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Owner.com vs CAKE POS

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Owner.com

Software

Digital storefront for restaurants

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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CAKE POS

Software

Point of sale made for restaurants

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

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

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Owner.com and CAKE POS differ
AttributeOwner.comCAKE POS
Starting priceOn request$69/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
Founded20192010

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 Owner.com

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

Only in CAKE POS

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

Both cover

  • Online ordering
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

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

CAKE POS

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Owner.com

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

CAKE POS

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Owner.com if

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

Choose CAKE POS if

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

Questions people ask

Is Owner.com or CAKE POS better?
Neither clearly leads. Owner.com starts at On request and CAKE POS at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Owner.com or CAKE POS?
Owner.com starts at On request and CAKE POS at $69/month.
Does Owner.com or CAKE POS run on more platforms?
Owner.com runs on Web, Ios, Android. CAKE POS runs on Ios, Android.
What is Owner.com best used for?
Owner.com is most often used for commission free online ordering direct from a restaurant's own website, branded restaurant mobile app and loyalty programme, automated email and sms marketing to a restaurant's own customer list, taking catering orders directly rather than through delivery marketplaces. Of those, commission free online ordering direct from a restaurant's own website and branded restaurant mobile app and loyalty programme are not what CAKE POS is typically brought in for.
What can Owner.com do that CAKE POS cannot?
Owner.com covers Website builder, Marketing automation, Customer database, Loyalty program. CAKE POS covers Tableside ordering, Guest management, Menu management, Reporting. Both handle Online ordering, Ios support, Android support.
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