Guide
Updated 13 November 2026
The cheapest online ordering system in the UK (2026)
By Arslan Munir
Updated 13 Nov 2026. Every provider figure below comes from that provider's own pages, with the date we read it. Chefzi wrote this guide and is one of the options, so we show where cheaper-looking options exist and what they charge elsewhere.
In short: the lowest published flat monthly fee we found is Chefzi Starter at £12 a month, or £9 billed annually, per location, ex VAT, with 0% commission, no setup fee, no per-order fee and no fee added to your customer. A few providers show £0 a month, but each charges elsewhere: a one-off set-up fee (Dappo), a flat per-order rate (Storekit Starter), a £1 fee on each customer order (Tastie) or a card rate on every online order (Square Online, 1.4% + 25p). The cheapest option for you depends on how many orders you take, so the sums below use ordinary volumes.
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Cheapest first, by published monthly price
"Monthly price" is the lowest plan that includes online ordering for one location. Not every plan includes the same things, so read the last column.
| Provider | Lowest published price | Where the money comes from instead | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dappo | £0 a month platform fee | A one-off set-up fee, amount not published | Ask for the set-up fee in writing |
| Storekit Starter | £0 a month | A flat per-order rate on every plan, amount not published | Ask for the per-order rate in writing |
| Tastie | £0 commission, £0 monthly, £0 setup | Your customer pays £1 on each order | Terminal lent, £150 to keep, no minimum term |
| Square Online (Free plan) | £0 a month | 1.4% + 25p on each UK card payment online | Support by phone 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday on the free plan; 24/7 phone on Premium |
| Chefzi Starter | £12 a month (£9 billed annually), ex VAT | Nothing per order, nothing added to your customer | Card payments start on Plus at £22 (£19) |
| OrderApps Starter | £19 a month, first month free | A transaction charge of 3.9% per order (1.9% on Growth at £29.99, 1.49% on Premium at £39.99) | No setup fee; no long-term contract |
| Grub Direct | £7.50 a week, first month free | Rolling weekly pricing | Card payments built in; weekly billing |
| Aexir Starter | £30 a month ex VAT | Card payments 2.5% + 30p | Starter is app only |
| Grubify Starter | £39 a month, billed annually | A customer service charge of 5% of each order, up to £2.99 on delivery and £0.99 on collection | £149 set-up fee, waived on annual plans |
| SpeedyFood Starter | £49 a month, billed monthly | None stated; 0% commission | VAT not stated; single branch |
| UpMenu web ordering | £49 a month for up to 75 orders; £89 for 210; £169 unlimited, per location, ex VAT | Online payments priced separately; extra orders over the limit are charged per order | Commission-free; free set-up service |
| Flipdish website | From £49 a month billed annually (£69 monthly), per site | Flipdish handles card processing | Talk to sales for a quote |
| My Orders | £70 a month | £99 a year Apple developer subscription to publish its apps | £100 one-off for tablet and printer |
| Slerp | £125 to £250 a month per site | Platform fee on orders; £500 onboarding fee unless live in 30 days | Typically a 12 or 24 month term |
OrderYOYO does not publish a monthly fee: its pages describe commission on your own orders, calculated weekly, with the rate not published. Foodhub and Touch2Success publish no prices on the pages we read.
A year for one takeaway, using our arithmetic
These are our sums from the prices above, one location, 12 months, excluding VAT, card fees and any figure a provider does not publish. They are not quotes. Card fees apply on every platform that takes card payments, Chefzi included (through the payment provider you connect), so the table below is plan fees only; the 200-order table further down includes card fees for everyone.
| Provider | Figure used | One year of plan fees | Extra charges that grow with orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chefzi Starter, billed annually | £9 a month | £108 | None |
| Chefzi Starter, billed monthly | £12 a month | £144 | None |
| OrderApps Starter | £19 a month | £228 | Transaction charge 3.9% of each order |
| Grub Direct | £7.50 a week | £390 | None stated |
| Aexir Starter | £30 a month | £360 | Card rate 2.5% + 30p |
| Grubify Starter, billed annually | £39 a month | £468 | Customer service charge of 5% per order, capped as above |
| SpeedyFood Starter | £49 a month | £588 | None stated |
| UpMenu web ordering (up to 75 orders a month) | £49 a month | £588 | Payments priced separately |
| Flipdish website, billed annually | £49 a month | £588 | Not published |
| Tastie | £0 | £0 | £1 per order paid by your customers: £1,200 a year at 100 orders a month |
| Square Online, Free plan | £0 | £0 | Card rate 1.4% + 25p per UK card payment online |
| Storekit Starter | £0 | £0 | Flat per-order rate, amount not published |
| Dappo | £0 | £0 plus a one-off set-up fee | Not published |
At 100 online orders a month, a £1-per-order customer fee adds up to £1,200 a year that your customers pay, which is more than a year of Chefzi Pro billed monthly (£588). Whether that matters depends on whether your customers notice a fee at checkout.
Cheap restaurant ordering system: what 200 orders a month really costs
A cheap restaurant ordering system is one where the monthly fee plus everything that grows with your orders, card fees included, stays low. The table shows one month for a restaurant taking 200 online orders at £25 each, £5,000 of sales, every order paid by a standard UK card. Every provider gets the same treatment: the plan fee, any per-order charge it publishes, and a card fee at the rate its own pages or its payment provider publish. These are our estimates from published figures, not quotes, and they exclude VAT.
| Provider | Plan fee | Per-order charge | Card fee on £5,000 (200 orders) | Estimated total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chefzi Starter | £9 (annual) or £12 (monthly) | None | No online card payments on Starter; cash on collection and delivery only | £9 to £12 |
| Chefzi Plus, card via Stripe | £19 (annual) or £22 (monthly) | None | £115 (Stripe's published 1.5% + 20p for standard UK cards) | £134 to £137 |
| Chefzi Plus, card via Square | £19 (annual) or £22 (monthly) | None | £120 (Square's published 1.4% + 25p) | £139 to £142 |
| Square Online, Free plan | £0 | None | £120 (1.4% + 25p, the only online charge on the Free plan) | £120 |
| OrderApps Starter | £19 | 3.9% of each order: £195 | £115 (taken by your own Stripe account at 1.5% + 20p) | £329 |
| OrderApps Growth | £29.99 | 1.9%: £95 | £115 (Stripe) | £239.99 |
| OrderApps Premium | £39.99 | 1.49%: £74.50 | £115 (Stripe) | £229.49 |
| UpMenu (210-order plan) | £89 | None published | Payments priced separately; rate not on the page we read | £89 plus card fees (not published) |
| Tastie | £0 | £1 paid by your customer: £200 | Rate agreed in writing; not published | £0 for you plus card fees; your customers pay £200 |
How to read it: Chefzi's card fees come from the payment provider you connect, not from Chefzi. On Plus and Pro you can use Stripe Connect, Square, Worldpay or PayPal; we show Stripe and Square because both publish a flat UK rate. Worldpay and PayPal rates depend on your account, so ask them. The Chefzi Starter row is the cheapest only if your customers pay cash, because Starter has no online card payments. For a restaurant taking cards online, the like-for-like Chefzi figure is the Plus row. Square's free plan is cheaper than Chefzi Plus on these numbers, and a flat fee wins over a percentage as your volume grows. Card rates were read on stripe.com/gb/pricing, squareup.com/gb/en/online-ordering, orderapps.co.uk/pricing and upmenu.com/pricing on 13 November 2026.
What "cheap" can leave out
- A card payment plan. Chefzi's Starter is the ordering website and the Chefzi Orders app. Card payments, SMS and email marketing arrive on Plus at £22 a month (£19 billed annually). Cash on delivery and collection work on every plan.
- A branded app and a till. On Chefzi these are on Pro at £49 a month (£39 billed annually). Chefzi's branded app is Android now, with iOS coming soon.
- Contract length. Chefzi is month to month with no contract. Foodhub and Touch2Success terms roll on for 12 months at a time after an 8-week initial period. Slerp says 12 or 24 months is typical.
- Support. Chefzi support is available 24/7.
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How to pick the cheapest one for you
- Count your online orders in a normal month. With few orders a per-order rate can cost less than a flat fee; with many, a flat fee usually wins.
- Ask each provider for the per-order, set-up and customer fees in writing.
- Check the term. Month to month means you can leave if the price stops making sense.
- Put your own numbers into the commission calculator beside a flat plan.
More detail: Chefzi vs Storekit, Chefzi vs Flipdish, Chefzi vs Tastie, Chefzi vs Slerp, Chefzi vs Foodhub, the scored roundup of UK online ordering systems and Chefzi's cheap online ordering system for takeaways.
Sources
- Each provider's own pricing page, read on the dates shown in the sources list at the top.
- Chefzi pricing and facts, chefzi.co.uk, read 13 November 2026.
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Questions
What is the cheapest restaurant ordering system in the UK?
On published flat monthly prices, Chefzi Starter at £12 a month (£9 billed annually) was the lowest we found for a paid plan, with 0% commission and no per-order fee, but it has no online card payments. For a restaurant taking 200 card orders of £25 a month, our like-for-like estimate including card fees is £134 to £137 for Chefzi Plus with Stripe, £120 for Square Online's free plan, and £229 to £329 for OrderApps. Check card rates and set-up fees in writing before you choose.
What is the cheapest online ordering system in the UK?
On published flat monthly prices, Chefzi Starter at £12 a month (£9 billed annually) was the lowest we found, with 0% commission and no per-order fee. A few providers show £0 a month but charge a set-up fee, a per-order rate or a £1 fee on each customer order.
Is there a free online ordering system for takeaways?
Some providers have a £0 headline price. Storekit Starter has no monthly fee but a flat per-order rate on every plan, Tastie charges your customer £1 per order, and Dappo has a one-off set-up fee. Chefzi's first month is free with no credit card, then Starter is from £9 a month billed annually.
Is Square Online cheaper than Chefzi?
On the 200-order example above, yes for card orders: Square Online's free plan is about £120 a month, all of it card fees at 1.4% + 25p, against £134 to £137 for Chefzi Plus with Stripe (£19 to £22 plus £115 in card fees) or £139 to £142 with Square as the payment provider. Chefzi Starter, at £9 to £12, has no online card payments. A flat fee grows more slowly than a percentage, so at higher volumes the gap narrows; Square's rate is also a card fee you would pay with any provider. Use the commission calculator for your own numbers.
Which is cheaper, Chefzi or Flipdish?
On published prices, Chefzi. Chefzi Starter is £12 a month (£9 billed annually) against a Flipdish website from £49 a month billed annually (£69 monthly), per site. Flipdish includes more on its larger packages, such as a POS.
Is Chefzi cheaper than Storekit?
It depends on your volume. Storekit Starter has no monthly fee but charges a flat per-order rate that is not published. Chefzi has no per-order fee: Starter £12 (£9 billed annually), Plus £22 (£19), Pro £49 (£39).
Do cheap ordering systems charge per order?
Some do. OrderApps publishes a transaction charge of 3.9%, 1.9% or 1.49% per order depending on the plan, Grubify publishes a customer service charge of 5% of each order, Tastie charges your customer £1 per order, and Storekit has a flat per-order rate that is not published. Chefzi has no per-order fee.
Are there hidden fees with cheap ordering systems?
Check three things: a one-off set-up or onboarding fee, a per-order or platform fee, and the card processing rate. Ask for all three in writing before you sign.
Can I cancel Chefzi any time?
Yes. Chefzi plans are month to month with no contract, and the first month is free with no credit card needed.