MENU TIGER vs square.menu

MENU TIGER gives restaurants QR-code menus that customers can scan to view items, order, and pay without downloading an app. Its web-based ordering system links a restaurant’s menu, website, and payment gateway, while a dashboard shows incoming orders in real time. Sales analytics can identify peak hours and top-selling dishes, and purchase analytics tracks ingredient use. The Freemium plan includes one store, 10 tables or QR codes, seven menu categories, and seven food items per category, with monthly limits of 200 QR-code orders and 250 online orders. Regular costs $17 a month, billed monthly; Advanced costs $46 a month, billed monthly; Premium costs $119 a month, billed monthly. Premium includes POS integration, table management, an AI menu builder, a kitchen display system, and a white-label domain. The listed payment options include PayPal, Stripe, Adyen, and cash. MENU TIGER also lists Canva and Zapier integrations, but custom third-party apps beyond its offered integrations cannot be connected. It is web-only, with website ordering as its listed channel.

square.menu is a web dashboard for restaurants, cafes, hotels, and service brands to publish digital menus. Guests open menus through QR codes or direct links, including links shared in Instagram bios, Google Maps listings, and WhatsApp. Businesses can edit prices, items, availability, ingredients, allergens, calories, and notes, with changes synchronized to the live menu. Menus can be edited from a phone, tablet, or laptop without installing an app, and the site advertises a multi-language experience. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one menu, up to 25 products, and up to three categories with QR sharing and square.menu branding. Starter costs $59 a year. Pro costs $149 a year and adds unlimited menus, products, and categories for one business, online ordering, a custom subdomain, website embed, and advanced customization. Business plans add branch controls and team access.