Back-of-house tech stack · US / AU
Rostering, POS and food-cost software, judged on the numbers that hit your P&L.
The Independent Operator's Guide to Back-of-House Software, POS & Kitchen Automation. We price the award rates, card fees and portion creep first, then tell you which tool pays for itself.
// MA000009 casual, Level 2, from 1 Jul 2026
Mon–Fri ........ A$33.85/h
Saturday ....... A$40.62/h
Sunday ......... A$47.39/h
// Square US, in-person
Flat rate ...... 2.6% + 15¢
Three silos, one back office
Rostering & Labor Compliance Software
Rostering, timeclocks, award interpretation, tip pooling and break compliance: Deputy, 7shifts, Homebase.
Restaurant POS, KDS & Payment Processing
Modifier logic, offline card modes, processing fees and hardware contracts: Square, Toast, Lightspeed.
Food Costing, Invoices & Delivery Aggregators
Invoice scanning, recipe costing, accounting sync and online-ordering middleware: MarginEdge, MarketMan, Deliverect.
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