Last updated: 2026-04-24
Toast POS Pricing (2026)
Toast POS pricing for 2026: every published tier, processing rates, contract length, and how to buy direct from Toast Inc without reseller markups.
Toast POS is priced for full-service and quick-service restaurants specifically, and its pricing logic assumes you'll run the business on Toast for 1-3 years. The Starter Kit is free for up to 2 terminals but comes with the higher 3.09% + 15¢ in-person processing rate; the paid Point of Sale tier at $69/mo drops that to 2.49% + 15¢, which is the break-even point for any restaurant doing more than about $12,000/month in card volume. Custom plans kick in at roughly $500K/year in volume and typically include waived add-on fees for online ordering and KDS.
Published pricing tiers
Every pricing tier Toast Inc publishes for Toast POS, verified against the vendor's public pricing page on 2026-04-24. Rates below reflect month-to-month or published annual pricing; negotiated high-volume deals may differ.
Restaurant-first POS with deep features for full-service, quick-service, bars, and multi-location restaurants. Required for any Toast hardware.
| Tier | Monthly price |
|---|---|
| Starter Kit (free) | Free/mo |
| Point of Sale | $69/mo |
| Custom (volume) | Custom (contact vendor) |
- In-person: 2.49% + 15¢ (paid) / 3.09% + 15¢ (free)
- Online: 3.50% + 15¢
How to buy Toast POS direct (skip reseller markups)
Toast is sold direct through a sales consultation — go to pos.toasttab.com and request a demo rather than trying to buy self-serve. Because Toast requires proprietary hardware (Toast Go 2 handhelds, Toast Flex terminals) and locks you into Toast Payments for processing, the buying experience looks more like a SaaS sales cycle than an e-commerce purchase. The quote you get is negotiable — bring a competing quote from Square for Restaurants or Clover and Toast reps regularly discount 10-20% off the published Point of Sale tier for multi-location operators.
Pricing gotchas most operators miss
The pricing surprise that lands restaurants in operator forums most often: the add-on stack. KDS is a per-device monthly fee; online ordering adds $50-165/mo; payroll integration is another $100+/mo; scheduling is separate again. A typical Toast setup for a 40-seat restaurant runs $250-500/mo in software alone on top of the POS subscription. Early termination fees based on remaining contract length are also real — exit in year one of a 36-month deal and you'll pay the remaining 24 months at current MRR. Read every line of the MSA before signing.
What's included at every pricing tier
Baseline capabilities shipped with Toast POS regardless of which tier you pick — these are the features Toast Inc considers core, not upsells:
- Kitchen Display System (KDS)
- Table management + tableside ordering
- Online ordering integration ($50-165/mo add-on)
- Integrated payroll + scheduling
- Multi-location support
- Menu engineering + analytics
See Toast POS in context
Pricing is only one axis — the right POS for your business depends on processing volume, hardware needs, integration requirements, and contract tolerance. See how Toast POS stacks up against the rest of the category:
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