--- description: Learn more about Toast POS price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Toast POS Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Restaurant POS Systems](/directory/30603/restaurant-pos/software) > [Toast POS](/software/136301/toast-pos) # Toast POS Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136301/toast-pos Page: 1 / 23\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136301/toast-pos?page=2) > Toast is an all-in-one POS and management system built to improve efficiency and dramatically cut costs. > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 553 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Toast POS? Toast is designed for your business. Toast is focused on addressing the specific challenges of foodservice and retail providers. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 553 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Toast - **Location**: Boston, US - **Founded**: 2011 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 69.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Toast POS offers 3 different pricing tiers: Starter Kit, Point of Sale, Build Your Own Starter Kit - $0 per month. Targeted at single-location restaurants that need 1-2 terminals. Includes hardware kit with no upfront costs, cloud-based POS, one terminal (additional charges for more devices), and additional add-ons. Point of Sale - $69 per month. Aimed at restaurants requiring core functionality and flat-rate processing. Offers a monthly software subscription, choose your hardware, cloud-based POS, custom hardware configuration, and additional add-ons. Build Your Own - Custom Pricing Suitable for restaurants seeking to optimize operations with the full Toast platform. Features may include online ordering, delivery, payroll, tips management, inventory, employee benefits, scheduling, marketing, loyalty and gift cards, amongst others. Hardware setup is customizable - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Alerts/Notifications - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Billing & Invoicing - Cash Management - Credit Card Processing - Customer Accounts - Customer Management - Customisable Branding - Delivery Management - Discount Management - Electronic Payments - Electronic Signature - Email Marketing - Employee Management - For Bakeries - Gift Card Management - Inventory Control - Inventory Management - Kitchen/Menu Management - Loyalty Program - Mobile Access - Mobile Payments - Online Ordering - Online Payments - Order Entry - Order Management - Order Tracking - Point of Sale (POS) - Pricing Management - Receipt Management - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Reservations Management - Restaurant POS - Retail Inventory Management - Returns Management - Returns Tracking - Sales Reports - Separate Checks - Table Management - Third-Party Integrations - Tips Management - Website Personalization - eCommerce Management ## Integrations (68 total) - 7shifts - Avero Slingshot - Backbar - BevSpot Food and Beverage Management - Bloom Intelligence - Brightloom - Cartwheel - ChowNow - Chowly - Cirrus - Cloudbeds - Cohesion - Como Sense - Craftable - CrunchTime ... and 53 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Restaurant POS Systems](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30603/restaurant-pos/software) ## Related Categories - [Restaurant POS Systems](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30603/restaurant-pos/software) - [Restaurant Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20026/restaurant-management/software) - [POS Systems](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20052/point-of-sale/software) - [Bar POS Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30897/bar-pos/software) - [iPad POS Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30915/ipad-pos/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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User friendly, and gets the job well done. If i were to open a new restaurant, this is what I would use. ----- ### "Mighty mouse of the POS world." — 5.0/5 > **Eddie** | *4 July 2025* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: How user friendly it is for both team members and guests. Transactions are transparent and efficient. I love how small the hardware footprint is. > > **Cons**: The security feature on the setting I have experience with allowed for team members to observe manager passwords and easily exploit. > > Overall it speeds profitability through short training, consistent operation, while allowing for quick transaction. ----- ### "Beware\! Toast may take your money and give you nothing in return" — 1.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *19 January 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was a very easy way to lose $100. They list restaurants, even ones that are not open, so be careful\! > > **Cons**: Toast sold a gift card for a restaurant that was no longer in business. They have no customer service for users. None. At. All. > > I purchased a gift card for someone else on Dec. 24, but the restaurant I bought from was closed, permanently. My first question is why is Toast taking $100 for a gift card when the business is closed? Of course, when I learned the restaurant was closed, I called Toast's customer service. They said I need to get the refund from the restaurant, which is ...closed. They said there is no way for them to refund me. \[sensitive content hidden\] got right snippy too when I asked for a supervisor. He said I could not talk to anyone else and told me since I have nothing else, he was going to hang up on me. So, basically, I now am out $100 because they have no oversight. Like many of these companies, it's all good until there's a problem. When there's a problem, Toast has absolutely no plan at all for the consumer. ----- ### "Toast Review" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *22 April 2026* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The retail inventory UI makes it easy to work through inventory trends and identify products for reorder. > > **Cons**: Inability to save table column organization for recall. No report building wizard. OOS items cannot be sold and do not show price when recalled from the POS station. This is a major drag as any incorrectly OOS item really slows down checkout. Showing price would atleast allow for quick checkout as an open item. > > Generally good. Support can be pretty lacking for the backend and a lack of knowledge seems to exist in that regard. ----- ### "TOAST POS SOFTWARE" — 5.0/5 > **ELIZABETH** | *7 July 2025* | Restaurants | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ACCESS TO CHECKS AND REPORTS. JUST WHAT YOU NEED ON EACH CELL. WORKS VERY WELL WITH RESTURANT NEEDS. > > **Cons**: I AM NOT A FAN OF THE WHITE SHELL FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND THE STAND. IT SHOWS MORE DIRT THAT IS HARD TO PREVENT IN THE WORKSPACE. > > VERY GOOD TO NAVIGATE AND ENTER INFORMATION FOR THE BUSINESS. IT IS EASY TO ADD AND EDIT ITEMS. ALSO TO ADJUST LAYOUT OF THE FLOORPLAN. ----- Page: 1 / 23\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136301/toast-pos?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136301/toast-pos) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nb | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data