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The three free cores
Free SaaS dashboard framework. Auth, teams, RBAC, command palette.
Free production business website with 4 industry presets.
Free backend infrastructure. Stripe Connect, webhooks, API keys, cron.
Toast software starts at $69 a month, with add-ons on a quote. Own FoodKit for $149 once.
Menus, online ordering, a kitchen display, food cost tracking and reservations, except the code is yours and nothing is an add-on suite.
FoodKit replaces Toast for independent restaurants, food trucks and caterers: a one-time $149 instead of paying from $69/mo indefinitely, and you own the source code and the database. Keep Toast if you need an in-person point of sale with terminals, handhelds, offline mode and integrated card readers. FoodKit is a web app, not a POS system, so a full dine-in operation will still want Toast or a similar POS.
| Toast | FoodKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | from $69/mo, forever | $149 once |
| Ownership | You rent a seat | Private repo, code is yours |
| Lock-in | Data + roadmap held by vendor | Your Supabase, full export anytime |
Why operators leave Toast
Six reasons that come up over and over.
- ×Online ordering, marketing and loyalty, payroll, scheduling and food cost are add-on suites
- ×Add-on prices are not published; they are quoted
- ×Toast services work only on approved Toast hardware
- ×Card processing runs through Toast as a payment facilitator
- ×Build Your Own, the full platform, is custom pricing
The math, over time
Toast pricing is from $69/mo, forever. FoodKit is $149 one time. Here's what that means at common operator lifetimes.
| Time horizon | Toast (starting price) | FoodKit | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | at least $828 | $149 | at least $679 |
| 3 years | at least $2,484 | $149 | at least $2,335 |
| 5 years | at least $4,140 | $149 | at least $3,991 |
Toast lists a Starter Kit from $0 a month, Point of Sale from $69 a month, and Build Your Own at custom pricing. Add-on suites (online ordering, marketing and loyalty, payroll, scheduling, food cost) are quoted. A payroll bundle for new restaurants is $69 a month plus $9 per employee. Toast works only on approved Toast hardware, and card processing runs through Toast. Starting software subscription. The Starter Kit lists $0 a month with a hardware kit and no upfront cost; Build Your Own is custom pricing. Source: pos.toasttab.com/pricing, read 2026-10-26. You pay your own hosting (Supabase free tier covers most small operators) + Stripe's standard 2.9% + 30c on payments. No platform middleman fees.
Feature parity, line by line
Every capability you rely on, mapped against what each side ships. Toast as of mid-2026 published pricing tiers; verify against your specific plan.
| Capability | Toast | FoodKit |
|---|---|---|
| Online ordering and delivery | Add-on· Digital Storefront add-on suite | Yes· Online ordering with pickup and delivery flows |
| Food cost tracking | Add-on· Supplier and Accounting suite (xtraCHEF) | Yes· Food cost against vendor invoices |
| Staff scheduling | Add-on· Scheduling and Team Communication add-on | Yes· Staff scheduling with tip pool tracking |
| Marketing, loyalty and gift cards | Add-on· Marketing Essentials add-on | No· Not included in FoodKit |
| In-person POS terminals and offline mode | Yes· Terminals, handhelds and offline mode | No· FoodKit is not a POS system |
| Hardware | Limited· Approved Toast hardware only | Yes· Web app, no proprietary hardware |
| Payments | Limited· Toast processing, flat rate | Yes· Your own Stripe |
| Modify the software and add modules | No | Yes· Edit your own code |
| Code-to-own, no rent | No | Yes· Private GitHub repo |
What's actually different
Feature parity is table stakes. The real shift is ownership.
Add-ons become built-ins
Online ordering, a kitchen display, food cost tracking and scheduling ship inside FoodKit, so there is no suite to price after you sign.
Your guest data stays yours
Customers, order history and preferences live in your own database instead of inside a vendor platform.
No hardware lock
FoodKit runs in a browser on whatever devices you already own.
How switching works
Most operators take 2-3 weeks end to end. We handle the data migration; you handle the customer-facing brand polish.
- 1
Decide what stays on a POS
If you serve dine-in guests, keep a point of sale at the counter and move online ordering, menus and back office to FoodKit.
- 2
Deploy FoodKit
Accept the repository invitation and follow the README to deploy on your own Supabase and Vercel.
- 3
Rebuild your menu
Enter categories, modifiers and your 86 list, and connect your Stripe account for online orders.
- 4
Open online ordering first
Take online orders in FoodKit while the dining room keeps running as it does, then decide what else to move.
Questions we hear
Does FoodKit replace my POS?+
No. FoodKit is a web app for menus, online ordering, a kitchen display, food cost, reservations and staff scheduling. It has no card terminals or offline mode, so dine-in service still needs a POS.
What does FoodKit cost to run?+
FoodKit is $149 once. You pay your own hosting; Supabase and Vercel have free tiers, and online card payments use your Stripe account at its standard rate.
Does it do loyalty and gift cards?+
No. Customer records and order history are in the CRM, but loyalty and gift cards are not part of FoodKit.
Do I need to be a developer?+
You deploy it once by following the README, or send a custom request for setup. Daily use is point and click.
Own your operations.
FoodKit ships with for restaurants, food trucks, and catering operations. One purchase, no per-seat fees, full source ownership.