6 Best Pizza POS Systems for 2023

• Complex modifier and combo building screens: Toast supports a pizza-building screen for ringing in custom pizzas and combo discount options for building complex order combos.
• Training and support: Toast’s customer hub, Toast Central, contains a wealth of resources to train your managers and staff—in both English and Spanish. The searchable knowledge database can answer any question, and Toast offers 24/7 live support.
• Driver management: You can set a delivery area, assign delivery fees, and assign orders to drivers directly in the Toast. Drivers can operate with a tracked cash bank to receive cash payments upon delivery, and you can print shift summaries for drivers just like you do for servers.
• Third-party driver integration: Toast Delivery Services allows pizza shops to dispatch third-party drivers on-demand through a partnership with DoorDash. Toast also integrates with Grubhub to send orders directly to your pizzeria’s POS. Other third-party apps are supported via aggregators ItsaCheckmate and Chowly.

If short-term contracts are better for your shop, consider Square for Restaurants; it is the only system on this list that does not require at least a one-year contract. If you want to shop around for the best processing rates, you’ll likely be happier with Revel Systems or SpeedLine, both of which support multiple processors.

In Toast, combos are applied as discounts, so they require your staff to know current promotions and press extra buttons to apply them. If you prefer a system that automatically applies combo discounts based on customer orders, you’ll want to look at SpeedLine.

• Comprehensive inventory: Revels’ inventory is semi-automated, allowing you to create purchase orders (POs) in the POS and email the orders directly to vendors. Inventory updates in real time and alerts you to low stock. Other systems—like Toast—charge extra for inventory, but Revel includes it in the baseline POS.
• Streamlined combo and modifier screens: Revel supports multiple modifier screens and combo options are housed on a single screen (reducing button presses and speeding service). You can set prices for different dish sizes—as in a small, medium, or large pizza—and create prices for individual toppings.
• Online ordering: Revel’s online ordering module creates a custom URL that syncs with your POS and management console. The online ordering login allows customers to log in via Facebook, so they don’t need to create a new username and password.
• Driver management: Revel’s delivery management tools allow you to assign multiple orders to a single driver and generate the speediest route. The system estimates prep and delivery times, and tracks drivers’ delivery histories, giving you a massive amount of data to create reports.
• Third-party delivery: Revel integrates with several aggregators—like Chowly—that feed third-party platform orders directly into your POS. The system also has a “passthrough fee” function that can pass on third-party fees to customers.
• CRM and marketing: You can prompt customers to enroll in your loyalty program at checkout or via email and SMS. Create unique customer groups like “Local Soccer Parents” to create targeted deals, like a post-practice pizza pick-up package.

Revel’s price and contract length can be a real downer on an otherwise strong system. If you need a shorter contract length with functions that are nearly as good, try Toast. If you need a month-to-month subscription that you can cancel at any time, Square for Restaurants is your best bet.

• Pay-at-the-door functionality: The “SpeedLine Pay” app allows your drivers to accept card payments at your customers’ doorsteps. This helps your pizza shop avoid higher card-not-present transaction fees and chargebacks. HungerRush is the only other system on this list that supports pay-at-the-door.
• Pizza-focused order screens: SpeedLine’s order screens show nutritional information, allergens, and recipes at the touch of a button. You can add pop-up screens for item-specific upsells and coupons, so anyone ringing in an order has all the information at their fingertips.
• Heatmap reporting: One of SpeedLine’s most impressive functions is how the system combines navigational tools with sales tools. For example, you can pull sales reports that show what specific items are selling (or not) in specific areas of your city. This shows you immediately where a game day promotion or discounted delivery offer will have the most impact.
• Integrated caller ID: When customers call your pizzeria, SpeedLine displays their customer profiles on the POS, including any active orders. Your staff never has to leave the POS to give customers updates or make changes to existing orders.

SpeedLine might be more machine than small slice shops need. And, it can be more expensive than some shops can afford. If you need a less expensive system that has nearly the same level of functionality, try Revel. If you prefer your tools with upfront cost, then Toast is even better. But if you are a slice shop with less complex orders, Square for Restaurants might be all you need.

• Built-in Slice platform integration: Naturally, Slice Register comes with the Slice platform integration built-in—so, you can showcase your independent pizza shop to customers nearby.
• Driver management with driver app: Like Revel and SpeedLine, Slice Register includes driver dispatch tools with a connected driver app. So, you can dispatch your drivers with Uber-like efficiency and assign deliveries with a few swipes and clicks.
• Complementary marketing support: The Slice Register team supports your marketing efforts by sending email and SMS messages to customers on your behalf. The system is designed to encourage customers to return to your pizzeria for their future orders.
• Rewards platform: The Slice platform includes a built-in customer rewards program. Customers earn reward points for purchases from any participating Slice restaurant. Pizza lovers using the Slice app will be more likely to see your shop on the platform, driving new customers to your business.
• AI phone assistant: Slice includes the SLice Assist Line (SAL), an automated phone attendant that can answer your phones. SAL converts customer phone orders to digital orders that print in your restaurant, just like an online ordering ticket. Slice is the only POS on this list that offers a voice assistant.

Slice Register is a relative newcomer to the POS space. If you prefer a system with a longer established history, you should consider Toast, Revel, Square, or SpeedLine. You’ll also be locked into Slice Register for payment processing, so if you prefer to shop for processing rates, consider Revel or SpeedLine. Any of the other systems on this list also accept orders from third-party platforms, which Slice currently does not.

• Hardware replacement: All HungerRush hardware is covered by a service agreement. If your hardware breaks down or needs repairs, HungerRush will service or replace it.
• Pay-at-the-door payments: Like SpeedLine, HungerRush allows your drivers to accept card and mobile wallet payments when a delivery is completed. This function allows you to get the card-present transaction rate rather than the higher card-not-present transaction rate that usually comes with online payments.
• Text ordering: HungerRush’s TextAI allows users to accept orders via text message. The text ordering functions sync with HungerRush’s marketing and loyalty features, enabling you to alert loyal customers to special offers and promotions.
• Driver management: HungerRush’s driver management integrates with Google Maps, which provides real-time mapping updates. The system will also alert you if a driver is late returning from a delivery round, so you can get a head start on accidents or handling a disappointed customer.
• Pizza-style order screens: HungerRush’s order screen highlights each pizza’s ingredients with red lights and green lights, so it is easy to make modifications at a glance.

HungerRush is a strong system. But if you want nearly the same degree of functionality at a fraction of the cost, try Toast or Revel. If you need a shorter-term contract, check out Square for Restaurants.

• Month-to-month plans: Square for Restaurants users are not locked into long-term contracts, making the system an excellent fit for seasonal pizza shops in vacation destinations.
• Integrations: Square for Restaurants integrates with some of the most popular restaurant-industry software like Slice (pizza-specific online ordering and delivery), QuickBooks (accounting), MarketMan (inventory), Chowly (third-party ordering), and Homebase (employee scheduling).
• Online ordering: As a Square for Restaurants customer, you can build an online ordering website that ties directly to your pizzeria’s POS, and your online ordering site will sync with Facebook and Instagram. Online orders can be pickup only, or use online orders to develop an in-house delivery team.
• Integrations: Square for Restaurants POS users can customize their systems by adding integrated apps. Pizza shops that want to add maps-based driver dispatch can do so via the Shipday integration, which—like Square—includes a free baseline subscription. Square POS users will also find integrations for more complex online menus via Menufy, though currently, Square does not have a pizza builder integration.
• Marketing: Square for Restaurants POS plugs directly into high-functioning Square tools like Square’s marketing software. For an additional monthly fee ($15 to $35 per month; available 30-day free trial), you can create customized marketing campaigns to reach your guests with deals that appeal to them. Real-time reporting lets you measure the success of each promotion so that you can drive more sales.

If you want a free POS with more pizza-supporting functions, try Toast. If you want a pizza-focused POS without spending a fortune, try Slice Register. If you want a POS that supports multiple payment processors so you can shop for the best rates, try Revel instead.