Pizza · costs verified September 2026
Best POS for pizza restaurants in 2026
A pizzeria's POS has three jobs most restaurants don't: half-and-half toppings priced correctly, a phone that rings all evening, and a per-order economy where a $3 fee on a $25 pie is 12% of the ticket. The costs below are pulled from each vendor's own pricing and dated, because that per-order line is where pizza-specific platforms quietly get expensive.
Competitor figures come from each vendor's own pricing page or a dated 2026 review naming it; Ginger's from gingerserve.com/pricing. Checked September 2026. Prices change; treat this as a dated snapshot and confirm before signing.
What a pizza order costs on each system
Slice is the pizza-specific platform, so it belongs in this comparison even though it is not a general POS. Its Family Membership is $399 a month plus $2.00 per online or phone order, with card processing at 2.90% + $0.30 and a $1,000 implementation fee; the Online Membership is $39 a month plus $3.00 per card order at the same processing rate. Both are month-to-month.
| On a $25 pizza order | Per-order platform fee | Card processing | Total taken | Monthly software |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Direct online order | $1.00, paid by the guest | about $0.55 at 2% + 5¢ | about $0.55 from the restaurant | $0 |
| Slice Online Membership | $3.00 | $1.03 at 2.90% + 30¢ | $4.03 | $39 |
| Slice Family Membership | $2.00 | $1.03 | $3.03 | $399 |
| Square Free online | $0 | $1.13 at 3.3% + 30¢ | $1.13 | $0 |
| DoorDash marketplace, Plus plan | 25% = $6.25 | included | $6.25 | $0 |
Ginger's $1 is charged to the guest at checkout, so the restaurant's cost is processing alone. Slice's per-order fee is paid by the pizzeria. DoorDash figures are from its published Marketplace plans.
The base POS costs, side by side
| Cost line | Ginger | Square for Restaurants | Toast | Clover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly software | $0 with online ordering; no contract | Free $0 / Plus $49 / Premium $149 per location | Starter Kit $0 / Point of Sale $69+ | Quick-Service Dining $89.95–$109.90 |
| In-person processing | Interchange-plus, as low as 2% + 5¢ | 2.6% + 15¢ Free; 2.5% Plus; 2.4% Premium (+15¢) | 2.49% + 15¢ with hardware bought; 3.09–3.69% + 15¢ pay-as-you-go | 2.3% + 10¢ |
| Hardware | Box, up to two printers and a card terminal included over $40k/mo card volume | Reader $59; Stand $149; Terminal $299; Register $799–899 | Countertop Starter Kit $1,203, or $0 with higher processing | Mini $849; Flex $749; Station Duo $1,899 |
| Contract | No contract | No contract | Two to three years | Software month-to-month; hardware promotions need a 3-year commitment |
What pizza needs that a generic checklist misses
Half-and-half. A large with pepperoni on one half and mushrooms on the other has to price each half correctly and print a ticket the make-line can read at a glance. Any POS can add a topping; fewer can attach a topping to a fraction of the pie without a workaround.
The phone. Pizza is still the most phone-ordered category, and a ringing phone during the Friday rush is a labor cost. Ginger's voice add-on answers the line, takes the order against the live menu and prints it in the kitchen for $250 a month; Slice sells phone ordering inside its $399 Family plan.
Delivery on your own terms. Every dollar of a pizza sale routed through a marketplace loses 15 to 30% before it reaches you; the DoorDash cost guide linked below walks through the plans. A pizzeria with its own drivers needs an ordering site that prints tickets and takes payment, not a marketplace.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Slice charge pizzerias?
Verified September 2026 from slice.com/pricing: the Family Membership is $399 a month plus $2.00 per online or phone order (no per-order fee under $10), with card processing at 2.90% + $0.30 and a $1,000 implementation fee. The Online Membership is $39 a month plus $3.00 per card order at 2.90% + $0.30. Both are month-to-month.
What is the cheapest way for a pizzeria to take online orders?
On processing cost alone, a free POS with a built-in ordering page: Square's Free plan includes an online ordering page at 3.3% + 30¢ per online order, and Ginger includes one where the $1 per-order fee is paid by the guest and the restaurant pays processing as low as 2% + 5¢. Slice's Online Membership costs $39 a month plus $3.00 per order on top of processing.
Can a POS price half-and-half pizzas?
It is a specific capability, not a given. The requirement is a modifier that attaches to a fraction of the item rather than the whole, priced correctly and printed clearly. Ginger's modifier model supports nested, per-portion options; before signing with any vendor, build one half-and-half large on their demo and read the kitchen ticket it prints.
Is the DoorDash commission worth it for a pizzeria?
DoorDash's published Marketplace plans take 15% (Basic), 25% (Plus) or 30% (Premier) of the order subtotal on delivery and 6% on pickup. On a $25 pizza the Plus plan is $6.25. Most pizzerias keep a marketplace listing for new customers and move regulars to their own site, where the same order costs processing plus, on Ginger, a $1 fee the guest pays.
Does Ginger include the hardware for a pizza restaurant?
For restaurants processing over $40,000 a month in card volume, Ginger covers the Ginger Box, up to two thermal printers and a credit card terminal. Below that, the software is still $0 a month with online ordering and there is no contract.
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