With the example numbers, the lowest your restaurant would pay: Fresh KDS, $1,378 over 12 months.
| Product | You pay (12 mo) |
|---|---|
Fresh KDSSee the breakdown
| $1,378 |
SpotOn KDSSee the breakdown
| $1,580 |
Lightspeed Kitchen Display SystemSee the breakdown
| $1,618 |
Square KDSSee the breakdown
| $2,118 |
Clover Kitchen Display SystemSee the breakdown
| $2,198 |
Kitchen Display by 4LeafLabsIncompleteSee the breakdown
| Can't be estimated |
| Shift4 POS Kitchen DisplayIncomplete | Can't be estimated |
| Toast KDSIncomplete | Can't be estimated |
| TouchBistro KDSIncomplete | Can't be estimated |
Estimates from published prices and terms. They don't include your POS plan, mounts, bump bars or network work. Your quote can differ; check it before you sign.
Estimates based on the prices in our catalog (each vendor's own site unless the source says otherwise) and our reference assumptions. Prices you can only get with a quote are flagged, never counted as $0. The POS subscription, mounts, bump bars and network work aren't included. When a KDS runs on a tablet you bring, we price each screen as the cheapest iPad on apple.com.
The price per screen is only part of what a kitchen display costs. This calculator estimates the total for a kitchen like yours, using the prices each vendor publishes.
Enter how many locations you have and how many kitchen screens each one needs: for example, one prep screen and one expo screen. The calculator adds up:
- the KDS license, per screen or per location, depending on how the vendor charges it;
- the screens: the vendor's cheapest kitchen screen, or the cheapest iPad on apple.com when the KDS runs on a tablet you bring and the vendor sells none;
- one-time fees, like installation, and the early termination fee if you pick a month to leave.
It doesn't include your POS plan, even when the KDS only works with one POS: you already pay for it, and switching POS to save on screens can cost more than the screens. It also leaves out mounts, bump bars and network work. A tablet you already own costs nothing extra, so your real cost can be lower.
When a vendor doesn't publish part of its pricing, you'll see an "incomplete" label instead of an exact number. This is an estimate, not a quote. Use it to compare vendors and to ask better questions before you sign.