  # Best Restaurant Management Software - Page 4

  *By [Neya Kumaresan](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/neya-kumaresan)*

   Restaurant management software helps restaurant owners and managers run a restaurant end to end. These tools are used by restaurant employees to keep track of inventory, payroll, orders, and analytics. Managers and owners can use these tools to compare business practices at multiple locations, ease the onboarding process for new employees, and track employee effectiveness. The [best restaurant management tools](https://learn.g2.com/best-restaurant-management-software) provide a wide range of features for either niche restaurant types or restaurants as a whole.

There is crossover between restaurant management software and [point of sale (POS) systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/pos). However, while restaurant management tools include POS features, they also include a variety of other features to help run a restaurant. Visit the restaurant POS category for tools that primarily perform POS functionality.

To qualify for inclusion in the Restaurant Management category, a product must:

- Provide at least four of the following features: inventory management, POS, employee management, accounting, order management, reservations, or payroll
- Help run both the front and back of house while providing back-office support
- Be designed specifically for restaurants or the foodservice industry




  
## How Many Restaurant Management Software Products Does G2 Track?
**Total Products under this Category:** 276

### Category Stats (May 2026)
- **Average Rating**: 4.47/5
- **New Reviews This Quarter**: 95
- **Buyer Segments**: Small-Business 64% │ Mid-Market 32% │ Enterprise 4%
- **Top Trending Product**: SpotOn (+0.023)
*Last updated: May 18, 2026*

  
## How Does G2 Rank Restaurant Management Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
- 10,000+ Authentic Reviews
- 276+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

  
## Which Restaurant Management Software Is Best for Your Use Case?

- **Leader:** [Petpooja POSS](https://www.g2.com/products/petpooja-poss/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [Nory](https://www.g2.com/products/nory-nory/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [Restroworks Restaurant POS](https://www.g2.com/products/restroworks-restaurant-pos/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [Owner.com](https://www.g2.com/products/owner-com/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [Connecteam](https://www.g2.com/products/connecteam/reviews)

  
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  ## What Are the Top-Rated Restaurant Management Software Products in 2026?
### 1. [mylivevision](https://www.g2.com/products/mylivevision/reviews)
  mylivevison helps daily F&amp;B expenditure entered into the purchase module not only updates the stock module automatically, but company stock levels also.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate mylivevision?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind mylivevision?**

- **Seller:** [Opsimize](https://www.g2.com/sellers/opsimize)
- **Year Founded:** 2011
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @Opsimize (330 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/mylivevision (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 2. [Omnivore](https://www.g2.com/products/omnivore-omnivore/reviews)
  Omnivore allows developers to integrate with the leading POS systems, and connects restaurants to the latest technologies.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Omnivore?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Omnivore?**

- **Seller:** [Omnivore](https://www.g2.com/sellers/omnivore)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Clearwater, US
- **Twitter:** @OmnivoreWorld (9,753 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/5372045 (15 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 3. [OxyMenu](https://www.g2.com/products/oxymenu/reviews)
  OxyMenu is a cloud-based restaurant and cafe management platform for Turkish businesses. It combines digital QR menu, order management, table tracking, POS integration (Beko X30TR, Express Kasa), and customer loyalty programs in one platform. Easy setup in 1 day, no technical knowledge required.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate OxyMenu?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind OxyMenu?**

- **Seller:** [OxyMenu](https://www.g2.com/sellers/oxymenu)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 4. [PAR OPS](https://www.g2.com/products/par-ops/reviews)
  PAR OPS was founded over 30 years ago with a single vision of providing restaurant operators better access to their operational data. By unlocking visibility into this data, PAR OPS has helped operators lower food and labor costs, optimize schedules, implement predictive ordering, and create a positive impact on their bottom line. Leveraging business intelligence and automation technologies, PAR OPS can harmonize your brand’s complex datasets, help you make faster decisions, and streamline your operations. As the leading provider of enterprise back-office solutions for some of the largest multi-unit franchises in the world, PAR OPS’s cloud-based software remains open and can always be adapted to meet your unique business needs.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate PAR OPS?**

- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind PAR OPS?**

- **Seller:** [PAR Technology](https://www.g2.com/sellers/par-technology-3bb025f3-cab2-4247-bb36-adab46a9a98a)
- **Year Founded:** 1968
- **HQ Location:** New Hartford, NY
- **Twitter:** @PAR_Tech (4,780 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/partechnology/ (2,064 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NYSE:PAR

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 33% Enterprise, 33% Small-Business


#### What Are PAR OPS's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Efficiency Improvement (3 reviews)
- Efficiency (2 reviews)
- Organization (2 reviews)
- Smooth Operations (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Inventory Management (1 reviews)
- Lack of Tracking (1 reviews)
- Slow Loading (1 reviews)
- Slow Performance (1 reviews)
- System Slowness (1 reviews)

### 5. [Peppr Restaurant POS](https://www.g2.com/products/peppr-restaurant-pos/reviews)
  Peppr is a POS system built specifically for independent restaurants by hospitality industry veterans. Our solutions combine enterprise-grade technology with a deep understanding of restaurant operations that help independent brands compete with major chains. Our POS platform includes cloud-based hardware, mobile POS devices, and commission-free online ordering designed to handle the demanding pace of restaurant service. Key Features: 1) POS: Reliable, commercial-grade terminals and handheld devices built for high-volume environments 2) Online Ordering: Commission-free restaurant ordering that integrates directly with your POS 3) Restaurant Management: Comprehensive tools for menu management, staffing, and reporting 4) Integrations: Connectivity with DoorDash, 7shifts, Bevchek, eCard, and other platforms Why Independent Restaurants Choose Peppr? Our local support teams in Dallas and Los Angeles provide rapid support, responding within minutes when restaurants need assistance. We offer transparent pricing with no hidden fees, no long-term contracts, and straightforward costs that help owners manage their technology budgets effectively. Peppr serves diverse restaurant types, including full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), bars, breweries, cafes, and food trucks. Our restaurant solutions have helped hundreds of independent brands streamline operations, reduce order processing time, increase table turnover, and grow revenue. Our Restaurant Partnership: We&#39;re more than a POS vendor – we&#39;re strategic partners who understand the unique challenges facing independent restaurants. Our team combines decades of experience with modern technology, creating POS systems that work the way restaurants operate. From small neighborhood bistros to multi-location restaurant groups, Peppr scales with your business while maintaining the personal service and expertise that independent restaurants deserve.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate Peppr Restaurant POS?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Peppr Restaurant POS?**

- **Seller:** [Peppr](https://www.g2.com/sellers/peppr)
- **Company Website:** https://www.peppr.com/
- **HQ Location:** Dallas, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/peppr-inc (66 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are Peppr Restaurant POS's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Helpful (1 reviews)


### 6. [Positeasy](https://www.g2.com/products/positeasy/reviews)
  Positeasy is a fast, cloud-based billing and business management SaaS built for growing restaurant brands. It offers POS billing, inventory, analytics, multi-store support, and mobile access. Simple to use, quick to deploy, and scales with your business—online or offline.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Positeasy?**

- **Interoperability:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Positeasy?**

- **Seller:** [Positeasy](https://www.g2.com/sellers/positeasy)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/104104788 (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are Positeasy's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Billing Ease (2 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)
- Ease of Operation (1 reviews)
- Response Time (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Integration Issues (1 reviews)
- Payment Issues (1 reviews)
- Unfriendly Interface (1 reviews)

### 7. [QsrSoft](https://www.g2.com/products/qsrsoft-qsrsoft/reviews)
  As a cloud application QsrSoft Inventory integrates with your POS system and supply chain partners to manage, optimize and automate your inventory workflows. Using recipes it continually maintains a perpetual inventory to allow for comparisons to actual inventory at any time. Easily enter inventory counts, waste counts, purchases, transfers and more. Third party integrations are available for your raw &amp; menu item management, ordering or invoicing systems.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind QsrSoft?**

- **Seller:** [QsrSoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/qsrsoft)
- **Year Founded:** 2001
- **HQ Location:** Lombard, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/qsrsoft/about/ (98 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 8. [Restaurant Management Software - Restroerp](https://www.g2.com/products/restaurant-management-software-restroerp/reviews)
  From Table Management to Inventory Management, Restro ERP helps to run your Restaurant efficiently and profitably from one place.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Restaurant Management Software - Restroerp?**

- **Interoperability:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Restaurant Management Software - Restroerp?**

- **Seller:** [Khushi Sharma](https://www.g2.com/sellers/khushi-sharma)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 9. [Restaurant Orders Management Solution](https://www.g2.com/products/restaurant-orders-management-solution/reviews)
  Call2Menu is unique technology - that makes 3rd party apps NEEDLESS for restaurant businesses and allows them to take orders DIRECTLY - allows coordination with every aspect of restaurant operations, from accepting online orders and answering phone calls to creating a streamlined delivery service. All without charging any hefty commissions or hidden charges. Call2Menu also provides advertising services, such as Google and social media marketing. Now that millions of people are buying food online, there is room for small to medium-sized restaurants to expand, increase profits, fix up, and redesign.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Restaurant Orders Management Solution?**

- **Interoperability:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Restaurant Orders Management Solution?**

- **Seller:** [call2Menu](https://www.g2.com/sellers/call2menu)
- **HQ Location:** New York, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/call2menu (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 10. [Restro - Restaurant Management Software](https://www.g2.com/products/restro-restaurant-management-software/reviews)
  Get our Restaurant Software to be used as Online or Offline versions, with inventory management, stock alerts and update, GST billing. Software payment is one time. It has table order, take away and home delivery options.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Restro - Restaurant Management Software?**

- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Restro - Restaurant Management Software?**

- **Seller:** [ACE Software n Web Solutions](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ace-software-n-web-solutions)
- **Year Founded:** 2013
- **HQ Location:** Thane, IN
- **Twitter:** @ACESnWS (19 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/13245047 (27 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 11. [RestroX - Restaurant Software](https://www.g2.com/products/restrox-restaurant-software/reviews)
  RestroX is cloud-based restaurant management software that streamlines operations for dining establishments of any size. It handles end-to-end restaurant workflows: billing, QR code-based ordering, inventory management, payment processing, and real-time sales analytics. The platform solves core operational problems that cost restaurants time and revenue: manual order-taking errors, slow table turnover, payment reconciliation complexity, and lack of visibility into inventory and sales performance. RestroX features an AI-powered menu setup tool that digitizes menus in minutes, eliminating hours of manual data entry. The priority notification system instantly alerts staff when customers scan QR codes at tables, reducing wait times and improving service speed during peak hours. Built for modern restaurants that want operational efficiency without hardware lock-in, RestroX works on existing devices - no expensive POS terminals required. The system integrates with major payment providers and is designed to scale from single-location cafes to multi-branch restaurant groups. Whether you&#39;re running a quick-service restaurant, casual dining spot, or cloud kitchen, RestroX gives you the tools to take orders faster, reduce errors, track inventory in real-time, and make data-driven decisions about your business.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate RestroX - Restaurant Software?**

- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind RestroX - Restaurant Software?**

- **Seller:** [RestroX](https://www.g2.com/sellers/restrox)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Phone:** +977 9802853939

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are RestroX - Restaurant Software's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Management Ease (1 reviews)
- Mobile App (1 reviews)


### 12. [R.M.S. (Restaurant Management System)](https://www.g2.com/products/r-m-s-restaurant-management-system/reviews)
  Created by restaurant people for restaurant people. Get rid of your old register and any other software because R.M.S. does it all; Order taking Cast tickets to a t.v. screen Manage scheduling and scheduling request Advanced inventory tracking and usage Advanced reports And much much more!


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate R.M.S. (Restaurant Management System)?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind R.M.S. (Restaurant Management System)?**

- **Seller:** [JoLoMo Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/jolomo-software)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 13. [S4D](https://www.g2.com/products/s4d/reviews)
  S4D delivers an omnichannel solution that is specifically built for quick service restaurant chains. S4D is the digital partner that has helped restaurant chains: - Improve their online/offline customer journey - Streamline operations - Gather actionable data By providing them with: - In-store solutions: POS, Makescreen, KDS, Pack screen, SOK - Online solutions: Website, App, Brand and Menu Management, - Actionable Data: For the stores in the POS with 150+ real-time reports and NPS and all data from the platform that is available for the headquarters (including PowerBI integration)


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate S4D?**

- **Interoperability:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind S4D?**

- **Seller:** [Solutions4Delivery](https://www.g2.com/sellers/solutions4delivery)
- **Year Founded:** 2017
- **HQ Location:** Amsterdam, NL
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/solutions4delivery (84 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 14. [Servmetrics](https://www.g2.com/products/servmetrics/reviews)
  SMS-based customer engagement software for delivery restaurants.


  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Servmetrics?**

- **Seller:** [Servmetrics](https://www.g2.com/sellers/servmetrics)
- **HQ Location:** England, United Kingdom
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 15. [ShiftTrained](https://www.g2.com/products/shifttrained/reviews)
  ShiftTrained is an AI-native restaurant training platform. Upload your menu PDF, and our AI generates 100-400 quiz questions in 12 minutes. Your staff takes the quizzes on their phones, no app to install. That&#39;s it. That&#39;s the product. Built by Terry Psaltakis, a 30-year restaurant operator who has opened 20+ concepts spanning fine dining, casual dining, and bar programs. ShiftTrained exists because Terry lived the menu-knowledge problem for three decades and got tired of pre-shift meetings that staff forgot by Tuesday. What it does Upload your menu PDF (or a photo of a printed menu). AI parses every item, price, allergen, ingredient, and dietary flag, then generates 100-400 quiz questions covering descriptions, allergens, pairings, prices, and modifiers. Manager reviews the question bank, edits anything off, approves the rest. Send the quiz to your team via email and SMS. They take it on their phone in 5-10 minutes. You see who&#39;s mastered the menu, who needs more practice, and what they&#39;re missing, all in real time. The whole upload-to-first-quiz loop runs in about 12 minutes. Not 12 hours, not 12 days — 12 minutes. Why it&#39;s different Most restaurant training tools still rely on flashcards, generic LMS modules, or tag-along training during pre-shift. ShiftTrained generates custom training directly from each restaurant&#39;s actual menu, using the same large language models that power leading-edge enterprise software. Allergen-aware AI flags hidden allergens (egg in mayo, pine nuts in pesto, anchovies in Caesar) and routes them for manager approval before they ship to staff. Other differentiators: Mobile-first delivery. No app to install. Works on any phone, any browser, any data plan. Staff don&#39;t need to remember a password. Gamified leaderboards. Staff voluntarily retake quizzes to climb the board. The two Chicago restaurants running on the platform have staff who retake quizzes on their own time. Multi-location ready. Single owner can run multiple restaurants on different plans from one dashboard. Built by an operator, not a software founder. The platform reflects how restaurants actually work, not how training software vendors think they should. Who it&#39;s for Independent restaurant operators (1-3 locations) Restaurant groups expanding into multi-location operations Hospitality groups with bar, restaurant, and event-space programs Restaurant chains evaluating modern training infrastructure (Enterprise tier) Front-of-house (servers, bartenders, hosts, runners) today. Back-of-house (line cooks, prep, kitchen staff) module shipping soon. Real customers, real outcomes Fat Tommy&#39;s Grill &amp; Sports Bar (Crestwood, IL) — Check totals up 11% after deploying ShiftTrained. Same menu, same prices, same staff. The lift came from servers describing items better and suggesting add-ons confidently. Black Barrel Tavern (Chicago, IL West Loop) — Wine sales up 34%. Same wine list, same prices, no promotions. The staff just stopped being afraid to talk about the wine. Cotenna (Australia) — International customer onboarded, validating the platform works in any market. Backed by Methodology informed by Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (Tracey &amp; Hinkin turnover studies) and National Restaurant Association workforce data. Press coverage syndicated through 514+ outlets including AP News, USA Today network newspapers, and 46 industry trade publications. Try it Every paid plan includes a free trial. No credit card required. Upload your menu, send your first quiz to your team, see who knows what they&#39;re selling. Visit: shifttrained.com · Contact: hello@shifttrained.com


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate ShiftTrained?**

- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind ShiftTrained?**

- **Seller:** [TechWithTerry](https://www.g2.com/sellers/techwithterry)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 16. [Silverware](https://www.g2.com/products/silverware/reviews)
  Trusted by the most notable brands around the globe, Silverware is a leading developer of advanced technologies for the Hospitality Industry. We aim to drive efficiency and improve the profitability of its clients by relentlessly delivering the most innovative solutions on the market. Silverware works to enhance every aspect of the guest experience, from when the first customer walks in, until the last one walks out. Silverware helps its customers bring more to the table.


  **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 58
**How Do G2 Users Rate Silverware?**

- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Silverware?**

- **Seller:** [Silverware POS](https://www.g2.com/sellers/silverware-pos)
- **Year Founded:** 1988
- **HQ Location:** Ontario, Canada
- **Twitter:** @SilverwarePOS (1,602 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/890194/ (90 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Who Uses This:** Owner
  - **Top Industries:** Restaurants, Hospitality
  - **Company Size:** 55% Small-Business, 37% Mid-Market


### 17. [SkyTab](https://www.g2.com/products/shift4-skytab/reviews)
  SkyTab is a next-gen, all-in-one point of sale and restaurant management platform. Packed with cutting-edge technology to boost your bottom line and deliver five-star guest experiences — from front-of-house to back-of-house and everything in between, our super-charged tech is ready to serve.


  **Average Rating:** 3.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 34
**How Do G2 Users Rate SkyTab?**

- **Interoperability:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.4/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind SkyTab?**

- **Seller:** [Shift4](https://www.g2.com/sellers/shift4-7215f5c3-556d-4243-9e79-393ef57309d2)
- **HQ Location:** Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/shift4/ (2,480 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Who Uses This:** Manager
  - **Top Industries:** Restaurants, Food &amp; Beverages
  - **Company Size:** 62% Small-Business, 29% Mid-Market


#### What Are SkyTab's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Customer Support (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)


### 18. [Table Touch](https://www.g2.com/products/table-touch/reviews)
  Table Touch helps restaurants stay on top of every table by showing exactly when staff last visited and where attention is needed — in real time. During a busy shift, it’s easy for tables to be unintentionally missed. Table Touch makes those gaps visible so teams can step in before service slips. Small devices placed under tables and carried by staff automatically detect when a server visits a table. That activity appears live across the restaurant, giving managers and staff a clear view of table coverage without requiring anything to be tapped, scanned, or logged. With real-time visibility, teams can reduce missed tables, improve service consistency, and capture more opportunities to sell — all while supporting staff during the shift instead of adding to their workload. After service, Table Touch provides reporting on table visits, service timing, and team performance, giving operators a clear, objective way to coach staff and improve operations over time. Built by restaurant owners, Table Touch is designed for the reality of the floor — simple to install, effortless to use, and immediately impactful.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Table Touch?**

- **Interoperability:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Table Touch?**

- **Seller:** [Table Touch](https://www.g2.com/sellers/table-touch)
- **HQ Location:** Halifax, CA
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/table-touch/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 19. [Taqtics](https://www.g2.com/products/taqtics/reviews)
  Built for Multi-store RETAIL &amp; RESTAURANT brands - Taqtics is a comprehensive store-operations management platform that helps brands ensure consistent and compliant store operations. Key Benefits - • Digitize, Streamline, and Automate: Improve productivity and communication. • Consistent Customer Experiences: Ensure a consistent look, feel and service. • Effective Operations Management: Manage day-to-day operations across multiple stores. All-in-One Software Solution - • Task &amp; Checklist Management • Digital Audits &amp; Reports • Issue Ticketing • Visual Merchandising Execution • Training &amp; Assessments • Asset Management • Attendance Tracking • Live Chat • Noticeboard By partnering with Taqtics, retail &amp; restaurant brands gain visibility &amp; control over their daily store operations, enabling them to make better decisions, streamline processes, improve productivity, and ensure consistent store operations.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Taqtics?**

- **Interoperability:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Taqtics?**

- **Seller:** [Peachy Technologies](https://www.g2.com/sellers/peachy-technologies)
- **Year Founded:** 2021
- **HQ Location:** Bengaluru, IN
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/taqticsco (51 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are Taqtics's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Communication (1 reviews)
- Customer Satisfaction (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Management Ease (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Learning Curve (1 reviews)
- Limited Customization (1 reviews)
- Poor Reporting (1 reviews)

### 20. [tekcounter](https://www.g2.com/products/tekcounter/reviews)
  TekCounter is a next-generation restaurant POS and management platform built for one purpose to help food businesses grow without chaos. Whether you&#39;re starting your first café, running a busy bar, scaling a cloud kitchen brand, or managing multiple restaurant outlets, TekCounter gives you the tools, clarity, and confidence to run your business the way modern hospitality demands. Most food entrepreneurs start with passion. But quickly get trapped in daily fires: missing stock, staff mistakes, slow billing, manual reporting, and delivery apps eating away margins. Traditional POS systems only handle billing. They don’t solve the real operations that decide your profit. And that’s exactly where TekCounter changes the game. TekCounter is a cloud-based, mobile-ready restaurant ecosystem that combines POS, billing, inventory management, KDS, menu engineering, online ordering integration, reporting, and chain management into one powerful system. No expensive hardware. No complicated setups. Just a clean, modern platform designed to reduce waste, speed up service, and help you scale. If you’re tired of stock disappearing, wrong orders going out, delays in the kitchen, mismatched reports, or juggling multiple tablets for delivery apps TekCounter replaces all that with real-time automation. Owners save 20–25% on inventory costs, reduce order errors by 40%, and cut customer wait times by 30% within weeks. But TekCounter isn’t just software - it’s hope for every food business owner who wants to grow without losing control. It’s the confidence that your numbers are accurate, your operations are organized, and your business is ready for the next outlet. For new entrepreneurs, TekCounter removes the fear of “not knowing the system.” For growing chains, it provides the backbone to scale smoothly. For struggling outlets, it becomes the system that brings back profitability and discipline. Restaurants, cafés, bars, and cloud kitchens choose TekCounter because it feels like it was built by people who understand their journey - the pain of daily operations, and the dream of building a successful brand. TekCounter is more than a POS. It’s the growth engine for the modern food business.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate tekcounter?**

- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind tekcounter?**

- **Seller:** [TekCounter](https://www.g2.com/sellers/tekcounter)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Bangalore, IN
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/tekcounter/ (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are tekcounter's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Efficiency (1 reviews)
- Setup Ease (1 reviews)


### 21. [The Manager&#39;s Red Book](https://www.g2.com/products/the-manager-s-red-book/reviews)
  Ensure compliance across all of your locations with directives for safety, food handling, cash handling, and employee management.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate The Manager&#39;s Red Book?**

- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind The Manager&#39;s Red Book?**

- **Seller:** [Fourth](https://www.g2.com/sellers/fourth)
- **HQ Location:** Austin, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/fourth/ (891 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 22. [Trail](https://www.g2.com/products/trail/reviews)
  Trail is the new way to run restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs. An incredibly simple app guides teams through their day, step-by-step, from opening checks and food safety to cashing up. Checklists and forms replace paper logbooks, for a safe digital record. Reports &amp; alerts give the business complete visibility and control over efficient operations. And when integrated with ePOS, rotas and other systems, Trail becomes the central operational hub for the entire organisation.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Trail?**

- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Trail?**

- **Seller:** [The Access Group](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-access-group-c8efff47-00e5-4546-a552-82de6e4cb43b)
- **Year Founded:** 1991
- **HQ Location:** Loughborough, Leicestershire
- **Twitter:** @theaccessgroup (4,214 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/403139/ (7,163 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 23. [Truffle](https://www.g2.com/products/truffle/reviews)
  Truffle is a lightweight and multi-platform software designed to allow users to design their own restaurant layout.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Truffle?**

- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Truffle?**

- **Seller:** [KlientScape Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/klientscape-software)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @KlientScape2015 (13 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 24. [Untappd for Business](https://www.g2.com/products/untappd-for-business/reviews)
  A digital and print menu building and publishing for the food service industry. Venues can quickly build food, beer, wine, and liquor menus by utilizing extensive databases that automatically fill their menus with rich metadata.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Untappd for Business?**

- **Reporting:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Untappd for Business?**

- **Seller:** [Next Glass](https://www.g2.com/sellers/next-glass)
- **HQ Location:** Charlotte, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-glass/ (160 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 25. [Visper](https://www.g2.com/products/visper/reviews)
  Visper is the smart digital menu and AI sommelier platform for restaurants, bars and hotels. Guests scan a QR code to discover dishes, get pairing recommendations and ask an AI sommelier in multiple languages. Staff get a training app with quizzes and pairing wizard. Owners get real-time analytics. Pairings verified by 3× Croatian Sommelier Champion Kristijan Harjac.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Visper?**

- **Ease of Use:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)
- **Dashboard:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 9.0/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Visper?**

- **Seller:** [Visper](https://www.g2.com/sellers/visper)
- **Year Founded:** 2026
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/visper-app/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business



    ## What Is Restaurant Management Software?
  [Restaurant Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant)
  ## What Software Categories Are Similar to Restaurant Management Software?
    - [Restaurant POS Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-pos)
    - [Restaurant Inventory Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-inventory-management)
    - [Restaurant Business Intelligence &amp; Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-business-intelligence-analytics)

  
---

## How Do You Choose the Right Restaurant Management Software?

### What You Should Know About Restaurant Management Software

### What is Restaurant Management Software?

Restaurant management software is designed to be an end-to-end software solution to help users run their restaurant. Ideally, if one purchases restaurant management software, they will not need to purchase other software to help run their restaurant. While every business is slightly different and has different needs, the intention behind a restaurant management system is to act as a POS solution, table management solution, inventory management solution, kitchen management solution, reservations solution, accounting solution, and more, all in one software package.

While this may sound overwhelming, the intention is good. Restaurants operate on notoriously slim margins, and purchasing one software solution is often more cost-effective than buying many. Providing a more streamlined experience benefits both the business and each customer that walks through the door. By making it easy to seat a customer, take their order, send that order to the kitchen, and deliver the check, restaurant management software saves time for both the customer and the server. Some solutions are even available as a mobile app, eliminating the need for server stations entirely.

Freeing up servers, saving time, and lowering costs all enable restaurants to run more efficiently between the back of house and front of house. It’s much easier to use one solution for everything rather than hope a variety of solutions will seamlessly integrate. Cloud-based software especially is easy to implement with touchscreen stations, so the learning curve is lower for both servers and the restaurant manager.

Restaurant management software can also help owners and managers with the high-level aspects of running a restaurant outside of daily service. Accounting, billing, menu creation, inventory management, employee scheduling, and more are common features of restaurant management software.

### Why Use Restaurant Management Software?

Restaurant management software is built to help users manage their restaurant or restaurants. By using a single unified system, users can streamline both the food prep and sales aspect of the business, as well as the high-level behind-the-scenes aspects. These solutions are designed to improve the daily experience of restaurant employees so they can in turn focus on improving the guest experience.

Restaurant management systems are intended to manage all aspects of a restaurant from start to finish, from purchasing food all the way to billing and accounting. While many [restaurant POS](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-pos) solutions are becoming robust enough to rival restaurant management software, their goal is not to be a comprehensive solution. Restaurant management systems, given that they are so robust, can help reduce costs, increase employee productivity, and even improve compliance with food safety regulations.

Anyone looking for a comprehensive system to run a restaurant with a large variety of features can benefit from restaurant management software. They are designed specifically for the needs of a restaurant business and therefore cater their offerings specifically for restaurant needs.

### Who Uses Restaurant Management Software?

Restaurant management software can be used by everyone who works in a restaurant. Hosts and hostesses can use the platform to accept reservations, manually input a reservation, assign tables, and create a waitlist. Servers can use it to place guest orders, make sales, create or split checks, run credit cards, and generally process payments like a POS system. The kitchen can use the platform to create a menu, mark when menu items are no longer available, receive tickets, and manage inventory. Restaurant owners and managers can receive high-level insights into the business with reports and analytics, manage accounting, handle billing and purchasing, and basically oversee all restaurant operations.

### Kinds of Restaurant Management Software

Most restaurant management software is designed to be a one-stop shop for all restaurant-running needs. However, some center on different aspects of running a restaurant than others. Some might focus more on the business side, with robust accounting features. Some might focus more on the server side, providing easy tools to streamline service. Some may focus on helping a kitchen become and stay organized by digitizing order tickets.

In general, most restaurant management systems will be very similar, but the slight shift in focus can help direct improvements in a restaurant where they are most needed. Depending on the size of the restaurant and how many locations there are, some software is built specifically for single locations and some are specifically created for large businesses handling multiple restaurants.

### Restaurant Management SoftwareFeatures

**Finance tracking –** Tracking every transaction is extremely important in a restaurant. Not only does it help manage income versus expenditures, but it also makes it much easier if a customer ever disputes a purchase. Knowing how much money is going into purchasing food by breaking down recipes by the cost of individual ingredients and which menu items are more successful than others can help owners and managers make informed decisions moving forward. This can also help a kitchen see how much money is being lost to food waste and make adjustments. In general, it’s always a good idea to know how sales are faring and where costs can be cut.

**Tax tools –** Tax season can be rough on everyone, especially small businesses. Restaurant management platforms with tax tools can help prepare a restaurant for tax season with minimal work. By keeping track of all receipts and purchases, owners don’t need to worry about losing track of crucial information or doing a lot of tabulating last minute.

**Menu creation –** While there’s obviously a lot of work that goes into creating a menu beyond the realm of software, restaurant management software can help organize that process. Some restaurant management software can maintain ingredient lists and recipes for menu items. Once menu items are finalized, they can easily be added to the POS feature, making it much easier for servers to place orders for customers.

**Order management –** Order management and food sales obviously make up the bulk of a restaurant’s business. If operations don’t run smoothly, that can spell disaster for the entire business. With digital tickets or an integrated ticket printer, the kitchen can stay organized and on top of orders as they arrive. If a restaurant also runs a delivery service, staying organized is even more important in order to ensure that the food gets exactly where it needs to go. Some platforms will even alert servers when an order is running behind so they can keep customers informed.

**Credit card processing –** Most point-of-sale systems have built-in credit card processing, and many restaurant management systems are no different. Since most diners pay by card, built-in credit card processing can make the payment process a lot smoother for both guests and servers. This can also eliminate the need to pay extra money to a credit card processing service. By having the service bundled with the software platform, there is no need to pay more out of pocket.

**Loyalty management –** Obtaining and retaining customers is a huge challenge for any restaurant. Many restaurant management systems will include some kind of loyalty management features in the form of gift cards, frequent diner cards, or email newsletters. By having these all housed within the platform, redeeming cards or maintaining a record of accumulated points becomes easy. Customers don’t need to remember a paper card, and servers don’t need to spend a lot of time trying to ensure the customer gets their discount.

**Inventory management –** For a restaurant, inventory control is a primary concern. Without enough of the right ingredients, serving customers becomes impossible. Food is not cheap, nor does it last forever, so ordering the right amount is extremely important. With inventory management features in a restaurant management system, chefs and cooks can keep track of all available ingredients, when they will expire, and what needs to be ordered in the near future. If a set amount of something is available, such as bottles of wine, a smart system will automatically update the inventory when items are purchased. While there is also restaurant inventory software available, having the feature available in a system already being used makes it much easier for the kitchen to communicate with the back office and front of house, and vice versa.

**Employee management and scheduling –** Restaurants often have large workforces that work separate shifts. Employee management features can help restaurants schedule their employees’ shifts and create onboarding timelines for new employees who need training. This way, restaurants are always staffed appropriately and employees aren’t stretched thin. Some restaurant management software will even be able to report which days or nights are busier and which are slower so managers can schedule appropriately without under- or overstaffing.

**Reporting and analytics –** Restaurants work with extremely small margins, so knowing exactly what is happening with the business at all times is crucial. Since restaurant management systems touch almost every aspect of a restaurant, they can collect data from the various corners of the business and create analytics that provide a clear picture of its operations. With this data and analysis, restaurant owners and managers can make informed decisions based on where they are performing well and where they need to improve. While data analytics solutions will provide more robust information, the basic tools within restaurant management systems are often enough for busy restaurateurs without a background in data science.

**Delivery and takeout –** Customers love having the ability to order food online, so it makes sense to provide that option. A restaurant management system with functionality to create an online ordering portal helps keep everything in one place, as well as save time and money when trying to figure out how to build a website and avoid vendor fees. And with those orders coming directly through the restaurant management software, orders are less likely to be lost or pushed aside in favor of in-house diners.

**Floor plans –** Restaurant management software allows hosts to input the floor plan of the restaurant into the tool so they can easily seat guests and reserve tables. Servers can use the floor plan to ensure that the right order goes to the right table. Some tools may even allow orders to be placed based on table seat, so if someone has an allergy or dietary restriction, they are not accidentally served the wrong item.

### Trends Related to Restaurant Management Software

**Tableside ordering –** Cloud-based restaurant management software has the ability to sync multiple mobile devices so servers can ditch the ticket pad and use a tablet or mobile phone to place orders right at the table. With the increased speed and accuracy offered by such functionality, it’s understandable why more and more restaurants are implementing this solution.

**Tablet-based POS –** Most restaurant management systems are optimized to run on an iPad or similar tablet, saving restaurant owners money by being easily replaceable and saving space by not requiring a computer mouse or keyboard. Tablets are also portable and easy to set up, making them ideal if you want to try out new layouts or train new employees. No more bulky server stations.

**Online ordering –** Ordering food online is a huge trend, and one that is likely not going away anytime soon. If a restaurant doesn’t offer online ordering, they’re likely missing out on a huge amount of potential sales. Luckily, restaurant management software makes it easy to create an online ordering portal with minimal effort.

### Software and Services Related to Restaurant Management Software

[Restaurant POS software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-pos) provides many similar features to a restaurant management system but is not as robust in features. Restaurant POS software is primarily designed to facilitate customer transactions and may contain additional features to aid in managing a restaurant. Restaurant management software is designed to run all aspects of a restaurant.

[Restaurant reservations software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-reservations) is designed to accept and manage reservations. Customers can make a reservation for a specific time, either on a restaurant’s website or a dedicated restaurant reservations site like OpenTable. While restaurant management software may be able to do this as well, it may not necessarily interface with the larger aggregate sites.

[Restaurant delivery/takeout software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-delivery-takeout) provides a means for restaurants to create an online ordering portal. While that may be on their website or on a larger marketplace like GrubHub, these tools typically integrate with restaurant management systems. Some modern restaurant management software may contain this feature, but it may not interface with the larger marketplaces.

[Restaurant inventory managment &amp; purchasing software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-inventory-management-purchasing) is a set of tools specifically designed to help restaurants manage their food inventory and streamline the purchasing process. Restaurant management systems will likely contain features similar to this, but they may not be as robust.

[Restaurant business intelligence &amp; analytics software](https://www.g2.com/categories/restaurant-business-intelligence-analytics) is designed to provide high-level insights into the performance of a restaurant. This data often comes from other restaurant software being used by the business. Restaurant management software will have the ability to create some reports and analytics because it gathers a large amount of data from all aspects of restaurant operations, but they may not be as robust as those created by a dedicated business intelligence and analytics tool.



    
