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33 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 33


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

Backbar
Bar inventory management with drink costing and purchasing tools
Free4 alternatives · 4 questions answered
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BentoBox
Restaurant websites and marketing platform
From $99/mo- Web
4 alternatives · 3 limitations documented

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

Galley Solutions
Food production and recipe scaling
From $300/mo- Web
4 alternatives · 3 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


MarginEdge
Restaurant back office for invoice processing, food cost and inventory tracking
From $350/mo4 alternatives · 3 questions answered


NCR Silver
Enterprise POS and commerce solutions by NCR
From $200,000/yr- Web
4 alternatives · 1 question 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

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
- Backbar vs Square for Restaurants
- Backbar vs Toast POS
- Backbar vs Lightspeed Restaurant
- Backbar vs Clover
- BentoBox vs Square for Restaurants
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