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SpotOn alternatives · 2026
SpotOn starts from $55/mo. 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 SpotOn
SpotOn is a US restaurant point-of-sale company, and SpotOn Order is its commission-free online ordering add-on: an ordering menu page, Order with Google, QR codes and the GoTo Place guest app, with every order going straight into SpotOn POS. It is for US restaurants that run, or are moving to, SpotOn POS. SpotOn Order costs $55 a month per location plus a $200 setup fee on top of a POS plan (the $0 All-In plan with higher card rates and a 2-year term, or $55 per station a month), and online card payments are charged at 3.45% + 15¢ or 3.79% + 20¢.
Price
SpotOn: From $55/mo
Menuthere: Free plan · from $9/mo
Commission per order
SpotOn: 0%
Menuthere: 0%
Contract
SpotOn: POS Essentials is month to month; the All-In plan has a 2-year minimum term and monthly processing minimums. SpotOn's merchant terms (updated 16 December 2024) let it charge the difference between list and discounted hardware price if the contract ends within two years, and its Point-of-Sale terms add a $995 conversion fee and double software fees for keeping the POS with another payment processor.
Menuthere: Month to month
Setup fee
SpotOn: $200 setup fee for SpotOn Order. POS implementation costs (menu build, installation, training) are extra and not published as a fixed amount; hardware is bought or financed (Station 15 $750, Station 10 $415, handheld $297, guest-facing display $200, wireless router $300).
Menuthere: None
Side by side
“—” means the company doesn't publish it. Menuthere's plan for each feature is shown next to it.
| Menuthere | SpotOn | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | From $55/mo |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0% |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | POS Essentials is month to month; the All-In plan has a 2-year minimum term and monthly processing minimums. SpotOn's merchant terms (updated 16 December 2024) let it charge the difference between list and discounted hardware price if the contract ends within two years, and its Point-of-Sale terms add a $995 conversion fee and double software fees for keeping the POS with another payment processor. |
| 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 | No |
| Delivery-app integration | No | Yes |
| Multiple locations | Yes · Pro | Yes |
| Menu translation | Yes · Lite | Not published |
| 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 | Square Online | Toast | Clover | DoorDash Online Ordering | ChowNow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | Free plan · from $49/mo | From $69/mo | From $89.95/mo | Free plan · from $99/mo | From $229/mo |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | No locked-in contract; cancel or switch plans anytime (US pricing page and General Terms). Outside the US, paid Square Online plans are priced per month billed annually, with a different price if paid monthly, and plans can be switched at any time. | Toast's 10-K says contracts for its software generally run 12 to 36 months. NerdWallet reports contracts of two to three years. | US hardware subscriptions run 36 months and are non-cancelable and non-refundable (they can be paid off, bought out or upgraded) and continue month to month unless Clover is told 30 days before the end; the US hardware promotion requires a 3-year contract. Contract terms and termination fees vary by provider (Clover Direct or bank partners). | No contract: Boost was sold 'cancel anytime' (July 2026), Commerce Platform pages promise no cancellation penalties, and Marketplace plans can be changed at any time in the Merchant Portal. | Annual term ($229 a month on Launch) or billed monthly ($249). ChowNow's refund policy says service can be cancelled at any time and is billed to the end of the current monthly cycle, with no refunds on service or product fees. |
| Own ordering website | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QR table ordering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Pickup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your own drivers | Yes · Pro | Yes | Yes | No | Not published | Yes |
| Scheduled orders | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Online payments | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 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 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Branded app | Yes · Enterprise | Not published | Yes | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery-app integration | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple locations | Yes · Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Menu translation | Yes · Lite | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Reservations | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Restaurants and cafés already on Square POS in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, Japan, France or Spain that want a free, commission-free ordering page.
Free plan · from $49/mo
Square Online alternativesRestaurants in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland or Australia that want POS, online ordering and table QR ordering from one vendor and can sign a multi-year contract.
From $69/mo
Toast alternativesUS and Canadian restaurants that run, or want, a Clover POS and want online and QR table ordering with no extra fee on top.
From $89.95/mo
Clover alternativesRestaurants already on the DoorDash Marketplace that want commission-free direct orders on their own website and Google profile, delivered by Dashers.
Free plan · from $99/mo
DoorDash Online Ordering alternativesIndependent US and Canadian restaurants that want a done-for-you ordering website, branded app and marketing for a flat monthly fee.
From $229/mo
ChowNow alternativesQuestions
How SpotOn ranks: US
Sources · checked 2026-09-26
Menuthere gives your restaurant an ordering website, QR menu and table ordering. Free to start, live in minutes.