Restaurants, cafes and food starter stack For restaurants, cafes, bars and food trucks. Point of sale, staff scheduling, payroll and bringing guests back.
Point of sale 4 options Toast Runs restaurant orders, payments, kitchen tickets and online ordering on one point of sale system. From $69/mo Visit SpotOn Runs a restaurant or retail point of sale with card payments, online ordering and reporting. From $55/mo Visit Clover Takes card payments in store and online, with a point-of-sale system for sales, staff and inventory. Free plan Visit Square Takes card payments in person and online, with free point of sale, invoices and a basic online store. Free plan Visit
Staff scheduling 2 options 7shifts Builds restaurant staff schedules, handles shift swaps and time off, and tracks labor costs and hours. From $44.99/mo Visit Homebase Builds staff schedules, tracks hours with a time clock, and runs payroll for hourly teams. From $30/mo Visit
Payroll 2 options Gusto Runs payroll, files payroll taxes, and manages benefits, time off and hiring paperwork. From $49/mo Visit OnPay Runs payroll, files payroll taxes and handles new hire paperwork for small teams. From $55/mo Visit
Loyalty and repeat visits TFI pick Leal Replaces paper punch cards with digital loyalty cards stored in customer mobile wallets. Freemium Visit
Marketing and getting found 4 options Mailchimp Sends email newsletters and automated marketing emails, and builds signup forms. From $13/mo Visit Constant Contact Sends email newsletters and promotions, posts to social media and runs simple event signups. From $10.20/mo Visit Canva Designs social posts, flyers, logos and presentations from ready-made templates. From $15/mo Visit
AI skills for this trade 88 free skills Ready-to-use AI skills that write estimates, replies, reminders and more for this kind of business. Free to download. See the skills →
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