Toast vs eHopper

Two point of sale tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • Toast costs less for a six-person team.
  • eHopper fits retail shop, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
  • Toast fits restaurant or café.
  • Toast suits teams past ten people.
CompareToastToast InceHoppereHopper
In one lineRestaurant POS with kitchen displays and online orderingCheap POS from $10 a month for one register
Starting priceFreeFrom $10/mo
Six-person team$0/mo$10/mo
On $10,000 of card salesRates by quoteYour own card processor
PlansStarter kit $0/mo with higher processing (3.09% pay-as-you-go); Point of Sale plan from $69/mo with custom-built ratesBilled yearly per register: Essential Plus $10/mo (1 register, 1,000 products, 1,000 transactions/mo); Freedom $20.99; Restaurant $24.49; OmniChannel $35.99; monthly $14.99/$24.99/$29.99/$39.99; free software offer requires eHopper processing; 30-day money-back
Pricing modelFree tierPaid
Free trial——
UsersUnlimitedUnlimited
Both connect toQuickBooks Online
Also connects toNo others on recordNo others on record
Team size2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 peopleJust me · 2–10 people
Available inUS · CA · UKUS
Phone supportEvery planOmniChannel only
Live chatEvery planOmniChannel only
Support hoursPhone: 24/7/365 · Live chat: 24/7/365Not published
Incidents posted15 incidents posted on Toast Inc's status page, which covers all Toast Inc products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 9 marked major or critical by Toast Inc. Status pageWe found no public status page for eHopper.
Capterra score4.1 / 5 from 554 reviews4.3 / 5 from 66 reviews
Trustpilot score2.6 / 5 from 1,504 reviews3.7 / 5 from 1 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop2072
Fit: Restaurant or café9665
Fit: Service business1040
Fit: Agency or studio55
Fit: Trades or contractor520
Fit: Online store1030
Why people pick it
  • Built for full-service and quick-service restaurants
  • Handhelds and KDS are first-party
  • Low price per register
  • Runs on common hardware
Where it falls short
  • Hardware contracts can be two years
  • Not useful outside restaurants
  • Caps on the cheapest plan
  • Phone support only on top plan
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $25 average sale. How we calculate prices

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