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Brigade POS
What Brigade POS is
Brigade POS is an iOS point-of-sale system designed for full-service restaurants, coordinating servers, bartenders, and kitchen staff. Its order workflow handles tabs, tables, repeated items, discounts, transfers, and split checks. Menus support categories, subcategories, modifiers, custom items, and search, while item counts update across every terminal. Managers can create employee groups for shared checks, review and edit hours, and use employee security controls; staff can view timesheet history and claimed tips in a portal. Built-in analytics track discounts, sales, tips, and top-selling items, with reporting described as real time. Brigade advertises 24/7 support, a dedicated account representative, and a knowledge base. Pricing starts at $129 a month billed yearly for one terminal; EMV terminals add $20 per month each.
Who it suits
It is presented for full-service restaurants, with the single-terminal setup described as suitable for a small restaurant. Restaurants wanting table service workflows, staff permissions, and real-time reporting may consider it.
What it does well
- Supports tabs, tables, transfers, discounts, and split checks
- Menu supports modifiers, custom items, and search
- Inventory counts update across every terminal
- Includes employee groups and permissions
- Advertises 24/7 support
What to know first
- iOS hardware platform only
- No offline mode
- No free plan
- EMV terminals cost $20 per month each
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single Terminal — pay yearly | yearly · Single terminal · $20/month per EMV terminal · no charge for non-EMV | $129 a month |
| Single Terminal — pay monthly | monthly · Single terminal · $20/month per EMV terminal · no charge for non-EMV | $149 a month |
| Unlimited Terminals — pay yearly | yearly · Unlimited terminals · $20/month per EMV terminal · no charge for non-EMV | $179 a month |
| Unlimited Terminals — pay monthly | monthly · Unlimited terminals · $20/month per EMV terminal · no charge for non-EMV | $199 a month |
As brigadesociety.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Brigade POS focuses on restaurant service coordination, employee controls, and live reporting. Review the terminal limits, iOS requirement, offline limitation, and annual or monthly pricing before choosing a plan.
Facts from Brigade POS's own pages
- Analytics
- Built-in analytics track discounts, sales, tips, and top-selling items at no additional cost. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product is presented for full-service restaurants, and the pricing page describes the single-terminal hardware setup as suitable for a small restaurant. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Inventory counts
- Staff can set item counts, and the changed count is reflected on every terminal. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Labor tools
- Managers can review and edit employee hours, and staff can view time-sheet history and claimed tips in an employee portal. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Menu setup
- The menu uses main category, subcategory, and menu item levels, and supports modifiers, custom items, and item search. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Network continuity
- Brigade says its subscription includes backup Verizon 4G and its network setup uses Cradlepoint routers and Google Mesh. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Payment processing
- Customers may use a different payment processor instead of Brigade’s processor. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Brigade describes itself as a full-service restaurant point-of-sale system designed to support communication among servers, bartenders, and kitchen staff. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Brigade says its reporting is real-time and lets users see sales as they happen. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The site describes employee security controls and says Teams preserves security while employees work across shared checks. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Service workflow
- The open-orders screen supports starting tabs or tables, repeating items, discounts, transfers, and check splitting. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Brigade advertises 24/7 support, a dedicated account representative, and a knowledge base. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Teams
- Managers can create employee groups whose members can view and act on one another’s checks while using their own login numbers. · brigadesociety.com, 8 Oct 2026
Where Brigade POS stands on Freedom251
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