Alternatives
Square alternatives, ranked by what a month costs
What Square's public pages show, then Appetier and every priced alternative at the same order volume. Each figure comes from a public source.
What Square publishes
Square for Restaurants costs $0, $49, or $149 a month, with cards at 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online on Free.
A kitchen display costs $30 a device a month on Plus and $20 on Premium, and Free lists none.
Appetier POS and the kitchen display are included in Growth, with ordering, loyalty, and campaigns under one fee that stops at $199 a location. If you keep Square, Appetier reads it and is the system of record for direct orders.
One month at each company, lowest cost first
A month at 40 orders a day and a $30 average order, card processing included. Each company is on its cheapest plan at that volume.
Quote only, with no public price: Olo, Deliverect Direct, Chowly, Sauce, SpotHopper, BentoBox, Restolabs, Nory.
Prices checked Sep 28, 2026 · Sources
All in adds card processing at the company's published rate. A company that publishes none gets 2.9% + 30¢, the online rate on Appetier Pay.
Each company starts on its lowest-cost plan at your volume, and you can switch plans. One-time setup, hardware, and delivery costs are left out.
Popmenu sells online ordering as an add-on with no public price, so its total is a minimum.
Who includes what
Appetier's column comes first, then Square, then every other company. A check means the plan includes the feature.
| Feature | Appetier | Square | Owner | ChowNow | Popmenu | Menufy | Flipdish | GloriaFood | UpMenu | MENU TIGER | Clover | Toast | Lunchbox | Olo | Deliverect Direct | Chowly | Sauce | SpotHopper | BentoBox | Restolabs | Nory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordering on your own site | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Branded iOS and Android apps | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed |
| POS menu sync | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Marketplace orders in one queue | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| Loyalty | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Gift cards | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| Text and email campaigns | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| An AI agent that does the work | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included |
| AI phone ordering | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| Google Business listing upkeep | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed |
| Review replies | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included |
| Search-ready menu pages | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed |
| Catering orders | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Reservations and waitlist | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| Kitchen display | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| QR table ordering | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Delivery dispatch | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Restaurant website | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Included | Included | Costs extra or on a separate plan | Not offered or not listed |
| Free website audit | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed |
| Setup from your site or a menu photo | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Included | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed | Not offered or not listed | Included | Not offered or not listed |
- Included
- Costs extra or on a separate plan
- Not offered or not listed
Square alternatives FAQs
Is there a Square alternative with a kitchen display included?
Appetier's kitchen display is included in Growth. Kitchen display hardware is sold at cost.
Can I keep Square and add Appetier?
Yes. Sign in with Square and Appetier matches your menu, then fulfills direct orders on its own screens.
Alternatives to other companies
The same ranking, read from another vendor's side.
Owner alternativesChowNow alternativesPopmenu alternativesMenufy alternativesFlipdish alternativesGloriaFood alternativesUpMenu alternativesMENU TIGER alternativesClover alternativesToast alternativesLunchbox alternativesOlo alternativesDeliverect Direct alternativesChowly alternativesSauce alternativesSpotHopper alternativesBentoBox alternativesRestolabs alternativesNory alternatives
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