Cadeau vs Podium Cards
Cadeau
getcadeau.caPodium Cards
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| Figure | Cadeau | Podium Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Gift Card Software | 8.2 (#6) | 7.2 (#30) |
| Branding | Merchants can customize their logo, colors, fonts, and gift card designs. | Businesses can add their logo, choose colours and create branded checkout and card designs. |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Payments | Payments use Stripe Connect, with payouts sent directly to the merchant’s bank account. | Payments are processed through Stripe, which normally settles funds to the business on the next business day. |
| Security | The privacy policy states that data in transit uses TLS 1.2 or higher, sensitive data at rest uses AES-256, and Cadeau maintains SAQ-A PCI DSS compliance while Stripe handles card data. | The privacy policy says Stripe handles full payment card details and Podium Cards does not store full card details. |
| Setup | The site says merchants can launch in under 10 minutes without a developer. | The maker says a gift card store can be set up in under 15 minutes without website development. |
| Support | The FAQ says customers can contact the support team and that it will respond as soon as possible. | The maker lists priority WhatsApp support as included in the transaction fee. |
| What it does | Cadeau lets independent restaurants and retailers sell branded digital gift cards from their own websites. | Podium Cards provides branded digital gift cards for restaurants, salons, retailers and experience-led businesses. |
Plans
In their own words
Cadeau
Cadeau gives independent businesses a way to sell branded digital gift cards from their own websites. Merchants can add the gift card store with a script tag, then tailor its logo, colors, fonts, and card designs. The embed works with WordPress, Shopify, Angular, and static HTML sites. Payments run through Stripe Connect, with payouts sent to the merchant’s bank account. Recipients can save digital passes to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, where balances update in real time. A dashboard tracks sales, redemptions, and revenue, and the service supports multiple locations. Cadeau is bilingual in French and English and is aimed at Canadian restaurants, cafes, retailers, spas, salons, bakeries, and local shops. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The free plan has no monthly fee and charges 3% per transaction. Cadeau says merchants can launch in under 10 minutes without a developer. It says personal data is stored in Canadian data centres, while Twilio processes phone numbers in the United States for SMS and verification.
Podium Cards
Podium Cards has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.