Restaurant POS Comparison · Updated August 2026
Aldelo vs. Toast, Square & Clover
The monthly price on a POS website is almost never the number on your statement. The difference is what each system includes versus what it itemizes — reservations, kitchen display, online ordering, loyalty, each handheld.
Below is a straight comparison, sourced from what each vendor publishes about itself. Tick what your restaurant actually needs and see whose bill grows.
Choose the capabilities a full-service restaurant typically wants. The check shows what each platform treats as part of the system and what it treats as a separate line.
Claims below reflect what each vendor publishes about its own product as of August 2026. Pricing and packaging change — confirm current terms with any vendor before you sign.
| Aldelo Express + RevitPay | Toast | Square for Restaurants | Clover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS software | Included Comes with your payment processing. No per-terminal license, no feature tiers. | Published tiers from $0/mo (single terminal, higher processing rate) and about $69/mo per terminal. | Published tiers: Free, Plus at $49/mo per location, Premium at $149/mo per location. | Restaurant plans quoted per device, commonly on 36- or 48-month terms. |
| Hardware you can keep | Open Runs on standard iPad and Android tablets bought anywhere. Certified Epson, Star, and PAX peripherals. | Locked Toast states its services may only be used on approved Toast hardware, and it may change what stays approved. | Square hardware, or your own iPad paired with a Square reader and stand. | Locked Devices bought through Fiserv are generally provisioned to Fiserv and not reprogrammable to another processor. |
| Terminals & handhelds | Unlimited No cap on POS terminals or mobile handhelds. Up to 20 kitchen printers and 20 KDS screens. | Additional charges apply for each device beyond the first terminal subscription. | Hardware priced per device; software billed per location. | Software subscription is charged per device — three terminals means three subscriptions. |
| Reservations & waitlist | Included Part of the table-service feature set, native to the POS with live table status. | Separate product Toast Tables. Base tier caps at 25 reservations per month; unlimited requires Toast Tables Plus. | Paid tier Floor plans and course management require Plus or Premium. | Depends on plan tier and third-party apps from the Clover App Market. |
| Host stand | Table layout and reservations run on the same platform your staff already uses. | Second device Toast states the Tables app cannot be installed on Toast POS hardware, and its reservations are not visible on a Toast POS terminal or handheld. | Runs on Square hardware or a compatible tablet. | Runs on Clover hardware. |
| Coursing & pacing | Included Up to 10 courses per meal with custom names and optional auto-fire, plus hold & fire and split or combined tickets. | Course firing controls and KDS coursing status supported. Genuinely strong for full service. | Paid tier Coursing available on Plus and Premium. | Varies by restaurant plan tier. |
| Kitchen display | Included Station routing, timing and alerts. Use KDS alone or with printers. | Add-on KDS hardware and software priced separately. | Add-on Billed per KDS device. | Add-on Sold as additional hardware. |
| Online ordering | Included Masa+ branded ordering for pickup and delivery, plus DoorDash and Uber Eats integrations. | Included on paid tiers; storefront and delivery capabilities expand through additional products. | Free plan includes a branded ordering page; advanced features scale with tier. | Available through plan tiers and App Market add-ons. |
| Gift & loyalty | Included Multi-store gift processing and loyalty rewards. | Add-on Separate products in the Marketing Suite. | Add-on Loyalty priced by monthly usage. | Add-on App Market subscriptions. |
| Self-service kiosk | Included Kiosk supported on the iPad version of Aldelo Express. | Add-on Kiosk hardware sold separately. | Add-on Billed per kiosk device. | Add-on Sold as additional hardware. |
| Who processes your payments | Your choice RevitPay is your processor and an approved Aldelo provider. One local relationship for POS and payments. | Toast states it is not a payment card processor, but a payment facilitator partnered with processors. Toast processing is required. | Square processing only, at published flat rates. No negotiation. | Tied to where the hardware was bought; Fiserv-provisioned devices cannot be moved. |
| Support | 24/7 live support with no per-incident charges, plus a named RevitPay contact who knows your store. | Toast Care included in every software subscription, 24/7/365. | Support tiers vary by plan. | Support routed through the reseller or Clover. |
Including us. If a salesperson gets uncomfortable with these, that is the answer.
Ask for the contract length, the early termination fee, and whether the price can rise mid-term. Get it in writing before signing.
Price the full stack, not the headline tier. Reservations, KDS, online ordering, loyalty, and every handheld — then compare the totals.
Ask whether the hardware works with any other system. Proprietary terminals have no resale value the day you switch.
Send us a recent processing statement and your station count. We will put together an honest side-by-side — including what you would pay to stay where you are.
Request a comparison