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 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. 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
