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Appetier vs Owner
What Owner charges next to Appetier: no commission, and a flat monthly fee capped at $199. Every figure comes from a public page.
Appetier and Owner at a glance
Owner sells an AI-built website, ordering, a branded app, SEO pages, and marketing on two plans, and its support answers at any hour. Appetier sells the same pieces with no commission, no guest fee, and no lock-in. POS and kiosk are included. The monthly fee stops at $199. Price Owner out if you want one team to run your move and pick up the phone.[5][4][1]
Appetier is best for
Owners who want one fee per location that stops at a set amount, and no service fee on the guest's receipt.
Owner is best for
Restaurants drawn to Owner's AI-built website and marketing, choosing between a per-order fee and a flat monthly rate.
Pricing and fees
Pricing and fees as each vendor publishes them. Confirm current terms with each vendor.
| Feature | Appetier | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | Growth | Flexible | Flat Rate |
| Monthly price | No subscription and no commission. Growth is nothing under $500 of monthly direct sales and never more than $199 a location. | $249 a month | $499 a month |
| Per-order fee | None. Growth takes no share of any order. | 5% of each order | None |
| Guest fee | None. Appetier charges guests no service fee. | 5% of the order | 5% of the order |
| Card rate | Appetier Pay at 2.9% + 30¢ online, or keep the processor you already have. | Not published | Not published |
| Source and check date | Appetier pricing | owner.com | owner.com |
Feature
Appetier
Owner
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
Setup and migration are listed as included. No fee is stated.Owner pricing
Contract terms
Month to month, with no minimum term.Appetier pricingAppetier terms of service
Month to month, with no long-term contract and no cancellation fee.Owner pricing
Notes
A month with no direct orders costs nothing. DoorDash and Uber Eats orders carry no Appetier commission or markup.Appetier pricing
The participation agreement keeps 5% of gift card sales and defines tablet and printer fees without amounts. Delivery costs about $7 an order, passed through at cost.Owner restaurant participation agreementOwner delivery
How the features compare
Feature
Appetier
Owner
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][12][13]
Website and local SEO
Loyalty and CRM
You keep your guests' contact details and order history. Loyalty and gift cards sit inside checkout, and winback and birthday campaigns run inside limits you set. Each location includes 1,500 marketing texts and 10,000 marketing emails a month.[1][15]
The homepage lists app rewards, email and SMS campaigns, and push notifications.[4]
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]
A native integration with one POS, plus connections to several others. POS integration costs nothing extra.[9]
Twenty features, side by side
The same table as the comparisons page, for Appetier and Owner.
| Feature | Appetier | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not offered or not listed |
| Loyalty | Included | Included |
| Gift cards | Included | Included |
| 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 | Not offered or not listed |
| Search-ready menu pages | Included | Included |
| Catering orders | Included | Included |
| Reservations and waitlist | Included | Not offered or not listed |
| Kitchen display | Included | Included |
| 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 | Included |
- Included
- Costs extra or on a separate plan
- Not offered or not listed
Where Owner is stronger
What Owner's public pages show it does better than Appetier. Each line links the page it comes from.
Choosing between Appetier and Owner
Find the row that sounds like your restaurant.
Restaurant type
Better fit
Why
Owners who want someone else to run the move
Owner
Owner's specialist handles the whole switch, and support picks up at any hour.[5]
Owners who read other restaurants' results first
Owner
Owner's homepage lists case studies with sales figures from named restaurants.[4]
Restaurants that want no fee on the guest's bill
Appetier
Comparison FAQs
When does Appetier's fee stop growing?
At $199. Appetier charges a flat monthly fee set by direct sales, and it stops there once a location passes $3,000. No order carries a commission.[1]
Which POS systems does Appetier work with?
The POS systems listed on the integrations page. Menus stay matched to the POS, and connecting one is optional.[2]
Does Owner charge guests a fee?
Can you cancel Owner any time?
Does Owner's agreement say who owns the website domain?
No. Owner's participation agreement does not mention the domain or what happens to the website after you cancel. It says Owner claims no ownership of your business content, and that its mobile applications are Owner's property. Ask for the domain terms in writing before you sign with any vendor.[10]
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]Owner homepageProduct page
- [5]Owner pricingPricing
- [6]Owner listings managementProduct page
- [7]Owner website graderProduct page
- [8]Owner reviews engineProduct page
- [9]Owner POS integrationsProduct page
- [10]Owner restaurant participation agreementTerms
- [11]Owner deliveryProduct page
- [12]Appetier cateringProduct page
- [13]Appetier integrationsProduct page
- [14]Sous, Appetier's AI agentProduct page
- [15]Appetier restaurant marketingProduct page
About these comparisons
- All trademarks, product names, and logos belong to their owners.
- Appetier is not affiliated with Owner. Owner 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 verifiedSep 28, 2026
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