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Appetier vs Chowly
What Chowly charges next to Appetier: no commission, and a flat monthly fee capped at $199. Every figure comes from a public page.
Appetier and Chowly at a glance
Chowly connects delivery-app orders to the POS, and also sells a website, branded ordering, loyalty, and eight AI agents. Its demo page says price depends on locations and the agents you turn on. Appetier puts its fee on the page: no commission, a monthly fee that stops at $199, and POS and kiosk included.[4][1]
Appetier is best for
Owners who want the price on the page and a first location live in minutes, with nothing charged until direct orders come in.
Chowly is best for
Restaurants that take orders from many delivery apps and want each one in the POS, and are fine getting a price on a demo.
Pricing and fees
Pricing and fees as each vendor publishes them. Confirm current terms with each vendor.
| Feature | Appetier | Chowly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | No subscription and no commission. Growth is nothing under $500 of monthly direct sales and never more than $199 a location. | By quote. Chowly lists no public price.chowly.com |
Feature
Appetier
Chowly
Setup and onboarding
No setup fee. Upload a logo and a photo of the menu, and a first location goes live in minutes.Appetier pricing
Not listed publicly; confirm with the vendor.Chowly demo page, including pricing
Contract terms
Month to month, with no minimum term.Appetier pricingAppetier terms of service
The demo page says month-to-month, with a money-back guarantee on first-party growth.Chowly demo page, including pricing
Notes
A month with no direct orders costs nothing. DoorDash and Uber Eats orders carry no Appetier commission or markup.Appetier pricing
The demo page says specifics are shared during the demo.Chowly demo page, including pricing
How the features compare
Feature
Appetier
Chowly
Direct ordering
Ordering on your own domain and branded apps, with catering. No commission on direct orders and no fee on the guest's bill. Cards run on Appetier Pay at 2.9% + 30¢ online, or on any PCI compliant processor you keep. Marketplace orders are never charged, and Uber Direct couriers deliver with no markup.[1][13][14]
Commission-free ordering on your own domain, with orders sent into the POS. Its pages say an AI agent picks the delivery service or in-house driver for each order.[5]
Website and local SEO
Loyalty and CRM
POS sync
Run the counter on tablets you bring. Appetier POS and the self-order kiosk come with Growth. Keep your own POS instead and prices, hours, and sold-out items update from it on your site and apps. Appetier Pay takes cards in person on readers bought from Appetier, or you keep your provider's readers if they connect. Appetier also sells kiosk and kitchen display hardware at cost, and card readers.[2]
Twenty features, side by side
The same table as the comparisons page, for Appetier and Chowly.
| Feature | Appetier | Chowly |
|---|---|---|
| Ordering on your own site | Included | Included |
| Branded iOS and Android apps | Included | Included |
| POS menu sync | Included | Included |
| Marketplace orders in one queue | Not offered or not listed | Included |
| Loyalty | Included | Included |
| Gift cards | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Text and email campaigns | Included | Included |
| An AI agent that does the work | Included | Included |
| AI phone ordering | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Google Business listing upkeep | Included | Included |
| Review replies | Included | Included |
| Search-ready menu pages | Included | Included |
| Catering orders | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Reservations and waitlist | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Kitchen display | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| QR table ordering | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Delivery dispatch | Included | Included |
| Restaurant website | Included | Included |
| Free website audit | Included | Included |
| Setup from your site or a menu photo | Included | Not offered or not listed |
- Included
- Costs extra or on a separate plan
- Not offered or not listed
Where Chowly is stronger
What Chowly's public pages show it does better than Appetier. Each line links the page it comes from.
- Its page lists more than 150 delivery apps connected, and its delivery agent sends those orders into the POS.[4]
- It cites 17,000+ locations and POS connections to seven named systems, plus 40+ others.[4]
- Its eight AI agents cover SEO, Google Business Profile, Google Ads, email, pricing, reviews, delivery routing, and upselling.[4]
Choosing between Appetier and Chowly
Find the row that sounds like your restaurant.
Restaurant type
Better fit
Why
A kitchen with orders from many delivery apps
Chowly
Chowly lists more than 150 delivery apps and sends each order into the POS.[4]
A restaurant on a less common POS
Chowly
Chowly names seven POS systems and 40+ others on its demo page.[4]
An owner who wants the price on the page
Appetier
A restaurant whose direct orders are still ramping
Appetier
Growth costs nothing under $500 of direct sales a month.[1]
Comparison FAQs
How much does Chowly cost?
Chowly doesn't publish a price. Its demo page says pricing varies by location count and which agents you turn on, month to month, and that specifics come during the demo.[4]
How long does it take to go live on Chowly compared with Appetier?
Do DoorDash and Uber Eats orders go through Appetier?
No. They stay in each marketplace's own tools. Appetier takes no commission and adds no markup on them.[2]
How this page is built
- Public pages only. Every figure and feature comes from the company's own pages, linked above.
- Each plan shows the day we checked it, and we check again every 14 days.
- Reported means the figure comes from a third party's page or a dated one, not the company's current page.
- A feature we could only read from such a page shows as not listed.
Restaurant online ordering systems compared, side by side
Each page lines up direct ordering, SEO, loyalty, POS sync, and fees, and lists the public sources behind it.
Sources
- [1]Appetier pricingPricing
- [2]Appetier POS syncProduct page
- [3]Appetier product overviewProduct page
- [4]Chowly demo page, including pricingPricing
- [5]Chowly online orderingProduct page
- [6]Chowly delivery app integrationProduct page
- [7]Chowly POS integrationsProduct page
- [8]Chowly loyalty programProduct page
- [9]Chowly email marketingProduct page
- [10]Chowly marketing websiteProduct page
- [11]Chowly Google Business ProfileProduct page
- [12]Chowly Review AgentProduct page
- [13]Appetier cateringProduct page
- [14]Appetier integrationsProduct page
- [15]Sous, Appetier's AI agentProduct page
- [16]Appetier restaurant marketingProduct page
About these comparisons
- All trademarks, product names, and logos belong to their owners.
- Appetier is not affiliated with Chowly. Chowly is a trademark of its owner.
- Information is based on publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with each vendor before purchasing.
- Pricing and fees can vary by plan, region, payment processor, order volume, and contract terms. Always verify current pricing with the vendor.
- Last verifiedOct 7, 2026
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