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Best Restaurant Tip Management Software in 2026

Restaurants can use tip management software to organize gratuities and define how they are distributed across staff and shifts. Compared on custom pool rules and shift allocation, the entries also vary in record granularity, payroll export, and POS integrations. Check whether an employee app is offered, then weigh free-plan availability against paid-from pricing. 7shifts, TabPref, and Grateful are among the options. Consider the distribution rules your restaurant needs, the level of detail required in tip records, and whether those records need to connect with payroll or point-of-sale systems.

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    7shifts

    by 7shifts
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.7 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Homebase

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Homebase if you run an hourly, shift-based business and want scheduling and time tracking alongside payroll and team tools.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $30/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    GratShare

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    GratShare combines configurable tip allocation with payroll, reporting, and audit workflows for hospitality businesses.

    7.2 From $49/mo Visit site
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    Grateful

    Free plan AndroidWeb

    Grateful combines tronc allocation and oversight with direct tipping and employee-facing earnings information.

    7.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    TabPref

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Toast

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.9 Visit site
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    Troncbox

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Troncbox brings tip and service-charge administration, employee access, and reporting together for hospitality businesses.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Rocket Tronc

    Free plan Web

    Rocket Tronc combines allocation rules, approval steps, compliance features and payroll reporting for hospitality teams.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from £0.50/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Agendrix

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Agendrix brings shift scheduling, attendance tracking, communication, and optional HR features together for shift-based teams.

    6.5 From 3.25 CAD/user/mo · 21-day trial Visit site
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    Divvy

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Divvy if your restaurant needs configurable tip pools, visible payout calculations and staff earnings access.

    6.3 From $39/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    DishOut

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    DishOut brings configurable tip distribution, POS data, payouts, and reporting into one hospitality-focused platform. Its free trial is listed, but its length and terms are unspecified.

    6.0 Visit site
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    TipHaus

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    TipHaus covers tip calculations, reconciliation, reporting, and payout options for hospitality operations.

    5.9 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    eTip

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose eTip if your business needs QR-based tipping, configurable tip distribution and payroll-oriented reporting across hospitality or service teams.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Ferry

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Ferry brings tip calculations, records, and payout options together for hospitality operators. Pricing is not published, and card users should account for the stated out-of-network ATM fee.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Actual

    Paid Web

    Hospitality businesses looking to automate tip distribution and manage payroll, scheduling, and workflows should consider Actual.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Tippo

    Free trial AndroidiPhone

    Tippo handles tip entry, role-based allocation, staff visibility, and reporting for restaurant teams.

    5.6 From 14.95/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Atlas Direct Tips

    Paid Web

    Actual Tips is aimed at Canadian hospitality businesses that need tip calculation, allocation and payout workflows.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    JustTip

    Paid Web

    JustTip combines allocation rules, employee dashboards, and audit records for hospitality tipping and tronc.

    5.2 From £8.99/user/mo Visit site
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    Kickfin

    Paid Web

    Kickfin combines tip allocation, cashless payouts, and reporting for hospitality teams, with POS and payroll integrations.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    TipJar

    Paid Web

    TipJar brings POS reconciliation, configurable tip pools, employee views, and payroll exports into one workflow.

    5.0 From $20/mo Visit site
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    Tiplo

    Paid Web

    Tiplo focuses on restaurant tip allocation, wallet funding and employee payouts without integration setup.

    5.0 From 89/mo Visit site
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    Tip-Pooling

    Paid Web

    Tip-Pooling brings rule-based allocations, employee visibility, and shift records into one web service.

    4.9 From $49/mo Visit site
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    Fourth Tip Management

    Paid Web

    Fourth Tip Management combines configurable tip pools and shift allocation with POS integrations and file-based payroll export.

    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site

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