Ferry vs Toast
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| Figure | Ferry | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $69/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Tip Management Software | 7.8 (#8) | 7.8 (#10) |
| Integrations | Named integrations include Toast, Square, 7shifts, ADP, Gusto, Clover, Lightspeed, and Paychex; Ferry also says it can work with payroll data or a CSV export. | Toast says its platform has 200+ integrations and its partner directory describes integrations with restaurant software through its API. |
| Intended users | Ferry describes Tip Manager as built for full-service restaurants, fine dining, multi-brand groups, and hotels and hospitality. | Toast's pricing page describes Starter Kit as intended for single-location restaurants, while Build Your Own is described for restaurants ready to use the full platform. |
| Support | Ferry support is available Monday through Friday, 9am–6pm ET, and typically responds within a few hours. | Toast Care is included with every software subscription and is available 24/7/365 by phone or web messaging. |
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In their own words
Ferry
Ferry automates restaurant tip calculations by connecting point-of-sale and workforce systems, applying operator-set pooling rules, and calculating employee tips at shift end. Operators can configure pool percentages by role, job code, shift, time of day, or location. Ferry creates downloadable per-employee, per-shift reports with job codes and pool rates, described as audit-ready, and says it tracks multi-state tip compliance with minimum distribution thresholds, tipped-credit rules, and guardrails. Ferry Pay can distribute tips to a Ferry Pay Card, a nominated bank account, or through payroll; card funding is described as taking under 60 seconds. Workers can optionally access a portion of wages they have already earned before payday. The Ferry Pay Card lists a $0 activation fee and $0 monthly fees, while US out-of-network ATM withdrawals carry a $3 fee. Ferry names integrations including Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, POSitouch, Aloha, ADP, Gusto, Paychex, and 7shifts. Its Tip Share App lets employees adjust POS tip allocations within operator-set guardrails and is listed for PosiTouch and CBS North Star. Pricing for Tip Manager and Ferry Pay is on request.