Leaving Menufy? The honest alternatives, Zayos included.
Menufy is no longer free to restaurants. Its published 2026 pricing is $179 a month month to month, or $149 a month on a twelve month agreement. The real alternatives are ChowNow, Owner.com, Square, Flipdish, Toast and Zayos, each priced very differently per order.
Every competitor figure on this page is quoted from the vendor’s own published page or attributed to a named source, accessed July 2026.
What changed at Menufy?
Nearly every Menufy search that ends on an alternatives page starts with the same surprise. Here are both sides of it, quoted.
Menufy built its base on being free to the restaurant. The developer response on its own consumer app listing still reads: "we do not charge our restaurants for our online ordering or web-building services, including our app. In addition, we do not take a cut of menu sales, unlike other companies." For a lot of small independents that was the entire reason to choose it over ChowNow or a website agency.
Menufy’s current published pricing is $179 per month month to month, or $149 per month on a twelve month agreement with free equipment included, stated as "no per-order commissions" (accessed July 2026). That is a real product with real support behind it. It is also a subscription line where operators used to see zero, and that is the single most common reason a Menufy restaurant starts shopping.
Both statements are live as of July 2026 and both are linked in the Sources block below. The fair reading is not that anyone lied, it is that a free product became a $149 to $179 product, and a decision made on the old terms deserves to be re-made on the new ones.
Why do restaurants leave Menufy?
Credit first: Menufy takes no percentage of your food revenue on its direct ordering subscription, it answers the phone in several languages, and the annual plan includes equipment. These are the five questions that still send operators shopping.
Why is Menufy charging me now when it used to be free?
Because the model changed. The published rate is $179/month (or $149/month annual) with no per-order commission. Nothing about that is dishonest, and the annual plan bundles equipment. But an operator who budgeted $0 is now comparing $149 to $179 a month against ChowNow at $249 and Flipdish at $149, and at that point the question is not loyalty, it is what each dollar buys.
Who actually pays the fee at checkout?
Menufy’s model has long included a diner-facing convenience fee, with the restaurant able to absorb it instead. Menufy does not publish the fee amount on its pricing page, and its help-center articles on the subject were not publicly readable at the time of writing, so this page does not state a number. Ask for the current fee in writing, ask whether it varies by state, and ask what happens to it when the restaurant absorbs it. Any vendor should answer that in one sentence.
Who owns the domain if I leave?
Menufy’s own how-it-works page says: "No website? We’ll secure and host a domain for you. Already have a website? We’ll attach a branded ordering platform." Convenient at signup, load-bearing at exit. If the vendor registered your domain, get the registrar login and the transfer terms in writing before you shop, because your Google rankings, your links and your printed menus all point at that name.
Is the answer to marketplace fees really a smaller marketplace fee?
Menufy’s own article on delivery app fees says it "has negotiated a special 12.5% commission rate with both DoorDash and Uber Eats for its restaurant partners, roughly half the standard rate." That is a genuine saving on marketplace orders and worth having. It is also a commission, and it scales with your ticket. A 12.5% cut of a $30 order is $3.75 forever, on every order, in perpetuity.
Is this still an independent company?
Menufy was acquired by Houston-based HungerRush in October 2021 and the consumer app now brands itself "Menufy by HungerRush." Acquisition is not a grievance. It is context for a renewal conversation: roadmap priorities, support staffing and pricing all sit with the parent, so ask where your segment ranks in the combined roadmap before you re-sign for a year.
Which Menufy alternative fits which restaurant?
Six real options, one honest verdict each, including the ones that are not us. Zayos is entry six and the entry says so.
ChowNow
ChowNow is the closest philosophical match to what Menufy used to be: it takes no percentage of your food revenue, and it says so plainly. Its published pricing (accessed July 2026) is Launch $249, Grow $349, Elevate $449 per month, with $229/$319/$409 billed annually. Around that sit a $119 to $499 setup fee, card processing at 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction, $7.98 per order on Flex Delivery, a $99 annual Apple developer fee for the branded app, and $250 to $420 for a printer. It is direct ordering only, so your DoorDash and Uber Eats tablets stay separate. Honest read: you are paying roughly $70 to $100 a month more than Menufy for a deeper marketing stack and a bigger support org.
ChowNow’s full cost breakdown →Owner.com
If you are leaving Menufy because the orders are not coming, Owner.com is the most aggressive growth stack on this list: AI-built site, SEO pages, branded app, loyalty and automated marketing in one bundle. Its published pricing (accessed July 2026) is $249/month Flexible with a 5% restaurant fee per order, or $499/month Flat Rate "with no additional restaurant fees," both month to month with no long-term contract. On both plans guests pay a 5% order support fee at checkout, which is $5.00 on a $100 ticket and keeps growing with the ticket. Setup and processing rates are not published. Honest read: percentage-shaped fees are exactly what most people leave marketplaces to escape, so run your own average ticket through it first.
Owner.com fee by fee →Square for Restaurants
Square is the honest floor if the whole reason you are shopping is that $149 a month became hard. There is a genuinely free plan, no setup fee and no contract. The cost moves into the rate: Square publishes online processing at 3.3% + 30 cents on the Free plan and 2.9% + 30 cents on Plus and Premium, with in-person at 2.6% + 15 cents, 2.5% + 15 cents and 2.4% + 15 cents respectively (accessed July 2026). What you give up is restaurant-shaped software: no marketing depth, no marketplace consolidation, and a storefront that looks like a Square storefront. Honest read: at low volume it is the cheapest real option on this page.
Zayos vs Square →Flipdish
Flipdish lands at almost exactly Menufy’s price point: its published US pricing (accessed July 2026) is $149/month for Website ($119/month billed annually), $249/month for Website and Mobile App ($199/month annually) and $99/month for Self-Service Kiosk ($79/month annually), each billed per site. It is the only vendor on this page selling a first-party ordering kiosk at a published monthly price, which matters if counter queues are your bottleneck. Two things to read before signing: hardware and implementation are quoted separately ("There may be upfront costs"), and the contract is a twelve month initial term that auto-renews for twelve month periods with three months of written notice required. Honest read: strong product, tight contract.
The Flipdish contract, in detail →Toast
Toast is the answer when the ordering page was never the real problem, the register was. NerdWallet’s review (accessed July 2026) lists a $0 Starter Kit and a $69/month Point of Sale plan, processing at 2.49% + $0.15 card present when you buy hardware upfront, 3.09% + $0.15 pay as you go, 3.50% + $0.15 card not present, hardware from $149 to $1,454, a two year contract with early termination fees, and online ordering priced as an extra. Honest read: this is the biggest commitment on the page, and the only one that also replaces your POS, kitchen screens and payroll.
Zayos vs Toast →Zayos
This is our platform, so weight it accordingly. Zayos costs more per month than Menufy and it does not pretend otherwise: $499, $599 or $699 per location per month, month to month, no setup fee. What that buys is the whole stack in one bill, a branded ordering site on your own domain with SEO schema, a customer list you own, a kitchen tablet, and on the $599 tier, Otter ingestion so Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders land on the same screen as your direct orders. The per-order economics run the other way from a commission: the diner pays a flat service fee at checkout, $0.99 pickup, $2.99 delivery, $0 dine-in and 10% on catering, and the restaurant keeps 100% of food revenue and tips. Honest counterweights: it is the newest platform here, and Naya Grill (Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach, FL) is the only restaurant live and taking orders on it today. Storefronts are built for Shishka Lebanese Grill, La Vie Mediterranean, Yummy Grill, aura, Courtyard Cafe, Mr. Smoke across 13 locations, Yalla Market and Tap That Ash, each opening ordering at its own launch.
Zayos pricing in full →One option that is no longer available
GloriaFood used to be the standard answer for operators who wanted a free ordering page. It is not any more. Its own site now carries the notice: "GloriaFood has been discontinued and is no longer accepting new signups. We are fully committed to supporting our existing customers throughout this transition" (accessed July 2026). If a comparison article still recommends it to you, that article is stale, and the free-forever tier is a thinner category than it was.
How do the alternatives compare on price?
Published entry pricing and per-order economics as accessed in July 2026. "Marketplace orders in one flow" means Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders arrive in the same ticket flow as your direct orders.
| Platform | Published entry price | Per-order economics | Marketplace orders in one flow | Best for |
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| Menufy | $179/mo month to month, $149/mo on a 12 month agreement | No per-order commission stated; diner convenience fee amount not published | Discounted marketplace commission (12.5% with DoorDash and Uber Eats) | Small independents on a low flat monthly |
| ChowNow | $249 / $349 / $449 per month plus $119 to $499 setup | 2.95% + $0.29 processing, $7.98/order Flex Delivery | No | Flat fee with a deeper marketing stack |
| Owner.com | $249/mo plus 5% per order, or $499/mo flat | Guest pays a 5% order support fee, processing not published | No | Demand generation done for you |
| Square | Free, Plus or Premium plan | 3.3% + 30 cents online on Free, 2.9% + 30 cents on paid plans | Limited, via add-ons | Lowest possible fixed cost |
| Flipdish | $149 / $249 / $99 per month per site, lower annually | Card processing handled by Flipdish, rates not published | No | Kiosk plus website in one vendor |
| Toast | $0 Starter Kit or $69/mo Point of Sale | 2.49% to 3.50% + $0.15 depending on plan and card entry | Yes, through POS integrations | Replacing the POS as well |
| Zayos | $499 / $599 / $699 per location per month, no setup fee | Diner pays $0.99 pickup, $2.99 delivery, $0 dine-in, 10% catering | Yes, via Otter on the $599 tier | Direct plus marketplace in one kitchen flow |
Vendors change pricing. Where a vendor does not publish a number, this table says so rather than guessing. Confirm current terms directly before you sign anything.
What should I ask before I sign with the next one?
Four questions. Ask all four of every vendor on this page, including us. If a rep cannot answer any of them in one sentence, that is the answer.
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01Who is the registrant on my domain, and can I get the login today?
If the vendor registered it for you, this is the question that decides whether switching costs you a weekend or a quarter of lost search traffic. Ask for registrar access in writing before you shop, not after you sign elsewhere.
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02What exactly does the diner see at checkout, in dollars?
Get the fee shown as a number on a $30 order and on a $100 order. Percentage fees look small at $30 and hurt at $100. Flat fees do the opposite. Neither is wrong, but you cannot compare them as adjectives.
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03Can I export my customer list, and in what format?
Names, emails, phone numbers and order history, as a CSV, on demand, without asking support. If the answer is a support ticket, the list is not really yours, and rebuilding it is the most expensive part of any switch.
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04What is the notice period, and what does it cost to leave in month seven?
Month to month means you can leave in month seven for nothing. A twelve month auto-renewing term with a three month notice window means you can only leave on one specific date. Ask for the termination clause in writing and read it before the demo, not after.
Sources
- Menufy official pricing page: $179/month month to month, $149/month on a 12 month agreement with free equipment, "no per-order commissions" (accessed July 2026).
- Menufy, How It Works: "No website? We’ll secure and host a domain for you. Already have a website? We’ll attach a branded ordering platform" (accessed July 2026).
- Menufy, Restaurant Delivery App Fees: Menufy "has negotiated a special 12.5% commission rate with both DoorDash and Uber Eats for its restaurant partners, roughly half the standard rate" (accessed July 2026).
- Menufy by HungerRush, Apple App Store listing: developer statement that "we do not charge our restaurants for our online ordering or web-building services, including our app. In addition, we do not take a cut of menu sales" (accessed July 2026).
- Menufy, HungerRush acquisition announcement: HungerRush acquired Menufy, announced October 2021 (accessed July 2026).
- ChowNow official pricing page: Launch $249, Grow $349, Elevate $449 per month ($229/$319/$409 annual), $119 to $499 setup fee, 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction, $7.98/order Flex Delivery, $99 annual Apple developer fee, $250 to $420 printer (accessed July 2026).
- Owner.com official pricing page: $249/month Flexible plus a 5% restaurant fee per order, $499/month Flat Rate "with no additional restaurant fees", 5% guest order support fee, "month-to-month with no long-term contracts" (accessed July 2026).
- Square, our fees: online 3.3% + 30 cents on Free and 2.9% + 30 cents on Plus and Premium, in person 2.6% / 2.5% / 2.4% + 15 cents by plan, manual entry 3.5% + 15 cents (accessed July 2026).
- Flipdish US pricing page: Website $149/month ($119 annual), Website and Mobile App $249/month ($199 annual), Self-Service Kiosk $99/month ($79 annual), billed per site, "There may be upfront costs for Flipdish hardware and implementation" (accessed July 2026). Term and notice from the Flipdish Terms and Conditions.
- NerdWallet, Toast POS review: $0 Starter Kit, $69/month Point of Sale, 2.49% + $0.15 card present with hardware upfront, 3.09% + $0.15 pay as you go, 3.50% + $0.15 card not present, hardware $149 to $1,454, two year contract with early termination fees, online ordering costs extra (accessed July 2026).
- GloriaFood homepage: "GloriaFood has been discontinued and is no longer accepting new signups" (accessed July 2026).
- Zayos pricing: the $499, $599 and $699 per location tiers, no setup fee, and the flat diner-paid service fee quoted above.
Where a vendor does not publish a figure, this page says "not published" instead of estimating one.
Menufy alternatives, answered.
Is Menufy still free for restaurants in 2026?
What is the best alternative to Menufy?
Does Menufy take a commission on orders?
Will I lose my website and my Google ranking if I leave Menufy?
Who owns Menufy?
How does Zayos compare to Menufy on price?
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Also: Zayos pricing, what Zayos is, the commission-free guide, the DoorDash rate card
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