Toast Online Ordering alternative · US · 2026
Menuthere vs Toast
Toast Online Ordering is an add-on to a Toast POS plan: plans start at $0 a month (pay-as-you-go) or $69 a month, Toast doesn't publish the add-on's price, and its contracts generally run 12 to 36 months. Menuthere is free to start, Lite is $17 a month and Pro $39 a month, with 0% commission and no contract. Toast gives you one system for the till, the kitchen and online orders. Menuthere gives you online and QR ordering on its own, without buying a POS.
Quick verdict
Menuthere
Recommended- Free plan with 50 orders a month, no card needed
- Lite $17 a month, Pro $39 a month, month to month with no contract
- 0% commission; card payments on your own Stripe account from Lite
- No POS or special hardware: a dashboard and a partner app for Android and iPhone
- QR table ordering on every plan, WhatsApp ordering on Pro
Best for: independent restaurants that want commission-free online and QR ordering at a low published price, without buying a POS or signing a contract.
Toast
- Online orders go straight into the Toast POS and kitchen, with one menu for both
- A full restaurant POS with a kitchen display, handhelds, offline mode and 24/7 support
- Add-ons for Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, flat-fee delivery drivers, loyalty, email marketing and gift cards
- Online ordering is sold only as an add-on to a Toast POS plan
- Toast doesn't publish the add-on's price or its card processing rates
- Contracts generally run 12 to 36 months, according to Toast's annual report
- Upfront hardware and installation costs; a US on-site setup day is $1,000
Best for: busy restaurants that want the POS, payments, kitchen screens and online ordering from one company, and are fine with Toast hardware and a multi-year contract.
Toast vs Menuthere, feature by feature
Toast figures come from its own pricing, product and support pages, and its annual report, read 19 October 2026.
| Feature | Menuthere | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly priceKey | Free, $17, $39 or $99 | POS from $0 (pay-as-you-go) or $69, plus the online ordering add-on |
| Price of online orderingKey | Included on every plan (Free: 50 orders a month) | Not published |
| Commission per online orderKey | 0% | 0% (commission-free) |
| ContractKey | Month to month, no contract | Generally 12 to 36 months |
| POS and hardware neededKey | No: dashboard and partner app on your own phone or tablet | Toast POS on approved Toast hardware |
| Setup costs | None: set it up yourself | Hardware and installation; $1,000 per on-site day, $125 online ordering setup call |
| Online card payments | Your own Stripe account (2.9% + 30¢ in the US), Lite and up | Toast's own payments, flat rate not published |
| Ordering website on your own domain | Yes (own domain on Lite) | Toast Websites, in Digital Storefront Pro |
| QR table ordering for dine-in | Every plan, including Free | Toast Mobile Order & Pay (add-on) |
| Delivery | Your own zones and fees; Uber Direct on your own account; riders app on Pro | Own drivers, or Toast Delivery Services at a flat fee ($6.99 within 6 miles in Toast's example) |
| Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders | No | Integrations add-on |
| Kitchen display screen (KDS) | No | Yes |
| Full in-store POS | Basic POS add-on, $10 a month | Yes |
| Loyalty | Pro | Marketing Essentials add-on |
| Email and text marketing, gift cards | No | Marketing Essentials add-on |
| WhatsApp ordering and order updates | Pro | Not published |
| Branded iOS and Android app | Branded App plan, $99 a month | Digital Storefront Premium (price not published) |
| Menu in other languages | Lite | Not published |
= not published on Toast's website
Pricing side by side
What each costs a month. Toast's online ordering needs a Toast POS plan plus the Digital Storefront add-on. Menuthere charges 0% commission on every plan; your own Stripe account charges its own card fee.
Menuthere
- Free (50 orders a month)$0
- Lite (unlimited orders, own domain)$17/mo
- Pro (WhatsApp, loyalty, riders app)$39/mo
- Branded App (your own app)$99/mo
Toast
- Starter Kit (pay-as-you-go platform rate)$0/mo
- Point of Salefrom $69/mo
- Digital Storefront add-on (online ordering)Not published
- On-site installation day (US)$1,000
Monthly list prices from each company's website, read 19 October 2026. Sales tax or VAT may apply. Toast's plan prices include the first terminal; more devices and hardware cost extra. In the UK Toast starts at £80 a month (Essentials £150), and in Ireland at €90 (Essentials €170). Menuthere bills in US dollars everywhere, including UK and Irish restaurants. Menuthere's yearly billing costs 10 months: Lite $170 a year, Pro $390 a year.
Where each one wins
Toast and Menuthere both take commission-free online orders. Toast builds them into a full restaurant POS. Menuthere is an ordering system you can start on your own, with no POS to buy.
Where Toast wins
- One system: online orders land in the Toast POS and kitchen like in-house orders, and you update one menu. Menuthere doesn't connect to Toast or any other outside POS.
- A full restaurant POS with a kitchen display, handhelds, kiosks and offline mode, with 24/7 support in every subscription. Menuthere has a basic POS add-on at $10 a month and no kitchen display or kiosks.
- Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders can be managed in the same place through Toast's delivery integrations add-on. Menuthere doesn't connect to delivery apps.
- Toast Delivery Services sends Uber Direct or DoorDash Drive drivers for a flat fee taken from your daily payouts ($6.99 within 6 miles in Toast's US example).
- Marketing tools: email and text marketing, loyalty and gift cards in Marketing Essentials, plus Order with Google and the Toast Local app.
Where Menuthere wins
- Published prices: Lite is $17 a month and Pro $39 a month. Toast doesn't publish the price of its online ordering add-on, and you pay for a Toast POS plan as well.
- No contract: Menuthere is month to month. Toast's contracts generally run 12 to 36 months.
- No POS and no special hardware: orders arrive in a dashboard and a partner app that rings until you accept, and kitchen tickets print on a thermal printer. Toast works only on approved Toast hardware.
- Card payments go to your own Stripe account at Stripe's published rate (2.9% + 30¢ in the US). Toast runs payments itself at a flat rate it doesn't publish.
- QR table ordering on every plan, including Free, WhatsApp ordering on Pro and menu translation on Lite. On Toast, Mobile Order & Pay is an add-on.
Moving from Toast Online Ordering to Menuthere
Import your menu
Upload a photo or PDF of your menu and Menuthere's AI import builds it, with sizes and add-ons you can check and edit.
Set up ordering and payments
On Lite, connect your own Stripe account for card payments and draw delivery zones on a map. Print kitchen tickets on a thermal printer, and use Uber Direct on your own account if you need drivers.
Move your links, then check your Toast agreement
Point your domain to Menuthere, update your Google Business Profile and print new QR codes. Toast contracts generally run 12 to 36 months, so check your end date and what your agreement says about removing add-ons before you cancel.
The bottom line
Pick Toast if you want the till, card payments, kitchen screens and online ordering from one company, with online orders going straight to the kitchen. It suits busy restaurants that are ready to buy Toast hardware, pay for installation and sign a contract that generally runs 12 to 36 months.
Pick Menuthere if you want commission-free online and QR table ordering at a low published price, without a POS or a contract. Lite is $17 a month, Pro is $39 a month with WhatsApp ordering and loyalty, and the Free plan takes 50 orders a month. If you already use Toast for the till, note that Menuthere doesn't connect to it: orders arrive in Menuthere's dashboard and print on a kitchen printer.
Menuthere doesn't have a kitchen display screen, kiosks, delivery-app integrations, gift cards, email or text marketing, or a full POS. If you rely on those, Toast or another system on our Toast alternatives list will fit better.
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Common questions
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Sources (12) · Checked 19 October 2026
- Toast (official): Toast POS pricing and plans (US), read 19 October 2026
- Toast (official): Toast Online Ordering (US), read 19 October 2026
- Toast Support Center (official): Toast Suites Overview, 17 September 2026
- Toast Support Center (official): Subscribe to Online Ordering, 16 September 2026
- Toast Support Center (official): Toast Delivery Services Billing FAQ, 2 October 2026
- Toast Support Center (official): Onboarding Rates and Fees, 2 September 2026
- Toast (official): Toast POS pricing (UK), read 19 October 2026
- Toast (official): Toast POS pricing (Ireland), read 19 October 2026
- Toast (official): Toast Online Ordering (UK), read 19 October 2026
- Toast, Inc. (SEC filing) (official): Toast, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025, 18 February 2026
- Stripe (official): Stripe pricing (US: 2.9% + 30¢ per online card payment), read 19 October 2026
- Menuthere (official): Menuthere pricing, read 19 October 2026
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