Toast doesn't operate outside the US.
We do.
Toast is one of the best US restaurant POS systems — but it's US-only and ships with expensive hardware bundles. If you run restaurants in India, the GCC or Europe, Online eMenu has the local VAT/GST, local payments and local aggregators Toast doesn't. Transparent monthly pricing, BYOD.
- Excellent US restaurant features
- Strong US-market integrations
- Mature kitchen display and operations
- US market only — no India / GCC / Europe operations
- Hardware bundle required (Toast-branded terminals)
- 2.49% + $0.15 per transaction
- Annual contract on most plans
- No support for UAE VAT / India GST / European VAT
- Live across India, GCC and Europe
- BYOD — Android, iPad, Windows you already own
- Local VAT/GST per market
- Local payments — Mada, KNET, UPI, iDEAL, TWINT
- Local aggregators — Talabat, Zomato, Lieferando
- Multi-language UI — Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hindi
- Built-in WhatsApp ordering
- Monthly billing · 14-day free trial
Where Toast stops, we go.
Comparison sourced from each vendor's published pricing and feature pages. Updated May 2026.
| Feature | Toast | Online eMenu |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $69/month | Transparent pricing (no per-tx fees) |
| Per-transaction fees | 2.49% + $0.15 | 0% on subscription |
| Operates outside the US | No | India + GCC + Europe live |
| Hardware required | Toast-branded only | BYOD — any device |
| Annual contract | Required | No — monthly billing |
| Android support | Toast Mobile only | Any Android device |
| iPad support | No (Toast tablets only) | Any iPad |
| Windows support | No | Yes |
| UAE VAT compliance | No | Yes — auto-stamped |
| KSA ZATCA Phase 2 | No | Yes — Fatoora-integrated |
| India GST | No | Yes — GSTIN-ready |
| European VAT (multi-rate) | No | Yes |
| Mada / KNET / BenefitPay | No | Native |
| UPI / Paytm / GPay | No | Native |
| Talabat / Zomato / Swiggy | No | Native |
| Native WhatsApp ordering | No | Yes via Go4WhatsUp |
| Arabic + Hindi + EU language UI | No | Yes — natively |
| Live in | Days · sales call | Under 30 minutes |
Three reasons Toast customers leave (when they can).
Toast doesn't operate where you operate
If you're in Dubai, Riyadh, Mumbai, London, Berlin or Paris — Toast simply isn't an option. Online eMenu is built and supported in those markets, with local sales and support teams.
Hardware lock-in
Toast requires Toast-branded terminals (Toast Flex, Toast Go, Toast KDS). At ~$1,000+ per device, that's a major capex. We're BYOD — run on the Android phone, iPad or Windows laptop you already own.
Per-transaction fees + annual contract
Toast's pricing combines a monthly subscription with 2.49% + $0.15 per transaction, plus an annual commitment. We charge a flat monthly fee, no per-transaction cuts, no annual lock-in.
Toast quality. International coverage.
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14-day free trial — no credit card. Our team handles your menu import, payment gateway setup, aggregator linking and printer configuration.