TablePort vs Toast
Toast is the largest restaurant platform in the world. TablePort takes a different shape: one bill, your own hardware, built-in reservations, and the engineer who wrote the code on the other end of the phone.
Based on Toast's publicly available product documentation, May 2026. Features and pricing change; verify current details before deciding.
At a glancefull table below
Side by side
| Feature | TablePort | Toast |
|---|---|---|
Hardware Keep your iPads. Connect existing printers over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LAN, or USB. | Any iOS or Android device you already own | Toast-proprietary terminals, handhelds, and KDS hardware |
Built-in reservations | Floor plan, holds, waitlist, deposits, guest history | Toast Tables (add-on, from $50/mo basic to $199/mo for unlimited reservations) |
AI phone agent | Voice + WhatsApp + SMS, multi-language, books automatically | Not native; available via partner marketplace integrations |
QR order & pay | Built into the POS, same check | Toast Mobile Order & Pay (included, but card-not-present processing rates apply) |
Kitchen display system | Any tablet or screen | Dedicated Toast KDS hardware required |
Self-service kiosk | Any tablet, 23 languages | Dedicated Toast kiosk hardware required |
Staff scheduling | ||
Stock & inventory | via xtraCHEF (add-on) | |
AI menu import | Photo or PDF to full menu in minutes | |
House accounts | Corporate tabs, monthly invoicing, per-person limits | House accounts with bulk invoicing (recently enhanced) |
Direct developer access | Often same-day on feasible asks | Standard feature-request channels |
Contract terms | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | Varies by plan, some require commitment |
UK focus | UK-built, UK rails, UK support | US-headquartered; UK available |
Why operators switch
Run service on the iPads you already own. Connect the printers, drawers, and routers you already trust. No proprietary terminals to lease, no locked ecosystem.
POS, reservations, QR order & pay, KDS, scheduling, stock, loyalty, kiosk. One platform, one login, one invoice. Toast charges extra for Tables (from $50/mo) and xtraCHEF (inventory).
Sign up, snap a photo of your menu, and start taking orders. No installation appointment, no hardware shipment, no two-week parallel run. Your phone is the POS.
Who it's for
If you run a 100+ location chain that needs enterprise standardisation and built-in payroll from a single vendor, Toast is built for that scale. For independent restaurants and small groups, start the free trial and compare.
Get started
Sign up after close, snap a photo of your menu, and process your first order the next morning. No hardware shipment, no demo call, no two-week parallel run. Your phone is the POS until you're ready for a reader.
Create your account in two minutes. No appointment, no credit card.
Snap a photo of your menu or upload a PDF. AI builds the full structure: items, modifiers, allergens.
Your phone is the POS. Take your first order the next morning. Add a card reader when you're ready.
Switching from Toast?
We import your menu, modifiers, customer records, and reservation book from Toast. Most operators go live within a weekend.
Pull your data from your current system; we'll guide you through it.
Menus, modifiers, customer records, and history: imported and validated.
Run a test service on TablePort. Confirm everything looks right.
Flip when you're confident. Most operators switch over a weekend.
Sign up now. AI imports your menu. First order by morning. No card required.