Toast: AI rank #1 in Restaurant POS & Management

Restaurant POS & Management · #1 of 15

85 / 100 flat vs last month

88%

mention rate (72 answers)

1

avg. position

67%

first pick

19%

share of voice

ChatGPT

86

Claude

85

Gemini

84

How the models portray Toast

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

78% 16%

endorsed · 95% band 66–86% listed caveated graded across 63 mentions in Restaurant POS & Management answers

Prompt themes Toast would want to own

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9/9 · #1×9

9/9 · #1×9

9/9 · #1×9

9/9

9/9 · #1×9

If you could pick one

9/9 · #1×9

Budget & alternatives

9/9 · #1×3

Enterprise pick

0/9

Gaps Enterprise pick

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Toast's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Square

92%

Lightspeed Restaurant

73%

Clover

49%

TouchBistro

48%

SpotOn

24%

Revel Systems

19%

Retail POS & Store Management · #5 of 15

9 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)

14%

mention rate (72 answers)

5

avg. position

0%

first pick

3%

share of voice

First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.

ChatGPT

3

Claude

20

Gemini

4

How the models portray Toast

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

10% 10% 80%

endorsed · 95% band 2–40% listed caveated graded across 10 mentions in Retail POS & Store Management answers

Prompt themes Toast would want to own

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If you could pick one

5/9

Best overall

2/9

Top tools in 2026

2/9

Budget & alternatives

1/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

Gaps Use-case fit · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Toast's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Shopify POS

100%

Lightspeed Retail

100%

Square

90%

Clover

70%

Oracle Retail

20%

Manhattan Associates

20%

Catering Management · #13 of 15

5 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)

8%

mention rate (72 answers)

5

avg. position

0%

first pick

2%

share of voice

First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.

ChatGPT

10

Claude

0

Gemini

6

How the models portray Toast

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

50% 17% 33%

endorsed · 95% band 19–81% listed caveated graded across 6 mentions in Catering Management answers

Prompt themes Toast would want to own

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3/9

2/9

1/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

If you could pick one

0/9

Budget & alternatives

0/9

Gaps Use-case fit · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one · Budget & alternatives

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Toast's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Curate

67%

67%

50%

50%

50%

50%

Winery & Brewery Management · #14 of 15

7 / 100 first snapshot (September 2026)

13%

mention rate (72 answers)

6

avg. position

0%

first pick

2%

share of voice

First snapshot: September 2026. The trend line appears with the second monthly measurement; no modeled history.

ChatGPT

5

Claude

8

Gemini

8

How the models portray Toast

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

78% 22%

endorsed · 95% band 0–30% listed caveated graded across 9 mentions in Winery & Brewery Management answers

Prompt themes Toast would want to own

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Use-case fit

6/9

Budget & alternatives

3/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

If you could pick one

0/9

Gaps Best overall · Top tools in 2026 · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Feature-led ask · If you could pick one

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Toast's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Ekos

100%

Arryved

100%

Square

100%

Beer30

78%

OrchestratedBEER

56%

QuickBooks

44%

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Restaurant POS & Management · #1 of 15

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Retail POS & Store Management · #5 of 15

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Catering Management · #13 of 15

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Winery & Brewery Management · #14 of 15

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