Restaurant POS and ordering software pricing in 2026

Last updated: October 2026. Every price below is quoted from the vendor's own pricing page, on the date shown. Where a vendor publishes no price, we label it "quote only" rather than guess. Prices change, so treat this as a dated snapshot and confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.

In 2026, restaurant online-ordering software runs from $0 a month (free plans and pay-as-you-go tiers) to about $450 a month per location on the plans vendors publish, plus card processing and, on some, a per-order fee. Point-of-sale software typically starts around $69 a month per location with hardware and processing on top, while several ordering platforms are quote-only. The table below gives each vendor's published starting price, its commission or per-order fee, and the date the figure was read.

Online-ordering software pricing

Published starting prices per location. "Commission / per-order fee" is the ordering fee on top of the subscription; card processing is separate unless stated.

POS software with ordering, pricing

Point-of-sale software; hardware, card processing and setup are extra unless stated.

What the price does and doesn't include

The subscription is rarely the whole cost. When you compare, add up:

• Card processing — a percentage plus a fixed fee per card payment, usually separate from the subscription (e.g. Menufy 2.75% + $0.30, ChowNow 2.95% + $0.29, Slice 2.90% + $0.30).
• Per-order fees — a flat fee or percentage on each order on top of the plan (Owner.com 5%, Slice $2–$3, Popmenu $1, StoreHub 9% on Beep).
• Hardware and setup — POS vendors charge for terminals, printers and installation, often on a multi-year term.
• Add-on modules — loyalty, marketing, kiosk, driver app and sometimes online ordering itself are priced separately.
• Contract length — the headline price often assumes annual prepay; month-to-month can cost more, and some POS deals lock you in for 2–3 years.

How to compare software pricing without being caught out

1. Price per location, per month, like for like. Convert annual-prepay prices to a monthly figure and note which currency.
2. Add the per-order fee and card processing at your real order volume — a 5% per-order fee on a $249 plan can cost more than a $449 flat plan above a certain volume.
3. Check whether online ordering is included or an add-on. On Toast, Lightspeed Starter, SpotOn and others it is extra.
4. Read the contract term and exit clause. Month-to-month is lower risk than a 2-year POS lease.
5. Confirm the figure on the vendor's own page on the day you decide; these prices were read on the dates in the tables.

Method

• Sources: each vendor's own pricing page (or an archived copy where the live page blocks automated access), as recorded in that vendor's profile with the date it was read.
• Dates: the "Checked" column is the date the profile's figure was last verified; most are September or October 2026.
• Quote-only: vendors that publish no price (Olo, Deliverect, BentoBox, enterprise tiers) are labelled quote-only, not estimated.
• No new facts: every figure comes from the dated vendor profile; this page adds none.
• Compiled: 25 October 2026. Year-stamped 2026 and refreshed when the vendor profiles are rechecked.

Cite this: Menuthere, "Restaurant POS and ordering software pricing in 2026", October 2026, https://menuthere.com/en/reports/restaurant-pos-ordering-software-pricing-2026

A commission-free option

If you want online ordering without a percentage commission or a long contract, Menuthere is free to start (up to 50 orders a month), then $17 a month (Lite) or $39 (Pro), with 0% commission on every plan and card payments on your own payment account. See the full pricing, compare it in your country's ranking, or read commission-free online ordering.

0% commission, no contract.

Create your free ordering pageBook a demo (opens in a new tab)