Deputy vs Toast
Deputy
Employee scheduling, time tracking, and payroll add-ons
From$5/mo
LiteVerified Sep 26, 2026
Toast
Restaurant point-of-sale platform with online ordering and staff tools
Kitfinch pick for 1 job across 1 trade.
How they differ
| Feature | Deputy | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $5/moLite | Check price on vendor site |
| Free plan | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| Payroll | — | |
| Field team management | — | |
| Point of sale | — | |
| Online ordering | — | |
| Staff scheduling | ||
| Suits | plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, roofers, landscapers | restaurants |
We don't have a verified price for both Deputy and Toast yet, so we can't chart the cost by team size. Check each vendor's pricing page.
Deputy
Strengths
- Three clear per-user monthly tiers (Lite, Core, Pro)
- 10% discount for annual billing
- Payroll, HR, and messaging add-ons available on top of any tier
Drawbacks
- A $30/month minimum spend applies to every monthly plan
- Payroll and HR are separate paid add-ons, not included in the base tiers
Toast
Strengths
- Deep restaurant-specific POS feature set (menus, modifiers, kitchen display)
- Online ordering and payroll add-ons available inside the same ecosystem
- Wide adoption gives it a large support and integration network
Drawbacks
- Pricing page returned a bot-protection response this session; current plan pricing was not verified directly
- Hardware and processing costs are often bundled with software plans, complicating like-for-like comparisons
Frequently asked questions
What do Deputy and Toast have in common?
Both cover staff scheduling.
Which is cheaper, Deputy or Toast?
We can only answer that with prices verified on both vendors' pricing pages, and we don't have that for Toast right now. Check the vendor sites for current prices.