Fee Free Ordering vs FoodChow

Fee Free Ordering provides independent restaurants with online ordering, reservations and AI phone answering, with 0% commission on direct orders. Restaurants can offer pickup, delivery, dine-in and catering through a branded ordering page. The service works on the web, iOS and Android. Its order app turns an iPhone, iPad or Android tablet into an order station and can alert staff about unaccepted orders. Restaurants also get reports, a customer list with CSV export and promotions. Nabil AI takes phone orders through the restaurant's existing checkout and sends them to a kitchen display and ticket printer; it checks orders against the menu, reads back items and totals, and passes allergy questions to staff. Online payments can go to the restaurant's own Stripe or PayPal account, and Driver Pool uses Shipday's driver network. The free Core ordering platform is limited to 100 orders per month; paid add-ons remove that cap. Listed monthly options include Custom Domain at $9.99 a month, unlimited orders at $14.99 a month and Multi-Location at $49.99 a month.

FoodChow provides restaurants with online ordering, POS, and marketing tools across Android, iOS, web, and Windows. Customers can order through a restaurant website, table QR ordering, pickup, delivery, or mobile apps. Menus can include photos, modifiers, combos, allergen details, scheduled availability, sold-out controls, tips, fees, and taxes. The ordering flow supports cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay; FoodChow says restaurants pay only the card fee on orders through its system. Orders from ordering channels can appear together on a kitchen display with timing and customer text updates. Email marketing includes win-back offers, seasonal announcements, birthday and first-order emails, and send reporting. WhatsApp tools include auto-replies, broadcast promotions, and order notifications. Listed plans include two $300, paid once lifetime options and a Growth Plan at $600 as a one-time purchase; listed plan details include a 1.8% per-order charge. Restaurants retain ownership of menu, branding, and customer data and can export data when cancelling. The terms say subscription fees depend on the selected plan and customers can cancel at any time.