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meez vs BentoBox

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meez

Software

Recipe management and costing software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only meez has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: meez active devices are capped at 2 on Starter and 5 on Pro and Premium; unlimited devices require Enterprise; 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: meez covers Recipe management, BentoBox covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which meez and BentoBox actually diverge.

Attributes where meez and BentoBox differ
AttributemeezBentoBox
Starting priceFree$99/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, IosWeb
Founded20192013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 meez

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

Only in BentoBox

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

meez

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

BentoBox

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

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

meez

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

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

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.
BentoBox review

Questions people ask

Is meez or BentoBox better?
Neither clearly leads. meez starts at Free and BentoBox at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, meez or BentoBox?
meez has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for meez and $99/month for BentoBox.
Does meez or BentoBox run on more platforms?
meez runs on Web, Ios. BentoBox runs on Web.
Can I use meez for free?
Yes. meez has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BentoBox starts at $99/month.
What is meez best used for?
meez is most often used for digitising and standardising kitchen recipes across a restaurant group, recipe costing and food cost tracking against live ingredient prices, producing nutrition labels and allergen tagging for menu items, training kitchen staff from a shared recipe library on tablets. Of those, digitising and standardising kitchen recipes across a restaurant group and recipe costing and food cost tracking against live ingredient prices are not what BentoBox is typically brought in for.
What can meez do that BentoBox cannot?
meez covers Recipe management, Food costing, Scaling, Nutrition facts. BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. Both handle Web support.
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