--- title: "Toast Payroll & Team Management Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Toast Payroll & Team Management Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Human Resources Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/) / Toast Payroll & Team Management Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/alternatives/) # Toast Payroll & Team Management Review Custom quote 1 plan Wondering if Toast Payroll & Team Management is right for your organization? Our Human Resources Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews ## Overview Toast Payroll & Team Management 3.5 [(21)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/reviews/) Pricing Pricing available upon request ### About Toast Payroll & Team Management Toast Payroll & Team Management is cloud-based restaurant payroll and HR software that helps restaurants, bars, and cafés manage the full employee lifecycle — from hiring and onboarding through scheduling, payroll, and labor compliance. Applicant tracking and onboarding tools let restaurant managers post open roles, screen applicants, and complete new-hire paperwork, I-9s, and tax forms digitally before the first shift. Scheduling and time-tracking tools let managers build schedules around employee availability and forecasted sales, track attendance across multiple locations, and send shift alerts to staff. Payroll processing pulls hours, wages, and tips directly from the Toast point of sale, so timesheets and tip distribution never have to be re-entered. The system calculates tipped and non-tipped wages, applies tip credit and minimum wage rules, files federal, state, and local payroll taxes, and produces labor cost reporting measured against real restaurant sales data. Toast Payroll & Team Management is part of the all-in-one Toast restaurant management platform and works with Toast POS. Support is offered via phone and email. Wondering if Toast Payroll & Team Management is right for your organization? Our Human Resources Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## Toast Payroll & Team Management User Interface ## Popular Toast Payroll & Team Management Alternatives Main Product Toast Payroll & Team Management 3.5 [(21)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 3.43Ease of use - 2.73Value for money - 3.0Customer support - 3.24Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Deel](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/deel-profile/) 4.9 [(4316)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/deel-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.84Ease of use - 4.69Value for money - 4.70Customer support - 4.78Functionality Pricing Starting at $5.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [RUN Powered by ADP](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/adp-run-profile/) 4.6 [(1574)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/adp-run-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.61Ease of use - 4.35Value for money - 4.48Customer support - 4.53Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Rippling](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/rippling-profile/) 4.9 [(4886)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/rippling-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.85Ease of use - 4.75Value for money - 4.72Customer support - 4.82Functionality Pricing Starting at CA$8.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Paylocity](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/web-pay-profile/) 4.3 [(1977)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/web-pay-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.33Ease of use - 4.23Value for money - 4.06Customer support - 4.26Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [ADP Workforce Now](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/adp-workforce-now-profile/) 4.4 [(7283)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/adp-workforce-now-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.31Ease of use - 4.23Value for money - 4.19Customer support - 4.35Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price ## Toast Payroll & Team Management Pricing and Plans Starting price: Connect with an advisor for pricing Free Trial Free Version Basic Pricing available upon request No plan information available Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## Toast Payroll & Team Management Features - Popular features found in Human Resources Applicant Tracking Benefits Management Compensation Management Employee Management Onboarding Payroll Management Performance Management Recruitment Management Time & Attendance - More features of Toast Payroll & Team Management Alerts/Notifications Automated Scheduling Calendar Management Customizable Reports Customizable Templates Data Visualization Employee Database Employee Profiles Employee Scheduling For Cloud HR Management Mobile App Offboarding Payroll Reporting Performance Metrics Real-Time Updates Reminders Reporting/Analytics Sales Reports Shift Swapping Tax Compliance Time Off Management Timesheet Management Trend Analysis Visual Analytics ## Toast Payroll & Team Management Integrations Displai Integration rated undefined from -1 review Resy OS Integration rated undefined from -1 review Sling Integration rated undefined from -1 review DoorDash for Merchants Integration rated undefined from -1 review Incentivio Integration rated undefined from -1 review Harri Integration rated undefined from -1 review See all 13 integrations ## Toast Payroll & Team Management User Reviews ## Toast Payroll & Team Management customer ratings - Overall rating: 3.5/5 - Total reviews: 21 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 5 reviews (24%) - 4 stars: 8 reviews (38%) - 3 stars: 3 reviews (14%) - 2 stars: 3 reviews (14%) - 1 star: 2 reviews (10%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 3.4/5 - Value for money: 2.7/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3.2/5 --- ### Best all in one platform for HR responsibilities - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ariel F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Restaurants - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I absolutely love that in this one app I can do everything that I need to do for human resources. From employee onboarding, to payroll to employee scheduling. It has saved me a lot of money . #### Cons Sometimes I think less is more. It's great that toast payroll and team Management covers all these responsibilities, but sometimes I think it's just too much. And maybe be easier to have someone else do payroll. Also if there's a glitch or some kind of technical difficulty, then the whole system is down and then I do not have a backup one. --- ### Toasting toast - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall I would choose it over other systems I have used. It’s easy to use and integrated. You don’t need a lot of training #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I like how streamlined and user friendly toast is it makes it idiot proof. I feel like a lot of training isn’t needed #### Cons There is not much I can think of that I liked the least I think it’s a good program. I’ve used others and they are not intuitive #### Reasons for switching to Toast Payroll & Team Management Better product more user friendly than clover --- ### Good System for Company's that Don't Need Flexibility - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Antavea G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, a 2/5 stars due to some easily accessible features but not really having the flexibility or ease of use that would make using Toast worth it other than the fact that it integrates easily with Toast POS. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros I like the simplified look of Toast Payroll and how easy it is to sync everything to the POS. Being able to easily go in and manage employees' information and make information manageable for their managers. I love that you can easily create a careers website and have some customizable features to showcase on the company's website. They answer customer service calls in a timely fashion not ever on hold. #### Cons Nothing is really customizable. There are specific reports that HR has to pull on a monthly or weekly basis and it is not easy to create reports with Toast. There is not flexibility with security permissions. Recruitment is not an easy process and does not integrate with other job boards other than the careers website for the company. The onboarding experience is nice for adding new users but it is difficult to create onboarding packets for different roles and you cannot add in fillable pdfs or other information that will flow into the employee's profile. Also, the signature feature for onboarding could use revamping. There is no place to add in quick notes about employee's to keep a running log. Also, it is hard to open an employee's profile and see their lifecycle at the company and why separation occurred without going to 20 different places to get the full story. Customer support is not that great either, they will answer your questions, but the solution typically is that they are not able to do what is asked and it's typically something that is a common ask for HR needs. #### Reasons for switching to Toast Payroll & Team Management easy to keep everything in one system and were already using Toast POS. --- ### Exactly what a small business needs - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sam R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. From the time I inquired about it until today, every person I have interacted with has been knowledgeable and very helpful - very accommodating and they always communicate using understandable verbiage for the novice payroll person. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is very comprehensive but not overwhelming like Quickbooks. The tech support is amazing. #### Cons 1. We start getting reminder and "late" notices beginning Thursday but we do not run payroll until Monday.There is not really anything I don't like. #### Reasons for choosing Toast Payroll & Team Management I love that it is integrated with our POS - One stop shop #### Reasons for switching to Toast Payroll & Team Management Quickbooks was very expensive and the cost seemed to go up every year. It was much more comprehensive than a small business needs. #### Vendor response Thanks for sharing your feedback. Glad to know we've been able to meet your needs as a system. If you haven't already, please join us at community.toasttab.com to connect with other industry leaders and learn more about what's new at Toast. See you there! Replied August 2023 --- ### New Restaurant - so glad we made the switch before opening - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Paul H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Excellent experience so far, we couldn't be happier with our choice of Payroll and POS software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Toast Payroll is integrated with Toast POS, so running payroll is seamless. The historical data of previous pay cycles and multiple reports helps with future budgeting and planning. Any issues or questions that arise, a simple phone connects you with the nicest operators ever and fixes the problem. #### Cons Lots of features to learn and/or utilize, but that's not necessarily a bad thing :) #### Reasons for choosing Toast Payroll & Team Management Better customer service and hardware - handhelds much superior and the kitchen display screen option. #### Reasons for switching to Toast Payroll & Team Management Cake was incredibly cumbersome to even set up. We luckily switched to Toast prior to opening. #### Vendor response Hi Paul, thanks for sharing your feedback! We're thrilled to know that you're having a great experience with Toast. Replied April 2024 --- ### Has all the tools, but not user friendly. - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Lindsey D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Currently using toast and toast payroll to complete daily tasks, time, and money management for myself personally and for my teams payroll through TOAST POS. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Has all of your tax forms, I’d, info, pay stubs, and hours all accessible if you are able to find it. #### Cons Extremely glitchy and hard to find different bits of info. It’s all there, it’s just a matter of figuring out how to access it all. Not a navigation friendly site. #### Reasons for choosing Toast Payroll & Team Management It’s integrated with our TOAST POS and made the most sense at the time. However TOAST’s frees for credit card processing have become absurd and I’m not sure we want to continue with them, but switching systems is a HUGE pain. #### Vendor response Hello Lindsey - We value your feedback and are always looking for ways to improve. Your input helps us refine our platform to better serve users like you. Replied March 2025 --- ### Terrible Payroll System - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Karen H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered They didn't enter employee correctly and especially the taxes. Ohio and West Virginia There is a reciprocity agreement between the state where your business is located and the state where this employee lives. To qualify for the reciprocity agreement, your employee must give you a Certificate of Nonresidence. They did not enter this correctly - which I clearly asked them to do and now they want to fine me for not having a WV tax id number - which i clearly dont need! This what I got in an email this morning I have reached out to our Tax Manager and he stands firm in that we do need a West Virginia State Withholding number. You, as an employer, do not pay taxes to West Virginia, but the Employee's who live there will - due to the reciprocity agreement. We withhold these from the Employee and remit them to the proper agencies. Here is a link that does go into more detail that our Tax Department was able to pass along. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 1/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 1/5 #### Pros NONE OF THEM - very difficult to use and doesn't sync like they say it does. Changing was the biggest mistake of my 7 years of business. #### Cons yes - get your stuff together and enter stuff correctly! Instead blaming the customer and try to make them do something they don't need to do - when you all failed to do your job. #### Reasons for choosing Toast Payroll & Team Management Terrible decision didn't do my homework and read reviews! I would have never changed if I did my homework. I went backwards instead of forwards by changing. #### Reasons for switching to Toast Payroll & Team Management Because your system is terrible! Sling doesn't ingratiate correctly either! Was suppose to have Sling pro - it has never integrated correctly So many wasted hours since the middle of Aug dealing with this system. --- ### All-in-one; Can be Confusing - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Toast conveniently combines all onboarding materials into one platform that can be accessed by both new employees and the hiring managers. It walks new employees through required paperwork and allows them to upload supporting documents through the site. #### Cons The instructions for users could be more simple and clear. As an employee, I struggled to understand what the onboarding was asking me to do, especially with tax forms. I had a harder time using toast to fill out tax onboarding forms than I do with the regular forms. --- ### Customer Review of StratEx - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Easy for employees to use, responsive customer service team. #### Cons reporting, deductions being tied to positions which messes up payroll, not as customizable as we were initially told. --- ### eStratex hasn't lived up to what my expectations would have been - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: March 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It logs all of my pay info in one area to see each pay period...breaks down everything just like on a printed pay stub #### Cons Our service hasn't been great from their side....we wait longer than expected on items to happen or to even hear back from team members on certain things. --- Showing 1 - 10 of 21 Reviews [See All Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/stratex-profile/reviews/) ## Other Top Recommended Human Resources Software [Rippling](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/rippling-profile/) **4.9** (4886) Recently recommended **519** times [BambooHR](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/bamboohr-profile/) **4.6** (3653) Recently recommended **411** times [Paycom](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/paycom-profile/) **4.4** (1400) Recently recommended **354** times [Paylocity](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/web-pay-profile/) **4.3** (1977) Recently recommended **310** times Stuck Between Options? 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