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title: "Restaurant management software: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the systems restaurants run operations on. Share of Search among Toast, Lightspeed, Restaurant365, MarketMan and TouchBistro, the restaurant management software Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/restaurant-management-software"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Restaurant management software: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the systems restaurants run operations on. Share of Search among Toast, Lightspeed, Restaurant365, MarketMan and TouchBistro, the restaurant management software Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Restaurant management software
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Toast, 37.4%

## Which brand is most popular in search among restaurant management software worldwide?

- In August 2026, Toast was the most searched among restaurant management software worldwide, with an estimated 46.2K branded searches and 37.4% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Lightspeed is in 2nd place, 3.7 percentage points behind at 33.6% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Restaurant365’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide increased from 10.5% to 12.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TouchBistro’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide decreased from 8.3% to 6.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toast’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide peaked at 38.5% in July 2026 and was lowest at 34.9% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightspeed’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide peaked at 35.2% in March 2026 and was lowest at 30.5% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Restaurant365’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide peaked at 13.3% in January 2026 and was lowest at 10.4% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MarketMan’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide peaked at 12.1% in June 2026 and was lowest at 10.1% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TouchBistro’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide peaked at 9.9% in July 2026 and was lowest at 6.5% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toast, Lightspeed and MarketMan held steady: their estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Toast vs Lightspeed: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-toast): 37.4% against 33.6% Share of Search.
- [Toast vs Restaurant365: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/restaurant365-vs-toast): 37.4% against 12.4% Share of Search.
- [Toast vs MarketMan: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/marketman-vs-toast): 37.4% against 10.1% Share of Search.
- [Toast vs TouchBistro: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/toast-vs-touchbistro): 37.4% against 6.5% Share of Search.
- [Lightspeed vs Restaurant365: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-restaurant365): 33.6% against 12.4% Share of Search.
- [Lightspeed vs MarketMan: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-marketman): 33.6% against 10.1% Share of Search.
- [Lightspeed vs TouchBistro: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-touchbistro): 33.6% against 6.5% Share of Search.
- [Restaurant365 vs MarketMan: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/marketman-vs-restaurant365): 12.4% against 10.1% Share of Search.
- [Restaurant365 vs TouchBistro: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/restaurant365-vs-touchbistro): 12.4% against 6.5% Share of Search.
- [MarketMan vs TouchBistro: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/marketman-vs-touchbistro): 10.1% against 6.5% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for restaurant management software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lightspeed gained estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide, from 30.9% to 33.6%.
- In August 2026, Restaurant365 gained estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide, from 10.4% to 12.4%.
- In August 2026, TouchBistro lost estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide, from 9.9% to 6.5%.
- In August 2026, Toast lost estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide, from 38.5% to 37.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MarketMan worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 15.2K to 12.4K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Toast | 37.4% | 46.2K | -1.3% | Toast |
| 2 | Lightspeed | 33.6% | 41.6K | +10.7% | Lightspeed |
| 3 | Restaurant365 | 12.4% | 15.3K | +20.9% | Restaurant365 |
| 4 | MarketMan | 10.1% | 12.4K | -0.9% | MarketMan |
| 5 | TouchBistro | 6.5% | 8.1K | -33.1% | TouchBistro |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Toast | 54.3K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Lightspeed | 49.4K | 33.8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Restaurant365 | 15.4K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | TouchBistro | 12.1K | 8.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Toast | 45.2K | 34.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Lightspeed | 44.1K | 34% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Restaurant365 | 15.3K | 11.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 11.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7.6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Toast | 45.9K | 38.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Lightspeed | 36.6K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Restaurant365 | 15.3K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | MarketMan | 12.4K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Toast | 53.4K | 38.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Lightspeed | 42.9K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Restaurant365 | 18.6K | 13.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 10.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Toast | 51.5K | 38.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Lightspeed | 42.5K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.3K | 11.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Toast | 54.4K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Lightspeed | 51.7K | 35.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.4K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | MarketMan | 15.3K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Toast | 53.6K | 38% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Lightspeed | 47K | 33.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.3K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Toast | 54K | 38.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Lightspeed | 45.9K | 32.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.4K | 11% | 3 |
| May 2026 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 10.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Toast | 45.4K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Lightspeed | 39.3K | 31.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.4K | 12.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | MarketMan | 15.2K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | TouchBistro | 9.9K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Toast | 46.9K | 38.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Lightspeed | 37.6K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Restaurant365 | 12.7K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | MarketMan | 12.6K | 10.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | TouchBistro | 12.1K | 9.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Toast | 46.2K | 37.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Lightspeed | 41.6K | 33.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Restaurant365 | 15.3K | 12.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | MarketMan | 12.4K | 10.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | TouchBistro | 8.1K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Lightspeed | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | MarketMan | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Restaurant365 | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Toast | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | TouchBistro | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Lightspeed**: Measured on the search terms “download lightspeed pos”, “how much does lightspeed pos cost”, “kounta”, “kounta lightspeed”, “lightspeed commerce”, “lightspeed epos”, “lightspeed epos system”, “lightspeed hospitality”, “lightspeed hq”, “lightspeed kounta”, “lightspeed point of sale”, “lightspeed point of sale system”, “lightspeed pos”, “lightspeed pos app”, “lightspeed pos cost”, “lightspeed pos credit card processing”, “lightspeed pos demo”, “lightspeed pos download”, “lightspeed pos ecommerce”, “lightspeed pos for restaurants”, “lightspeed pos gift cards”, “lightspeed pos hardware”, “lightspeed pos inventory”, “lightspeed pos inventory management”, “lightspeed pos ipad”, “lightspeed pos price”, “lightspeed pos pricing”, “lightspeed pos restaurant”, “lightspeed pos retail”, “lightspeed pos software”, “lightspeed pos system”, “lightspeed pos system price”, “lightspeed pos terminal”, “lightspeed pos website”, “lightspeed restaurant”, “lightspeed restaurant app”, “lightspeed restaurant pos”, “lightspeed restaurant pos app”, “lightspeed restaurant pos system”, “lightspeed retail”, “lightspeed retail app”, “lightspeed retail point of sale”, “lightspeed retail pos”, “lightspeed retail pos app”, “lightspeed retail pos system”, “lightspeed retail pricing”, “lightspeed retail r”, “lightspeed retail r-series”, “lightspeed retail x”, “lightspeed retail x series”, “lightspeed vend”, “pos lightspeed”, “pos vend”, “restaurant lightspeed”, “retail lightspeed”, “vend by lightspeed”, “vend hq”, “vend lightspeed”, “vend pos”, “vend pos app”, “vend pos nz”, “vend pos pricing”, “vend pos software”, “vend pos system”, “vend retail”, “vend software” and “vendhq lightspeed”, summed into one figure.
- **MarketMan**: Measured on the search terms “market man”, “marketman”, “marketman app”, “marketman com”, “marketman inventory”, “marketman restaurant inventory” and “marketman software”, summed into one figure.
- **Restaurant365**: Measured on the search terms “restaurant 365”, “restaurant365”, “restaurant365 app”, “restaurant365 com”, “restaurant365 inventory” and “restaurant365 software”, summed into one figure.
- **Toast**: Measured on the search terms “cost of toast pos”, “handheld toast pos”, “how much does a toast pos system cost”, “how much does toast pos cost”, “how much is a toast pos system”, “how much is toast pos”, “how much is toast pos system”, “https pos toasttab com”, “pos toast”, “pos toast system”, “pos toasttab”, “pos toasttab com”, “toast go 2 handheld”, “toast point of sale”, “toast point of sale system”, “toast pos”, “toast pos app”, “toast pos company”, “toast pos cost”, “toast pos demo”, “toast pos devices”, “toast pos download”, “toast pos fees”, “toast pos for bars”, “toast pos gift cards”, “toast pos handheld”, “toast pos hardware”, “toast pos kiosk”, “toast pos menu”, “toast pos price”, “toast pos pricing”, “toast pos printer”, “toast pos restaurant”, “toast pos sales”, “toast pos screen”, “toast pos shop”, “toast pos software”, “toast pos starter kit”, “toast pos system”, “toast pos system cost”, “toast pos system for restaurant”, “toast pos system for restaurants”, “toast pos system price”, “toast pos system training”, “toast pos systems”, “toast pos tablet”, “toast pos terminal”, “toast pos training”, “toast pos training manual”, “toast pos training video”, “toast pos website”, “toast restaurant pos”, “toast restaurant pos system”, “toast tab pos” and “toasttab pos”, summed into one figure.
- **TouchBistro**: Measured on the search term “touchbistro”.

- [Lightspeed](/demand/global-en/brands/lightspeed)
- [MarketMan](/demand/global-en/brands/marketman)
- [Restaurant365](/demand/global-en/brands/restaurant365)
- [Toast](/demand/global-en/brands/toast)
- [TouchBistro](/demand/global-en/brands/touchbistro)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among restaurant management software worldwide?

In August 2026, Toast was the most searched among restaurant management software worldwide, with an estimated 46.2K branded searches and 37.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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