Squarespace and restaurant ordering · 2026
Menuthere vs Squarespace
Squarespace builds the website; it doesn't take food orders on its own. Restaurants connect Allday Ordering, ChowNow (United States and Canada only, from $229 a month on an annual term) or Tock, or add an Order now link to another service. Menuthere is that ordering system: a free plan with 50 orders a month, Lite at $17 a month for unlimited orders with pickup slots and card payments, and QR table ordering on every plan, with 0% commission. Most restaurants on Squarespace keep their site and link to it.
Quick verdict
Menuthere
Recommended- Food ordering built in: add-ons, sold-out switches, menus by the hour
- Free plan with 50 orders a month; Lite $17 for unlimited orders
- QR table ordering on every plan, Free included
- Works with any Squarespace plan as an Order now link
- WhatsApp order updates, loyalty and your own riders on Pro ($39)
Best for: restaurants that want online orders behind their Squarespace site, or a ready ordering site without building one.
Squarespace
- Designer templates and strong control over how your site looks
- Menu blocks, plus reservations through OpenTable or Tock
- Built-in ChowNow connection in the US and Canada
- No food ordering of its own: it relies on extensions or links
- Squarespace says extensions fall outside its support
- ChowNow on Squarespace is US and Canada only, on Core and higher plans
Best for: restaurants whose website is part of the brand, with photos, a story, events and a blog, and a separate ordering system.
Squarespace vs Menuthere, feature by feature
Squarespace figures come from its pricing page and Help Center, read 20 October 2026. Ordering features on Squarespace depend on the service you connect.
| Feature | Menuthere | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price (US)Key | Free, $17, $39 or $99 | $25, $39, $65 or $139 ($19, $29, $49 or $99 billed yearly) |
| Food ordering of its ownKey | Yes | No |
| Ordering partners | Not needed | Allday Ordering, ChowNow (US and Canada), Tock, or an Order now link |
| Commission on orders | 0% | Set by the ordering service you connect |
| Online card payments | Your own Stripe account (2.9% + 30¢ in the US), Lite and up | Squarespace Payments from 2.9% + 30¢ for its own store; ordering services charge their own |
| Menu on your site | Ordering menu with photos, sizes and add-ons | Menu blocks (paid plans) |
| QR table orderingKey | Every plan, Free included | Through the ordering service you connect |
| Pickup slots and pre-orders | Lite | Through the ordering service you connect |
| Delivery fee by distance | Every plan | Through the ordering service you connect |
| WhatsApp ordering and order updates | Send Order to WhatsApp on every plan; updates on Pro | Not published |
| 14 allergens and calories per dish | Every plan | Not published |
| Table reservations | Lite | OpenTable or Tock blocks |
| Support for the ordering part | Menuthere's own support | The extension's maker: outside Squarespace's support |
| Design templates and blog | No | Yes |
= not published on Squarespace's website
Pricing side by side
What each costs a month in the US. With Squarespace you pay the site plan plus your ordering service; Menuthere is the ordering service, with a site included.
Menuthere
- Free (50 orders a month)$0
- Lite (unlimited orders, pickup slots, own domain)$17/mo
- Pro (WhatsApp, loyalty, riders app)$39/mo
- Branded App (your own app)$99/mo
Squarespace
- Squarespace Basic$25/mo ($19 billed yearly)
- Squarespace Core (needed for ChowNow)$39/mo ($29 billed yearly)
- ChowNow Launch+$249/mo ($229 on an annual term)
- ChowNow setup fee$119–$499 one-off
List prices from each company's website, read 20 October 2026. ChowNow also charges 2.95% + 29¢ per transaction. Allday Ordering's price isn't published, so it isn't shown. Menuthere bills in US dollars month to month; yearly billing costs 10 months: Lite $170 a year, Pro $390 a year.
Where each one wins
This is less a contest than a pairing: Squarespace for the site, an ordering system for the orders.
Where Squarespace wins
- Design: Squarespace's templates and editing control are far beyond Menuthere's menu-first ordering site.
- Content: a blog and pages that tell your restaurant's story.
- Reservations through OpenTable or Tock blocks, and a ChowNow page built in for US and Canadian restaurants.
Where Menuthere wins
- It takes food orders on its own: add-ons, sold-out switches, menus by the hour, pickup slots and QR table ordering.
- Price: $0 for 50 orders a month or $17 for unlimited, against ChowNow from $229 a month plus a setup fee.
- It works with any Squarespace plan as an Order now link, outside the US and Canada too; ChowNow's connection is US and Canada only.
- WhatsApp order updates, loyalty and your own riders on Pro, with one support team for the whole ordering side.
Adding Menuthere to your Squarespace site
Import your menu
Upload a photo or PDF of your menu and Menuthere's AI reads the dishes, prices and sizes for you to check.
Set ordering and payments
Draw your delivery area and fees, set pickup slots on Lite, print table QR codes and connect your own Stripe account.
Add the Order now link
In Squarespace's Pages panel, add a Link called Order now with your Menuthere address. Your design stays as it is.
The bottom line
Keep Squarespace for your website if design matters to your brand. It doesn't take food orders on its own, so you'll pair it with an ordering service either way.
Pair it with Menuthere if you want ordering at a fixed low price in any country: free for 50 orders a month, $17 for unlimited, with QR table ordering and pickup slots. In our worked example, 500 orders a month cost $670 with Squarespace Core and Menuthere Lite, against $905 with ChowNow Launch billed monthly.
ChowNow includes services Menuthere doesn't below its $99 Branded App plan, such as branded mobile apps. Menuthere also has no kitchen display screen or delivery-app integration. See every option on our Squarespace alternatives page.
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Sources (6) · Checked 20 October 2026
- Squarespace (official): Squarespace pricing (US), read 20 October 2026
- Squarespace Help Center (official): Building a restaurant site, read 20 October 2026
- Squarespace Help Center (official): Connecting ChowNow to Squarespace, read 20 October 2026
- ChowNow (official): ChowNow pricing, read 20 October 2026
- Stripe (official): Stripe pricing (US: 2.9% + 30¢ per online card payment), read 19 October 2026
- Menuthere (official): Menuthere pricing, read 20 October 2026
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