Comparison
Delitero vs Square Online
On per-order cost, Square Online wins: its free plan charges only processing, 3.3% + 30 cents on online orders, against Delitero's 5% plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30. This page does not pretend otherwise. The Delitero trade is about ownership and shape: your payments run through your own Stripe account instead of Square's ecosystem, the ordering embeds into your existing website instead of a Square-hosted store, and the restaurant tooling (kitchen display, watchdog alerts, courier app for your own drivers) is included. Delitero pricing: 5% per order, only when you sell. No subscription, no setup fee, no contract. Nothing else.
The three questions that decide it
- Are you on Square POS? If yes, Square Online's native integration is worth more than any fee difference, and Delitero has no POS integrations at all. This one question settles it for many restaurants.
- Whose account holds the money? Square is your processor: funds settle in your Square account, inside Square's ecosystem. Delitero uses Stripe Connect direct charges: funds settle in your own Stripe account, Delitero never touches them, and the account keeps working if you drop the platform.
- Where does the store live? Square Online gives you a store built and hosted with Square's site builder; if you already have a website, you link out to the Square-hosted ordering page (there is no supported embed of the ordering flow into an external site). Delitero embeds ordering into whatever site you already run, or gives you a hosted ordering page if you have none.
The full percentage-versus-subscription math, with assumptions stated, is in what online ordering actually costs; a deeper feature-by-feature read is in the Square Online alternative page, and the wider field is compared in the best online ordering systems.
Side by side
| Square Online | Delitero | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $0 (Free), $49 (Plus), $149 (Premium) per location | $0 |
| Per-order platform fee | None | 5% per order, only when you sell |
| Online processing | 3.3% + 30 cents free plan · 2.9% + 30 cents paid plans, via Square | Stripe's standard rate (2.9% + $0.30, varies by card), paid to Stripe |
| Cost per $100 order | $3.60 (free plan) | $8.20 ($5.00 Delitero + $3.20 Stripe) |
| Where money settles | Your Square account | Your own Stripe account |
| POS integration | Native with Square POS | None |
| Website | Square site builder | Your own site (embed) or hosted page |
| Kitchen display | In the Square ecosystem | Included |
| Courier app for your own drivers | No driver app; in-house delivery is settings only, on-demand via DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Nash | Included |
| Contract | None, cancel anytime | None |
Pick Square Online if
- You run Square POS, or plan to: menu, orders, and payments in one system
- You want the lowest per-order cost and are comfortable with Square holding the payments relationship
- You want a free website builder with your ordering
Pick Delitero if
- You have your own website and want ordering embedded in it, not a store on a builder
- You want funds in your own Stripe account, independent of any one vendor
- You run your own delivery drivers and want dispatch included
- You want an ordering system whose alerting chain (repush after 60 seconds, text after 2 minutes, phone call after 4) makes sure no paid order sits unseen
Square pricing verified 2026-07-11 against Square's own help center; check squareup.com for current terms. Delitero is not affiliated with Square.