30+ Features  ·  $500 lifetime  ·  Open Source

Full restaurant POS — no monthly fees, ever

TabForge runs on any device — table management, kitchen display, split checks, bar tabs, loyalty rewards, partner referrals, and built-in analytics. One $500 purchase and it's yours — forever, not a subscription.

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$500
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$165
Average POS monthly fee
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Restaurant POS is a racket

You're paying $100-300/month for software you can't modify, running on hardware you don't own, locked into a payment processor that takes an extra cut. Your margins are already 3-9%. Every dollar matters.

TabForge puts you back in control. Self-host it on a $5/month server or a spare tablet. Choose your own payment processor. Customize everything from the menu layout to the receipt format.

vs Toast POS → vs Square →
Toast POS $165/mo
Square for Restaurants $60-165/mo
TouchBistro $69/mo
Lightspeed Restaurant $69/mo
TabForge $500 once — then free forever

Built for how restaurants actually work

Not a generic retail POS with a "restaurant mode" bolted on.

Table Management

Drag-and-drop floor plans that mirror your actual restaurant. Assign servers, merge tables, track course timing.

Kitchen Display

Real-time order routing to kitchen screens. Priority queuing, course firing, and modifier highlights so nothing gets missed.

Menu Builder

Categories, modifiers, combos, time-based pricing. Build your entire menu from a browser. Update it from your phone.

Split Checks & Tips

Split by seat, by item, by percentage, or custom amounts. Tip pooling and individual tip tracking built in.

Runs Anywhere

Web-based. Works on iPads, Android tablets, laptops, even a Raspberry Pi. No proprietary hardware required.

Guest Rewards Loyalty

Points-per-dollar program — no app download required. Customers enroll by phone at the terminal. Operator dashboard tracks engagement and configures rewards.

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Partner Referral Program

Earn credits for every restaurant you refer. Tiered rewards (bronze/silver/gold) with real-time dashboard. Share your link, track conversions, get paid.

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Analytics Dashboard

PIN-gated dashboard showing demo engagement, pageviews, referrers, UTM breakdown, and conversion rates. 60-second auto-refresh with Chart.js charts.

Menu Engineering

Profitability matrix categorizes every item as Star, Plowhorse, Puzzle, or Dog. Know what's actually making you money — not just what's selling.

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Food Truck Mode

Works for food trucks AND restaurants. One-toggle mode: large tap targets, condensed 8-15 item grid, one-tap cash checkout, and high-contrast outdoor display. No subscription, no monthly fees — just a tablet and TabForge.

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Your Data Stays Yours

Self-hosted means your sales data, customer info, and financial records never leave your servers.

Open source is the point

Every restaurant is different. Your POS should reflect that. TabForge gives you the source code so you can bend it to fit your operation, not the other way around.

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Fork It

Modify the code to match your exact workflow. Add integrations your vendor would charge extra for.

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Community Driven

Features built by restaurant operators who actually use POS systems every day, not enterprise product managers.

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No Lock-in

Switch payment processors, hosting providers, or hardware whenever you want. Your data exports cleanly.

Simple Pricing

One price. Yours forever.

No monthly fees. No per-terminal charges. No payment processing markup. Just one purchase and TabForge is yours to run, modify, and own.

LIFETIME LICENSE
$500
one-time payment
Full POS system — order terminal, kitchen display, table management
Menu builder with categories, modifiers & combos
Split checks, tip tracking & multi-terminal support
Self-hosted — runs on your hardware, your servers
Full source code access — customize anything
Free updates forever — no upgrade fees
Buy TabForge — $500
Saves you $1,980/yr vs. Toast POS. Pays for itself in 3 months.
Toast POS (3 years) $5,940
Square for Restaurants (3 years) $5,940
TabForge (forever) $500

Stop renting your restaurant's brain

TabForge is the POS system restaurants have been waiting for. One price, yours forever.

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