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GrubHub is best for restaurants willing to pay delivery fees to access a marketplace of customers in larger cities. Square is a good choice for those that want a POS, and just need basic online ordering as an add-on.
Here are the key differences between GrubHub and Square:
Grubhub
Square
Lists your restaurant on a third-party app that’s popular in cities.
Offers a tablet called OrderHub that lets restaurants manage orders.
Offers a flexible point-of-sale product without a long-term contract.
Includes an ecommerce platform that integrates with its POS.
Rebuilds your restaurant’s website to drive more online sales with SEO.
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FAQ's
Which restaurants should choose GrubHub?
GrubHub gets your restaurant extra exposure via their popular app. GrubHub itself has 8% market share behind DoorDash and Uber Eats. Most data says GrubHub is more popular in metropolitan cities.
GrubHub charges a 5-15% marketing fee plus a 10% delivery commission. DoorDash and Uber Eats often charge a higher delivery commission, around 15-30%, which could make them more expensive overall. Those platforms offer more marketing tools, however.
Like other food delivery services, GrubHub’s fees make it hard for restaurants to profit on delivery orders. GrubHub doesn’t rebuild your website to attract new customers through Google SEO. It also doesn’t let you control your customer data, making it harder to market to them.
For a detailed comparison of third-party delivery apps, read this guide on Uber Eats vs. DoorDash vs. GrubHub for restaurant owners.
Which restaurants should choose Square?
Square is a good choice for small to medium restaurants that need a simple Point of Sale (POS) system to take payments and manage sales. It’s easy to use and works well for restaurants that don’t need a lot of extra features. Restaurant owners like Square because it’s straightforward and doesn’t cost much to start using.
Square can handle both dine-in and takeout orders, but it’s not as focused on delivery as some other systems. If takeout and delivery are a big part of your business, a different platform that specializes in that might be a better fit.
Square doesn’t have as many tools for marketing or advanced restaurant management. It offers basic websites, but doesn’t rebuild your site to attract new customers through Google SEO. Square also doesn’t create a custom mobile app for your restaurant to help grow reorders.
Is Owner.com a good alternative to GrubHub or Square?
Owner is great for casual and quick-service restaurants that want to get more online orders. Websites made with Owner.com convert 2-4 times better than most restaurant websites. Owner also rebuilds your website with SEO best practices so you rank higher in Google.
Owner is a restaurant marketing tool that sends automatic emails and text messages. It even has an AI assistant that makes and sends marketing campaigns for you.
Owner also builds you a restaurant mobile app with your branding. Your new app comes with a built-in it and a rewards program to keep guests coming back. Together, these features can grow reorders by up to 85%.
Owner websites are built with proven designs to make more sales. So you can't customize the design that much. on the site or app. Owner also has a higher price, so it might not be the best choice for new restaurants.
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