slice starts at On request and Upserve at $59/month.
Does Slice or Upserve run on more platforms?: Slice runs on Web, iOS, Android. Upserve runs on Web, iPad, Android, Custom POS terminals.
What is Slice best used for?: Slice is most often used for an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order, a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own, a two location pizzeria replacing an ageing legacy terminal with a pos that understands half and half toppings, an owner with no marketing staff who needs a customer list and repeat order campaigns run for them. Of those, an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order and a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own are not what Upserve is typically brought in for.
What can Slice do that Upserve cannot?: Slice covers Flat fee per order, Branded ordering site and app, Slice Register, Slice Ingredients. Upserve covers Cloud POS, Guest insights, Menu intelligence, Server performance.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Slice: Does Slice take a commission on orders?

No. It charges a flat amount per order, so the fee does not rise with ticket size. Delivery, if you use the Slice driver network, is billed separately per delivery.

Upserve: Does Upserve support offline mode?

Yes. Upserve is a hybrid cloud-based system where reporting data is stored in the cloud but offline mode allows the software to store important data locally on your device in case the internet goes down, allowing transactions to continue.

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Slice: Do I have to use Slice Register to get online ordering?

No. Ordering works alongside most common POS systems, and many shops take Slice orders on a tablet without any POS integration at all.

Upserve: What is Upserve's pricing structure?

Upserve offers three plans: Core at $59/month, Pro at $199/month with advanced features like inventory management and loyalty programs, and Pro+ with custom pricing for enterprise customers. Hardware is sold separately.

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Slice: Will customers know they are ordering from my pizzeria or from Slice?

Both happen. Orders placed on your branded site look like yours; orders placed in the Slice app come from a marketplace where your listing sits beside other pizzerias.

Upserve: Does Upserve offer a free trial?

Yes, Upserve offers a 14-day free trial for new users to test the platform before committing to a paid plan.

Source

Slice: Is it available outside the United States?

No. Slice operates in the United States only.

Upserve: What delivery platforms does Upserve integrate with?

Upserve integrates with DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub through partner middleware services like Chowly and Deliverect, which provide real-time menu syncing and order management.

Source

Upserve: What are the payment processing requirements?

Upserve requires using Lightspeed payment processing at 2.6% + $0.10 per transaction. Using alternative payment processors incurs a $400 monthly fee, making Lightspeed the mandatory choice for most restaurants.

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Slice vs Upserve

Slice

Upserve

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Slice

Only in Upserve

What people use each for

Slice

Upserve

Where each one falls short

Slice

Upserve

Pricing, plan by plan

Slice

Upserve

Which should you pick?

Choose Slice if

Choose Upserve if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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