Restaurant POS, Unchained

Your restaurant deserves a POS you actually own

TabForge is an open source point of sale system built for restaurants. Web-based, runs on any device, and costs nothing. No vendor lock-in. No monthly fees draining your margins.

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License cost, forever
$165
Average POS monthly fee
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Your code, your data

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.

Toast POS $165/mo
Square for Restaurants $60-165/mo
TouchBistro $69/mo
Lightspeed Restaurant $69/mo
TabForge 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.

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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.

Stop renting your restaurant's brain

TabForge is the POS system restaurants have been waiting for. Free, open, and built to last.

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