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Head-to-head · Restaurant Online Ordering Software

Toast vs Clover Online Ordering

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Toast #3 in Restaurant Online Ordering Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Toast
Clover Online Ordering #7 in Restaurant Online Ordering Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Clover

Toast leads on 0 checks, Clover Online Ordering on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreToast · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresClover Online Ordering · 2 of 3

Toast scores higher on our rubric for restaurant online ordering software: 9.0 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #7.

Toast is the better fit for full-service restaurants needing an all-in-one system. Clover Online Ordering is the better fit for clover restaurants needing integrated ordering.

  • Toast fits best

    Full-service restaurants needing an all-in-one system

  • Clover Online Ordering fits best

    Clover restaurants needing integrated ordering

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Side by side

Feature Toast 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Clover Online Ordering 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.5
Ranking #3 in Restaurant Online Ordering Software #7 in Restaurant Online Ordering Software
Best for Full-service restaurants needing an all-in-one system Clover restaurants needing integrated ordering
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Phone, Live chat · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7
Integrations 200+ integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Toast 0/3 · Clover Online Ordering 2/3
Delivery orders Not checked yet ✓ (best)
POS integration Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Branded mobile app Not checked yet —
Specs
Ordering channels Not checked yet Website and app
Location limit 1 locations Not checked yet
Order limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Covers pickup, delivery, curbside, and drive-thru ordering
  • Combines POS, menus, kitchen, inventory, staffing, and reporting
  • Connects with QuickBooks Online, Google, and major delivery services
  • Routes online orders directly to Clover POS and the kitchen
  • Supports pickup, delivery, dine-in, curbside, scheduled, and QR orders
  • Includes menus, modifiers, inventory, promotions, and rewards
Cons
  • Broader than needed for restaurants seeking ordering software alone
  • Hardware, implementation, payments, and add-ons can affect total cost
  • The free Starter Kit includes one terminal and limited listed features
  • Requires a supported Clover POS device and connected printer
  • No white-label mobile app is included
  • Restaurant POS package pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict

Toast brings online ordering into a broader restaurant operating system. It combines cloud-based point of sale and payment processing with pickup, delivery, curbside, and drive-thru ordering. Full-service restaurants can also manage…

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Clover Online Ordering gives restaurants a Clover-powered web page and ordering through the Clover mobile app. It supports takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, and dine-in ordering, making it suited to restaurants that want customer…

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  1. ToastRestaurant Online Ordering Software 9.0Paid
  2. Clover Online OrderingRestaurant Online Ordering Software 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Toast — where it wins

    • Covers pickup, delivery, curbside, and drive-thru ordering
    • Combines POS, menus, kitchen, inventory, staffing, and reporting
    • Connects with QuickBooks Online, Google, and major delivery services

    Where it doesn't

    • Broader than needed for restaurants seeking ordering software alone
    • Hardware, implementation, payments, and add-ons can affect total cost
    • The free Starter Kit includes one terminal and limited listed features

  • Clover Online Ordering — where it wins

    • Routes online orders directly to Clover POS and the kitchen
    • Supports pickup, delivery, dine-in, curbside, scheduled, and QR orders
    • Includes menus, modifiers, inventory, promotions, and rewards

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a supported Clover POS device and connected printer
    • No white-label mobile app is included
    • Restaurant POS package pricing requires contacting sales
  • Toast9.0/10 · Paid

    A broad restaurant system that combines ordering, POS, operations, and guest management.

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  • Clover Online Ordering8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A Clover-centered ordering system with web, app, QR, pickup, delivery, and dine-in options.

    Visit CloverFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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