Alternatives
Square Online alternatives, ranked by what a month costs
Square's online ordering profile costs $0 a month and charges the online card rate. Here is what Square prints, then Appetier and every priced alternative.
What Square Online publishes
Square renamed Square Online as websites, and restaurant ordering is now an online ordering profile on every Square plan, with no monthly fee and no per-order fee. You pay the online card rate: 3.3% + $0.30 on Square Free and 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus and Premium.
The plan decides the extras. Square for Restaurants is $0 a month on Free, $49 on Plus, and $149 on Premium, per location. Loyalty, texts, and QR ordering start at Plus, and kitchen display is $30 a device on Plus and $20 on Premium. The ordering profile syncs with Square POS only, and checkout runs on Square payments.
Square publishes its prices, which most vendors in this list do not. Where Appetier differs is the fee model: no commission, and a monthly fee that follows your direct sales and stops at $199 a location. The ranking below prices both at the same volume.
What Square Online prints
Each row comes from a public page, read on Oct 19, 2026. Confirm current terms with the vendor.
| Fact | What the page says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ordering profile | $0 a month on any Square plan, with no per-order fee. | Square online ordering for restaurants |
| Online card rate | 3.3% + $0.30 on Square Free and 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus and Premium. | Square for Restaurants pricing |
| Square for Restaurants plans | Free is $0 a month, Plus is $49, and Premium is $149, per location. | Square for Restaurants pricing |
| Kitchen display | $30 a device a month on Plus and $20 on Premium. Not in Square Free. | Square for Restaurants pricing |
| Delivering orders | DoorDash Drive from $6.99 for up to 5 miles, or Uber from $4.20 plus $0.75 a kilometer, or your own staff. | Square on-demand delivery pricing policy |
| Without Square POS | The website and ordering profile need a Square account but no POS device. | Square online ordering for restaurants |
| With another POS | The pages describe orders going to Square POS, Square KDS, or a kitchen printer, and name no other POS. | Square online ordering for restaurants |
| Contract | No locked-in contract. Plus and Premium have a 30-day free trial. | Square for Restaurants pricing |
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 Oct 19, 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 Online, then every other company. A check means the plan includes the feature.
| Feature | Appetier | Square Online | Owner | ChowNow | Popmenu | Menufy | Flipdish | GloriaFood | UpMenu | MENU TIGER | Clover | Square | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Included | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Included | 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 | 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 | 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 Online alternatives FAQs
Is Square Online free for restaurants?
The online ordering profile has no monthly fee on any Square plan and no per-order fee. You pay the online card rate, 3.3% + $0.30 on Free and 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus and Premium.
Can Square Online send orders to a POS that is not Square?
Square's pages describe orders going to Square POS, Square KDS, or a kitchen printer, and name no other POS.
Sources
Public pages read on Oct 19, 2026.
Other ordering product pages
The same ranking, read from another vendor.
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Try Appetier beside what you have
A first location goes live in minutes from a logo and a photo of your menu. No commission, no lock-in, and nothing is charged until direct orders come in.