Toast
POS-first, hardware-heavy
- Long contracts and costly terminal leases
- Add-ons like online ordering cost extra
- Guest ordering feels like a Toast product, not yours
- You rent the system; you don't own the guest relationship
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The restaurant-friendly alternative to Toast, DoorDash & Uber Eats.
DiningEasy gives you one branded app for dine-in, to-go, delivery, reservations, events and loyalty — with a real-time staff portal — for one flat monthly fee. No commissions, no marketplace middleman, and you keep every guest.
$0
delivery commission
100%
guest data ownership
Average restaurant doing $12k/month in delivery saves roughly
$3,000+/mo
by moving delivery off third-party marketplaces.
Why restaurants switch
Stop paying rent on every guest.
DoorDash
Marketplace that owns your guest
- Up to 30% commission per order
- Hidden service, delivery and marketing fees
- You don't get the customer's email or phone
- Guests reorder on DoorDash, not with you
Uber Eats
Another marketplace, same math
- High per-order fees eat your margin
- Menu and pricing controlled by the platform
- Promotions and ads cost even more
- Your restaurant competes next to every other option
Side-by-side
Pick who you're comparing us to.
Payments & POS
You own your payments — not your POS vendor.
The headline difference isn't the rate — it's control. Toast forces you onto their processor and takes a cut of every transaction. DiningEasy charges $0 on payments and lets you use any processor you want (we default to Stripe).
Processing rates side by side
| DiningEasy | Toast | |
|---|---|---|
| In-person (card present) | 2.7% + 5¢ | 2.49% + 15¢* |
| Online / in-app orders | 2.9% + 30¢ | 3.50% + 15¢ |
| Processor choice | Any processor you want | Locked to Toast |
| Our cut of payments | $0 | — |
* Toast's lower 2.49% in-person rate applies only on their paid $69/mo plan; the free Starter Kit runs 3.09%+ and still requires Toast processing.
What it costs on real online orders
| DiningEasy | Toast | |
|---|---|---|
| $30 order | $1.17 | $1.20 |
| $50 order | $1.75 | $1.90 |
| $100 order | $3.20 | $3.65 |
The gap widens as ticket size grows — the lower percentage wins on anything above roughly a $25 ticket.
Monthly cost — $50K in online sales
| DiningEasy | Toast | |
|---|---|---|
| Processing fees | ~$1,825/mo | ~$1,937/mo |
| Software fees | One flat fee per location | $150–$500/mo |
| Payment lock-in | None | Required |
Assuming ~1,250 orders at a $40 average ticket.
Platform & guest experience
| DiningEasy | Toast | |
|---|---|---|
| Branded mobile experience | Your brand, your domain | Toast-branded |
| Table ordering & bill split | Built in | Extra / limited |
| Valet pickup | Built in | Not available |
| Guest data ownership | You own it all | Limited / platform-held |
Bottom line
With Toast you rent your payments back from your POS. With DiningEasy you own them — lower rates through Stripe, zero DiningEasy fees, and the freedom to use any processor you choose.
What you get with DiningEasy
Built for the whole guest journey.
No commissions, period
Dine-in, to-go and delivery orders all run inside your app. You keep 100% of the food revenue and every driver tip.
You own the guest
Every phone number, email and order history lives in your database — not a marketplace's. Build loyalty and re-market for free.
Table ordering built in
Guests scan, seat themselves, order course-by-course and pay by seat. No extra handhelds or server trips to run checks.
Pay by seat or the whole table
Groups split the bill in seconds. No awkward math, no 'can you put $20 on this card' — guests handle it themselves.
One flat monthly fee
Predictable costs per location. No setup fees, no per-transaction surprises, no hardware leases.
Branded like it's yours
Your logo, your colors, your menu, your domain. Guests feel like they're using your restaurant's app — because they are.
See how much your restaurant could keep.
Book a 20-minute demo and we'll run the numbers for your restaurant — and show you what your branded app looks like.