Browse all restaurant POS, inventory, online ordering, scheduling and accounting system vendors in our directory.
Top 38 Restaurant Software Vendors 2026 — Ranked Directory
The full directory of restaurant POS, inventory, online-ordering, reservation and back-office software vendors covered by Restaurant Software. Filter by pricing model, free trial, or editorial rating. Each vendor page includes verified pricing (where public), G2/Capterra rating aggregates, payment and integration details, and a screenshot gallery.
For this guide we tested and reviewed the platforms hands-on wherever a trial or demo was available, and verified each price against the vendor's own pricing page before publishing.
What restaurant software looks like in 2026
Restaurant software is the technology stack restaurant owners, operators and multi-unit groups use to run their operations: the POS that rings sales and sends tickets, kitchen display, inventory and food-cost, online ordering and delivery, reservations and waitlist, accounting, and staff scheduling and payroll. Most operators assemble a stack rather than buy a single suite: a POS system at the center, an inventory platform that pulls invoices and recipe costs, and an online ordering system for direct digital sales. This directory tracks the vendors that dominate specific segments and price tiers across those categories.
Every vendor page in this directory answers the same buyer questions: published pricing tiers and payment-processing rates, whether there's a free trial or free plan, hardware and contract requirements, native integrations (accounting, delivery, payroll, reservations), reporting depth, a real screenshot gallery from vendor product pages, and an independent editorial verdict.
How to use this directory
Three practical entry points:
- Pricing filter — narrow to vendors with a free tier, a published price, or quote-only pricing. Rules out tools outside your budget before you shortlist.
- Rating and search — sort out the lower-rated tools, or type a vendor name or use case straight into the search box to jump to it.
- Category hubs — start from POS software, inventory software or online ordering to narrow to the tools that fit your workflow.
Browse the full restaurant software hub, or for head-to-head pairs, see the comparisons directory.
Who uses restaurant software — and what each person does with it
Watches sales, food cost, labor and prime cost across shifts and locations on one dashboard — sees which menu items and dayparts actually make money.
Builds the schedule against forecasted sales, approves shift swaps, seats the floor and clears the waitlist, and pulls the daily close from the POS.
Fires orders from the POS or a handheld, splits and adjusts checks, takes payment tableside, and the kitchen sees the ticket instantly on the KDS.
Works tickets on the kitchen display with station routing and timers, marks items 86'd, and depletes inventory automatically as dishes sell.
The flow the software runs end to end: guest orders (dine-in, online or delivery) → ticket fires to the KDS → items depleted from inventory → payment captured at the POS → sales, food and labor cost post to reporting and accounting → schedule and purchasing adjust to the numbers. Each stage hands off to the next without re-keying.
Ranked comparison matrix — top 38 vendors
| # | Vendor | Rating | Starting price | Pricing model | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ 4.7 | $39.99/location/mo | Freemium | Yes | |
| 2 | ★ 4.7 | $229.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 3 | ★ 4.7 | $249.00/location/mo | Paid | — | |
| 4 | ★ 4.7 | $149.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 5 | ★ 4.7 | $159.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 6 | ★ 4.7 | $99.00/mo | Paid | Yes | |
| 7 | ★ 4.6 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 8 | ★ 4.6 | $5.00/user/mo | Paid | Yes | |
| 9 | ★ 4.6 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 10 | ★ 4.6 | $0.00/mo | Freemium | — | |
| 11 | ★ 4.6 | $350.00/location/mo | Paid | — | |
| 12 | ★ 4.6 | $39.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 13 | ★ 4.6 | $2.00/user/mo | Freemium | Yes | |
| 14 | ★ 4.5 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 15 | ★ 4.5 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 16 | ★ 4.5 | $289.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 17 | ★ 4.5 | $2.50/user/mo | Paid | Yes | |
| 18 | ★ 4.4 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 19 | ★ 4.4 | $69.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 20 | ★ 4.4 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 21 | ★ 4.4 | $0.00/mo | Freemium | Yes | |
| 22 | ★ 4.2 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 23 | ★ 4.2 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 24 | ★ 4.2 | $0.00/station/mo | Paid | — | |
| 25 | ★ 4.2 | $289.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 26 | ★ 4.1 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 27 | ★ 4.1 | $0.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 28 | ★ 3.8 | $135.00/mo financed | Paid | — | |
| 29 | ★ 3.8 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 30 | ★ 3.8 | $69.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 31 | ★ 3.7 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 32 | ★ 3.6 | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 33 | ★ 3.4 | $75.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 34 | ★ 1.7 | $29.99/terminal/mo | Paid | — | |
| 35 | — | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 36 | — | $89.00/mo | Paid | — | |
| 37 | — | Quote | Quote Only | — | |
| 38 | — | Quote | Quote Only | — |
7shifts ★ 4.7 (1212)
Restaurant scheduling, time clocking, and labor-cost control that connects to your POS
ChowNow ★ 4.7 (47)
Commission-free online ordering and marketing for independent restaurants
MarketMan ★ 4.7 (112)
Restaurant inventory, purchasing, and food-cost control that feeds your POS and accounting
OpenTable ★ 4.7 (1322)
Reservations, waitlist, and table management backed by the OpenTable diner network
Popmenu ★ 4.7 (22)
Restaurant marketing, website, and commission-free online ordering in one platform
Rezku ★ 4.7 (42)
iPad restaurant POS with flat software pricing and unlimited U.S.-based support
CAKE POS ★ 4.6 (522)
All-in-one restaurant POS with a guest display, processing, and support bundled at $0 down
Deputy ★ 4.6 (773)
Cloud staff scheduling and time-and-attendance for restaurants — not a POS
Epos Now ★ 4.6 (26)
Low-cost iPad and tablet restaurant POS with in-house flat-rate card processing
GloriaFood ★ 4.6 (68)
Free, commission-free online ordering and table reservations for independent restaurants
MarginEdge ★ 4.6 (47)
Flat-priced restaurant back office: invoice-to-food-cost, inventory, and daily P&L on top of your POS
Sling ★ 4.6 (212)
Employee scheduling and labor-cost tracking for shift-based restaurants, now Sling by Toast
BentoBox ★ 4.5 (29)
Restaurant websites, commission-free online ordering, ecommerce, and catering — now part of Clover
Craftable ★ 4.5 (123)
Hospitality back-office platform for inventory, recipe costing, and AP automation behind your POS
Resy ★ 4.5 (20)
Reservations, table management and guest CRM with a booking network, backed by American Express
When I Work ★ 4.5 (1300)
Employee scheduling, time clock, and team messaging for shift-based restaurant teams
HotSchedules ★ 4.4 (462)
Restaurant employee scheduling and labor-compliance software, now part of Fourth's workforce suite
Lightspeed Restaurant ★ 4.4 (216)
Cloud iPad POS for full-service, bar, and hotel restaurants with deep reporting
SevenRooms ★ 4.4 (24)
Reservation, waitlist, and guest-CRM platform that turns guest data into repeat business
Square for Restaurants ★ 4.4 (54)
Free-to-start restaurant POS on Square payments, with flat rates and no contract
Lavu ★ 4.2 (259)
iPad restaurant POS with in-house Lavu Pay processing and direct online ordering
Oracle Simphony ★ 4.2 (26)
Enterprise cloud restaurant POS for multi-unit and global brands — the Oracle Hospitality (MICROS) flagship
SpotOn ★ 4.2 (371)
All-in-one restaurant POS with integrated payments, online ordering, and 24/7 support
Tock ★ 4.2 (96)
Reservation, table-management and event-ticketing platform built around prepaid bookings and deposits
Restaurant365 ★ 4.1 (72)
All-in-one restaurant back office: accounting, inventory, scheduling, and payroll on top of your POS
Toast ★ 4.1 (554)
All-in-one restaurant POS with payments, online ordering, and back office in one platform
Clover ★ 3.8 (580)
Turnkey Android POS with proprietary hardware and integrated payments for restaurants
talech ★ 3.8 (337)
Affordable cloud POS for small-to-mid restaurants, cafés, and retail, now Elavon Point of Sale
TouchBistro ★ 3.8 (414)
Restaurant-native iPad POS with tableside ordering, floor plans, and processor-flexible payments
Aloha ★ 3.7 (224)
Feature-deep restaurant POS from NCR Voyix for full-service and multi-location operators
Revel Systems ★ 3.6 (323)
Deep-inventory iPad POS for multi-location restaurants — now a Shift4-owned legacy platform
Linga POS ★ 3.4 (39)
All-in-one cloud restaurant and retail POS for multi-location and franchise operators
Harbortouch ★ 1.7 (100)
Low-upfront all-in-one restaurant POS (now Shift4 Dine / SkyTab), from $29.99/mo
Dealer-installed restaurant POS for full-service, bars, and multi-segment operators
Payments-first restaurant POS with built-in processing, KDS, and online ordering
Enterprise digital-ordering, payments, and guest-data platform that layers on your existing POS
Toast-owned restaurant back office: invoice automation, recipe costing, and inventory
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