Ordering.co vs Menu.ca
Menu.ca gives a Canadian restaurant a branded ordering website and payment processing. Ordering.co gives that same restaurant a platform built to grow: branded apps, a kiosk, your own delivery fleet, AI ordering agents, and loyalty, all on one catalog and order flow, with published pricing and a free trial to start.
| Capability | Ordering.co | Menu.ca |
|---|---|---|
| Self-ordering kiosk | Included | Not listed |
| AI ordering agents | Included | Not listed |
| Gift cards | Included | Not listed |
| Driver app for your own fleet | Included | Not listed |
| MCP for AI tools | Included | 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 restaurants choose Ordering.co over Menu.ca
Five reasons that matter when a restaurant compares the two.
Published pricing, free trial
A price you can check before you sign anything
Ordering.co publishes its plans: from $99 per active location a month, with a free trial and no payment card. Menu.ca's pricing page lists a plan at 10% of online sales and a monthly-fee plan with no amount shown.
20+ products, 1,500+ features
A platform built to grow with the restaurant
Menu.ca's own site describes a branded website with online ordering, payment processing, and local SEO. Ordering.co is a single platform with more than 20 products and 1,500 features, where channels, store operations, delivery, marketing, and loyalty run on one catalog and order flow, so the next stage of the business is a configuration, not a new vendor.
Branded apps included
Branded mobile apps, not just a mobile website
Web and branded iOS and Android apps run on the restaurant's own domain and developer accounts, with source code on eligible plans. Menu.ca's site describes a mobile-friendly version of the ordering website, not a native app of its own.
Own Driver App
Deliver with the restaurant's own drivers, tracked live
The Driver App and a live delivery dashboard give the team assignment, batching, and proof of delivery for a fleet of its own, alongside connected courier partners. Menu.ca's site and its restaurants' own FAQ pages describe delivery drivers with no driver app or live tracking dashboard of Menu.ca's own.
Enterprise-proven
Enterprise-grade reliability behind a single restaurant
The same platform that runs ordering for enterprise groups such as Alsea, across more than 4,000 locations and ten brands, is available to a single restaurant on auto-scaling infrastructure that can process millions of orders a month.
Side by side
Every row is something a restaurant can run on Ordering.co.
| Capability | Ordering.co | Menu.ca |
|---|---|---|
| Cost and commitment | ||
| Published pricing | Published plans: from $99 per active location a month, with a free trial and no payment card. | Two plans: 10% of online sales, or a monthly fee whose amount is not published. |
| Branded mobile apps | Branded iOS and Android apps included on the restaurant's own developer accounts, with source code on eligible plans. | A mobile-friendly, responsive version of the branded ordering website; no native app of its own listed. |
| Ordering channels | ||
| Self-ordering kiosk | Ordering Kiosk: customers order and pay from tablets or large screens in the store, managed from the dashboard. | Not listed |
| AI ordering agents | AI Ordering Agents take orders through voice, WhatsApp, chat, and web conversations on the restaurant's catalog. | Not listed |
| Call center ordering | Agents find customers by phone number, take orders, and reorder from one screen. | Not listed |
| Growth: loyalty, gift cards, and catering | ||
| Loyalty levels | Tiered loyalty programs that reward repeat customers. | Not listed |
| Gift cards | Sell gift cards that customers redeem on their orders. | Not listed |
| Catering orders | Take large and planned orders with catering workflows. | Not listed |
| Store and delivery operations | ||
| Driver app for your own fleet | Driver App and delivery dashboard: automatic assignment, order batching, a live map, and proof of delivery. | Not listed |
| Kitchen and pickup displays | Send accepted orders to a kitchen display and show customers which orders are ready for pickup. | Not listed |
| Build and extend | ||
| API and webhooks | The Ordering.co API and webhooks, included in every plan. | A Menu.ca API is described as in development; no public API or webhooks listed. |
| MCP for AI tools | Connect compatible AI tools to the restaurant's Ordering.co account through MCP. | Not listed |
| Frontend source code license | On eligible plans, source code for the web storefront, customer apps, Merchant App, and Driver App. | Not listed |
“Not listed” means the capability does not appear in Menu.ca's product lineup. Confirm scope and terms with each provider.
Where Menu.ca stops
What a Menu.ca restaurant runs into.
A percentage of sales or an unlisted fee
Menu.ca's pricing page offers a start-up plan at 10% of online sales and a monthly-fee plan whose amount it does not publish.
A branded site, no native app
Menu.ca builds a custom-branded ordering website and a mobile-friendly version of it for each restaurant client. Its site lists no native iOS or Android app, no kiosk, and no AI ordering channel.
No driver app, loyalty, gift cards, or catering listed
Menu.ca's site and restaurant FAQ pages describe delivery orders and drivers, but list no driver app or live delivery dashboard of Menu.ca's own, and no loyalty program, gift cards, or catering workflow.
A regional platform, not a published open one
Menu.ca's own client page lists restaurant partners concentrated in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. Its site describes an API still in development and lists no MCP connection or source code license.
Proven with enterprise brands.
The platform you would run on already runs ordering for Alsea, a multi-brand restaurant group with more than 4,000 locations.
Alsea runs WOW+ and ten restaurant brands on one ordering platform.Domino's, Starbucks, Burger King, Vips, and six more brands share one app, one website, call centers, and a delivery operation that assigns drivers automatically.10 brands on WOW+4,262 locationsMexico and ColombiaRead the Alsea storyHow to move from Menu.ca to Ordering.co
A Menu.ca restaurant already has a branded ordering site to replace. Start with a free trial, trace how one real order moves through the operation today, and switch the domain once the checks pass.
What moves
Menu and catalog
Products, categories, modifiers, prices, and photos, checked against the live Menu.ca ordering site before the full import.
Store, hours, and delivery zones
Store details, hours, minimum order amounts, and delivery zones or fees shown on the current Menu.ca ordering page.
Customers and order history
Customer and order records that the restaurant's Menu.ca account can export, subject to Menu.ca's own data terms.
Domain and branding
The restaurant's ordering domain, logo, and colors, pointed at the new Ordering.co storefront and, where the restaurant wants one, a branded app.
Payments
Payment processing reconfigured against the restaurant's own provider account, since Menu.ca's site describes processing under its own name.
How the move runs
Start for free
Start on Ordering.co's self-serve plan with a free trial and no payment card, using a representative slice of the current Menu.ca menu.
Trace one real order
Follow an order from menu to payment, delivery, and reporting on Menu.ca today. That path shows what the new setup must keep and what the restaurant wants to change.
Build the move map
List the menu, store, customer, and order data the Menu.ca account can export, the domain to point at Ordering.co, and the payment connection to reconfigure.
Configure and test
Confirm a guest can order from the right store and get a confirmation, the team can accept and complete the order, and payments settle correctly before traffic moves.
Switch the domain
Point the ordering domain and any app listing to Ordering.co once the checks pass, and keep Menu.ca live until the new setup has proven itself.
Duration depends on menu size, delivery zones, payment connections, and whether the restaurant adds a branded app. Apple and Google decide app review and approval.
Questions from Menu.ca restaurants
Why choose Ordering.co over Menu.ca?
Menu.ca's site describes a branded ordering website with payment processing, billed at 10% of online sales or an unlisted monthly fee. Ordering.co publishes its pricing from $99 per active location a month and offers branded apps, a kiosk, AI ordering agents, and a driver app for the restaurant's own fleet, running it all on one platform with more than 20 products and 1,500 features.
How much does Ordering.co cost compared to Menu.ca?
Ordering.co's published plans start from $99 per active location a month. Menu.ca's pricing page lists a plan at 10% of online sales and a monthly-fee plan with no published amount, so bring the restaurant's current agreement and we will compare it directly.
Can a restaurant try Ordering.co before it commits?
Yes. The self-serve restaurant plan starts with a free trial and no payment card, so the restaurant can test its menu and order flow first.
Does Ordering.co include a branded app, or is that extra?
Branded iOS and Android apps run on the restaurant's own domain and developer accounts, with source code on eligible plans, as part of the platform. Menu.ca's site describes a mobile-friendly ordering website rather than a native app.
Can the restaurant run its own delivery drivers?
Yes. The Driver App and delivery dashboard give assignment, batching, a live map, and proof of delivery for a fleet of the restaurant's own, alongside connected courier partners. Menu.ca's site and its restaurants' FAQ pages describe delivery drivers without a driver app or live tracking dashboard of Menu.ca's own.
Will the menu and customer data move over?
Yes. Menu, store, and delivery-zone data from the current Menu.ca ordering site, plus any customer and order records the account can export, are mapped into the move plan before the domain switches.
Is Ordering.co reliable enough as the restaurant grows?
Yes. Ordering.co runs ordering for enterprise groups such as Alsea across more than 4,000 locations and ten brands, on auto-scaling infrastructure that can process millions of orders a month, so the same platform can grow with a single restaurant.
How long does a move from Menu.ca take?
It depends on menu size, delivery zones, payment connections, and whether the restaurant adds a branded app. There is no standard timeline; the plan for the restaurant sets the sequence and dates, starting with a free trial.
Menu.ca and every other product name on this page are trademarks of their respective owners. Ordering.co is not affiliated with Menu.ca.
Move the restaurant's ordering off Menu.ca.
Bring the current Menu.ca menu and delivery zones. We'll show you the Ordering.co setup, the free trial, and the plan at your size in a live demo.