9 Best Pizza POS Systems In 2023

Revel Systems Features

Revel Systems is a comprehensive iPad POS with an exhaustive set of slick features and integrations; it might be your POS of choice if you want a super-customizable POS with options for delivery management, tableside ordering, online pizza ordering, kitchen display systems, multilocation support, and more.

The highly-scaleable Revel can even work for enterprise-level foodservice businesses and counts Popeyes Chicken and Arby’s among its customers.

Revel offers the following pizza POS features:

• In-house delivery management
• Built-in online ordering website
• Ingredient inventory management
• Employee tracking
• Tableside ordering
• In-depth POS reports
• Customizable menu builder to build unique pizzas
• Numerous QSR hardware options (digital menu boards, KDS, kiosks, caller ID boxes, etc.)

Revel Systems Pricing

Revel Systems’ pricing starts at $99/month per terminal with a three-year processing contract with Revel Advantage and a two-terminal minimum. The cost for onboarding and implementation begins at $674 (flat fee).

Hardware Cost

Revel Systems runs on iPads, a cost-efficient option for many businesses that don’t want to invest in pricey proprietary hardware. However, you can also rev up your POS with extras, such as digital menu boards and kiosk stands. You will have to reach out to Revel for a personalized quote for your hardware setup.

Payment Processing

Revel offers flat-rate processing through Revel Advantage at 2.49% plus $0.15 for in-person transactions. Revel can also integrate with outside merchant accounts and payment gateways, including Moneris, Adyen, USAePay, and others.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

Revel requires a three-year processing contract to get the lowest monthly rate, and even if you don’t choose this package, your contract will likely be at least a year long.

Where Revel Systems Really Shines

Revel’s software is super robust and can be customized for both full-service and quick-service pizzerias, though it’s better suited for quick-serve overall.

The POS has strong menu-building capabilities and customizable ordering options that let you add toppings, create half-and-half pizzas, and enter special requests. You can even track your in-house delivery drivers like you would an Uber driver and send text updates to your delivery customers.

Square For Restaurants Features

Square is one of the more affordable options on the market today. With its Free version, you’ll have access to a number of restaurant features, including a free online ordering website, table management, menu management, fast-order entry, ticket routing, and multilocation management.

You’ll need to upgrade to the Plus plan to access more advanced features, including advanced reporting, live sales, loyalty, and unlimited KDS devices.

The following Square for Restaurants features will appeal to restaurants looking for a pizza POS:

• Free online ordering website for takeout and delivery
• Option to use your own delivery drivers or on-demand drivers from DoorDash or Uber Eats
• Free integrations with third-party delivery partners Caviar, DoorDash, Postmates, and Chowly
• Can buy Square KDS without POS for takeout-and-delivery-only pizzerias (ghost kitchens)
• Team management
• Menu management
• Table management

Square For Restaurants Pricing

Square for Restaurants offers a somewhat limited free plan as well as a “Plus” version for $60/month per location (+$40/month for an additional terminal at the same location). The Plus version includes unlimited KDS devices, or you can add a KDS to the free version for $20/month.

Hardware Cost

You won’t have to spend a fortune on proprietary hardware, as Square for Restaurants runs on iPads. However, Square for Restaurants will also run on the proprietary all-in-one Square Register ($799) if you want to go this route.

Square sells iPads, or you can use your own. You can also purchase add-on accessories, including a Square Stand iPad swivel enclosure and the connected card reader for $149.

Payment Processing

All Square for Restaurants accounts include Square’s built-in payment processing, which has a rate of 2.6% + $0.10 for all in-person transactions. You cannot use a non-Square payment processor with Square for Restaurants.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

All Square contracts are month-to-month with no long-term commitment required.

One word of warning is that Square is a payment service provider (PSP), meaning it uses an aggregate merchant account. This payment processing model is super easy to sign up for but is inherently less stable than a merchant services provider that gives you your own unique merchant account. Thus, some Square merchants experience problems with funding holds and even sudden account terminations (however, this experience is not common).

Where Square For Restaurants Really Shines

Square has become known throughout the industry for its ease of use and functionality, and this is no exception when it comes to Square for Restaurants. From its easy-to-use interface to its uncomplicated payment processing fees, Square is all about simplicity — something it does well.

With its online ordering, delivery capabilities, and affordable KDS that you can purchase by itself with no POS, Square for Restaurants is a great choice for pizzerias that offer takeout and delivery only with no in-person dining room. At its affordable price point, Square for Restaurants works equally well for brand-new pizza concepts that will eventually expand to a full restaurant but currently operate only as a ghost kitchen.

Clover Features

Clover is a complete restaurant POS with many useful functions for counter-service and table-service restaurants. Clover has modules for ingredient tracking, online ordering, and delivery. Clover’s popular Counter Service plan includes online ordering, bar tabs, tips, shifts, discounts, and more; Clover’s Table Service plan adds floor plans and table management.

The Clover POS system is ultra-customizable. You can purchase various apps from the Clover App Market to extend Clover’s functionality, including pizzeria-specific apps, such as Slice (free) and Swift Pizza ($19.95/month).

Here are some Clover features that make it one of the best POS systems for pizza restaurants:

• Online ordering included in all Clover Dining plans
• Also integrates with third-party delivery apps
• Sleek, durable POS hardware
• Dedicated plans for counter-service and full-service restaurants
• Tableside ordering devices
• Multiple apps for pizza restaurants
• Easy, built-in loyalty program
• Contactless dining (Scan to Order and Scan to Pay)

Clover Pricing

Clover has Counter Service plans starting at $44.95/month if you purchase your hardware upfront, or you can lease your equipment and receive your hardware and software at prices starting at $90/month. Or you can purchase a Table Service plan starting at $74.95 per month (plus the hardware cost) or lease your equipment and pay monthly rates starting at $150/month.

Hardware Cost

Most pizza restaurants will want to use a Clover Mini ($799) or a Clover Station ($1,349 to $1,799) as their main register. You can also add Clover Flex tableside ordering and payments devices for $499 each.

Payment Processing

When purchased from Clover.com, Clover charges flat rates starting at 2.3% + $0.10 for in-person transactions. However, your payment processing contract may be structured differently depending on your Clover provider (the entity you actually buy your Clover system from).

Contract Requirements/Warnings

Clover is sold by numerous different MSPs, banks, and even stores such as Sam’s Club. Your processing contract and customer service provider will depend on where you buy your system from.

While Clover.com and other reputable providers offer affordable, month-to-month pricing, other Clover resellers could lock you into an expensive, multi-year contract. So be sure to purchase your POS directly from Clover.com or another of our recommended Clover providers.

Where Clover Really Shines

Being an all-in-one system that combines hardware, software, and payment processing, Clover is incredibly easy to set up and use out of the box.

Clover is always sold with a Fiserv merchant account, though thousands of different entities sell Fiserv merchant services. Your rates and terms will vary depending on which Clover reseller you choose, so it’s important to choose a good one or buy it directly from Clover.

Toast Features

Toast is an advanced Android POS that can meet the needs of pizza parlors of all sizes, from takeout/delivery to full-service restaurants. The system is incredibly feature-rich but easy to learn, with a straightforward, intuitive interface.

Some cool functions of this POS include updating your menu online, offering digital or printed receipts, and providing customized tip percentage options during customer transactions. Toast’s advanced employee management offerings, which include tools that help employees split tips easily and even get paid sooner, can also help reduce turnover. It is worth noting that many of these advanced features come at a higher cost.

Check out Toast’s pizza POS features:

• Pared-down POS screen for pizzerias
• Toast Go handheld ordering and payment devices
• Contactless dine-in lets customers order and pay from their device
• Advanced employee management includes scheduling, payroll, business insurance, 401(k), Toast PayCard, tip pooling, and more
• Toast Takeout App lets customers find and order from your pizzeria using an online marketplace
• Pre-set your delivery zone and dispatch your in-house drivers
• Use Toast Delivery Services to offer delivery without in-house drivers
• Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Caviar, and Postmates integrations

Toast Pricing

Toast has various plans to choose from depending on your needs, including a free “Pay-As-You-Go” plan that comes with Toast software and hardware but a higher payment processing fee.

Another option is the $110/month “New Restaurant Basics” plan that includes POS, payroll, and other employee management features.

To get all of Toast’s digital ordering features (online ordering, delivery, etc.), you’ll need to subscribe to the $165/month “Essentials” plan.

Hardware Cost

Toast has numerous hardware options available at a number of different price points. With the free Pay-As-You-Go plan, you can get a free Toast Flex terminal, Toast Tap payment device, and router.

If you choose a paid plan and pay for your hardware upfront (recommended), you’ll pay $799 for these components, plus another $200 for a guest display and $119 for a cash drawer. To add a Toast Go handheld ordering device costs $389 + $50/month.

Payment Processing

Toast’s standard processing rate is 2.49% + $0.15 for all in-person transactions (except for American Express cards, which are processed at 3.29% + $0.15). However, if you choose the free Pay-As-You-Go plan, you’ll pay a higher rate of 2.99% + $0.15 or even more if you want added features, such as gift cards, online ordering, and loyalty.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

Toast requires at least a two-year agreement and processing contract with Toast. If you decide to terminate your contract early, you will pay hefty fees to do so. If you choose Toast,  read your contract thoroughly and make sure you understand all the fees and how long you are committed.

Where Toast Really Shines

QSR can use Toast, but the POS has plenty of functionality to support a full-service bar-and-restaurant. Toast also has advanced digital ordering options, including online ordering, contactless dining, and even a mobile ordering app. Toast also gives you various delivery options, whether you want to offer in-house delivery, use Toast’s on-demand drivers, or delivery through third-party delivery apps.

TouchBistro Features

Though TouchBistro isn’t the most advanced pizza POS, the system is exceptionally affordable and extremely user-friendly for you and your customers.

TouchBistro has a solid feature offering, including table management, menu management, inventory management, order kiosks, tableside ordering, and reservations. TouchBistro offers in-house online ordering as well as third-party delivery integrations.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t have an online payment option, so customers will have to pay in person when they pick up their order.

Here are some of TouchBistro’s best POS features:

• Locally-installed software (doesn’t need internet for most functions)
• Order, table, and menu management
• Inventory tracking
• Tableside ordering
• Kiosk, KDS, and digital menu board options
• Employee management
• Loyalty program
• Online ordering and delivery
• Reservation management module

TouchBistro Pricing

TouchBistro pricing starts at $69/month for a single terminal. Add-ons such as online ordering, gift cards, loyalty, and reservations cost extra.

Hardware Cost

TouchBistro works with most iPad models, so you can use your own if you already have these. Additional hardware options are available, and you will need to reach out to TouchBistro for a custom quote.

Since TouchBistro is locally-installed, if you need two or more iPads in your setup, you will also need a Mac Mini server to store your data and allow your iPads to “talk” to each other.

Payment Processing

TouchBistro Payments, powered by Chase, offers transparent, cost-plus pricing. TouchBistro also allows you to use an outside payment processor, such as Square, TSYS, or Worldpay.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

TouchBistro requires an annual commitment as standard procedure. However, monthly, biannual, and quarterly payment options are available with a higher monthly cost.

Where TouchBistro Really Shines

TouchBistro is a hybrid POS system designed specifically for the restaurant industry. TouchBistro is a locally-installed system that doesn’t require an internet connection outside the initial download and future software updates. (A connection is also required for credit card payments.)

TouchBistro’s affordability, locally-installed design, and somewhat basic feature set make it a good choice for smaller pizza shops.

talech Features

talech’s feature set isn’t overly deep and doesn’t include a delivery module or direct support for third-party delivery services — you’ll have to enter those orders manually. However, it does include an online ordering site with online payments that you can use for pickup orders.

This budget POS could work well for a small mom-and-pop pizza shop that wants to move to the cloud but doesn’t necessarily need every bell and whistle.

Features include:

• Order management, including splitting items, item-level notes, and custom discounts
• Real-time menu management
• Table layout and position management
• Automatic happy hour discounts
• Loyalty program
• Gift cards
• Reporting and analytics
• QR code ordering for contactless dining
• In-house online ordering suite
• Kiosk mode
• Multilocation support

talech POS Pricing

Paid talech POS plans start at $29/month. talech also has a free mobile plan with basic order management.

Hardware Cost

talech is one of the most flexible POS systems for hardware, giving you many different hardware options, including iPads, Android tablets such as Elo Paypoint, Poynt smart terminals, and more. You will have to contact talech for hardware pricing.

Payment Processing

talech has no in-house payment processing; rather, the company lets you integrate the POS with your choice of payment processor. Payment processors that work with talech include Elavon, Global Payments, Bank of America Merchant Services, Vantiv, Chase, and USAePay.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

talech plans are all month-to-month. So you don’t need to worry about getting locked into a long-term contract with talech. However, you will still need to carefully read the contract of whichever payment processor you decide to use with talech.

Where talech POS Really Shines

talech is a highly capable restaurant POS that includes a large number of features at a super-affordable price point. What’s more is that talech doesn’t offer in-house payment processing or push a particular processor, meaning you can choose whatever processor you like without being penalized by paying a higher price.

Shopify POS Features

Shopify is primarily an eCommerce and retail POS, so its inclusion on this list may be surprising. But as your customers increasingly want to order pizza online, it makes sense to have a good website to sell it — and that’s where Shopify comes in.

Shopify has gorgeous website templates made specifically for restaurants with all the online ordering options you need, from curbside pickup to local delivery to adding a tip at checkout.

When it comes to the POS itself, Shopify doesn’t have any food-selling features out of the box, so it’s not the best POS if you need in-depth ingredient inventory or order management. However, there are a lot of add-ons you can download from the Shopify app market to add foodservice features. You can also integrate your Shopify website with a restaurant-specific POS, such as Clover or Revel.

Shopify’s feature set includes the following functions for pizzerias that sell online (and in-person):

• Attractive website templates
• Set options for curbside pickup, local delivery, and tipping at checkout
• Vast Shopify app market to extend website functionality
• Digital gift cards
• Discount codes
• Mobile selling option for smartphones
• Social selling and marketing

Shopify POS Pricing

Shopify plans start at just $5/month for Shopify Starter mobile POS, which could work well for selling at events, though this plan doesn’t include a Shopify website (or full POS functionality).

For most pizza businesses that want a dedicated POS register and an online Shopify store for their restaurant, the $29/month Basic plan would be more appropriate.

Hardware Cost

Shopify can run on iPads or Android tablets, and you can manage your Shopify website on whatever device you like. You can also use virtually any mobile device to sell with  Shopify Lite mobile POS app.

Shopify sells a few hardware bundles on its website, but all you absolutely need to start taking in-person payments is a Shopify card reader ($49).

Payment Processing

Shopify has in-house payment processing and can also work with outside payment processors.

The fee for Shopify payment processing (or the fee you pay to use an outside processor) varies depending on your plan. In-person transaction rates for Shopify Payments start at 2.4% + $0.30, and the transaction fee, if not using Shopify Payments, starts at 0.5%.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

Shopify plans are all month-to-month. It’s very easy to cancel, upgrade, or downgrade your plan anytime. Shopify offers a 10% discount on annual plans and a 20% discount on biennial plans when paid upfront.

Where Shopify POS Really Shines

Shopify is ideal for pizza restaurants that sell primarily online and therefore want the best website. Being primarily a retail POS, Shopify is also good for restaurants that sell merch, either in person or at their restaurant. Moreover, Shopify POS includes an affordable mobile POS for food trucks or selling pizza at events.

Linga POS Features

Unlike many budget POS systems, Linga includes a fully-featured online ordering and delivery module (paid add-on) with plenty of third-party delivery integrations. The online ordering suite even lets your customers download a branded mobile app for easy repeat ordering. And in case you were wondering, Linga also has features for sit-down pizza restaurants.

Linga’s pizza POS features include the following:

• Custom pizza builder with pizza portioning
• Slice-by-slice pizza editor
• Pizza modifiers (mandatory and optional)
• Branded mobile ordering app
• Multistore gift cards
• Phone orders
• Employee performance tracking
• The online ordering module integrates with Uber Eats, BiteSquad, ChowNow, and other delivery services
• In-house delivery platform
• Advanced inventory management

Linga POS Pricing

Linga has a $19.99/month “Basic” plan, a $49.99/month “Pro” plan, and an $89/month “Enterprise” plan for multilocation franchises. Plans are billed annually for one register (monthly billing is $20/month higher on all plans).

Hardware Cost

Linga is extremely versatile when it comes to hardware, as the POS can run on iPad, Android, and Windows tablets. Linga has various hardware components, accessories, and bundles for sale on its website, ranging from about $50 to $1,500.

Payment Processing

Linga offers an in-house processing service called Linga Pay, though you will have to reach out to the company for a pricing quote. Linga also integrates with a number of outside processors, including EVO, First Data, Worldpay, Bank of America Merchant Services, and others.

Contract Requirements/Warnings

You’ll have to commit to Linga for one year to get the best deal (though month-to-month contracts are available). Make sure you also closely read the payment processing contract with Linga Pay or whatever processor you choose to determine the contract length, fees, and terms.

Where Linga POS Really Shines

Similar to talech and Rezku (more on Rezku shortly), Linga POS can be considered a “budget” POS that nevertheless comes packed with features. Linga, in particular, has some features just for pizza restaurants, including a pizza builder module, which lets you add specific toppings to certain portions or even individual slices of pie.

Rezku POS Features

Most free POS software comes with limited features, hidden fees, or isn’t very user-friendly. However, Rezku is different in that it provides an impressive number of free features for pizzerias with its restaurant POS. Throw in impressive customer support, and it’s easy to see why this provider made our list.

Rezku’s useful POS features for pizza businesses include the following:

• Pizza-specific modifiers
• Free online ordering website
• Free delivery management
• Free loyalty and gift cards
• Cash discount program
• Phone integration system
• BOGOS, discounts, and coupons
• Third-party delivery integrations

Rezku POS Pricing

Rezku has a free starter plan that includes most features and up to two terminals. You can upgrade to the $99/month “Gold” plan if you need more than two terminals. Some add-ons, including multilocation functionality and a DoorDash integration, are available for an additional cost.

Hardware Cost

Rezku keeps it simple with its iPad-based POS. You can purchase POS terminals directly from Rezku. This equipment ranges in price from $773 to $1,037 per terminal (iPad not included). Accessories are also available starting at $149.

Payment Processing

Rezku subscriptions include in-house payment processing, with an advertised “qualified” rate of 1.99% + $0.15.

Generally, we do not recommend tiered pricing because most transactions will be categorized as “non-qualified,” and you’ll be charged a much higher rate. However, Rezku also offers a cash discount program, an increasingly popular processing model where merchants can pass payment processing fees onto customers.

Some users also stated they use Rezku with flat-rate processing (though Rezku’s website doesn’t advertise this option).

Contract Requirements/Warnings

Rezku doesn’t prominently state any information about its contract length or terms on its website. Some reviews say there is no contract for the first year, but it’s important to verify with Rezku that this offer is still available.

Some Rezku contracts come with tiered pricing, so it’s important to know what you’re agreeing to before signing on with this processor.

Where Rezku POS Really Shines

From free loyalty to free gift cards, free online ordering, and delivery management, Rezku may be the most fully-featured free POS system (perhaps after Square). Many users also praise Rezku’s helpful technical support, excellent ease of use, and full offline mode that lets you capture payments offline.