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TouchBistro alternatives · 2026
TouchBistro starts from $69/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 TouchBistro
TouchBistro is an iPad-based restaurant POS from Toronto, and TouchBistro Online Ordering is a paid add-on that gives a restaurant its own ordering page for pickup and delivery, with each order sent straight to the POS. It works only with TouchBistro's own POS and is available in the United States and Canada (not Québec). TouchBistro takes no commission on online orders; the restaurant pays a POS subscription from $69 a month, a quote-priced Online Ordering add-on, hardware and card processing, on a fixed-term contract.
Price
TouchBistro: From $69/mo
Menuthere: Free plan · from $9/mo
Commission per order
TouchBistro: 0%
Menuthere: 0%
Contract
TouchBistro: Fixed initial term set in the sales quote. It auto-renews for the same length unless either side gives written notice at least 30 days before the end, and the merchant may not terminate before the end of the current term (terms of service, effective 31 March 2026). NerdWallet notes there is no month-to-month option.
Menuthere: Month to month
Setup fee
TouchBistro: Not published. TouchBistro's terms treat installation and training as prepaid, non-refundable professional services set in the sales quote; NerdWallet (January 2025) lists setup fees among TouchBistro's drawbacks.
Menuthere: None
Side by side
“—” means the company doesn't publish it. Menuthere's plan for each feature is shown next to it.
| Menuthere | TouchBistro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | From $69/mo |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0% |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | Fixed initial term set in the sales quote. It auto-renews for the same length unless either side gives written notice at least 30 days before the end, and the merchant may not terminate before the end of the current term (terms of service, effective 31 March 2026). NerdWallet notes there is no month-to-month option. |
| Own ordering website | Yes | Yes |
| QR table ordering | Yes | No |
| Pickup | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery orders | Yes | Yes |
| Your own drivers | Yes · Pro | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | Lightspeed Restaurant | Square Online | Toast | Clover | UEAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | From $69/mo | Free plan · from $49/mo | From $69/mo | From $89.95/mo | Quote only |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | Not stated on the US or Australian pricing pages; the Norwegian price list says its price applies to a 12-month contract period | 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). | — |
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Scheduled orders | Yes · Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not published |
| 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 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Branded app | Yes · Enterprise | Not published | Not published | Yes | Not published | 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 | Yes | Not published | Not published |
Full-service and multi-location restaurants that want POS, online ordering and QR order-and-pay in one sales-led package.
From $69/mo
Lightspeed Restaurant alternativesRestaurants 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 alternativesCanadian restaurants and chains that want a branded ordering website and app tied into their POS and Moneris payments, and are happy to buy through a sales quote.
Quote only
UEAT alternativesQuestions
How TouchBistro ranks: Canada · US
Sources · checked 2026-09-26
Menuthere gives your restaurant an ordering website, QR menu and table ordering. Free to start, live in minutes.