UpMenu alternative: flat tiers with caps, or a percentage with none

UpMenu sells online ordering in flat monthly tiers: $49, $89, or $169 per month per location, with monthly order caps on the lower tiers and $1.90 per order beyond the cap. Delitero flips the model: no monthly fee, no order caps, 5% per order only when you sell, with payments settling in your own Stripe account.

What UpMenu is

UpMenu is an online ordering system with a website builder, QR menus, and a long add-on list: tableside ordering and reservations from the Standard tier, email and SMS marketing, coupons, loyalty ($19 per month), a customer mobile app ($49 per month), and a driver app ($14 per driver per month). It takes no percentage of your orders. It also serves restaurants outside the US, which Delitero does not: Delitero is US-only.

What UpMenu costs

Verified 2026-07-10 against UpMenu's own pricing page.

• Basic: $49 per month per restaurant · limited to 75 orders per month
• Standard: $89 per month per restaurant · limited to 210 orders per month · adds reservations, tableside ordering, email and SMS marketing, coupons, pre-ordering, integrations
• Premium: $169 per month per restaurant · unlimited orders · adds marketing automation, gift cards, inventory, API access
• Orders beyond a plan's limit: $1.90 per order
• Add-ons: mobile app $49 per month per location · driver app $14 per driver per month · delivery services $40 per month per location · loyalty $19 per month per location

Where Delitero differs

• No order caps. There is no tier to outgrow and no per-order overage price.
• Your own Stripe account. Payments settle directly into your Stripe account through Stripe Connect. Delitero never holds your money.
• Everything included. The embed widget, hosted ordering page, kitchen display app, and courier app for your own drivers are all in the 5%. Nothing is an add-on.
• Pay only when you sell. 5% per order, only when you sell. No subscription, no setup fee, no contract. Nothing else. Card processing is Stripe's standard rate (2.9% + $0.30, varies by card), paid to Stripe, not us.

The honest math

Assuming a $40 average order. UpMenu Basic at $49 per month covers up to 75 orders, about $3,000 in sales; Delitero's 5% on $3,000 is $150. At that volume UpMenu is cheaper on fees, and the gap grows with volume: on $10,000 a month, Premium at $169 beats 5% at $500. Delitero wins the other direction: in a month with 10 orders ($400 in sales) Delitero costs $20 and UpMenu still costs $49, and in a closed month Delitero costs zero. If your volume is steady and meaningful, UpMenu's flat tiers are the cheaper fee structure; if it is small, seasonal, or unproven, the percentage is.

The full percentage-versus-subscription math, with assumptions stated, is in what online ordering actually costs; how the wider field compares is in the best online ordering systems.

Who should pick UpMenu

• Restaurants with steady volume where a flat $49 to $169 beats 5%
• Owners who want loyalty, coupons with marketing campaigns, reservations, gift cards, or a branded customer app. Delitero has promo codes, but no loyalty, marketing, reservations, or apps for customers.
• Restaurants outside the US

Who should pick Delitero

• New, small, or seasonal operations that do not want a fixed bill or an order cap to think about
• Restaurants that want payments in their own Stripe account rather than through a platform
• Owners who want driver dispatch included rather than as a per-driver add-on
• Anyone who wants one price with nothing to configure: 5%, all features included

Side by side

Pricing above was verified on 2026-07-10 against upmenu.com/pricing. Vendors change pricing; check upmenu.com for current terms. Delitero is not affiliated with UpMenu.