Best POS for Pizza Shops (2026): Toast vs Square vs SpotOn vs Slice, Prices Checked
By the HospitalityStack editors · written from hotel & resort F&B experience
The short answer
Toast has the most pizza-specific ordering features on its own pizza page (half-and-half screens, size-based topping upcharges, capacity throttling, caller ID, its own delivery driver network), but its card rate isn't published. SpotOn publishes its card rates and has a $0/station plan on a 2-year term. Square is the cheapest to start ($0 plan, published rates, no contract) for a slice counter or small takeout shop. Slice is built around independent pizzerias' online and phone orders and works with your current POS, but doesn't publish prices. Everything below was read on each vendor's official pages (checked Oct 2026).
What a pizzeria needs from a POS
Half-and-half and build-your-own pies without typing notes, with topping prices that change by size.
Phone orders: caller ID with the guest's past orders saves time on every call.
Delivery: delivery zones, driver info, and third-party orders (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub) on one screen instead of three tablets.
Commission-free online ordering on your own site, so direct orders don't pay a marketplace cut.
Throttling so Friday-night online orders don't swamp the oven.
Total cost at your ticket size: monthly software + hardware + card fees on your real card volume.
Toast: the most pizza features, quote-based card rate
Toast's pizza page lists topping swaps with automatic upcharges by size and customization, order screens built for half-and-half pies, capacity throttling for peak periods, order labels, pre-set delivery zones, an Orders Hub for direct and third-party orders with guest and driver info, Caller ID with order history, commission-free online ordering with half-and-half customization, and Toast Delivery Services (local drivers dispatched for a flat fee per order). Integrations for ordering and delivery include DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, ChowNow, Olo, Deliverect and others. Pricing: Starter Kit from $0/month (1 location, up to 2 terminals), Point of Sale from $69/month, Build Your Own custom; upfront costs are hardware and implementation, and the Pay-as-You-Go option has a per-transaction platform fee on a 2-year agreement. Toast doesn't publish its card rate. Full breakdown: Toast POS pricing.
SpotOn: published rates, $0 or $55 per station
SpotOn's All-In Plan is $0/station a month with card-present processing at 2.79% + 20¢ (processing minimum, 2-year term). POS Essentials is $55/station a month, month-to-month, at 2.45% + 15¢, with hardware bought separately (Station 15 $750, Handheld $297, plus implementation). SpotOn Order adds commission-free branded online ordering as part of its Core bundle ($50/month + 0.20% of card volume, capped at $200). SpotOn runs only on its own hardware. Full breakdown: SpotOn pricing.
Square for Restaurants: cheapest start, no contract
Square lists Free $0, Plus $49 and Premium $149 per location a month, with in-person card rates of 2.6% + 15¢, 2.5% + 15¢ and 2.4% + 15¢, and online rates of 3.3% + 30¢ (Free) or 2.9% + 30¢. Every plan includes a branded online ordering page with pickup and local delivery. The Square KDS app ($30/device a month on Plus, $20 on Premium) and kiosks aren't available on Free. Hardware starts at $59 for a reader. Square is a general restaurant POS; its pages we checked don't advertise pizza-specific half-and-half screens, so test your pie builds in a demo. Full breakdown: Square for Restaurants pricing.
Slice: built for independent pizzerias, pricing by consultation
Slice says it was built serving independent pizzerias and now covers other local quick-service shops. Its owner pages describe a POS on Apple hardware that puts walk-in, online, phone and third-party orders in one workflow, AI phone agents, automated text and email marketing and loyalty, flexible delivery (your own drivers plus partner drivers including Uber Eats and DoorDash), 24/7 human support for you and your customers, and setup by an onboarding specialist. Slice also integrates with your existing POS if you only want its ordering. Slice doesn't publish POS pricing; you get it in a consultation (checked Oct 2026).
How to pick
Busy delivery pizzeria, phone-heavy: demo Toast and Slice side by side; ask both for card rates and per-order delivery fees in writing.
Want published card rates: SpotOn (Essentials if you have the volume to justify buying hardware) or Square.
Slice counter or new shop on a budget: Square Free or Plus, no contract.
In every demo, ring a half-pepperoni/half-mushroom large with extra cheese on one half and check the price and the kitchen ticket.
Sources (checked Oct 2026)
FAQ
What is the best POS for a pizza shop?
For pizza-specific features (half-and-half screens, size-based topping pricing, caller ID, delivery dispatch) Toast lists the most. For published card rates, SpotOn or Square. For a pizzeria focused on online and phone orders that wants to keep its current POS, Slice integrates with it.
Which pizza POS has the lowest monthly cost?
Square Free is $0 per location a month with 2.6% + 15¢ in person, no contract. Toast's Starter Kit and SpotOn's All-In Plan are also $0 a month, but Toast's card rate isn't published and SpotOn's All-In has a 2.79% + 20¢ rate, a processing minimum and a 2-year term (checked Oct 2026).
Does Slice have its own POS?
Yes. Slice offers Slice POS for walk-in, online and phone orders on one screen, and it also integrates with an existing POS. Pricing isn't published.