Software · head to head
Tock vs CAKE POS
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Tock tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022); 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
- They diverge on capability: Tock covers Reservations, CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Tock and CAKE POS actually diverge.
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 Tock
- Reservations
- Prepaid bookings
- Event ticketing
- Experiences
- Table management
- CRM
- Toast
- Square
Only in CAKE POS
- Tableside ordering
- Online ordering
- Guest management
- Menu management
- Reporting
- Kitchen display
- DoorDash
- Grubhub
Both cover
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Tock
- Point of Sale
- Order Management
- Inventory Control
- Staff Scheduling
CAKE POS
- Point of Sale
- Order Management
- Inventory Control
- Staff Scheduling
Both are used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Tock
- Tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022)
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Tock
$199/month- Basic$199/month
- Reservations
- Basic features
- Plus$699/month
- Events
- Prepaid
- Marketing
- ProFree
- Custom pricing
- Full features
CAKE POS
$69/month- Essentials$69/month
- POS
- Online ordering
- Professional$125/month
- Guest management
- Advanced features
Which should you pick?
Choose Tock if
- You need reservations.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want prepaid bookings.
Choose CAKE POS if
- You need tableside ordering.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want online ordering.
Questions people ask
- Is Tock or CAKE POS better?
- Neither clearly leads. Tock starts at $199/month and CAKE POS at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Tock or CAKE POS?
- Tock starts at $199/month and CAKE POS at $69/month.
- Does Tock or CAKE POS run on more platforms?
- Tock runs on Web, Ios, Android. CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android.
- What is Tock best used for?
- Tock is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling.
- What can Tock do that CAKE POS cannot?
- Tock covers Reservations, Prepaid bookings, Event ticketing, Experiences. CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Online ordering, Guest management, Menu management. Both handle Ios support, Android support.