Checked Sep 26, 2026
How much does Toast cost?
Toast publishes a free plan. Restaurant POS and platform: point of sale, online ordering, websites, marketing, payroll, hardware and payment processing.
Prices are as published by Toast on Sep 26, 2026. Check the linked source before buying.
Published rates
Plans and add-ons
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Starter / Pay-as-you-go"starting at $0/month"; single location, new customers; first hardware terminal included; higher all-in platform processing rate. Other plan cards render client-side and could not be read from the page source | $0/mo | Check vendor |
Add-ons
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Online ordering / Websites / Toast Tables / Loyalty / Email marketing / Payrollsold as separate products; prices not published server-side (demo/quote) | Not published |
Pricing source: pos.toasttab.com ↗, checked Sep 26, 2026.
Beyond the plan price
Terms worth checking
- Setup
- Not published · "upfront costs for Toast are hardware and implementation" - vary by package; 0% financing by application
- Contract & cancellation
- Initial Term set in the Order · Renewal: yes, into Renewal Terms · 30 days written notice of non-renewal before end of term; early termination fee applies
- Payments
- not published on page · Toast is a payment facilitator; Toast services run only on Toast-approved hardware
- Data export
- unknown
Source notes
What the headline misses
Each point is tied to a dated statement on Toast's site. Open the source to read the full context.
- Upfront costs are hardware and implementation, which vary by package; the pricing page does not list them.
“The upfront costs for Toast are hardware and implementation, which vary depending on your specific hardware packages and installation needs.”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Toast services run only on Toast-approved hardware.
“Toast's services do not function with every device and may only be used on approved Toast hardware.”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - The advertised price includes one hardware terminal; additional devices cost extra.
“Pricing includes first hardware terminal subscription. Additional charges apply for subsequent devices.”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Early termination fee: remaining software fees for the term, or $150 per remaining month on a Pay-as-you-go subscription.
“one-hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) multiplied by the number of months remaining in the then-current Term, as applicable (“Early Termination Fee”)”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Card processing rates and other non-software fees can be changed at any time during the term on 30 days notice.
“Toast reserves the right to change (i) Card processing rates and other non-Software Fees at any time during the Term upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Merchant”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - The agreement renews; to leave at term end the merchant must give at least 30 days written notice of non-renewal.
“by providing at least thirty (30) days’ written notice of its intent not to renew prior to the end of the then-current Term”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable.
“All Fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable, except as otherwise provided for herein.”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - If a merchant removes a module mid-term, Toast may reprice the remaining products.
“Toast shall have the right to update pricing across the Merchant’s remaining products, services or modules.”
pos.toasttab.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗
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Prices and quotes are as published on Toast's own pages on the date shown, before tax and payment processing. Vendors change prices and terms; check theirs before you buy.
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