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Restaurant technology platform
As of 30 August 2026, Popmenu starts at $179/month. Popmenu is a restaurant technology platform that combines an interactive menu, marketing, and online ordering into one system. Softwr lists it under Restaurants. Popmenu is made by Popmenu Inc., launched in 2016, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Popmenu does
Popmenu is a restaurant technology platform that combines an interactive menu, marketing, and online ordering into one system. It uses AI to convert website visitors into customers and helps restaurants capture guest data for personalized marketing campaigns.
What people use it for
- Point of Sale
- Order Management
- Inventory Control
- Staff Scheduling
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Popmenu.
- Limited customization of website design; websites are described as cookie cutter
- Integration issues with third-party services and POS loyalty program features
- No free trial; all pricing requires navigation through sales demo
- Support responsiveness issues and gaps between sales experience and post-contract reality
- Out of stock items can appear on menus despite being marked unavailable
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Pricing
What Popmenu costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
$179 /mo
- Website and digital menu
- Basic marketing tools
Essentials
$299 /mo
- Enhanced marketing features
- AI capabilities
Premier
$499 /mo
- Advanced AI features
- Priority support
Capabilities
Features
Interactive menu
Website builder
Online ordering
AI marketing
Guest capture
Waitlist
Toast
Integration with Toast
Square
Integration with Square
DoorDash
Integration with DoorDash
Google
Integration with Google
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Does Popmenu offer a free trial?
No. Popmenu does not offer a free trial. All pricing must be discussed through a sales demo and customized based on your restaurant's needs.
SourceWhat does Popmenu cost per location?
Popmenu base plans start at $179/month for Starter, $299/month for Essentials, and $499/month for Premier (roughly 10% off if prepaid annually). Each additional location adds $300 per month regardless of order volume.
SourceDoes Popmenu work offline or support self-hosting?
No. Popmenu is a cloud-based, online-only solution. It does not support self-hosted deployments or offline functionality.
SourceWhat POS systems does Popmenu integrate with?
Popmenu integrates with major POS systems including Toast, Square, and Stripe. Orders flow directly from Popmenu into these systems, and menu changes sync between platforms.
SourceAre online ordering and catering included in Popmenu's base plans?
No. Online ordering costs an additional $50/month, customers pay $1 per order, and catering orders incur a 3% processing fee on top of the base plan price.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Popmenu
- Company
- Popmenu Inc.
- Based in
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Founders
- Brendan Sweeney, Justis Blasco, Mike Gullo, Tony Roy
Timeline
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- BentoBox
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- PAR Brink POS
- Rezku POS
- HotSchedules
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- Lineup.ai
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- NCR Silver
- Lunchbox
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