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Caviar vs meez

Caviar logo

Caviar

Software

Premium restaurant delivery service

From
$20/order
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
meez logo

meez

Software

Recipe management and costing software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only meez has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Caviar limited availability to 20 major metropolitan areas; meez active devices are capped at 2 on Starter and 5 on Pro and Premium; unlimited devices require Enterprise
  • They diverge on capability: Caviar covers Premium delivery, meez covers Recipe management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Caviar and meez actually diverge.

Attributes where Caviar and meez differ
AttributeCaviarmeez
Starting price$20/orderFree
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Ios
Founded20122019

Identical on both: 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 Caviar

  • Premium delivery
  • Curated marketplace
  • Order management
  • Quality-focused
  • Analytics
  • DoorDash
  • Toast
  • Square

Only in meez

  • Recipe management
  • Food costing
  • Scaling
  • Nutrition facts
  • Training videos
  • Print formatting
  • MarketMan
  • BlueCart

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support

What people use each for

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

Caviar

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

meez

  • Digitising and standardising kitchen recipes across a restaurant groupnot Caviar
  • Recipe costing and food cost tracking against live ingredient pricesnot Caviar
  • Producing nutrition labels and allergen tagging for menu itemsnot Caviar
  • Training kitchen staff from a shared recipe library on tabletsnot Caviar

Where each one falls short

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

Caviar

  • Limited availability to 20 major metropolitan areas
  • Service fee of 18 percent applied to all orders
  • Not available in all regions as standalone service

meez

  • Active devices are capped at 2 on Starter and 5 on Pro and Premium; unlimited devices require Enterprise
  • Monthly billing costs more than annual on every tier, for example $119 against $89 on Pro and $199 against $179 on Premium
  • Menu engineering, nutrition labels, allergen tagging and POS integration are Enterprise only
  • Extra recipe viewer locations cost $60 per month each
  • Cost feeds start at $179 to $199 per month per location on top of the plan fee
  • Priority phone support, Slack or Teams access and a dedicated success manager are Enterprise only
  • Enterprise pricing is custom with no published rate

Pricing, plan by plan

Caviar

$20/order
  • Standard$25/percent
    • Premium delivery
    • Curated placement

meez

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic recipe management
    • Limited recipes
  • Pro$59/month
    • Unlimited recipes
    • Food costing
  • Team$129/month
    • Team collaboration
    • Advanced features

Which should you pick?

Choose Caviar if

  • You need premium delivery.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want curated marketplace.
Caviar review

Choose meez if

  • You need recipe management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios.
  • You also want food costing.
meez review

Questions people ask

Is Caviar or meez better?
Neither clearly leads. Caviar starts at $20/order and meez at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Caviar or meez?
meez has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $20/order for Caviar and Free for meez.
Does Caviar or meez run on more platforms?
Caviar runs on Web, iOS, Android. meez runs on Web, Ios.
Can I use meez for free?
Yes. meez has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Caviar starts at $20/order.
What is Caviar best used for?
Caviar 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 meez is typically brought in for.
What can Caviar do that meez cannot?
Caviar covers Premium delivery, Curated marketplace, Order management, Quality-focused. meez covers Recipe management, Food costing, Scaling, Nutrition facts. Both handle Web support, Ios support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Caviar: What does Caviar charge for delivery?

A service fee of 18 percent is applied to each Caviar delivery order. The delivery fee ranges from $1.99 to $8.99 depending on distance and demand. Customers ordering for pickup pay no order minimums, service fee or delivery fee.

Source
Caviar: Is Caviar available as a standalone service?

No. Caviar was acquired by DoorDash in October 2019 and now operates as part of the DoorDash platform. DoorDash members with DashPass enjoy waived delivery fees and reduced service charges on Caviar orders.

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