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CAKE POS vs Owner.com

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CAKE POS

Software

Point of sale made for restaurants

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Owner.com logo

Owner.com

Software

Digital storefront for restaurants

From
On request
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; Owner.com the $249 per month Flexible plan adds a 5 percent restaurant fee on every order, so cost rises with sales volume
  • They diverge on capability: CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Owner.com covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAKE POS and Owner.com actually diverge.

Attributes where CAKE POS and Owner.com differ
AttributeCAKE POSOwner.com
Starting price$69/monthOn request
PlatformsIos, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20102019

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 Owner.com

  • Website builder
  • Marketing automation
  • Customer database
  • Loyalty program
  • Delivery integration
  • DoorDash Drive
  • Google
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Online ordering
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

CAKE POS

  • Point of Salenot Owner.com
  • Order Managementnot Owner.com
  • Inventory Controlnot Owner.com
  • Staff Schedulingnot Owner.com

Owner.com

  • Commission free online ordering direct from a restaurant's own websitenot CAKE POS
  • Branded restaurant mobile app and loyalty programmenot CAKE POS
  • Automated email and SMS marketing to a restaurant's own customer listnot CAKE POS
  • Taking catering orders directly rather than through delivery marketplacesnot 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

Owner.com

  • The $249 per month Flexible plan adds a 5 percent restaurant fee on every order, so cost rises with sales volume
  • Avoiding the per order fee requires the Flat Rate plan at $499 per month
  • Guests are charged a 5 percent order support fee on top of the restaurant's own costs
  • Multi location operators are quoted special rates that are not published

Pricing, plan by plan

CAKE POS

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

Owner.com

On request
  • StarterFree
    • Website
    • Online ordering
    • 2.5% transaction fee
  • Pro$299/month
    • Lower fees
    • Marketing

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 Owner.com if

  • You need website builder.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want marketing automation.
Owner.com review

Questions people ask

Is CAKE POS or Owner.com better?
Neither clearly leads. CAKE POS starts at $69/month and Owner.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAKE POS or Owner.com?
CAKE POS starts at $69/month and Owner.com at On request.
Does CAKE POS or Owner.com run on more platforms?
CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android. Owner.com runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Owner.com is typically brought in for.
What can CAKE POS do that Owner.com cannot?
CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Guest management, Menu management, Reporting. Owner.com covers Website builder, Marketing automation, Customer database, Loyalty program. Both handle Online ordering, Ios support, Android support.
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