8 Best Food Delivery POS Systems

After your 30-day free trial, Square offers several reasonably-priced plans for you to choose from.

• Free: This plan offers you all of the basics, and you only pay when you take payment from a customer. This plan includes unlimited countertop POS devices, unlimited locations, and support Monday through Friday, 6 AM – 6 PM PST.
• Plus: Starting at $60 per month, this plan includes all of the features of the Free plan with advanced offerings like course management, live sales reporting, and 24/7 support.
• Premium: Square’s enterprise option, Premium plans are available for businesses that process more than $250,000 per year at a custom price. Contact sales to learn more.

Square hardware pricing ranges from $0 for a magstripe card reader up to $1,389+ for the Square Stand Restaurant Station with Square Terminal hardware package.

Even at the free level, Square for Restaurant offers several great features that rival its competitors. Standout features to note include:

• Direct integrations with Postmates and Ritual
• Chowly integration for additional delivery options, including Uber Eats and Grubhub
• Square On-Demand for Square Online
• Free online ordering website
• QR code ordering and payments
• Multiple location management
• Square KDS (available as an add-on or in the paid Square for Restaurants Plus plan)
• Square Loyalty (available as an add-on)

Square uses its in-house payment processing, so if you want to shop around or use a specific payment processor, you’re out of luck. Fortunately, Square does offer competitive pricing for payment processing.

Free and Plus Plans

• Tap, Dip, Or Swipe Payments: 2.6% + $0.10
• Online Payments: 2.9% + $0.30
• Invoices: 3.3% + $0.30
• Manually Entry & Card On File Transactions: 3.5% + $0.15

There are no contracts required to sign up for Square For Restaurants. Square’s payment processing is also pay-as-you-go, with no long-term contracts required.

Shopify POS offers a 3-day free trial.

Shopify POS plans have two different tiers: in-person and everywhere. All of these plans allow add-ons (for additional fees) from the Shopify App Store to enable your business to offer delivery services.

In-person pricing:

• Starter: This plan begins at $5 per month and is best for casual sellers who are looking to sell at pop-ups, farmers’ markets, etc. It includes 1 POS Lite location, 1 admin account, 1 POS login, and a simple online store.
• Retail: This plan begins at $89 per month and is best for retailers that need to manage staff, inventory, and customers, along with a simple online presence. It includes 1 POS Pro location, 2 admin accounts, unlimited POS logins, and a simple online store.

Everywhere pricing:

• Basic: This plan begins at $39 per month with an additional charge of $89 per month for each POS Pro location. The Basic plan is best for individual sellers looking to attract more local shoppers both in person and online. It includes 2 admin accounts, unlimited POS logins, and a custom online store.
• Shopify: This plan begins at $105 per month with an additional charge of $89 per month, like the Basic plan for each POS Pro location. The Shopify plan is best for retailers looking to take advantage of professional reports and additional staff accounts. It includes 5 admin accounts, unlimited POS logins, and a custom online store.
• Advanced: This plan begins at $399 per month, including the additional $89 per month for each POS Pro location. The Advanced plan is best for medium to large retailers with high sales volumes. It includes 15 admin accounts, unlimited POS logins, and a custom online store.

Shopify’s hardware starts at $49 for a tap-and-chip card reader and can cost as much as $219 for a retail kit or $429 for a Shopify POS Go with Case.

They also offer individual hardware like barcode scanners and receipt printers that are compatible with your main Shopify POS hardware.

Shopify POS isn’t just for retail — although it does cater to retail businesses and does it well. Shopify also has an online ordering system that makes it quick and easy to get your business online. Standout features of this POS include:

• Local delivery and curbside pickup options
• User-friendly UI
• Advanced inventory management
• Shopify App Store
• Advanced Reporting

Shopify has its own built-in payment processor, Shopify Payments. Processing costs are based on your Shopify plan and start at 2.4% + $0.30 for online transactions. If you opt to use another payment processor, Shopify supports over 100 options worldwide, including Worldpay, Amazon Pay, and Paypal Express Checkout.

You do not have to sign a contract to use Shopify. All Shopify plans are month-to-month, although you can save money by signing up for an annual or bi-annual plan.

TouchBistro pricing is mainly quote-based. The TouchBistro POS begins at $69 per month. From there, you can purchase add-ons like kitchen display systems, profit management reports, online ordering, loyalty, and more for additional fees each month.

Whether you want to keep delivery in-house or you want to use a third-party online ordering app, TouchBistro has you covered. Standout features for delivery businesses include:

• Connect to third-party delivery services through the Deliverect integration
• Create an online ordering website (paid Online Ordering add-on required)
• Kitchen display system (available as a paid add-on)
• Loyalty program (available as a paid add-on)
• Basic inventory management
• Employee management
• Numerous integrations, including accounting software, scheduling, and inventory management

TouchBistro is compatible with iPad and iPad Mini. You can mix and match various hardware for your POS system, or you can contact TouchBistro for a custom quote for a hardware package.

TouchBistro offers its own payment processing service, TouchBistro Payments. You can contact TouchBistro to learn more about pricing. TouchBistro POS is also compatible with many other payment processors, including Square, Worldpay, and TSYS.

Depending on the plan, payment processor, and hardware you choose, a contract may be required. If you choose to sign up for TouchBistro after receiving a quote for services, make sure you review your service agreement and all other documentation before signing on the dotted line.

Lightspeed Restaurant offers several different plans to meet your business needs. All plans offer customization, offline capabilities, and 24/7 customer support.

• Starter: Begins at $69 per month and includes many of the features you need to run a successful delivery service. This plan offers a menu manager, Advanced Insights, integrated payments, and more.
• Essential: Begins at $189 per month and is the recommended plan for most business owners. Along with all of the features included in the Starter plan, the Essential plan includes online ordering, tableside ordering/payment, multi-location management, CRM and Loyalty, and more.
• Premium: Begins at $399 per month and is the total package. Including all of the features above, the Premium plan also offers multiple revenue center support for hotels and raw API access.

Lightspeed also offers an Enterprise option for businesses that do major amounts of transactions a month. These plans offer fully customized software and hardware along with a dedicated customer support team. Contact the sales department for pricing.

Lightspeed Restaurant is a highly customizable POS system for small to medium-sized businesses. This POS provider continues to stay up to date on the latest trends in POS systems and has an abundance of great features, including:

• Create delivery-specific menus
• Integrates with SkipTheDishes, Uber Eats, and DoorDash for easy delivery
• Online ordering integrations with BPL, Chowly, Mobi2Go, and Zuppler
• Mobile ordering
• QR code ordering
• Employee management
• Menu-building
• Reporting
• Loyalty program
• eComm for Restaurant (available as an add-on)

You can purchase individual hardware or bundles from Lightspeed to best fit your business’s needs. Contact Lightspeed for more information.

Lightspeed Payments is an in-house payment processor with pricing starting at 2.6% + $0.10. You can also choose from a supported payment processor, including Cayan, Bridgepay, and Worldpay.

Lightspeed Restaurant provides month-to-month, annual, and custom contracts. To get the lowest fee, you have to sign up for an annual plan (or longer contract).

However, Lightspeed charges early termination fees if you cancel your contract early. Lightspeed also doesn’t accept hardware returns after 30 days (14 days for Apple products), so start with a monthly plan until you’re sure Lightspeed Restaurant is the right POS software for you.

Toast offers similar plan options to the other POS systems in this list, but also includes a free option like Square.

Quick Start Bundle

• Starts at $0 per month
• Cloud-based POS
• Hardware setup with one terminal

Core

• Starts at $69 per month
• Cloud-based POS with reporting and analytics
• Flat rate payment processing with real-time fraud monitoring
• Mobile dining solutions (digital menus and mobile payments)
• 24/7 customer care with installation support

Growth

• Starts at $165 per month
• Same features as the Core plan
• Toast Online Ordering
• Toast Delivery Services
• Toast TakeOut App

Build Your Own

• Custom pricing (quote-based)
• You get to choose the features that fit your needs, like online ordering and delivery, easily integrated payroll and tips manager, third-party integrations, employee scheduling, etc.

Toast is also currently offering a special bundle for new restaurants.

Restaurant Basics Package

• Starts at $110 per month
• Pay an additional $4 per employee each month
• Includes all of the same features as the Core plan plus payroll lite, scheduling lite, and additional employee management tools

Toast offers a variety of hardware and bundles for your business, including card readers, printers, kiosks, and kitchen display systems. Contact Toast to get pricing and learn more about its hardware options.

Toast POS is designed specifically for restaurants and is loaded with restaurant-centric features for dine-in, carryout, and delivery. Some of the features you can expect from this POS system include:

• Online ordering (available as an add-on)
• Toast Delivery Services with DoorDash integration (available as an add-on)
• Toast TakeOut mobile ordering app (available as an add-on)
• Kitchen display system
• Kiosk mode
• Menu management
• Restaurant-based reports
• Inventory management
• Loyalty program

One drawback of Toast is that you must also use its in-house payment processing, Toast Payments. Toast does claim to match the pricing of your current processor but also notes in its contract that it can increase rates at any time. Processing rates for online orders start at 3.5% + $0.15 per transaction.

Unlike many of the other POS providers on this list, you may be required to sign a contract with Toast. Some users report being locked into a contract for as long as three years, so make sure you read your service agreement in its entirety. If you opt to abandon your contract early, early termination fees will apply.

Another warning about Toast you may have heard recently. After imposing a mandatory $0.99 fee for customers for every online order, Toast was forced to roll this plan back amidst outrage from restaurant owners who would have rather taken the payment on themselves.

They have warned that prices may increase soon to fund “software improvements.” We hope that they have learned to inform their users before adding new fees next time.

Pricing for Clover is difficult to nail down. With resellers offering lower prices for software and hardware, specific plans for different types of restaurants, and a custom pricing system for certain business owners, there aren’t really standardized pricing plans for us to share.

Full-service restaurant plans (hardware station, cash drawer, receipt printer, etc.) start at $1,699 + $84.95 per month when paid in full. Monthly payments come out to $160 per month for 36 months before any add-ons.

Depending on the plan you select, Clover offers an abundance of features for any restaurant, from counter service to table service to delivery. Features worth noting include:

• Clover Online Ordering for delivery, takeout, dine-in, and curbside pickup orders
• Direct integration with Grubhub
• Clover App Market
• Advanced inventory management
• Menu management
• Loyalty program
• QR codes for Scan to Order and Scan to Pay
• Sales tracking and reporting

You can use the Clover Dashboard on your own device for free, or you can add on equipment. Prices range from $49 for the handheld Clover Go to $1,799 for the robust Clover Station Duo.

Clover POS is also sold with a Fiserv merchant account and credit card processing. You must do your research to make sure you choose a reputable provider. Rates vary by provider, so make sure to shop around to ensure you find the best deal.

If you purchase the software directly from Clover, you’ll have a month-to-month contract. However, be aware that pricing, terms, and contract requirements may vary if you opt to purchase your Clover hardware and/or software from a reseller.

Revel Systems is a quote-based POS system. The POS software stars at $99 per month per terminal for users who are billed annually and sign a 3-year Revel Advantage contract. A minimum purchase of two terminals is also required.

Implementation is an added fee. Software onboarding, management console training, menu consultation, hardware installation, and payments set up with dedicated service experts start at $674.

Revel Systems POS is designed for larger businesses and businesses with multiple locations, so it makes sense that it is loaded with features. However, businesses of all sizes can take advantage of these features, which include:

• Delivery management with Google Maps integration and driver tracking
• Delivery integrations, including Grubhub, CheckMate, Deliverect, and Chowly
• Kitchen display systems
• Advanced inventory management
• Employee management
• Customer kiosks
• Menu management
• Loyalty program
• Advanced reporting

Revel Systems works with iOS devices, and the company offers several pieces of hardware for sale, including iPads, iPad stands, cash drawers, and more. Hardware bundles are also available. Contact Revel Systems for pricing details. This POS also supports other equipment, and you can contact the company to learn more about compatible hardware.

Revel Systems has its own in-house payment processor, Revel Advantage. This is available for a flat rate of 2.49% + $0.15 per transaction. There are also a few third-party integrations for payment processing, including FreedomPay and Moneris.

To get the best pricing and to use Revel Advantage payment processing, you will be required to sign a three-year contract, pay annually, and purchase two terminals.

Lavu offers flexible pricing that can scale with your restaurant as you grow and your needs change. They offer two different payment programs, Lavu Pay Dual Pricing Program (the cheapest option) and Lavu Pay Traditional Processing. They also offer plans that do not include their built-in payment processor, but they are significantly more expensive.

Prices start at $59 per month and can get as high as $529 per month. Visit their website to learn more.

Lavu POS is best suited for niche restaurants, including but not limited to pizzerias, cafes, delis, and coffee shops. Some of the best features worth talking about include:

• MenuDrive online ordering
• Online ordering integrations, including Chowly, Cuboh, and Mixbowl
• DoorDash integration through MenuDrive
• Lavu ToGo add-on for pickup orders
• Advanced menu management
• QR code ordering
• Customer kiosks
• Inventory management
• Employee management
• Integrated kitchen display systems

Lavu offers a variety of hardware and packages at various price points, with basic card readers starting at $159. The company also provides a list of supported hardware if you don’t want to purchase directly from Lavu.

You can contact Lavu for a quote for its in-house payment processing service, Lavu Pay. Lavu also directly integrates with third-party processors, including Square, Paypal, Moneris, Heartland, and BridgePay. It is important to note that there is an additional monthly fee for using third-party payment processing.

A contract isn’t required to sign up for Lavu. However, some customers have complained about being talked into a long-term contract or equipment lease by pushy sales reps. Make sure that you fully understand anything you sign, and try to avoid lengthy contracts and leases if you can.