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The best alternatives to BentoBox

Thinking of leaving BentoBox, or choosing between it and something else? Start with what BentoBox is, then see how it stacks up against the 2 alternatives we have compared with it side by side, plus 13 more online ordering systems worth a look.

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At a glance

What BentoBox is, and who it suits.

What it is
Design-forward restaurant websites with direct online ordering, catering, gift cards, and events, now part of Clover.
Best for
Independent restaurants that want a polished, branded website with direct ordering (via Clover).
Pricing
Website plans from roughly $119/month, with online ordering as an add-on around $49/month plus about $0.99 per order and card processing; new customers must adopt Clover POS. Confirm current terms with the vendor.Indicative and changes often. Confirm current pricing with the vendor.
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Head to head

How BentoBox compares with 2 of them.

Each verdict comes from our full side-by-side comparison, where every claim drills down to its source.

BentoBox vs Owner.com

Owner.com profile

Verdict

Pick BentoBox if brand presentation is the point and you are already on Clover or happy to move to it: for a restaurant that sells catering, gift cards, and events off a site that looks the part, its design and commerce breadth are hard to beat. Pick Owner.com if you want to stay on your current POS and treat online ordering as a growth problem, using its AI marketing to claw customers back from the marketplaces at 0% commission. Either way, the platform is only the storefront.

Full BentoBox vs Owner.com comparison

BentoBox vs ChowNow

ChowNow profile
Best fit: BentoBox compared with ChowNow
Best fit: BentoBoxAn operator who wants a premium, design-led website with broad direct commerce (catering, gift cards, events) and is willing to run Clover POS to get it.
Best fit: ChowNowAn operator who wants a proven, commission-free ordering channel and app to add to the site and register they already run, and who wants to stay POS-agnostic.

Verdict

The honest read is a fit, not a winner, and one constraint decides a lot of it. Choose ChowNow if you want a proven, commission-free ordering channel and branded app to bolt onto the website and register you already run, and you want to keep your POS choice open. Choose BentoBox if a premium, design-led website with broad direct commerce (catering, gift cards, events, and merch) is the priority, and you are willing to adopt Clover POS, which it now requires, to get it. Both beat the marketplaces on margin and on owning the guest relationship, which is the whole point on a 3-5% net margin business.

Full BentoBox vs ChowNow comparison

The rest of the field

13 more online ordering systems to weigh.

Other online ordering systems to weigh against BentoBox, and what each is built for
OloOrder aggregation, delivery dispatch, payments and guest data for large multi-location restaurant brands.
UpMenuCommission-free online ordering, restaurant website, reservations, loyalty, and marketing tools for independent restaurants.
CheckmateConsolidates orders from third-party marketplaces and direct channels into the POS, and powers AI digital menu boards.
LunchboxWhite-label online ordering, mobile apps, loyalty and catering for growing multi-unit restaurant brands.
SliceIndependent pizzerias wanting commission-light online ordering and hands-off marketing.
Grubhub for RestaurantsRestaurants that want reach on a major delivery marketplace plus an owned direct-ordering site.
PopmenuDynamic menu-driven websites, online ordering, marketing automation and reviews for 10,000+ restaurants.
FlipdishGrowth-minded independents and multi-location brands wanting direct ordering plus AI phone answering and marketing.
GloriaFoodBudget-conscious independent restaurants that want free, commission-free direct ordering.
MenufyIndependent restaurants that want a done-for-you ordering site with flat, commission-free pricing.
OtterDelivery-heavy and multi-location operators who need to unify third-party delivery orders in one place.
DeliverectRestaurants and chains juggling several delivery apps that want one dashboard and orders flowing straight into the POS.
ChowbusIndependent and Asian-cuisine restaurants wanting an all-in-one POS with cheap direct online ordering.

Before you switch

There is rarely one winner: the right pick depends on your format, your budget, and how much lock-in you can live with. Before you leave BentoBox, price the whole move: getting your data out, any payment-processing contract, hardware, and the other tools it connects to. If BentoBox does its main job well, fixing one weak spot may beat switching. Describe that specific need in the builder and check the connections before going live.

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References

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1 sourced statistic cited here across 1 publication. Each number links to the research hub, and each entry there links out to its primary source.

  1. 01Restaurant365, What Is the Average Profit Margin for a Restaurant? (2024)
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