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CAKE POS vs BentoBox

C

CAKE POS

Software

Point of sale made for restaurants

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
B

BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CAKE POS the pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact; BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • They diverge on capability: CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, BentoBox covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAKE POS and BentoBox actually diverge.

Attributes where CAKE POS and BentoBox differ
AttributeCAKE POSBentoBox
Starting price$69/month$99/month
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb
Founded20102013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CAKE POS

  • Tableside ordering
  • Guest management
  • Menu management
  • Reporting
  • Kitchen display
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • QuickBooks

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy
  • Toast

Both cover

  • Online ordering

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CAKE POS

  • Point of Salenot BentoBox
  • Order Managementnot BentoBox
  • Inventory Controlnot BentoBox
  • Staff Schedulingnot BentoBox

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot CAKE POS
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot CAKE POS
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot CAKE POS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CAKE POS

  • The pricing page names three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, and publishes no monthly figure for any of them, offering only a phone and email sales contact

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

Pricing, plan by plan

CAKE POS

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • POS
    • Online ordering
  • Professional$125/month
    • Guest management
    • Advanced features

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

Which should you pick?

Choose CAKE POS if

  • You need tableside ordering.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want guest management.
CAKE POS review

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want email marketing.
BentoBox review

Questions people ask

Is CAKE POS or BentoBox better?
Neither clearly leads. CAKE POS starts at $69/month and BentoBox at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAKE POS or BentoBox?
CAKE POS starts at $69/month and BentoBox at $99/month.
Does CAKE POS or BentoBox run on more platforms?
CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android. BentoBox runs on Web.
What is CAKE POS best used for?
CAKE POS is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what BentoBox is typically brought in for.
What can CAKE POS do that BentoBox cannot?
CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Guest management, Menu management, Reporting. BentoBox covers Website builder, Email marketing, Gift cards, Catering. Both handle Online ordering.
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