Zayos vs Toast Online Ordering
Toast is a point-of-sale system with its own online ordering built in. Zayos is an online ordering platform that works beside the POS: you keep Toast at the register, and add your own ordering site, one kitchen tablet for every order, a customer list, a sales tax report and dispatch.
Toast Online Ordering vs Zayos, line by line
| Toast Online Ordering | Zayos | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission / fees | Toast publishes its current pricing on its own pricing page. We do not restate Toast prices here. | ~3% card processing on direct · diner pays $0.99/order |
| Direct ordering site | The ordering page built into Toast POS | Branded commission-free direct-ordering site |
| Best for | Restaurants already on Toast that want one vendor | Owning the customer, beside the POS you run |
Source: Toast pricing, https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. Zayos does not replace the POS. Toast works for Toast's own $50 a month; Clover, Square and Shift4 are included at no extra cost.
Also part of Zayos
- Who owns the customer: You own the customer, list, and order history
- Marketplace ingestion: Uber Eats + DoorDash + Grubhub into one tablet (Otter)
- Customer list: Full customer records: LTV, last visit, phone, email, favorites
- Sales tax report: Sales tax report by day, with CSV export
- Kitchen tablet: One KDS tablet for direct + all marketplaces
- Setup: We build it for you, no setup fee · Toast plugs in
- Monthly cost: $399–$599/mo flat per location
The core difference: a POS add-on vs a restaurant operating system
Toast is a point-of-sale system, and a strong one. Toast Online Ordering is the ordering page built into that POS. If you are on Toast and want one menu, one vendor and one ticket flow, it is the simplest choice, and Toast publishes its current pricing at pos.toasttab.com/pricing.
Zayos is a restaurant operating system with a built-in direct online ordering platform that sits one layer above the POS. Zayos does not replace Toast. Toast plugs in via Otter and keeps running payments and the front of house, while Zayos owns the branded direct-ordering site (about 3% processing, with the per-order fee ($0.99 pickup, $0.99 delivery) paid by the diner), ingests Uber Eats / DoorDash / Grubhub into one tablet, runs the customer list, reports your sales tax, and hands delivery orders to a courier.
In short, Toast runs the register and Zayos runs the business above it. That is why operators keep Toast and add Zayos rather than choosing between them. Built for independent restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and across South Florida. See the full Zayos overview for the complete stack.
$48k to $300k+ saved per location/year, modeled at 3,000 to 12,000 orders a month
Savings come from moving ~25% of marketplace orders to commission-free direct ordering (cutting ~30% commission to ~3% processing).
Toast Online Ordering vs Zayos: frequently asked
Does Zayos replace Toast?
No. Toast is a POS, and Zayos sits above the POS and integrates it. Toast plugs into Zayos via Otter and keeps running the front of house and payments. Zayos owns the customer relationship, the direct-ordering site, marketplace ingestion of Uber Eats / DoorDash / Grubhub, a sales tax report, and dispatch. You keep Toast and add the operating system on top.
How is Zayos different from Toast Online Ordering?
Toast Online Ordering is the ordering page built into Toast POS. Zayos is a separate system that works beside the POS. It runs a branded commission-free direct-ordering site at about 3% card processing, puts Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders on one kitchen tablet, and adds a customer list, a sales tax report, an AI shift briefing and delivery dispatch. If you are happy with Toast and want one vendor, Toast's own ordering is the simplest choice.
Is Zayos cheaper than Toast Online Ordering?
We do not restate Toast's prices, because we could not read Toast's pricing page directly. Toast publishes its current pricing at https://pos.toasttab.com/pricing. Zayos is a flat $399, $499 or $599 per location per month with no setup fee. On a direct order you pay about 3% card processing, and a flat $0.99 service fee is paid by the diner at checkout, so the restaurant keeps 100% of food revenue. Put the two price lists side by side for your own order volume.
Can I use Zayos if I already have Toast?
Yes, and that is the intended setup. Zayos pushes orders into the POS, and Toast works: Toast bills the restaurant its own $50 a month for the integration. Clover, Square and Shift4 are included at no extra cost. You keep your Toast hardware and payments, and Zayos adds the direct-ordering site, marketplace ingestion, a customer list, and a sales tax report above it. We build the integration for you.
What is Zayos?
Zayos is a restaurant operating system and direct online ordering platform built by Zay Revenue Group in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It combines a branded commission-free ordering site, a kitchen tablet (KDS), marketplace ingestion of Uber Eats / DoorDash / Grubhub via Otter, a customer list, a sales tax report, an AI shift briefing, and courier dispatch for delivery orders. It pushes orders into Clover, Square or Shift4 at no extra cost, and into Toast for Toast's own $50 a month. Naya Grill was customer #1, and Syrian Shawarma, Yummy Grill and Madent Al-Taybat Roastery are live and taking orders on Zayos too, with more onboarding now.
How much can a restaurant save with Zayos on top of Toast?
Independent restaurants save a modeled $48,000 to $300,000+ per location per year at 3,000 to 12,000 orders a month. On our model, a busy single location doing about 3,000 orders per month saves around $48,000; a mid-volume independent at 6,000 orders per month saves about $120,000; a high-volume or multi-brand ghost kitchen at 12,000 orders per month saves a modeled $300,000+. The savings come from moving repeat orders to a commission-free direct site, cutting ~30% marketplace commission to ~3% processing.
Is Zayos a good Toast Online Ordering alternative for South Florida restaurants?
Yes. Zayos is built for independent restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton, and across South Florida, and Zay Revenue Group builds it for you locally. Naya Grill (Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach) was customer #1, and you can order right now from Shishka Lebanese Grill, Vinny's, Melt N Dip and more. You keep your Toast POS, and Zayos sits above it to run a commission-free direct-ordering site, ingest Uber Eats / DoorDash / Grubhub, own the customer, and see your sales tax by day, saving a modeled $48,000 to $300,000+ per location per year at 3,000 to 12,000 orders a month.
Comparing other tools? See Zayos vs Olo or Zayos vs DoorDash.
Can I start without talking to anyone?
Yes. You pick a plan, sign the agreement and pay online, with no call and no demo first. We build your ordering site, import your menu and email you your sign in. Someone from Zayos checks the store before ordering opens. We get you live in under a week.
What it costs
Zayos is $399, $499 or $599 per location per month. Month to month, no setup fee, no contract.
What you keep
Your diners pay a flat $0.99 service fee on pickup and delivery. You keep 100% of your food revenue, and 100% of tips on pickup and dine-in. On delivery the tip goes to the driver.