Owner.com Alternatives for Restaurants
Owner.com charges $249 a month plus a 5% restaurant fee per order on its Flexible plan, or $499 a month with no restaurant fee on Flat Rate, and on both plans guests pay a 5% order support fee. The main alternatives, ChowNow, Popmenu, BentoBox, Toast, Square and Webbit, all let guests order on your own site, but they charge in different ways: flat monthly plans, per-order fees, card processing, or a bundle tied to a POS. Here is what each one publishes as of October 2026.
What Owner.com costs and includes
Owner.com has two plans, and both include all of its features. Flexible is $249 a month plus a 5% restaurant fee on each order. Flat Rate is $499 a month with no restaurant fee, and Owner recommends it for restaurants doing $5,000 or more a month in online sales. At that level the two plans cost the same, because 5% of $5,000 is the $250 difference between them. Owner says special rates are available for multiple locations.
On both plans, guests pay a 5% order support fee that Owner says covers fulfillment and customer service. Billing is month to month, with no long-term contract and no cancellation fees. Both plans include:
- A website and online ordering
- A branded mobile app and automated SEO pages
- Loyalty and rewards, and marketing tools
- Direct catering orders
- Setup and migration, chargeback protection and 24/7 support
Owner's pricing page also says that working with it means giving up some control over how your online presence looks and feels. If you want to design every page yourself, weigh that.
The alternatives at a glance
| Platform | Monthly price | Fees on orders | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner.com | $249 or $499 | 5% restaurant fee on Flexible; 5% guest fee on both | All features on both plans |
| ChowNow | $229 to $409 billed yearly, $249 to $449 monthly | 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction | $119 to $499 setup fee |
| Popmenu | $159 to $449 prepaid yearly, $179 to $499 monthly | $1.00 per online order, can be passed to the guest | Online ordering is an add-on |
| BentoBox | Not published | Not published | Clover POS customers only |
| Toast | POS software $0 to $69; online ordering quoted | No commission; flat fee per delivery order | Part of the Toast POS platform |
| Square | $0, $49 or $149 per location | Online cards 3.3% + 30¢ on Free, 2.9% + 30¢ on paid plans | Ordering page on every plan |
| Webbit | $0, $99 or $199 | No commission on the food | Your own website with pickup and delivery ordering |
The alternatives, one by one
ChowNow
ChowNow's Launch, Grow and Elevate plans start at $229, $319 and $409 a month billed yearly, or $249, $349 and $449 billed monthly. The plans differ in how many marketing contacts they include: 500, 2,000 and 5,000. ChowNow also lists a $119 to $499 setup fee, 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction, $7.98 per Flex Delivery order, a $99 yearly Apple developer fee for a branded app, and $250 to $420 for a printer.
ChowNow says customers can take unlimited commission-free orders from their website, branded app and its marketplace app with its Profit Protector feature turned on. It covers card fraud and chargebacks, and integrates with POS systems including Toast, Square, Revel and Clover.
Popmenu
Popmenu prices its plans by marketing depth. Starter is $159 a month prepaid yearly or $179 monthly, and includes a website, an interactive menu, Google Business Profile sync and automated email. Essentials, at $269 or $299, adds mass email, social posting and 500 text messages. Premier, at $449 or $499, adds 5,000 texts, waitlist and reservations, and review management.
Online ordering and catering is an add-on on every plan. Popmenu says it takes no percentage of sales and charges a flat $1.00 per online order, which you can pass to the guest or absorb. You can switch plans at any time without penalties.
BentoBox
BentoBox is now part of Clover, and its products are only available to Clover POS customers. Its pricing page lists no prices and sends new customers to Clover. If you already run Clover, it is the website option built for that system.
Toast Online Ordering
Toast Online Ordering is part of the Toast POS platform. Toast says it charges no commissions, with one flat fee per delivery order through local drivers, and that it connects to Order with Google so orders from Search and Maps go straight to your restaurant. Toast Websites is a site builder that stays in sync with your POS menu, prices and online ordering, and Toast offers paid onboarding help to build it.
Toast's restaurant POS software runs from $0 to $69 a month. Online ordering is an add-on priced in a custom quote, so ask for the full number.
Square Online
Square includes a branded online ordering page and a website builder on all three of its plans: Free at $0, Plus at $49 and Premium at $149 per location per month. Square says orders through the ordering page are commission free, and you can offer pickup or local delivery with your own staff or third-party couriers. Its Order with Google feature lets guests order from your page through Search and Maps. Online card payments cost 3.3% + 30¢ on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium.
Webbit
Webbit builds your restaurant its own website with direct ordering for pickup and delivery. Plans are $0, $99 or $199 a month, and there is no commission on the food.
The same orders on four price lists
Take a made-up restaurant with 400 online orders a month at a $25 average, or $10,000 a month. Here is what each published price list comes to for the restaurant, assuming every order is paid by card online.
| Plan | Plan price | Published fees | Restaurant pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner.com Flexible | $249 | 5% restaurant fee: $500 | $749 |
| Owner.com Flat Rate | $499 | None | $499 |
| ChowNow Launch, billed yearly | $229 | 2.95% + $0.29: $411 | $640 |
| Square Plus | $49 | 2.9% + 30¢: $410 | $459 |
Read it with the gaps in mind. Owner.com's pricing page lists no card processing fee, and its guests pay a 5% order support fee on top, another $500 across these orders. ChowNow's setup fee is left out. Popmenu isn't in the table because its online ordering add-on has no published price; its $1.00 per order alone would be $400 here if you absorb it.
How to choose
- Start with your POS. Toast, Square and Clover each have ordering built for their own system. ChowNow integrates with several POS systems, including Toast, Square, Revel and Clover.
- Check how much of the bill moves with sales. A percentage fee grows with every order. A flat plan stays the same in a busy month.
- Look at what the guest pays. A guest fee, like Owner.com's 5% or a passed-on $1.00 at Popmenu, makes ordering from you cost the guest more.
- Match the marketing to your plans. If you want texts, email and a loyalty program, check which tier includes them.
- Ask about the contract. Owner.com is month to month and Popmenu lets you switch plans without penalties. Ask the others before you sign.
For more on what you still pay without a commission, read commission-free online ordering, explained. To keep delivery without a marketplace, see delivery from your own website. And for the full picture, including DIY builders and custom sites, see how much a restaurant website costs and our online ordering systems comparison.
Common questions
Is Owner.com commission free?
On the Flat Rate plan, Owner.com charges no restaurant fee per order. On the Flexible plan, it charges a 5% restaurant fee per order. On both plans, guests pay a 5% order support fee.
Does Owner.com require a contract?
No. Owner.com bills month to month and says there are no long-term contracts and no cancellation fees.
Which Owner.com alternative costs the least?
On monthly price alone, Square's Free plan and Webbit's $0 plan cost nothing per month. Per-order fees and card processing decide the real total, so compare them on your own order volume.
What if I already use Toast or Clover?
Toast sells its own commission-free online ordering and a website builder that syncs with the Toast POS. BentoBox is now available only to Clover POS customers. ChowNow also integrates with Toast, Square, Revel and Clover.