Toast Alternatives: Grow Direct Orders with Dinevate

Key takeaways

• Dinevate is our first choice for independent restaurants that want direct ordering, an included branded app and tools for repeat visits.
• Compare the complete cost: monthly plan, order charges, setup, processing and the services you will use.
• Use your real menu in the demo and confirm the equipment and connections your team needs.

Why choose Dinevate as a Toast alternative?

Start with Dinevate if the problem you want to solve is your restaurant website, direct orders or repeat business. You get a website, branded app, loyalty and marketing tools with help setting them up. If you also need to replace the register, include that requirement in the demo.

Guests can order from your website or app, customize items and return to their favorites. Your restaurant can use points, stamp cards and a wallet to encourage another visit. Local SEO and email marketing help support discovery and follow-up.

Bring a sample order from each service you run: counter, pickup, delivery and table service if applicable. Confirm how each reaches the kitchen and how payments are reported. Do not assume a website replacement automatically replaces every POS function.

See Dinevate in a demo or open the Dinevate vs Toast comparison.

Dinevate and Toast, side by side

Toast offers point of sale, restaurant hardware, online ordering and marketing products. Hardware and implementation costs depend on the configuration. Request an itemized quote for the specific products and equipment your restaurant needs. Official Toast information.

More of your restaurant, in Dinevate

• Website and branded app. Your restaurant website and included iPhone and Android app, with favorites, order history and easy reordering. Explore
• Detailed ordering controls. Half-and-half toppings, prices by size, required choices, pickup schedules, advance orders and automatic pauses when the kitchen is busy. Explore
• Points and stamp cards. Set earning rules, signup bonuses, redemption values and stamp-card rewards that fit your restaurant. Explore
• Wallet, cashback and gift cards. Offer restaurant credit, first-load bonuses, capped cashback and gift cards. Guests can combine wallet credit with a card payment. Explore
• Kitchen and order management. Manage incoming orders, preparation status, configured printer routing and kitchen displays, with access for your team. Explore
• Your own delivery operation. Set delivery zones, fees and minimums, give drivers their own access and manage deliveries. Dinevate Delivery is also available in supported areas. Explore
• Local SEO and email marketing. Restaurant and menu content on your domain, search reporting, and email campaigns for guests who choose to hear from you. Explore
• Voice and reservations. English phone ordering, bookings, catering requests, loyalty and secure checkout, plus order updates and eligible changes or cancellations. Explore
• Catering and event follow-up. Manage catering inquiries, estimates, deposits and invoices so the team can follow the event from the first request. Explore
• Chargeback Defender. Prepare chargeback responses using the restaurant's order, payment and fulfillment records, and track the dispute in Dinevate. Explore

Review the features you want in your demo. Confirm optional services, equipment, supported payment methods, delivery availability and usage charges in your proposal.

Dinevate pricing

Your website, direct ordering, branded app, loyalty, local SEO and email marketing are included in every plan. Choose the monthly fee and online order charge that fit your restaurant.

For Options 2 and 3, your restaurant can cover the online pricing adjustment, pass it to the guest or split it evenly. Review setup, payment processing, delivery and optional services in your proposal. Custom monthly and order charges are quoted for your restaurant. View pricing and examples.

See the plans and fee examples, or bring your menu to a demo to review your restaurant's setup.

Plan the switch before changing your links

• Save your menu, prices, modifier groups, photos and any available customer exports.
• Confirm access to your domain and list the important pages on your current website.
• Test pickup times, delivery areas, taxes, discounts and the payment methods you will offer.
• Check how orders reach the kitchen and train the people who will accept them.
• Update Google Business Profile, social profiles and printed QR codes when the new ordering page is ready.
• Arrange redirects for pages that move, then monitor ordering and search traffic after launch.

Dinevate helps with the website and menu setup. Confirm your equipment, integrations and migration requirements with the team before you cancel your existing service.

Frequently asked questions

What makes Dinevate worth considering?

Your website, direct ordering, branded app and repeat-visit tools are included in the platform. Dinevate also helps prepare the website and menu, so you have a team to work with through launch.

Does the lowest monthly price mean the lowest total cost?

No. Calculate the subscription and order charges using your expected order volume. Add processing, delivery, setup and any optional services. Review what the guest sees at checkout too.

Can I keep the equipment and services I already use?

Bring the details to your demo. The team will confirm what is supported and what needs to change before you commit to the switch.

How do I get started?

Book a Dinevate demo with your menu and current setup, or start registration when you are ready to review your package.