Restaurant Management Software

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Jolt

Jolt is a task and workforce management, with time & attendance, remote (selfie) login, scheduling, and simple tasking tools, from the company of the same name in Provo, Utah; useful for small teams that could leverage frequent communication.

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ACCEO activeSaaS ERP Standard

ACCEO Solutions company activeMedia offers activeSaaS ERP Standard, a business management solution for retail, restaurant, hotel, or other service oriented businesses, for Canadian retailers.

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Quickly Restaurant

QUICKLY is not only a Point of Sale (POS) system but also an integrated Business Management Software. QUICKLY is cloud based software that allows multi user log in. QUICKLY RESTAURANT has a variety of features to help a restaurant run its day-to-day operations smoothly. With Sales…

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H&L POS
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H&L Australia offers technology in the hospitality food and beverage industries, providing Point of Sale Solutions, Back of House Solutions, Workforce Solutions, Marketing & Loyalty Solutions, and Booking Reservation Solutions. The vendor boasts over 2000 customers including…

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EagleOwl
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EagleOwl is a cloud-based restaurant management platform that provides insights into the user's BOH operations, to drive reduced food cost and improved margin. The platform includes features such as supplier and purchase order management, recipe costing, menu engineering, SKU price…

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GoTab
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GoTab, a Restaurant Commerce Platform (RCP), helps large- and mid-sized restaurants, breweries, bars, hotels and other venues run lean, profitable operations while making guests even more satisfied. GoTab allows patrons to order and pay through a server (without a smartphone), or…

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Kitchen United

Kitchen United in Pasadena brings virtual restaurants closer to customers. Restaurants focus on preparing great food, while Kitchen United facilitates getting food to the customer quickly through the delivery service provider(s) of their choice, or through customer pick-up. Everything…

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TRooReserve
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TRooReserve is a table booking system. Diners can book their table in advance through its app and restaurants get a notification of the booking. This helps restaurants manage their staff and their customers.

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SmartRest
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Smart Rest is a multifunctional business automation system designed for public catering and restaurants, aimed at business process management and regulation. It is designed to boost the efficiency of employees, coordinate their work, and guarantee full control of business processes…

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Innovorder
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Stay connected to customers. Founded in 2014, Innovorder is a solutions provider for the food service industry boasting some of the largest players in the commercial and institutional catering sectors as customers. Innovorder’s SaaS software suite enables the deployment of new order…

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Sapaad
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Sapaad is a cloud-based Point-Of-Sale (POS) & delivery management system for restaurants, cafes, and fast-food chains of all sizes. In addition to POS capabilities, it also comes with a Dine-In module to simplify table management, CRM, home delivery management, and LIVE business…

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BIM POS
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BIM POS Masterdine is a comprehensive Point of sale software that does more than a regular POS. With more than 23 other apps, BIM POS can run, manage and automate restaurant chains and retail businesses, and is built for medium to large enterprises. The POS can be extended to…

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DineTime
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DineTime is restaurant management software focusing on the front-end, such as waitlist and reservation management, and other guest management features. It is built and supported by QSR Automations in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Schedule101
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Schedule101 in Ottawa offers a workforce management system dedicated specifically to the needs of managing the shifts, scheduling, and staff of restaurants.

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Tock
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Tock in Chicago offers their flagship restaurant management platform that emphasizes floor and table management, customer service, and reservation scheduling optimization and management.

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Hostme
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Hostme in Bellevue offers a restaurant management application emphasizing reservation and table management.

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Better Chains
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Better Chains in Long Beach offers a workforce optimization platform for restaurants, feauturing staff scheduling, form generation and inventory management, and applicant tracking.

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Newhotel Cloud Point of Sale

NewHotel Cloud Point of Sale specializes in hotels and restaurants offering a complete set of functions like quick sale, Preparations and seasonings, client cards, etc., and is interegated with front-office, stocks, and events.

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Placebag
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Placebag is an online solution for restaurant owners who want to accept orders online and get the word out about their business. This solution enables customers to place orders from any device. The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution gives users full control over their…

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TransAct
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Infor Table Reservations Solution (TRS)

Infor Table and Reservations Solution (TRS) allows restaurants, hotel amenities, leisure venues, casinos, and other venues to simplify guest reservations and booking queries. Designed to help users reduce wait times and errors, while managing walk-ins, call-aheads, and no-shows. Whatever…

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Carbonara App
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Carbonara App is a digital waitlist and restaurant reservation system that allows users to handle both walk-in customers and guests who have reserved tables. Users can send SMS messages and text guests in the virtual queue to inform them when their table is ready, and fill tables…

Learn More About Restaurant Management Software

What is Restaurant Management?

Restaurant Management Software assists restaurant owners and managers with automation of administrative tasks, workforce management & scheduling, inventory tracking & control, orders, and payroll. More often than not they include an integrated point-of-sale (POS) system, or a tight integration with a POS offered by a partner vendor. There are also specialized POS systems specifically for the restaurant industry, simply called Restaurant POS.


Beyond these relatively straightforward functions, a restaurant management platform might distinguish itself by providing advanced and interpretable analytics and revenue tracking, an attractive and functional mobile app, and support for e-commerce with online orders and delivery support and tracking.


There is some overlap between restaurant management software and POS systems. Restaurant POS systems are primarily concerned with taking customers orders, submitting orders to the kitchen, processing payments, and providing basic analytics while restaurant management systems provide tools for both the back and front of house such as employee and inventory management.

Restaurant Management Features & Capabilities

The most advantageous features offered in Restaurant Management software solutions are listed below, but not all software will have each of these features.

Labor Management

  • Create and manage employees’ schedules

  • Payroll tracking - Clock employees in and out, create payroll

  • Employee communication, including shift changes

  • Labor law compliance

Inventory Management

  • Manage food inventory and food expiration dates

  • Identify and track food waste

  • Forecast needed food or inventory order quantities and timing

  • Purchasing management and purchase order creation

Food Cost and Management

  • Track food costs over time

  • Analyze cost of specific recipes

  • Real time menu editing capabilities

  • Visibility of menu item order quantity and which menu items are the most profitable

Dashboards and Reporting

  • Tools to help minimize costs and maximize sales

  • Real time access for sales data and reporting

  • Forecast sales projections based on season or day of week

Interface solutions

  • POS hardware and software

  • Self-ordering solutions and kiosks

  • Web order application or integration

  • Delivery order management or integration

  • Customer loyalty program management

Restaurant Management Software Comparison

Restaurant management software as a category consists of specialized tools and more comprehensive tools that aim to be an all-in-one platform.

There are products in this space tailored to fulfill crucial aspects of restaurant management such as POS systems or employee scheduling tools. These offerings typically provide built-in integrations with other important tools so that restaurant operations managers can tailor their tech stack to their own needs. Hotschedules, Jolt, and Lavu are good examples of this sub-category of products.

For examples of all-in-one platforms that are designed to help restaurant owners cut down on the number of software vendors with whom they have to work, there are offerings like Revel Systems, Upserve, and Toast. When shopping for a restaurant management platform, pre-identify the features that are absolutely a must-have for your business. This will help you more easily create your shortlist.

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Pricing Information

Pricing varies greatly between the different Restaurant Management solutions. Some offer free software with basic or limited functionality. Mid range options are available in the $40 - $70 per month range while high end plans are much more and are specific to the size of your company, number of locations, and the number of employees. Several offer a free trial period prior to purchase.


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Frequently Asked Questions

What is restaurant management software?

Restaurant management software consists of all-in-one-platforms for effectively operating a restaurant business. Rather than purchasing multiple products that are sold separately such as a point-of-sale system, employee scheduling system, and more, buyers can invest in one restaurant management system that combines those separate capabilities into one product offering.

What are the key features of restaurant management software?

Restaurant management software can assist with a variety of tasks and duties, but features that are crucial to defining a restaurant management software are:


  • Point-of-sale system
  • Inventory management
  • Table and order management
  • Timesheet management
  • Menu setup
  • Support for integration with other software you may already be using and enjoy
  • Reporting /analysis

What is a good free restaurant management software?

The large majority of full-featured restaurant management platforms are not available for free and are a considerable investment. Buyers will be able to purchase standalone point-of-sale systems, but will need to augment with other tools to fully achieve the comprehensiveness of a true restaurant management tool. Simple restaurant management software can start as low as $40/mo, but more expansive systems will require prospective buyers to contact sales for a quote.