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Alternatives to Slice
22 restaurants tools sit alongside Slice in this directory. Below is what separates each from Slice on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Slice starts at
- On request
Why people look past Slice
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Slice entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Slice carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Commission-free online ordering
- Publishes an entry price of $249/month, where Slice does not.
- 3 tiers to Slice's 2.
Digital storefront for restaurants
- Publishes an entry price of $249/month, where Slice does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Restaurant POS system that works for you
- Can be used without paying; Slice cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Slice does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Slice's 2.
UK-headquartered food delivery marketplace connecting restaurants, riders and diners
- Can be used without paying; Slice cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription for reduced fees model rather than quote.
Indian food delivery marketplace with Instamart quick commerce grocery built in
- Can be used without paying; Slice cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership model rather than quote.
European takeaway marketplace, merged with Grubhub as Just Eat Takeaway.com
- Can be used without paying; Slice cannot.
- Sold on a Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, set by restaurant and market model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to Slice's 2.
Every Slice alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slice (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| ChowNowA flat subscription for commission free ordering that works for any cuisine, not only pizza | $249/month | - | 3 | vs Slice |
| Owner.comIf you want the direct ordering site plus the marketing engine and would rather not appear in a shared consumer marketplace | $249/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Slice |
| Square for RestaurantsIf you want ordering, POS and payments from one vendor with no per order fee at all | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Slice |
| Deliveroo | Free | Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription for reduced fees | 2 | vs Slice |
| Swiggy | Free | Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership | 2 | vs Slice |
| Just Eat | Free | Free to download; delivery and service fees per order, set by restaurant and market | 1 | vs Slice |
| Zomato | Free | Free to download; delivery and platform fees per order, optional paid membership | 2 | vs Slice |
| Petpooja | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Nory | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Restroworks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Flipdish | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Foodics | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| PAR Brink POS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Deliverect | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Epos Now | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Lunchbox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Otter | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Slice |
| UrbanPiper | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Craftable | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Slice |
| Oracle MICROS Simphony | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| WISK | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Slice |
| Galley Solutions | $300/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Slice |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Slice badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Square for Restaurants , Free
- Deliveroo , Free
- Swiggy , Free
- Just Eat , Free
- Zomato , Free
What you would be giving up
Slice is most often brought in for an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order, a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own, a two location pizzeria replacing an ageing legacy terminal with a pos that understands half and half toppings, an owner with no marketing staff who needs a customer list and repeat order campaigns run for them. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Slice is broadly right and the question is cost, the Slice pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Restaurants category lists everything the directory holds, and best restaurants tools ranks them.
Slice runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Slice alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Slice?
- 22 other restaurants tools are listed in this directory, led by ChowNow, Owner.com, Square for Restaurants, Deliveroo. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Slice?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Square for Restaurants, Deliveroo, Swiggy, Just Eat, Zomato.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Slice?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Slice?
- Slice is most often brought in for an independent pizzeria that wants online ordering without paying a percentage commission on every large family order, a shop whose packaging and cheese costs are high enough that group purchasing pays for the platform on its own, a two location pizzeria replacing an ageing legacy terminal with a pos that understands half and half toppings, an owner with no marketing staff who needs a customer list and repeat order campaigns run for them. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Slice?
- None of the restaurants tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Slice alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Restaurants, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Slice against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Slice covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every restaurants tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Restaurants category, 22 tools beside Slice. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.