Point of sale (POS)

    How many restaurants use Toast?

    40% of New York City places with a POS seen run Toast, more than any other POS vendor in the city. In New York City it is most common among bars and nightlife (72% of them, more than any other POS vendor).

    Where Toast leads among US states
    Where Toast leads among US statesMap of US states with the states Toast leads among the venues we detect. Square leads in 25 of the 51 states shown (DC counted as one), Toast leads in 10 of the 51 states shown (DC counted as one), near level in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, strongest lead: Square at 65% in Alaska.Alaska: Square leads (65%), Toast second (20%)Alabama: Square leads (51%), Toast second (40%)Arkansas: Square leads (59%), Toast second (32%)Arizona: Square and Toast near level (46% and 42%)California: Square and Toast near level (45% and 40%)Colorado: Toast and Square near level (45% and 42%)Connecticut: Toast leads (44%), Square second (35%)District of Columbia: Toast leads (55%), Square second (37%)Delaware: Toast leads (56%), Square second (32%)Florida: Toast and Square near level (45% and 41%)Georgia: Square and Toast near level (44% and 42%)Hawaii: Square leads (47%), Toast second (30%)Iowa: Square leads (55%), Toast second (37%)Idaho: Square leads (59%), Toast second (34%)Illinois: Toast leads (49%), Square second (40%)Indiana: Square leads (50%), Toast second (39%)Kansas: Square leads (53%), Toast second (38%)Kentucky: Square leads (48%), Toast second (43%)Louisiana: Square and Toast near level (44% and 41%)Massachusetts: Toast leads (56%), Square second (36%)Maryland: Toast leads (51%), Square second (36%)Maine: Square and Toast near level (46% and 45%)Michigan: Toast and Square near level (46% and 42%)Minnesota: Toast leads (49%), Square second (41%)Missouri: Square leads (55%), Toast second (35%)Mississippi: Square leads (52%), Toast second (39%)Montana: Square leads (56%), Toast second (38%)North Carolina: Square leads (49%), Toast second (40%)North Dakota: Square and Toast near level (47% and 43%)Nebraska: Toast and Square near level (44%)New Hampshire: Toast leads (54%), Square second (39%)New Jersey: Square and Toast near level (40% and 39%)New Mexico: Square leads (61%), Toast second (29%)Nevada: Toast and Square near level (45% and 40%)New York: Square and Toast near level (45% and 43%)Ohio: Toast leads (47%), Square second (41%)Oklahoma: Square leads (57%), Toast second (35%)Oregon: Square leads (63%), Toast second (27%)Pennsylvania: Square leads (47%), Toast second (42%)Rhode Island: Toast leads (52%), Square second (41%)South Carolina: Toast and Square near level (43%)South Dakota: Square leads (55%), Toast second (37%)Tennessee: Square leads (51%), Toast second (38%)Texas: Square leads (48%), Toast second (40%)Utah: Square leads (51%), Toast second (41%)Virginia: Toast and Square near level (44%)Vermont: Square leads (61%), Toast second (34%)Washington: Square leads (51%), Toast second (34%)Wisconsin: Toast and Square near level (45% and 44%)West Virginia: Square leads (59%), Toast second (31%)Wyoming: Square leads (54%), Toast second (39%)AKALARAZCACOFLGAIAIDILINKSKYLAMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENMNVNYOHOKORPASCSDTNTXUTVAWAWIWVWYSquareToastStriped: near level

    Directional. Share of venues we detect in the state.

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    Where Toast leads among US states. Share of venues we detect in the state.

    StatePlatformNext platform
    AlabamaSquare 51% (leads)Toast 40%
    AlaskaSquare 65% (leads)Toast 20%
    ArizonaSquare 46% (near level)Toast 42%
    ArkansasSquare 59% (leads)Toast 32%
    CaliforniaSquare 45% (near level)Toast 40%
    ColoradoToast 45% (near level)Square 42%
    ConnecticutToast 44% (leads)Square 35%
    DelawareToast 56% (leads)Square 32%
    District of ColumbiaToast 55% (leads)Square 37%
    FloridaToast 45% (near level)Square 41%
    GeorgiaSquare 44% (near level)Toast 42%
    HawaiiSquare 47% (leads)Toast 30%
    IdahoSquare 59% (leads)Toast 34%
    IllinoisToast 49% (leads)Square 40%
    IndianaSquare 50% (leads)Toast 39%
    IowaSquare 55% (leads)Toast 37%
    KansasSquare 53% (leads)Toast 38%
    KentuckySquare 48% (leads)Toast 43%
    LouisianaSquare 44% (near level)Toast 41%
    MaineSquare 46% (near level)Toast 45%
    MarylandToast 51% (leads)Square 36%
    MassachusettsToast 56% (leads)Square 36%
    MichiganToast 46% (near level)Square 42%
    MinnesotaToast 49% (leads)Square 41%
    MississippiSquare 52% (leads)Toast 39%
    MissouriSquare 55% (leads)Toast 35%
    MontanaSquare 56% (leads)Toast 38%
    NebraskaToast 44% (near level)Square 44%
    NevadaToast 45% (near level)Square 40%
    New HampshireToast 54% (leads)Square 39%
    New JerseySquare 40% (near level)Toast 39%
    New MexicoSquare 61% (leads)Toast 29%
    New YorkSquare 45% (near level)Toast 43%
    North CarolinaSquare 49% (leads)Toast 40%
    North DakotaSquare 47% (near level)Toast 43%
    OhioToast 47% (leads)Square 41%
    OklahomaSquare 57% (leads)Toast 35%
    OregonSquare 63% (leads)Toast 27%
    PennsylvaniaSquare 47% (leads)Toast 42%
    Rhode IslandToast 52% (leads)Square 41%
    South CarolinaToast 43% (near level)Square 43%
    South DakotaSquare 55% (leads)Toast 37%
    TennesseeSquare 51% (leads)Toast 38%
    TexasSquare 48% (leads)Toast 40%
    UtahSquare 51% (leads)Toast 41%
    VermontSquare 61% (leads)Toast 34%
    VirginiaToast 44% (near level)Square 44%
    WashingtonSquare 51% (leads)Toast 34%
    West VirginiaSquare 59% (leads)Toast 31%
    WisconsinToast 45% (near level)Square 44%
    WyomingSquare 54% (leads)Toast 39%

    Share of venues we detect in the state.Directory listings matched to eating and drinking places in our US base; match coverage differs by vendor (Toast 73% of listings, Square 49%), so Toast is if anything understated. The state view counts listings statewide; New York City figures come from restaurant-level detection, which is why Toast leads the city while Square and Toast are near level in New York State overall.

    The states where Toast has the most venues among the vendors compared on their public directories; a close race is striped. How the state maps are measured.

    40% of New York City places with a POS seen run Toast.

    1. Toastleads40%
    2. Square27%
    3. Clover10%
    4. Oracle Simphony7%
    5. MenuSifu5%
    6. Chowbus POS3%

    Share of open New York City eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen.

    More Toast shares

    • 53% of Toast POS places also use Toast's online ordering

    • 18% of Toast POS places use Toast's loyalty product

    • 34% of Toast POS places also show Resy

    • 42% of US venues on the Toast, Square and Clover directories are Toast's

    Toast and the vendors next to it

    • Toast logo
    • Square logo
    • Clover logo
    • Lightspeed logo
    • Resy logo
    • OpenTable logo
    • SevenRooms logo
    • TheFork logo
    • Zenchef logo
    • DoorDash logo
    • Slice logo
    • Olo logo
    • ChowNow logo
    • Bilt logo
    • Upside logo
    • Rewards Network logo

    Toast market share in New York City

    A place can use several vendors in one system, so shares add to more than 100%.

    How many New York City places with a POS seen run Toast
    How many New York City places with a POS seen run ToastWaffle chart of the share of New York City places with a POS seen that run Toast. 40% run Toast.40%run Toastother POS vendors

    Share of open New York City eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen.

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    How many New York City places with a POS seen run Toast. Share of open New York City eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen.

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    run Toast40%

    Who is Toast's biggest competitor?

    Toast against the other POS vendors in New York City.

    Toast among POS vendors in New York City
    Toast among POS vendors in New York CityBar chart of POS vendor shares in New York City with Toast highlighted. Toast 40%, Square 27%, Clover 10%, Oracle Simphony 7%, MenuSifu 5%, Chowbus POS 3%.SHARE OF OPEN NEW YORK CITYEATING AND DRINKING PLACES WITHRECENT REVIEWS AND A POS VENDORSEENToast: 40%Toast40%Square: 27%Square27%Clover: 10%Clover10%Oracle Simphony: 7%Oracle Simphony7%MenuSifu: 5%MenuSifu5%Chowbus POS: 3%Chowbus POS3%

    Share of open New York City eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen.

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    Toast among POS vendors in New York City. Share of open New York City eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen.

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    Toast40%
    Square27%
    Clover10%
    Oracle Simphony7%
    MenuSifu5%
    Chowbus POS3%

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    The Toast restaurant list behind this share

    • Every restaurant on Toast in New York City and the ones on Square and Clover
    • Restaurants with no POS system found: open ground for Toast's rivals
    • The booking, ordering and loyalty vendors each Toast restaurant runs next to it
    • Export to your CRM with each venue's POS, cuisine and chain status
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    Toast by market

    Toast's share by market
    Toast's share by marketBar chart of Toast's share of places with POS seen in each market. New York City 40%, London 20%.TOAST: SHARE BY MARKETNew York City: 40%New York City40%London: 20%London20%

    Share of open eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen in each city.

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    Toast's share by market. Share of open eating and drinking places with recent reviews and a POS vendor seen in each city.

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    New York City40%
    London20%

    POS leader by borough

    The leading vendor in each borough, with its share; a close race is striped.

    The leading POS vendor in each borough
    The leading POS vendor in each boroughMap of New York City boroughs coloured by the leading POS vendor. Toast leads in 2 of the 5 boroughs shown, near level in Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, strongest lead: Toast at 52% in Manhattan.Bronx: Toast and Square near level (24% and 21%)Brooklyn: Toast and Square near level (35% and 33%)Manhattan: Toast leads (52%), Square second (28%)Queens: Toast leads (30%), Square second (20%)Staten Island: Toast and Clover near level (19% and 18%)BronxToast24%BrooklynToast35%ManhattanToast52%QueensToast30%Staten IslandToast19%ToastStriped: near level

    Share of open eating and drinking places with recent reviews in the borough with the system seen.

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    The leading POS vendor in each borough. Share of open eating and drinking places with recent reviews in the borough with the system seen.

    BoroughPlatformNext platform
    BronxToast 24% (near level)Square 21%
    BrooklynToast 35% (near level)Square 33%
    ManhattanToast 52% (leads)Square 28%
    QueensToast 30% (leads)Square 20%
    Staten IslandToast 19% (near level)Clover 18%

    Toast suite or best of breed

    53% of Toast POS places also use Toast's own online ordering.

    1. MenuSifuleads97%
    2. Chowbus94%
    3. Toast53%
    4. Clover48%
    5. Square34%

    Share of each vendor's POS places among open eating and drinking places with recent reviews (POS evidence independent of the slot's product).

    Measured on places whose POS evidence does not come from the ordering product itself.

    POS places that also use the same vendor's ordering
    POS places that also use the same vendor's orderingBar chart of the share of each POS vendor's places on its own online ordering. MenuSifu 97%, Chowbus 94%, Toast 53%, Clover 48%, Square 34%.SHARE OF EACH VENDOR'S POSPLACES AMONG OPEN EATING ANDDRINKING PLACES WITH RECENTREVIEWS (POS EVIDENCEINDEPENDENT OF THE SLOT'SPRODUCT)MenuSifu: 97%MenuSifu97%Chowbus: 94%Chowbus94%Toast: 53%Toast53%Clover: 48%Clover48%Square: 34%Square34%

    Share of each vendor's POS places among open eating and drinking places with recent reviews (POS evidence independent of the slot's product).

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    POS places that also use the same vendor's ordering. Share of each vendor's POS places among open eating and drinking places with recent reviews (POS evidence independent of the slot's product).

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    MenuSifu97%
    Chowbus94%
    Toast53%
    Clover48%
    Square34%

    Which restaurants run Toast

    In New York City, Toast is most common among bars and nightlife: 72% of the open bars and nightlife in New York City with recent reviews and a POS seen use it, more than any other POS vendor there. It also reaches 68% of Italian places. Next to Toast at its New York City places, the vendors seen most often: Resy (34%) for booking; Toast Online Ordering (53%) for online ordering; Toast Loyalty (18%) for loyalty; Bilt (12%) and inKind (12%) for rewards; Uber Eats (71%) and DoorDash (70%) for delivery.

    Toast, market by market

    Toast's share in each market where we see it, and where it stands there.

    • New York City: 40%, the leader.
    • United States: 42%, near level at the top with Square.
    • London: 20%, near level at the top with Zonal.

    About Toast

    Toast sells POS, online ordering, loyalty and reservations software to restaurants. In New York City it runs at 40% of New York City places with a POS seen, the most of any vendor. Outside New York City: London 20% of places with POS seen. 18% of Toast POS places also use its own loyalty product; across all New York City POS places, 71% show no loyalty programme in public data.

    Frequently asked questions

    How many restaurants use Toast?

    40% of New York City places with a POS seen run Toast.

    What is Toast's market share?

    40% of New York City places with a POS seen; outside New York City, London 20%.

    What kind of restaurants use Toast?

    In New York City, Toast is most common among bars and nightlife (72% of them, more than any other POS vendor).

    Who is Toast's biggest competitor?

    Square: 27% of New York City places with a POS seen run Square, against 40% for Toast.

    Does Toast work with DoorDash?

    Often: 38% of Toast POS places in New York City also show DoorDash Storefront.

    Do Toast and OpenTable work together?

    24% of Toast POS places in New York City also show OpenTable, and 34% show Resy.

    See which restaurants run Toast

    Name a city and we list the restaurants on Toast, the ones on Square and Clover, and the ones with neither.