The short answer
If your restaurant runs on Toast, Toast's own programme is the first option to look at: it is set up in Toast Web and belongs to your register's ecosystem. Its rules are well documented, but its price is not shown on the pages we checked.
Minerva Flow is a different route. It does not connect to Toast and has no partnership with it. It runs beside your register: QR-code or counter sign-up, a card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, and a visit added at the counter by your staff. See Without changing your register.
Minerva Flow publishes this guide and is one of the options described.
What Toast documents (help centre, updated November 6, 2026)
| Item | What Toast's help article says |
|---|---|
| Where to set it up | In Toast Web: Marketing, Loyalty, Loyalty rewards |
| Two programme types | Visit-based (flat points per visit) or amount-based (points per dollar) |
| Guest sign-up | By phone number or email; staff can also enrol a guest on a closed check |
| Subscription | An active Toast Loyalty subscription is required |
| Rewards | Up to 5 in total, as a discount or an item |
| Programmes | One programme at a time, and one programme group at a time for multi-location setups |
| Third-party delivery | No points on DoorDash, Grubhub or Uber Eats orders |
| Publishing | Changes apply to every location in the group |
What is not published
- The price. We found no amount on the pages checked. Ask for it in writing, with the term and renewal conditions.
- Availability in Quebec. The article does not state it. Confirm it.
- Language. If your staff or guests prefer French, check the guest screen before launch. In Quebec, commercial advertising must have a French version; see the 2027 guide for the OQLF sources.
What Minerva Flow offers beside Toast
- No register change. Your staff finds the guest by code, phone or name, then adds the visit. That takes a moment at the rush, which a register-built programme can avoid.
- A card in the phone's wallet. See Minerva Flow loyalty.
- Public prices. Flow Core: $149 a month for one location, $129 each for 2 to 5, $109 each for 6 to 15, with a 14-day trial and no credit card. A free plan with no time limit includes a basic loyalty card. Plans with a team start at $749 a month. Details on Pricing.
What Minerva Flow does not do
It does not read your Toast sales, does not credit points automatically and does not award points for orders placed on third-party platforms. If most of your volume comes through a delivery platform, no programme of this kind will follow those guests unless they sign up with you directly.
Four questions to ask Toast, in writing
- What is the monthly price of Toast Loyalty for my location, before or after taxes?
- Is it offered for my account in Quebec, and is the guest screen available in French?
- What happens to my guest history if I leave the service?
- Who on my team can add or remove points?
Choosing without regret
Keep one simple rule, one programme at a time and a short trial. The 30-day test plan gives the steps to measure whether guests return.
Sources
- Toast, Get Started With Toast Loyalty, updated November 6, 2026, checked November 14, 2026 (setup, subscription, limits).
- Minerva Flow pricing and Without changing your register.
Method. We read the Toast help article cited above. Toast's product page could not be opened on November 14, 2026 (access denied), so we state no price. Minerva Flow publishes this guide and has a commercial interest.
