Ordering.co vs Foodhub
Foodhub’s UK business offer combines EPOS, online ordering, branded websites and apps, and access to its consumer marketplace. It also documents hybrid delivery with your own drivers or Foodhub drivers. Ordering.co is an alternative foundation for branded ordering and connected merchant and driver operations. This is not a comparison between an offline till and an online platform: the decision is which supplier runs each part of the takeaway workflow and what the complete agreement costs.
| Capability | Ordering.co | Foodhub |
|---|---|---|
| Checkout across independent merchants | Included | Not listed |
| Included open-source ordering frontends | Included | Not listed |
| Enterprise installation in your cloud account | Enterprise agreement | Not listed |
| Approved enterprise backend-source license | Separate agreement | Not listed |
Ordering.co at a glance
- years building ordering technology
- 12+
- of orders a month, on auto-scaling infrastructure
- Millions
- products across ordering channels, operations, and delivery
- 20+
- features, from catalog to dispatch
- 1,500+
Enterprise brands running on Ordering.co technology
Why evaluate a separate ordering foundation
Choose the customer relationship deliberately
Build your website and customer apps on Ordering.co while specifying the demand sources you retain. A consumer marketplace listing and your own returning-customer channel have different economics, data, and marketing responsibilities.
Define the store-to-driver workflow
Connect acceptance, service zones, availability, communication, and proof. Since Foodhub already supports delivery tooling, test the detailed exception paths you need rather than scoring either supplier from a generic driver checkbox.
Keep code and infrastructure options explicit
Ordering.co includes its frontends as open source and offers a separately scoped enterprise cloud path. Compare those rights with the actual Foodhub proposal, not with assumptions about a rented till or a branded app.
Compare the same takeaway workload
| Capability | Ordering.co | Foodhub |
|---|---|---|
| Till, channel, and kitchen | ||
| EPOS and hardware | Merchant and Dashboard connect orders to store operations. Keep till hardware, ingredient stock, and fiscal requirements in the agreed POS scope. | Foodhub markets EPOS, Pro, and Pro Max systems with hardware and restaurant management features. The UK quote depends on equipment and scope. |
| Branded online ordering | Branded website and customer apps connect the catalog, checkout, merchant operations, and delivery. | Foodhub advertises branded websites and apps as well as its consumer marketplace. Compare domain, app accounts, menu ownership, and data access in the proposal. |
| Payments | Gateways and merchant accounts connect to ordering; define refunds, processing charges, settlement, and provider eligibility for your country. | EPOS includes payment options and the product page describes QR/link payments. Hardware, processing agreement, fees, and settlement are separate procurement checks. |
| Delivery workforce | Driver App with assignment, availability, navigation, order communication, and proof by PIN, photo, signature, or video. Google Maps assists estimates and grouping; it is not a complete route-optimization engine. | Official hybrid-delivery help distinguishes your own drivers and Foodhub drivers. Confirm local availability, dispatch charges, failed delivery, and refund ownership. |
| Costs, data, and fulfillment ownership | ||
| Total cost | Compare the agreed platform, implementation, usage, payment, delivery, and custom-work costs over the same operating period. | UK restaurant EPOS pricing is tailored to hardware and features. Count rental or purchase, software, terminal processing, online-channel charges, delivery and cancellation/exit terms; an introductory rental promotion is not a full-year price. |
| Marketplace versus direct demand | You operate your own brand and customer relationship. Decide which discovery channels complement that owned operation. | Foodhub provides a consumer marketplace channel as part of its partner ecosystem. Its listing terms do not by themselves price every direct order, payment or delivery. |
| Customer and historical records | Define lawful customer use and field mapping before import; preserve financial and fiscal archives. | Request the actual exports for customer records, menus, transactions, and outstanding balances. A data-access promise is not a tested migration or transfer of card tokens. |
| Technical and marketplace control | ||
| Checkout across independent merchants | Independent merchants, their catalogs, and one customer checkout across stores, with delivery or pickup time per order. | Not listed |
| Included open-source ordering frontends | Open-source frontends for the storefront, customer apps, Merchant App, Driver App, and Dashboard, included with every product. Backend and API are managed by default. | Not listed |
| Enterprise installation in your cloud account | Managed infrastructure by default. Enterprise packages can install the same backend in your AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or Railway account. | Not listed |
| Approved enterprise backend-source license | Backend source can be licensed only to approved enterprise organizations under a separate formal agreement; it is not self-service. | Not listed |
“Not listed” means the capability does not appear in Foodhub's product lineup. Confirm scope and terms with each provider.
Avoid comparing different contract layers
Marketplace access does not settle your owned-channel terms
Separate discovery through Foodhub, your direct website or app, the physical till, and the courier request. Record the charges, customer contact rights, and support owner for each path.
Hardware and payment contracts can outlast a software change
Before moving the storefront, confirm equipment ownership, rental return, termination notice, payment settlement and export access. Replacing a web link does not cancel a terminal or rental agreement.
Proven with enterprise brands.
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What moves
Menu and order destinations
Map sizes, modifiers, meal deals, taxes, delivery fees, service zones, and kitchen routing. Identify which channel creates each ticket.
Domain, customers, and payment records
Confirm control of the domain and app accounts, authorized exports, open refunds, and settlement references. Keep the Foodhub archive accessible for reconciliation.
How the move runs
Choose coexistence or full replacement
Decide whether Foodhub remains the till or demand channel. Scope any connector or manual handoff; no active Foodhub-to-Ordering.co integration is assumed.
Run a realistic takeaway service
Test telephone entry, web order, pickup, own-driver and partner delivery, declined payment, refund, and kitchen retry. Reconcile till and channel totals without duplicate tickets.
Switch after staff acceptance
Train the shift, update the owned-channel links, and monitor exceptions. Retire rented equipment or the old ordering path only after data and contractual responsibilities are resolved.
Questions from Foodhub EPOS buyers
Does Foodhub already provide its own ordering channels?
Yes. The business offer advertises branded websites and apps alongside EPOS and marketplace access. Compare actual channel scope and contract terms rather than assuming Ordering.co is the only owned-channel option.
What does Foodhub EPOS cost?
The current UK restaurant page directs buyers to a quote based on hardware and requirements. Compare a complete written bill of materials and recurring charges; do not use an Australian offer or an introductory rental headline as the UK total.
Can I use my own drivers?
Foodhub documents own-driver and Foodhub-driver choices in its hybrid-delivery help. Test availability, dispatch, status and exception handling for the actual territory and agreement.
When should I evaluate Ordering.co?
When the next step centers on a connected owned-ordering operation, frontend control or a marketplace across merchants. If Foodhub already fits your till, demand and fulfillment model, weigh the specific improvement against migration and contract costs.
Foodhub and every other product name on this page are trademarks of their respective owners. Ordering.co is not affiliated with Foodhub.
Compare a real takeaway order and a complete quote
Bring your EPOS hardware, online-channel agreement, driver model, and payment charges. Map the same service on Ordering.co.