Restaurant Online Ordering Systems Compared (2026)

Published prices at a glance

Commission-free means no percentage taken from the food. It doesn't mean free, so read the per-order column as closely as the monthly one. Our guide to commission-free online ordering explains what to ask any provider.

Ordering that comes with your POS

Toast Online Ordering

Toast's online ordering page says "No commissions. No hidden fees." Delivery from your own site uses local drivers, and you pay one flat fee per order. The page doesn't list a price for online ordering. Toast's published plans start at $0 a month for the Starter Kit and $69 a month for the Point of Sale plan, for new single-location customers, and Toast says it offers custom processing rates. Online Ordering Pro adds hosting on your own domain, design templates, and Google and Facebook pixel tracking.

Square

Square's restaurant plans are Free at $0, Plus at $49 a month per location and Premium at $149 a month per location. Square lists a branded online ordering page and pickup and local delivery among the food and beverage features included in any plan, and it describes its online ordering profile as taking commission-free delivery and pickup orders that sync with Square POS. Online card payments cost 3.3% + 30¢ on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium.

BentoBox

BentoBox, which offers restaurant websites, online ordering and catering, is now part of Clover. Its site says BentoBox products are currently only available to Clover POS customers, and it publishes no pricing.

Ordering and marketing platforms

ChowNow

ChowNow has three plans. Launch starts at $229 on annual billing or $249 on monthly billing, Grow at $319 or $349, and Elevate at $409 or $449. The pricing page lists these additional fees:

• A setup fee of $119 to $499.
• 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction.
• $7.98 per order for Flex Delivery.
• $250 to $420 for a printer, and a $99 annual Apple developer fee for a branded app.

ChowNow says orders are commission-free with its Profit Protector feature enabled, and that it integrates with more than 20 POS systems, including Toast, Square and Clover.

Owner.com

Owner.com has two plans with the same features. Flexible is $249 a month plus a 5% restaurant fee per order. Flat is $499 a month with no additional restaurant fees, which Owner says is best for restaurants doing $5,000 or more a month in online sales. On both plans, guests pay a 5% order support fee. Owner bills month to month with no long-term contract. We compare it with other options in Owner.com alternatives.

Popmenu

Popmenu's plans are Starter at $159 a month prepaid annually or $179 monthly, Essentials at $269 or $299, and Premier at $449 or $499. Online ordering and catering are listed as an add-on on every plan, without a published price. Popmenu says it takes no percentage of sales and charges a flat $1.00 per online order, which you can pass to the guest at checkout or absorb.

Olo, for restaurant brands

Olo sells to restaurant brands. Its site says it is trusted by more than 800 brands and over 90,000 locations, and it asks you to request a demo rather than listing prices. Its Serve storefront is advertised with $0 setup and no ongoing maintenance costs. It describes its online ordering, payments, delivery, catering and loyalty tools as one platform built for restaurant brands.

Webbit

Webbit gives you your own restaurant website with direct ordering for pickup and delivery, and no commission on the food. Plans are $0, $99 and $199 a month. To see what a site costs to build and run more broadly, read what a restaurant website costs.

The marketplace apps, for contrast

DoorDash and Uber Eats charge a percentage of every order instead of a flat subscription.

Uber says Lite starts at 15% for delivery in some cities, such as Seattle and Los Angeles. The apps also find you new guests, so most restaurants keep them and move regulars to their own site. Our breakdown of DoorDash and Uber Eats fees shows what those rates come to over a year.

What 300 orders a month would cost

Take a made-up restaurant with 300 online orders a month at $30 each, or $9,000 in sales. Using only the fees each provider publishes, and leaving out setup, delivery and hardware:

Toast, Olo, BentoBox and Popmenu's ordering add-on don't publish enough to fill in a row. Owner.com's pricing page lists no separate card processing fee. Ask each provider for a written quote on your own order count and average ticket.

How to compare them

• Add up the full month. Subscription, card processing, per-order fees, delivery fees and setup, on your real order count.
• Check who pays the per-order fee. Some fees are charged to the guest, which changes what they see at checkout.
• Match your POS. Toast and Square ordering run on their own POS, and BentoBox requires Clover.
• Read the term. Annual billing is cheaper at ChowNow and Popmenu, and Owner.com is month to month.
• Think past the first order. A rewards program and a menu that AI assistants can read bring guests back and help new ones find you. See restaurant loyalty programs and getting recommended by ChatGPT.
• Plan delivery. If you want delivery without app commission, see delivery from your own website.