Comparison

TufTable vs Toast: which one actually solves your problem?

Toast is a widely used restaurant POS and payments platform in the US, built around proprietary hardware and processing fees rather than restaurant management software. TufTable focuses on the day-to-day problems restaurant owners actually face — slow billing, kitchen mix-ups, and unclear software costs — and solves them at one flat price: Rs.7,000 per year.

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Rs.7,000/yearTufTable — flat, published price
~$69/month/terminal + feesToast — plus processing fees, add-ons, and hardware (US only)
At a glance

TufTable vs Toast — quick comparison

A short summary before the details. Every point below is expanded further down the page.

FeatureTufTableToast
Yearly priceRs.7,000 flat~$828+/yr/terminal + fees (US only)
QR ordering✔Add-on module (~$75/mo)
Kitchen display (KOT)✔ includedAdd-on module (~$25/mo)
Inventory✔✔
CRM / loyalty✔ includedAdd-on module (~$50/mo)
Free demo✔✔
Hidden chargesNoYes — processing fees, add-ons, PCI/statement fees
2 minaverage bill generation time
30 secto place a table order
99.9%platform uptime
24×7support availability
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A live kitchen screen, not a add-on module

This is the actual TufTable Kitchen Order Ticket screen — included in every plan, live the moment you sign up, at no extra module cost. Toast offers a comparable kitchen display system, typically priced as a separate add-on.

TufTableLive KOT screen, included by default
TufTable Kitchen Order Tickets screen showing live pending, in-kitchen, ready and cancelled orders
  • Orders appear on screen the instant they're placed
  • Included free in the Rs.7,000/year plan
  • No separate KDS module to buy or configure
ToastKitchen Display System — a paid add-on on Toast

Priced separately from the base plan

Toast's KDS is sold as an add-on software module (commonly cited around $25/month) on top of the core Point of Sale plan, not bundled in as standard.

  • Base "Point of Sale" plan is roughly $69/month/terminal before add-ons
  • KDS, online ordering, and loyalty are separate paid modules
  • Not available for restaurants based in India
The real annual cost

What you'll actually pay in year one

Toast's advertised plan price is only part of the bill. Once processing fees, add-on modules, and extra charges are counted, real-world monthly cost for a mid-size restaurant is commonly reported well above the base plan. TufTable is a single flat annual number.

TufTableflat, published price
Rs.7,000
Toastcommonly reported all-in monthly cost, mid-size restaurant, US only
~$1,500-2,500+/month (roughly Rs.1.25-2 lakh/month)
Rs.7,000/year vs. $1,500-2,500+/monthand Toast is not currently available to restaurants based in India

Toast is not available for restaurants operating in India; figures are in USD and shown for structural comparison only. The $1,500-2,500+/month range reflects commonly reported real-world all-in costs (base plan + processing fees + add-on modules) for a mid-size US restaurant, not an official Toast rate card. Actual cost varies by location, processing volume, and modules selected — confirm directly with Toast.

What we optimize for

The problems restaurant owners actually ask us to solve

We didn't design TufTable to have the longest feature list. We designed it around recurring frustrations restaurants told us about — here's how each one plays out on TufTable versus Toast.

A published price that isn't the real price

TufTable

One flat price, Rs.7,000/year, no processing-fee stack, no add-on modules to bolt on later.

Toast

Toast's core plan is advertised around $69/month/terminal and includes a genuinely full-featured POS, but online ordering (~$75/mo), loyalty (~$50/mo), KDS software (~$25/mo), and payroll (~$90 + $9/employee) are separate paid modules — real-world all-in cost for a mid-size restaurant is commonly reported at $1,500-2,500+/month once those are added.

Being locked into hardware and a contract for years

TufTable

No proprietary hardware requirement and no multi-year contract — TufTable runs on the devices you already have.

Toast

Toast contracts commonly run 2-3 years with auto-renewal, and early termination fees can run into the thousands of dollars (around $150 per remaining month, or the full unpaid balance). Hardware is proprietary — no bring-your-own-device — costing $449-1,024+ upfront, or offered "free" in exchange for a higher processing rate, which can suit restaurants that prefer bundled hardware over sourcing their own.

Processing rates that can rise mid-contract

TufTable

No per-transaction cut on TufTable itself — what you bill is what you keep.

Toast

Toast charges roughly 2.49-2.99% + $0.15 per in-person transaction (3.09%+15c on the free tier) and 3.50%+15c online, bundling payment processing directly into the platform — convenient for restaurants that want one vendor for both, though reviewers note rates can increase mid-contract with as little as 30 days notice.

Extra fees that add up beyond the plan price

TufTable

Rs.7,000/year is the whole price — no PCI, statement, batch, or chargeback fees layered on top.

Toast

Toast bills separately for PCI compliance (~$9.95/month), a statement fee ($5-12/month), batch fees, and chargeback fees, on top of the plan price and processing rate — standard practice for full-service US payment processors, but worth budgeting for.

Wanting a restaurant system that's actually usable in India

TufTable

Built and supported for the Indian market, with GST-compliant billing and a support team based in Surat.

Toast

Toast is a mature, well-regarded US-market platform — over 96% of its customers are US-based, with only a small Canada/UK presence — and it is not currently available to restaurants operating in India.

Feature by feature

TufTable vs Toast — side by side

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FeatureTufTableToast
POS & billingToast: full-stack POS, but US market only
GST-compliant billingUS-only platform; no GST/Indian tax support
Inventory management
Kitchen display / KOTToast: native KDS, but sold as a separate paid module (~$25/mo)
QR code orderingToast: online ordering available, but as a paid add-on (~$75/mo)
CRM & loyaltyToast: loyalty available, but as a paid add-on (~$50/mo)
WhatsApp integrationNot a Toast feature
Online order / aggregator managementToast: online ordering available, but as a paid add-on (~$75/mo)
Sales & staff reportsToast: multi-location reporting included
Mobile appToast: Toast Go handheld and companion mobile apps
Offline modeNot confirmed in public materials
24×7 supportToast: support hours and tiers vary by plan
Typical setup timeNot confirmed in public materials; hardware provisioning and menu setup add time
Public flat pricing shown on websiteToast: base plan advertised, but real cost depends on add-ons and processing volume
Per-order transaction feeToast: ~2.49-3.09%+15c in-person, 3.50%+15c online

Toast details above are based on publicly available information and independent reviews as of 2026, since Toast does not publish full pricing or plan breakdowns on its website. Confirm current details directly with Toast before making a decision.

Pricing

One price you can actually plan around

Toast prices its core Point of Sale plan around $69/month/terminal, but KDS, online ordering, loyalty, and payroll are separate paid add-ons, and every transaction carries a processing fee on top. Toast is also a US-only platform today. TufTable publishes one flat Rs.7,000/year price, available in India, with no processing cut on the platform itself, which makes budgeting simpler regardless of which platform is the right fit for a given market.

TufTable
Rs.7,000

per year, flat

  • Billing, POS & KOT included
  • No setup fee
  • No per-order transaction cut
  • Free WhatsApp bill module
  • Price published, no negotiation needed
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Toast
From ~$69/month/terminal

plus processing fees and add-ons (US only, not available in India)

  • Core "Point of Sale" plan: ~$69/month/terminal
  • KDS, online ordering, loyalty, payroll priced as separate add-ons
  • Processing: ~2.49-3.09%+15c in-person, 3.50%+15c online
  • Real-world all-in cost commonly $1,500-2,500+/month for mid-size restaurants
Based on public reviews — confirm with Toast directly.
FAQ

TufTable vs Toast — frequently asked questions

For an India-based restaurant, this is largely moot since Toast isn't available in India — but on cost structure alone, TufTable's flat Rs.7,000/year contrasts with Toast's advertised ~$69/month/terminal base plan, which commonly grows to $1,500-2,500+/month all-in once processing fees, add-on modules, and extra charges are included for a mid-size US restaurant.

Toast is a mature, full-featured platform widely used by US restaurants, with strong hardware and payments integration built in. TufTable is built for restaurants — mainly in India — that want core billing, KOT, inventory, and QR ordering bundled into one flat-price plan without a processing-fee model or add-on modules. Which is "better" depends heavily on which market the restaurant operates in, since Toast isn't offered in India at all.

Yes. QR code ordering is included in TufTable's standard plan at no extra cost. Toast also supports online/QR ordering, but as a separate paid add-on module (commonly cited around $75/month).

TufTable's published price is Rs.7,000/year flat. Toast's base plan is advertised around $69/month/terminal ($828+/year), but that excludes processing fees (roughly 2.49-3.09%+15c in-person) and paid add-ons like KDS, online ordering, and loyalty — real-world all-in cost for a mid-size restaurant is commonly reported at $1,500-2,500+/month. On a like-for-like all-in basis, TufTable is the lower and more predictable yearly cost.

This scenario mainly applies to restaurants relocating operations to India, since Toast is not available there. Menu, table, and staff setup on TufTable typically takes under 30 minutes with onboarding support. As with any POS switch, plan for a short overlap period to move historical reports and re-train staff on the new billing flow — TufTable's support team can walk through this during the free demo.

See it yourself

See TufTable running your restaurant in under 30 minutes

No quotes, no negotiation calls — book a free demo and see the billing, KOT, and inventory workflow live, then decide for yourself against Toast.

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