Grateful vs GratShare

Grateful provides direct tipping and tronc compliance services for hospitality businesses. Allocation rules can be set once and applied across shifts, team members and sites; different venues can use different rules managed from a central dashboard. Independent troncmaster oversight is intended to help schemes operate in line with HMRC requirements. Employees can view tronc earnings in the app, with a breakdown of distribution calculations, although Peer to Peer earnings are not visible on the platform. Customers can tip workers directly to their accounts without cash or business administration. STASH splits tips and tronc payments between spending and an FSCS-protected savings account, and is included with every Grateful customer at no additional cost. Tronc data can flow into payroll through API integrations including Xero, Sage and Fourth. Listed integrations and partnerships include 3SPOS, Bizimply, Deputy, Epos Now, Fourth Hospitality, Harri, Kobas, Oracle Simphony, Toast and workforce.com. Grateful is available on Android and the web. Pricing for tronc and compliance depends on the service and is available on request. Direct tipping has a small incremental transaction fee charged to the customer, with no business cost.

GratShare is a web platform for restaurants that calculates, allocates, distributes, reports, and archives tips, gratuities, service charges, commissions, and related pay data. Its rules engine supports pools, tip-outs, weights, departments, roles, shifts, locations, exceptions, and custom distributions. When a rule uses POS item tracking, tippable items can direct distribution by station, role, pool, or support team. Managers can review calculations, apply overrides, handle exceptions, and approve changes with traceable records. Outputs include payout and payroll export workflows, employee earnings visibility, reconciliation, reporting, and audit history. Listed integrations cover POS, time-and-attendance, digital payout, and payroll services, including Toast, Oracle, ADP, Paychex, Visa Direct, Branch, Harri, and 7shifts. The maker describes 180+ connected endpoints, 60+ POS systems, and 20+ payroll partners. Integration data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with SOC 2 Type II certification identified. GratShare serves businesses from single restaurants to national groups, casinos, hotels, and airports. You Drive costs $49 a month per location with annual prepay; We Drive costs $89 a month per location with annual prepay. Monthly invoicing is also offered.