Best Toast Alternatives
Toast is built for restaurants, but these POS alternatives suit retail, omnichannel, or flexible multi-industry setups.
Unified online + in-person payments
Why switch: Great for in-person. Best for Retail, food & omnichannel SMBs.
In-person selling for Shopify stores
Why switch: Seamless with Shopify. Best for Shopify merchants going omnichannel.
POS for retail & restaurants
Why switch: Strong inventory. Best for Retail & multi-location.
Flexible POS with an app marketplace
Why switch: Great hardware. Best for Retail, restaurants & services.
In-person selling for Shopify stores
Shopify POS extends a Shopify store to in-person selling, unifying online and retail inventory, customers, and reporting. The natural POS choice for existing Shopify merchants.
POS for retail & restaurants
Lightspeed offers cloud POS for retail and hospitality with strong inventory management, analytics, and ecommerce — a good fit for growing multi-location businesses.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Toast?+
Square is the top-ranked alternative to Toast, rated 4.5/5.
Are there free alternatives to Toast?+
Square, Shopify POS, Clover