Best Restaurant Management Software in 2026
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In short: GloriaFood is ranked #1 of 37 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of SpotOn Restaurant and 7shifts. The best-ranked option with a free plan is 7shifts. The lowest first paid tier on this page is GloriaFood at $0.50/mo.
Restaurant management software covers operational tasks such as coordinating menus, online orders, reservations, tables and staff schedules. Compare those capabilities with the work your venue needs the software to support. Location limits, free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can also help you assess whether an option fits your setup and budget. GloriaFood, SpotOn Restaurant and 7shifts are among the entries, alongside HungerRush and Heartland Retail. Consider which workflows you want to bring together, how many locations your operation needs to accommodate, and whether the listed booking, ordering and scheduling features suit the way your restaurant runs.
37 restaurant management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 GloriaFood iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$0.50/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 2 SpotOn Restaurant iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$50/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 3 7shifts iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free
- 4 HungerRush iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6Free Online ordering: YesMenu management: Yes
- 5 Heartland Retail iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3$89/mo Online ordering: YesMenu management: Yes
- 6 Lightspeed Restaurant iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$69/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 7 Sapaad iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$99/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 8 Squirrel Systems iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$90/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 9 Gasty iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 10 GoTab iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$15/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 11 Lavu iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$49/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 12 RestioX iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$10/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 13 Rezku iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$50/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 14 Crunchtime Labor & Scheduling iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9
- 15 Eat App iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Reservation booking: Yes
- 16 Epos Now iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8$399/mo Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 17 Plathea iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8€50/mo Reservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 18 TouchBistro iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 19 Aloha Cloud Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Online ordering: YesMenu management: Yes
- 20 QSROnline iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Online ordering: YesMenu management: Yes
- 21 Wisely Reservations & Waitlist iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Online ordering: NoReservation booking: Yes
- 22 Zenchef iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 23 GoFrugal Restaurant POS Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 24 Hostme iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
- 25 Petpooja iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Online ordering: YesReservation booking: YesMenu management: Yes
Is your app on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which restaurant management software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
GloriaFood is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.9. SpotOn Restaurant is second and 7shifts third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, GloriaFood has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.