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Podium
Text-first lead and review platform with an AI Employee that requests reviews, answers messages, and drafts replies.
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Popmenu
Dynamic menu-driven websites, online ordering, marketing automation and reviews for 10,000+ restaurants.
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Presto Automation
Voice AI for drive-thru order taking that automates ordering and frees staff at QSR chains.
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Punchh
Enterprise loyalty and guest-engagement platform (now PAR Punchh) for large restaurant chains, with AI-driven personalized campaigns.
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Push Operations
Restaurant-specific payroll, time tracking, scheduling, and HR in one platform, built for multi-location teams.
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Reputation
Enterprise reputation platform unifying reviews, listings, surveys, and social with AI response and sentiment tools.
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Restaurant365
Restaurant-specific accounting, inventory/purchasing, payroll and operations platform for 40,000+ restaurants.
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Resy
Reservation and table-management platform (owned by American Express) with waitlist, notify, and guest CRM.
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Revel Systems
iPad-based restaurant and retail POS with inventory, table, and delivery management on a hybrid local-plus-cloud architecture.
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Sculpture Hospitality
Managed bar and restaurant inventory: local experts plus software to cut shrinkage and food and liquor cost.
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SevenRooms
Reservation, waitlist, and guest-data platform focused on direct bookings, two-way SMS, and automated marketing.
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Shift4
All-in-one restaurant POS and payments (SkyTab, rebranding to Shift4 Dine) with online ordering, loyalty, and reservations built in.
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Slang.ai
AI 'digital host' that answers every inbound restaurant call 24/7, handles FAQs, and manages reservations.
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Slice
Online ordering, website, and marketing platform built specifically for independent pizzerias, on a flat-fee model.
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Sling
Free-to-start shift scheduling and team communication from Toast, with native Toast POS labor optimization.
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SOCi
Manages localized social, reviews, listings, and local pages for multi-location brands including restaurant franchises.
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SoundHound AI (for Restaurants)
Conversational voice AI for drive-thru lanes, phone ordering and in-store kiosks at national QSR brands.
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Spendgo
Loyalty and customer-engagement platform for restaurants and retail, now owned by Olo and branded Olo Loyalty.
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SpotOn
Restaurant POS and payments with practical AI for P&L analysis, menu edits, and marketing, aimed at independent full- and quick-service.
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Square for Restaurants
Block's restaurant POS with table management, online ordering, KDS, and integrated payments for QSR and full-service.
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TableCheck
Global restaurant reservation and guest CRM platform with no-show protection, commission-free direct bookings, and POS sync.
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Tablein
Simple, affordable table-booking system with a website widget and automated reservation reminders.
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talech
Cloud POS for restaurants, bars, and retail (now under Elavon) with table management, split checks, and real-time analytics.
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TapMango
Fully branded loyalty and marketing app for restaurants and retail, with SMS/email/push campaigns and online ordering.