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Cin7 vs Toast Point of Sale

Cin7
5 Ratings
Toast Point of Sale
24 Ratings

Cin7

5 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 100

Based on 5 reviews and ratings

Toast Point of Sale

24 Ratings
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Score 8.5 out of 100

Based on 24 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • Toast Point of Sale is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Likelihood to Recommend

7.8

Cin7

78%
2 Ratings
7.9

Toast Point of Sale

79%
13 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

Cin7

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0

Toast Point of Sale

80%
1 Rating

Usability

Cin7

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0

Toast Point of Sale

60%
1 Rating

Support Rating

8.9

Cin7

89%
4 Ratings

Toast Point of Sale

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Cin7

Cin7 is great because a business can set up quickly without having to invest in hardware/servers, and the business does not need to be concerned about backing up data. Cin7 software is easy and intuitive to use. The pricing was competitive for cloud-based software that can be customized to each business. The software is constantly updated so a business does not have to worry about paying for updates or paying a large lump sum to purchase new updated software. However, Cin7 is able to increase its fees at any time. We experienced a significant price increase after 1 year. With purchased software, a business would not have to worry about unexpected pricing changes. Cin7 offers a useful integration with BigCommerce. Unfortunately, their own B2B website is lacking in features and ultimately not useful to our company. Cin7 does not provide the most useful customer service, as they only offer paid access to phone support. Most of our issue with the software were caused by updates in the software that were not announced, and they could only be fixed via email or tickets the next day.

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Toast Point of Sale

For restaurants it's great, and that's the only scenario I'm really use to seeing it. However I do have to say that during Christmas time, our city has a craft bizarre where local artists are featured and sell their wares, and this Bizarre was using Toast POS. Therefore, I think it can really span across all avenues. It's great because of how it categorizes menus, and how you can run reports like a p-mix to see your top sellers, and bottom sellers, etc. The more I think of it, now, really any business that sells something and needs to track those sales, could use this POS. A tire store? Sure. A hat shop? Absolutely. The great thing about Toast is that it is just SO customizable! You can even make the buttons different colors, that's how customizable it is. Lastly, the ability to sell online has been a game-changer. I wish there was a little bit better formatting for online ordering, but really, you can add pictures, descriptions, modifiers, use discount codes, and accept gift cards all online. We didn't have to build out an online store, we just had to build out our menu buttons and we were all set.

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Pros

Cin7

  • Powerful reporting that can be customized to fit your needs.
  • Tons of integrations that help you get up and running quickly.

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Charles Combs | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Toast Point of Sale

  • The ability for guest to select a receipt type.
  • Allowing to enter in different types of orders (current in-store orders, future orders, house account orders, and more).
  • The convenience of touch screen use and strong calibration.
  • Ability to swivel tablet from employee to guest.

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Jennifer Dryer | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

Cin7

  • Onboarding could be improved. We worked with a programmer who was not as familiar with our business needs. Additionally, the person in charge of our onboarding was initially difficult to schedule time with until we reached out to a manager.
  • Cin7 occasionally makes updates to the software that causes the software to not work properly. For example, we would experience new errors on a CVS file import for products that had worked previously to the update. Additionally, our custom field implementations would be reverted to original and require set up again.
  • We experienced semi-frequent outages of the software. The software would not be accessible for up to 1 hour at a time. I believe they took steps to address this and reduce down time.

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Toast Point of Sale

  • Though sales details are available in real time, the analytics take 2-3 days to post. So if you are looking for specific modifications you'll have to wait.
  • Though you can edit the menus directly from the devices and move them around like you do on a smartphone, it doesn't give you a sorting option. If you're OCD like me, you have to alphabetize my hand.

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Pricing Details

Cin7

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$295 per month

Cin7 Editions & Modules

Edition
Ecommerce$2951
Wholesale$2951
Multichannel$4501
Ecommerce Plus$4951
Wholesale Plus$4951
Multichannel Plus$6501
  1. per month
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Toast Point of Sale

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$69 per month

Toast Point of Sale Editions & Modules

Edition
Starter$691
Essentials$991
Growth$1991
  1. per month
Additional Pricing Details
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Likelihood to Renew

Cin7

No score
No answers yet
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Toast Point of Sale

Toast Point of Sale 8.0
Based on 1 answer
There are many features I wish Toast had that it currently does not, but we are likely to renew this year because given Toast's recent increase in funding and expanding of their staff, we are hopeful some of these issues will finally be resolved in 2019. Plus, though I've never done it, I'd imagine that switching to another POS system would take a ton of time, money, and resources---things most businesses don't have a lot of. So we'll sit tight with Toast for now and see what they come up with this year in terms of fixing our biggest pain-points.

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Erin Thorp | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability

Cin7

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Toast Point of Sale

Toast Point of Sale 6.0
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Toast POS is a great basic POS tool, having some features I didn't think would be possible at this price point, such as:
  • processing CC payments in "offline mode" in case there is an internet outage
  • kitchen display screens
  • collecting payment from customers using a handheld right at their table
  • pre-approving card payments to assure the customer has enough money to pay for their order, etc
That being said, I still feel that Toast misses the mark on some things that I truly would consider 'common-sense' features, such as:
  • providing hardware that connects the Register Screen (Elo) to the Cash drawer so it doesn't fall off the table when flipped over for customer signature
  • accepting physical and e-gift cards as payment on their own online ordering platform (ToastOO)
  • a Rewards Program that allows for online enrollment, rather than holding up quick-serve lines to sign up
  • a Promo code feature that allows you to add basic restrictions such as Limit 1 per customer, or date/time limitations
  • increasing in-store operations efficiency by creating more straight-forward ways to manage restaurant/ToastOO hours, and Delivery/Takeout quote estimates
Facing these issues after 3+ years has been a frustration. We hope Toast has some solutions in mind that they will be implementing in 2019.

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Erin Thorp | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Support Rating

Cin7

Cin7 8.9
Based on 4 answers
The Cin7 support team has never let us down, even if they weren't able to completely solve our problem. They are willing to have conference calls, video chats, whatever works to help fix your issue.

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Charles Combs | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Toast Point of Sale

No score
No answers yet
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Alternatives Considered

Cin7

As a wholesale focused business, we found Vend to be tailored to retail businesses. TradeGecko was well suited for our wholesale business, however, lacked the full range of capabilities that Cin7 offered (B2B website, POS). Fishbowl had many features that we would not need. OMS Office Master System offered the wholesale capabilities we needed, however, the software could use an update. Cin7 was a perfect balance in terms of features and pricing for our company.

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Toast Point of Sale

Toast is so much easier to use than Breadcrumb. The display is so much easier to navigate. The card readers are more quality with Toast. Chownow was hard because it had its own printer, different than our kitchen printer, for to go orders, but now with Toast's all in one ordering we get the to go orders sent to the kitchen with the same ease as if they were getting fired from the main floor.

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Return on Investment

Cin7

  • Improved inventory accuracy across all channels.
  • Sales gains from always showing products as in stock.

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Charles Combs | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Toast Point of Sale

  • Offline mode has helped with ROI, as we are still able to process credit cards, whereas before we could not and would have to accept cash only.
  • A streamlined and integrated online ordering platform has cut down on the need of a third-party platform.
  • Customer loyalty program has really motivated customers to order more often with higher ticket averages.

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Jonathan Schroeter | TrustRadius Reviewer
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