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35 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.
Showing 1–24 of 35


Aloha POS
Industry-leading restaurant POS solution
From $150/mo- Windows
- Android
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Apicbase
F&B management for multi-unit operations
Pricing on request- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Avero
Restaurant analytics and insights
Pricing on request- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

CAKE POS
Point of sale made for restaurants
From $69/mo- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Caviar
Premium restaurant delivery service
From $20/order- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 2 questions answered

ChowNow
Commission-free online ordering
From $249/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Clover
Point of sale system that grows with your business
From $29/mo- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

CookDocs
Kitchen documentation and training
From $49/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

CrunchTime
Restaurant operations platform
Pricing not published- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

Deputy
Workforce management for restaurants
From $3.5/user/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 5 questions answered

DoorDash
Food delivery marketplace for restaurants
From $15/order- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Grubhub
Restaurant food delivery marketplace
From $15/order- Web
- iOS
- Android
2 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Heartland Restaurant
Complete restaurant management ecosystem
From $89/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

HotSchedules
Restaurant employee scheduling software
From $2/user/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered


Lightspeed Restaurant
One restaurant POS to power it all
From $69/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Olo
Digital ordering and delivery platform
Pricing not published- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

OpenTable
Restaurant reservation and management platform
From $39/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

Owner.com
Digital storefront for restaurants
From $249/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Plate IQ
Invoice automation for restaurants
Pricing not published- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 1 question answered


Postmates
On-demand delivery platform
From $15/order- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Restaurant365
All-in-one restaurant management platform
From $399/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered
Head to head
Restaurants tools, compared
Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.
- 7shifts vs Square for Restaurants
- 7shifts vs Toast POS
- 7shifts vs Lightspeed Restaurant
- 7shifts vs Clover
- Aloha POS vs Clover
- Aloha POS vs Lightspeed Restaurant
- Aloha POS vs Heartland Restaurant
- Apicbase vs Square for Restaurants
- Apicbase vs Toast POS
- Apicbase vs Lightspeed Restaurant
- Apicbase vs Clover
- Avero vs Square for Restaurants
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