BentoBox sells restaurant websites first, with online ordering, POS, gift cards, and loyalty tools layered on as add-ons. That structure means the advertised website price is only part of the real bill once a restaurant actually wants to take orders through it.
What BentoBox Actually Offers
BentoBox's core product is a restaurant website builder with SEO management, gift cards, and loyalty tools available, and online ordering, kitchen management, and payment processing sold as add-ons on top.
- Website plans: Basic ~$119/mo, Foundations ~$279/mo, Signature ~$479/mo
- Takeout and delivery ordering add-on: ~$49/mo plus a $0.99 per-order fee
- Card processing: roughly 3% per transaction on top of the above
- No long-term contract required, per BentoBox's own marketing
Understanding this add-on structure matters before comparing headline prices, since the advertised website plan cost tells only part of the story for any restaurant actually planning to take orders through the site rather than using it purely as a marketing page.
What BentoBox Actually Costs at Real Volume
At roughly 300 orders a month, a restaurant is reported to see all-in costs, ordering add-on, per-order fees, and processing, run past $700 a month, before even counting the separate website plan cost underneath it.
| Cost Line | Rate or Price |
|---|---|
| Website plan | $119 to $479/mo |
| Ordering add-on | ~$49/mo |
| Per-order fee | $0.99 per order |
| Processing | ~3% per transaction |
| Reported cost at 300 orders/mo | $700+/mo, ordering alone |
Why the Per-Order Fee Compounds
A flat $0.99 charge on every order looks small in isolation, but it scales linearly with volume in a way a percentage-based marketplace fee doesn't always feel like it does. At 300 orders a month, that's $297 in per-order fees alone, before the $49 monthly add-on, the website plan, or roughly 3% processing are even added in, which is exactly how the total climbs past $700 so quickly.
What AUANI Offers Instead
AUANI's Free tier costs $0 a month with no setup fee, no per-order add-on fee, and a 10% marketplace fee covering pickup, dine-in, real courier delivery, loyalty, and POS sync from the start, not as separate line items.
The Monthly plan is $300 a month, drops the marketplace fee to 5%, and adds a fully hosted website, a 0% direct ordering widget with no per-order fee, the full Google visibility suite, and menu analytics, all included rather than billed separately.
The absence of a per-order fee specifically matters most for a restaurant with genuinely high order volume, since that's exactly the scenario where a flat per-order charge compounds fastest into a large total regardless of what the base plan costs.
A restaurant already comfortable with BentoBox's website design specifically may still find it a reasonable fit despite the added ordering cost, which is why the honest case for choosing it anyway is worth weighing separately from the fee math alone.
Side by Side
| Feature | BentoBox | AUANI |
|---|---|---|
| Website included in ordering cost | No, billed separately | Yes, on Monthly |
| Per-order fee on direct orders | $0.99 per order | None |
| Cheapest way to start | $119/mo (website only, no ordering) | $0/mo (Free, ordering included) |
| Free permanent tier | No | Yes |
| Setup fee | Not published | None |
An Honest Case for Choosing BentoBox Anyway
A restaurant that wants a highly polished, design-forward website with dedicated SEO management as its primary need, and treats ordering as secondary, has a real reason to consider BentoBox's website-first approach.
Best For
BentoBox suits a restaurant prioritizing website design and willing to pay for ordering as a separate add-on. AUANI suits a restaurant that wants ordering, a website, loyalty, and Google visibility included together rather than billed as separate line items.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does BentoBox include online ordering in its base website price?
No, online ordering is a separate add-on costing roughly $49 a month plus a $0.99 per-order fee and standard card processing.
Does AUANI charge a per-order fee on top of its marketplace fee?
No, AUANI's marketplace fee is the only percentage charged, with no additional flat per-order fee stacked on top.
Is there a free way to start with BentoBox?
Not based on published pricing; the lowest published website plan starts around $119 a month, without ordering included.
What is the cheapest way to start on AUANI?
The Free tier, at $0 a month with a 10% marketplace fee, no setup fee, and ordering included.
Where can I compare every platform in this series at once?
The master fee comparison table and the Restaurant & Bar online ordering guide both cover this.
For the full picture against every platform in this series, see the master fee comparison table. For the full picture beyond fees, see the Restaurant & Bar online ordering guide.