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Every way to tell a customer their order is ready, side by side.

Each page states the other product's real strength, dates its published facts and links the source. Pickup Signal does one job: the customer-facing pickup board for made-to-order counters, $19.99 a month per location.

Square order-ready textsNative SMS
Works if you runSquare, on an eligible Restaurants plan with KDS
Published priceIncluded with those plans

Where it stops: It texts the one customer who ordered; nothing goes on a screen for the room. Full comparison →

Toast Order Ready BoardPOS ecosystem
Works if you runToast POS, plus a Toast KDS for hands-free updates
Published priceNot published

Where it stops: Toast-only, and without an expediter KDS staff mark every order by hand. Full comparison →

Clover Order Ready ScreenPOS ecosystem
Works if you runClover POS and Clover hardware
Published priceNot published

Where it stops: Clover-only. Pickup Signal’s Clover connection is next; staff entry works today. Full comparison →

Fresh KDS Order TrackerIntegrated KDS
Works if you runFresh KDS Premium in the kitchen
Published price$25/screen/month, or $109/location/month unlimited

Where it stops: Priced per screen, and your kitchen has to run on Fresh KDS. Full comparison →

OrderReadyManual number board
Works if you runAnything; it stands alone
Published price$19.99/month or $199.99/year; free tier capped at 10 orders a day

Where it stops: Staff type every order, and customers watch numbers rather than names. Full comparison →

Restaurant pagers & buzzersHardware
Works if you runA pager base station and a stack of pagers
Published price$400+ up front, plus replacements

Where it stops: One customer at a time, pagers walk off, and the room still can’t see the queue. Full comparison →

Text-when-ready servicesSMS
Works if you runA phone number from every customer
Published pricePer-message fees that grow with volume

Where it stops: Reaches the customer who left; does nothing for the crowd at the counter. Full comparison →

Facts as published July 28, 2026. Vendors whose pricing exists only behind a sales call are not compared: we don't publish a comparison we can't source.

And Pickup Signal, on the same terms.

Where it stops: it is only the customer-facing board. Payments, menus and kitchen production stay in the systems you already have.

See your shop's name on a board in two minutes.

Connect Square or type your first order, pair a TV, hand your staff one link.

Start 30 days freeAsk Tien firstNo card · $19.99/mo per location after