BentoBox vs Toast

BentoBox is better for upscale restaurants that want custom designs and features for dine-ins and reservations. Toast is better for restaurants that want a POS system with more advanced features and basic online ordering as an add-on.

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Here are the key differences between BentoBox and Toast:

BentoBox
Toast

Get access to an expert team and custom design support for your website.

Many pricing plans, so you can pick only the features your restaurant needs.

Offers a point-of-sale solution built specifically for restaurants.

Provides in-depth POS reports tailored to restaurant businesses.

Rebuilds your restaurant’s website to drive more online sales with SEO.

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  • Website and Online Ordering
    designed to increase orders.

  • Mobile app with rewards
    to help you drive repeat orders.

  • Automated marketing
    proven to drive sales.

See what restaurant owners say about Owner.com

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The branded website and Online ordering platform is perfect for our guest and growing my business.

Steven F

Owner.com has been an absolute lifesaver when it comes to minimizing third-party service fees and driving direct store sales

Tara B

My restaurant's website looks awesome. I'm keeping all the profits for my store instead of giving 30-40% away.

Gia S

With Owner.com I keep all money from sales and only pay minimal fee on delivery cost.

Mohammad A

My restaurants operate very late, yet Owner Customer's Support has ALWAYS been active and able to help me with any concerns!

Daryl E

Why isn’t every restaurant using this system? My SCO is at an all time high, because I am retaining customers to my website.

John R

Owner.com has almost everything you need to run your restaurant online. An awesome partner to have for restaurants.

Jake A

They are helping us take back more control of our business and compete with larger companies because the technology is great!

Michael B

Exceptional customer service from start to finish every step of the process has been an enjoyable experience

Ziad A

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FAQ's

Which restaurants should choose BentoBox?

BentoBox is best for upscale restaurants that want to bring in more dine-in customers. BentoBox does offer online ordering, but it's not as focused on takeout and delivery as some other platforms.

Restaurant owners usually like how their BentoBox website looks. You can't change a lot of details on your own, but BentoBox offers help to create a custom site based on the package you pick. BentoBox also makes it easy to set up and accept reservations online, which is great for fine-dining places.

However, BentoBox doesn't give you a branded mobile app for your restaurant. BentoBox thinks apps aren't useful, even though Owner’s data shows that apps can help you get 85% more repeat orders. BentoBox has basic marketing tools but doesn’t rebuild your site to help it rank high on Google.

Which restaurants should choose Toast?

Toast is best for full-service restaurants that need a Point of Sale (POS) system to manage orders, payments, and tables. It's great if you have a lot of dine-in customers. Restaurant owners like how Toast lets them customize the POS system to fit their needs.

Toast also offers online ordering, but it's not as focused on takeout and delivery. Competitors to Toast sometimes offer more features for driving online orders. If takeout and delivery are big parts of your business, a specialized platform might work better for you.

Toast doesn't put as much focus on marketing tools to drive online orders from your site. Toast doesn’t rebuild your website to attract new customers through Google SEO. Toast also doesn’t make you a branded mobile app for your restaurant to help grow reorders.

Is Owner.com a good alternative to BentoBox or Toast?

Owner is great for casual and quick-service restaurants that want to get more online orders. Websites made with Owner.com convert 2-4 times better than most restaurant websites. Owner also rebuilds your website with SEO best practices so you rank higher in Google.

Owner is a restaurant marketing tool that sends automatic emails and text messages. It even has an AI assistant that makes and sends marketing campaigns for you.

Owner also builds you a restaurant mobile app with your branding. Your new app comes with a built-in it and a rewards program to keep guests coming back. Together, these features can grow reorders by up to 85%.

Owner websites are built with proven designs to make more sales. So you can't customize the design that much. on the site or app. Owner also has a higher price, so it might not be the best choice for new restaurants.

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Yuliana Vasquez

Owner of Samos Oaxaca

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