Multi-location restaurant POS cost 2026
Per-location pricing drops on multi-unit deals. The break point between SMB-vendor (Toast, SpotOn, Lightspeed) and enterprise-vendor (Oracle MICROS, NCR Voyix Aloha) is roughly 10 locations.
Per-location all-in for a 5-location FSR chain: $1,400-$1,900/mo per location on Toast Enterprise, Lightspeed Pro, or SpotOn at quoted multi-unit rates. Aggregate $7,000-$9,500/mo. Above 10 locations the conversation expands to Oracle MICROS and NCR Voyix Aloha.
Per-location discount curve
Toast Enterprise: tiered per-location SaaS discount above 5 units; reporting and central menu management bundled Toast Enterprise · 2026-06-20.
Lightspeed: Pro tier multi-location, with Upserve analytics in Pro.
SpotOn: multi-unit quote-driven; processing bundling delivers most of the savings.
Enterprise transition point
Above 10 locations the operational requirements shift: enterprise reporting, central data warehouse, franchise-grade royalty calculation, regional pricing. Oracle MICROS Simphony Oracle Simphony pricing · 2026-06-20 and NCR Voyix Aloha NCR Voyix Aloha · 2026-06-20 enter the picture.
5-year TCO at 5 locations
Aggregate 5-year TCO on a 5-location FSR chain: $500K-$650K on Toast Enterprise; $480K-$620K on Lightspeed Pro; quote-only on Oracle and NCR Voyix. Year-4 hardware refresh is the surprise.