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iCHEF alternatives · 2026
iCHEF starts from $1,950/mo, and charges No percentage commission in Taiwan, but online orders are billed in order-volume plans (a NT$0 trial plan, then 500 orders from NT$600 a month), and online card orders carry an order processing rate. In Hong Kong the Online Store has no monthly fee, but card-paid orders carry an order processing fee (the Stripe rate of 3.5% + HK$2.35 includes a 0.1% iCHEF fee); orders paid in cash at the counter carry none on orders. Menuthere gives your restaurant its own ordering website, QR menu and table ordering with 0% commission, free to start and $9 a month on Lite.
Menuthere vs iCHEF
iCHEF is an iPad POS for restaurants from Taiwan, owned by 91APP since December 2025. Its Online Store add-on gives a restaurant its own ordering website for takeaway, QR table ordering and reservations, with every order going into the POS. It sells to independent restaurants and chains in Taiwan and Hong Kong for a monthly POS fee (from NT$1,950 in Taiwan, HKD 888 in Hong Kong); in Taiwan online ordering is billed by order volume, and online card payments carry processing fees.
Price
iCHEF: From $1,950/mo
Menuthere: Free plan · from $9/mo
Commission per order
iCHEF: No percentage commission in Taiwan, but online orders are billed in order-volume plans (a NT$0 trial plan, then 500 orders from NT$600 a month), and online card orders carry an order processing rate. In Hong Kong the Online Store has no monthly fee, but card-paid orders carry an order processing fee (the Stripe rate of 3.5% + HK$2.35 includes a 0.1% iCHEF fee); orders paid in cash at the counter carry none.
Menuthere: 0%
Contract
iCHEF: Taiwan: POS contract plans (the entry plan renews monthly). Online-ordering plans are bought by the month inside the POS contract and are not refunded or downgraded once bought; the QR ordering FAQ says that add-on has no lock-in and no setup fee. Hong Kong: iCHEF promises two months' notice of price changes; POS subscriptions keep their price until renewal, and the Online Store terms run to the end of each calendar year and renew automatically for a year.
Menuthere: Month to month
Setup fee
iCHEF: Taiwan: one-time NT$990 activation fee (includes two free training sessions). Hong Kong: none; the pricing page says no service fee or deposit.
Menuthere: None
Side by side
“—” means the company doesn't publish it. Menuthere's plan for each feature is shown next to it.
| Menuthere | iCHEF | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | From $1,950/mo |
| Commission per order | 0% | No percentage commission in Taiwan, but online orders are billed in order-volume plans (a NT$0 trial plan, then 500 orders from NT$600 a month), and online card orders carry an order processing rate. In Hong Kong the Online Store has no monthly fee, but card-paid orders carry an order processing fee (the Stripe rate of 3.5% + HK$2.35 includes a 0.1% iCHEF fee); orders paid in cash at the counter carry none. |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | Taiwan: POS contract plans (the entry plan renews monthly). Online-ordering plans are bought by the month inside the POS contract and are not refunded or downgraded once bought; the QR ordering FAQ says that add-on has no lock-in and no setup fee. Hong Kong: iCHEF promises two months' notice of price changes; POS subscriptions keep their price until renewal, and the Online Store terms run to the end of each calendar year and renew automatically for a year. |
| Own ordering website | Yes | Yes |
| QR table ordering | Yes | Yes |
| Pickup | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery orders | Yes | Yes |
| Your own drivers | Yes · Pro | Not published |
| Scheduled orders | Yes · Lite | Yes |
| Online payments | No | Yes |
| POS | No | Yes |
| Loyalty | Yes · Pro | Yes |
| Marketing tools | Yes · Lite | Yes |
| WhatsApp ordering or updates | Yes | Not published |
| Branded app | Yes · Enterprise | Not published |
| Delivery-app integration | No | Yes |
| Multiple locations | Yes · Pro | Yes |
| Menu translation | Yes · Lite | Yes |
| Reservations | Yes · Lite | Yes |
Menuthere's online payments work in India today; elsewhere customers pay cash, on delivery or at pickup while card payments are being added.
Why restaurants look elsewhere
Recurring points from reviews, forums and the press, each from a source listed at the foot of the page.
Be fair to it
And Menuthere's limits
Other alternatives
| Menuthere | Eats365 | Odoo | Aigens | WEIBY 微碧 | 你訂 Nidin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | Free plan · from $25/mo | Free plan · from $31.10/mo | Quote only | Free plan · from $900/mo | From $18,000/yr |
| Commission per order | 0% | Not published. The pricing page lists subscription fees only and shows no per-order commission. | 0% | Not published | 0% | Not published by Nidin. Its pricing page lists fixed subscription fees only and shows no per-order commission. A January 2026 comparison by competitor WEIBY lists Nidin with zero commission on orders (訂單零抽成). |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | Annual or monthly plans (annual billing is cheaper) | Billed yearly or monthly. Monthly billing is only for cloud hosting (Odoo Online or Odoo.sh), and yearly billing is cheaper. | Not published on Aigens' site. The Easy Order & Pay Solution package on Hong Kong's DTSPP has a 24-month contract. | Standard and Premium are paid half-yearly or yearly. Lite is paid monthly by card auto-debit or for two years on a two-year contract; Plus is NT$1,400 month to month by card auto-debit or NT$1,300 a month on a two-year contract. | Standard plans are billed yearly (年繳). The limited-time bundles can also be paid monthly, and the subsidised plans run for 6 months. Nidin's FAQ says payment terms are discussed with a consultant. |
| Own ordering website | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QR table ordering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pickup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your own drivers | Yes · Pro | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Scheduled orders | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online payments | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Loyalty | Yes · Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marketing tools | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WhatsApp ordering or updates | Yes | Not published | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Branded app | Yes · Enterprise | Not published | Not published | Yes | Not published | Not published |
| Delivery-app integration | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published |
| Multiple locations | Yes · Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Menu translation | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published |
| Reservations | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Not published | Yes | Not published |
Asia-Pacific restaurants and multi-brand groups that want an iPad POS, their own ordering website, QR ordering and delivery-app orders in one system.
Free plan · from $25/mo
Eats365 alternativesRestaurants that want QR ordering, kiosks and kitchen screens in a POS linked to full accounting and inventory, and can manage a more involved setup.
Free plan · from $31.10/mo
Odoo alternativesRestaurant chains and hospitality groups in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia that want QR, kiosk and app ordering tied into their existing POS, payments and loyalty.
Quote only
Aigens alternativesTaiwanese restaurants and chains that want an iPad POS with their own commission-free web, LINE, app and QR ordering in one system.
Free plan · from $900/mo
WEIBY 微碧 alternativesTaiwanese drink, coffee and quick-meal chains that want LINE ordering, a brand ordering site and loyalty points connected to their existing POS.
From $18,000/yr
你訂 Nidin alternativesQuestions
How iCHEF ranks: Hong Kong · Taiwan
Sources · checked 2026-09-26
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