Toast and AIOrders get compared a lot, but they solve different problems. Toast is a restaurant POS with online ordering and marketing add-ons. AIOrders is a commission-free ordering and AI marketing platform that sits on top of your POS, Toast included. This page lays out Toast's published fees, AIOrders' pricing, and a straight answer on when to choose which.
Toast says online ordering has no commissions and that delivery from your site costs a flat fee per order (Toast Online Ordering, as of Oct 2026). Digital Storefront packages are quoted, so the monthly price varies; see their pricing page.
| Feature | AIOrders | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Flat-monthly plan with 0% order fees; entry plan adds a per-order fee (see pricing) | US from $0/mo (Starter Kit) or $69/mo (POS); Canada from CA$120/mo |
| Per-order fees | No commission on the flat-monthly plan; Uber Direct delivery billed per delivery | Card processing at a flat rate (rate not published) |
| Commission | 0% on direct orders | None on Toast Online Ordering; flat fee per delivery |
| QR ordering | Yes, Smart QR table ordering | Toast Mobile Order & Pay |
| Website | AI website builder included | Toast Websites (Digital Storefront Pro) |
| SEO | AI SEO and Google listings included | SEO features in Digital Storefront Pro |
| Review automation | Voice of Guest, included | Not listed |
| Loyalty | Included | Toast Loyalty (Marketing Suite) |
| AI phone | Optional add-on | Not listed |
| Contract | Cancel anytime; money-back guarantee, see pricing | Varies, see their pricing page |
| Canada / USA | Vancouver-based; serves restaurants in Canada and the USA | Both |
| POS | Not a POS; Order Hub syncs to Square, Clover, Toast | Yes, full restaurant POS |
"Not listed" means we did not find it on the public pricing page when we checked. Ask the vendor if it matters to you.
Toast's pricing page is built around POS tiers, hardware and payment processing, with online ordering in a Digital Storefront Suite and loyalty and email in a Marketing Suite (Toast pricing, as of Oct 2026). The software is strong, but the marketing work (writing campaigns, chasing reviews, keeping your Google listing fresh) is still yours to do.
AIOrders is sold as a team of AI specialists for one flat fee: an AI CMO, website developer, local SEO specialist, email marketer, reputation manager and online receptionist are listed as included on its homepage (aiorders.io, as of Oct 2026). It does not run your dining room or process card-present payments.
So the honest framing is: Toast runs your operations; AIOrders works on demand. Many restaurants need both.
Toast publishes starting prices, but several costs depend on your quote:
Toast is better for restaurants that need a complete POS: new openings, full-service restaurants that want handhelds for tableside ordering, kitchens that need a KDS, and groups that want payroll and team tools in the same system. It is also available in Canada, with CA$ pricing.
AIOrders is better for independent restaurants, many of them already on Toast, Square or Clover, that want more commission-free direct orders, more Google reviews and automated repeat-customer marketing without hiring a marketing team. It is based in Vancouver and lists clients across BC.
Import your menu with the free Menu Import tool (PDF, photos, your website or a delivery-app link; nothing is published until you review it), check modifiers and prices, then point your website and Google "Order Online" links to the new page. Run Toast and AIOrders side by side for a few weeks; move regulars over with a bag insert or QR code that rewards ordering direct. The migration checklist has the full steps.
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Not for the POS. AIOrders replaces the online-growth side (website, direct ordering, SEO, reviews, win-backs) and works alongside your POS.
Toast lists Starter Kit from $0/month and Point of Sale from $69/month in the US, and Starter from CA$120/month and Essentials at CA$220/month in Canada (Toast Canada, as of Oct 2026).
Toast says online ordering has no commissions. The Digital Storefront package that includes it is priced by quote, so the monthly cost varies; see their pricing page.
Toast lists flat-rate processing but does not publish the percentage on its pricing pages. Ask Toast for your exact rate in writing.
AIOrders offers a flat-monthly plan with 0% order fees (see pricing; the entry plan adds a per-order fee), with an optional AI phone receptionist add-on.