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Zenchef alternatives · 2026
Zenchef starts from €99/mo, and charges 0% on reservations ('0 EUR commission per cover'). The help centre says a commission applies to Takeaway (Click & Collect) orders when payment is taken at the time of ordering, with the fee shown in the restaurant's account. The pricing page's payment-fee table (not specific to takeaway) lists 6% (Reserve), 4% (Manage) or 2% (Grow) per credit card payment, and 6%, 4% or 3.5% for AMEX. No fee is published for takeaway orders paid on site 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 Zenchef
Zenchef (ZenchefOS) is a restaurant reservation and guest-management platform from Zenchef SAS in Paris, sold to sit-down restaurants in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Alongside table bookings it has a Takeaway (Click & Collect) module for pickup orders, QR pay-at-table, gift cards and email marketing. Plans cost 129, 169 or 249 EUR a month on the French and Belgian pricing pages (Reserve is 99 EUR a month in the Netherlands), with no commission on bookings; takeaway and pay-at-table are billed by use, and online card payments carry a 2% to 6% fee depending on the plan.
Price
Zenchef: From €99/mo
Menuthere: Free plan · from $9/mo
Commission per order
Zenchef: 0% on reservations ('0 EUR commission per cover'). The help centre says a commission applies to Takeaway (Click & Collect) orders when payment is taken at the time of ordering, with the fee shown in the restaurant's account. The pricing page's payment-fee table (not specific to takeaway) lists 6% (Reserve), 4% (Manage) or 2% (Grow) per credit card payment, and 6%, 4% or 3.5% for AMEX. No fee is published for takeaway orders paid on site.
Menuthere: 0%
Contract
Zenchef: The French pricing FAQ says a minimum one-year commitment is required, but also that the restaurant can choose a monthly subscription it can cancel at any time. The sign-up page says 'Cancel anytime'.
Menuthere: Month to month
Setup fee
Zenchef: None is published for the plans; the sign-up page says 'Setup in 48h'. Pay At Table has an installation fee plus a fee on each transaction; the amounts are not published.
Menuthere: None
Side by side
“—” means the company doesn't publish it. Menuthere's plan for each feature is shown next to it.
| Menuthere | Zenchef | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · from $9/mo | From €99/mo |
| Commission per order | 0% | 0% on reservations ('0 EUR commission per cover'). The help centre says a commission applies to Takeaway (Click & Collect) orders when payment is taken at the time of ordering, with the fee shown in the restaurant's account. The pricing page's payment-fee table (not specific to takeaway) lists 6% (Reserve), 4% (Manage) or 2% (Grow) per credit card payment, and 6%, 4% or 3.5% for AMEX. No fee is published for takeaway orders paid on site. |
| Contract | Month to month; 7-day free trial on Lite and Pro | The French pricing FAQ says a minimum one-year commitment is required, but also that the restaurant can choose a monthly subscription it can cancel at any time. The sign-up page says 'Cancel anytime'. |
| Own ordering website | Yes | Yes |
| QR table ordering | Yes | Not published |
| Pickup | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery orders | Yes | Not published |
| Your own drivers | Yes · Pro | Not published |
| Scheduled orders | Yes · Lite | Yes |
| Online payments | No | Yes |
| POS | No | No |
| Loyalty | Yes · Pro | Not published |
| Marketing tools | Yes · Lite | Yes |
| WhatsApp ordering or updates | Yes | Not published |
| Branded app | Yes · Enterprise | Not published |
| Delivery-app integration | No | Not published |
| 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
Questions
How Zenchef ranks: France · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Switzerland
Sources · checked 2026-09-26
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