What Is OpenPOS?

OpenPOS brings together storefront, ordering, customer engagement, and operations in one system. It is designed for both human teams and AI-powered workflows, so restaurants can automate more over time without giving up control.

This is not AI bolted onto an old POS. It is a new foundation for how modern restaurants can run.

What does "AI-native" mean for a restaurant?

Most restaurant software was built for a world where every task had to be done manually by people, one screen at a time. OpenPOS is built for a different model: your team still runs the restaurant, but AI can help with setup, analysis, recommendations, and routine operational work.

With OpenPOS, AI can help you:

• Launch faster — Create your website, menu, and online ordering setup in minutes instead of weeks.
• Operate with more leverage — Monitor sales, surface issues, and recommend actions based on what is happening in the business.
• Grow with less manual work — Support marketing, menu optimization, retention, and reporting without adding more busywork.
• Stay open to what comes next — Keep your business ready for new integrations, tools, and AI-driven customer experiences.

A better way to run restaurant software

Restaurants already went through one major shift: from offline-only operations to websites, online ordering, and digital storefronts. AI is shaping the next shift.

OpenPOS is built so your restaurant can take advantage of that change instead of waiting for legacy systems to catch up. It gives you a system that can work for your staff today and adapt to more automation over time.

How AI and humans work together

OpenPOS is designed so AI can assist your team, not replace it.

• Your team still handles hospitality, food quality, service, and judgment calls.
• AI helps with analysis, recommendations, setup, and repetitive operational tasks.
• Your dashboard, staff tools, and workflows stay visible and controllable by your team.

As AI capabilities improve, OpenPOS is built to let you use more automation where it helps — while keeping owners and staff in control of the experience.

Everything you need in one platform

OpenPOS includes the core tools restaurants need to launch and run the business:

• Website and online ordering
• Menu management with modifiers, variations, and 86 support
• Reservations, waitlist, and catering workflows
• Analytics, CRM, promotions, and customer engagement tools
• Staff tools, kitchen workflows, and operational support
• Built-in AI Manager for analysis, recommendations, and decision support
• Payments and checkout via Stripe

Simple pricing

OpenPOS offers a free way to build your storefront before going live, with paid plans starting at $49/month when you are ready to accept orders. A 5% + 30¢ all-in fee per transaction covers your AI manager (marketing, SEO, menu optimization, daily reports), payment processing, fraud protection, and payouts — no extra processing fees, no hidden charges. See Set Up Payments & Understand Pricing for details.

You do not need to switch everything at once

Already using Toast, Square, or Clover? Keep them. OpenPOS can start as your AI-powered storefront and operations layer, then expand over time if you want it to. You can use it alongside your current setup, link it from your website or business profiles, and adopt more of the platform gradually.

If you are starting fresh, even better — OpenPOS can help you get up and running quickly from day one.

Why it matters

Traditional restaurant platforms were built as closed systems. OpenPOS is built to be more flexible, more open, and more ready for a world where both people and software help run the business.

That means less lock-in, more adaptability, and a stronger foundation for how restaurants will operate in the AI era.