Honest comparisons: zero-commission direct ordering vs DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, and a Toast POS alternative with no monthly software fee.
Menufy lists $149 a month on a 12-month agreement or $179 month to month, with marketing included. Ser.vi online ordering has no monthly fee: the restaurant pays $0 and the guest pays 5%, with QR ordering and a POS on your iPad.
Read moreToast Mobile Order & Pay is a paid add-on with no published price, on Toast POS and Toast hardware. Ser.vi QR order-and-pay has no monthly fee: the restaurant pays $0 and the guest pays 5%.
Read moreGrubhub lists 5%, 15% and 20% marketing commissions, delivery from 10% and $0.30 + 3.05% processing; Grubhub Direct waives commission for Marketplace restaurants. Ser.vi direct ordering is 0% commission to you (the guest pays 5%).
Read moreUber Eats lists 20%, 25% and 30% marketplace fees and 2.5% + $0.29 per order for Webshop. Ser.vi direct ordering is 0% commission to you (the guest pays 5%), with the math on 600 orders a month.
Read moreSquare, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, ChowNow, MENU TIGER and Ser.vi on published prices: which plan includes QR ordering, the monthly cost, card rates, and the math on 600 table orders a month.
Read moreSpotHopper doesn't publish prices. Ser.vi marketing plans are listed at $249, $449 and $749 a month, with Google Ads, an SEO website and email and SMS campaigns, and you can keep your current POS and online ordering.
Read moreLightspeed lists Starter at 69 USD, Essential 189 and Premium 399, with online and QR ordering not on Starter and card rates unpublished. Ser.vi POS software is $0/mo on your existing iPad, with both included.
Read moreTouchBistro and Ser.vi both run on the iPad. TouchBistro starts at $69/mo before payments, hardware and quoted add-ons like online ordering; Ser.vi POS software is $0/mo with online and QR ordering included.
Read moreWhich restaurant POS systems run on an iPad you own (Ser.vi, Square, TouchBistro, Lightspeed) and which sell their own devices (SpotOn, Toast, Clover), with published prices and worked math.
Read moreSpotOn won't run on your own tablets, and its $0 All-In plan carries a 2-year term at 2.79% + 20¢. Ser.vi POS runs on your existing iPad with $0 monthly software; see the worked math.
Read moreClover's restaurant bundles run $135–$354/mo for 36 months. Ser.vi POS software is $0/mo; see the worked math.
Read more14 systems compared on who pays the per-order fee, the monthly bill and card processing. Ser.vi costs the restaurant $0 (guests pay 5%); others run from card processing only to $149–$499 a month. Updated November 9, 2026.
Read moreA cash discount lowers the posted card price for cash payers; a surcharge adds a fee for paying by card. The math tell at the POS, a practical checklist, and how Ser.vi handles POS fees.
Read moreCommission, monthly subscription, flat per-order fee, or a percentage the guest pays. Who pays what on a direct online order, with math on a $35 and $100 order.
Read more"Free" POS usually means free software, not free processing. Worked math on a sample restaurant, a checklist of questions, and how Ser.vi pricing works.
Read moreTake large catering orders on your own storefront at 0% commission, with advance scheduling and bulk pricing. Compared with delivery apps, Owner.com, and FlashCater.
Read moreOwner.com's published plans vs Ser.vi's $0 monthly online ordering, with a $6,000/month worked example and when Owner.com is the better fit.
Read moreSquare's published plan, processing, KDS, and kiosk fees next to Ser.vi's $0 monthly POS software and 0% commission online ordering.
Read moreGloriaFood reaches end of life on April 30, 2027. A move-out checklist, an honest fee comparison, and where Ser.vi online ordering, QR ordering, and POS fit.
Read moreHow QR code ordering works, what it costs and who pays, and an eight-step setup checklist for restaurants.
Read moreSer.vi's POS and online ordering software have no contract and no monthly fee. See what "no contract" should cover, the hardware catch, and what to ask.
Read moreChowNow lists plans from $229–$249 a month plus 2.95% + $0.29 per order and a $119–$499 setup fee. Ser.vi online ordering has no monthly fee: the restaurant pays $0 and the guest pays 5%, with the math on 600 orders.
Read moreKeep 100% of direct online orders instead of typical 25–30% delivery-app commissions. An honest comparison with DoorDash Direct, DoorDash Marketplace, Uber Eats, and Grubhub.
Read moreSer.vi POS has $0 monthly software. The restaurant pays 3.0% + 20¢ on POS orders by default, with a cash discount option. How it compares to Toast and Square for Restaurants.
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