AUANI vs. Slice: Sorting Out Its Real Fee Structure

Slice's own published pricing includes a flat monthly rate, a percentage plan, and a per-order fee, depending on the source. Here is the real math next to AUANI.

Slice is built specifically for independent pizzerias, and it markets itself as commission-free compared to third-party delivery apps. Its own published pricing is genuinely harder to pin down than most competitors: different sources describe a flat monthly rate, a percentage-based membership fee, and a per-order charge, and they don't fully agree with each other. This piece lays out exactly what's documented.

What Slice Actually Offers

Slice positions itself specifically for pizzerias, offering direct online ordering, a consumer-facing app that lists participating pizzerias, and marketing support aimed at that single category.

  • Direct online ordering built around pizza-specific menu structures
  • Listing inside the consumer-facing Slice app alongside other participating pizzerias
  • Marketing and data insights aimed specifically at the pizza category
  • No setup fee reported across the plans described publicly

What Slice Actually Costs, as Published

Slice's own public pricing describes more than one structure depending on the plan and the source: a flat-rate option around $499 per location aimed at higher-volume locations, a membership plan at roughly 5% per order, and an a-la-carte option around 7% per order. Slice markets itself as commission-free relative to third-party delivery apps charging 20 to 30%, which is accurate as a relative comparison, even though Slice's own structure isn't a flat $0 either.

Because these figures come from different published sources describing Slice's plans, a pizzeria considering Slice should confirm current, exact terms directly with Slice before comparing final numbers.

Plan Type Reported Rate
Flat-rate option ~$499/mo per location
Family membership ~5% per order
A la carte ~7% per order

What AUANI Offers Instead

AUANI's Free tier costs $0 a month with no setup fee and a 10% marketplace fee, covering pickup, dine-in, real courier delivery, loyalty, and POS sync, the same terms regardless of vendor category, including Pizzeria.

The Monthly plan is $300 a month, drops the marketplace fee to 5%, and adds a fully hosted website, a 0% direct ordering widget, the full Google visibility suite, and menu analytics, useful for a pizzeria running a build-your-own ordering flow specifically.

Side by Side

Feature Slice AUANI
Published pricing clarity Multiple structures reported across sources One published rate per tier
Cheapest entry cost No confirmed $0 tier found $0/mo (Free)
Category focus Pizzerias specifically All food and drink categories, including Pizzeria
Direct ordering widget fee Varies by plan, percentage or flat 0% on Monthly
Free permanent tier Not confirmed publicly Yes

A Worked Example

A pizzeria doing $20,000 a month in order volume on Slice's reported family membership rate of roughly 5% pays around $1,000 a month in fees. On the a-la-carte option at roughly 7%, that same volume runs closer to $1,400 a month. On the flat-rate option at around $499 per location, a higher-volume shop may come out ahead of either percentage plan, though the flat rate applies regardless of how the month actually performs, high or low.

The same $20,000 in monthly volume on AUANI's Free tier, at a 10% marketplace fee, would run $2,000, higher than Slice's reported figures on marketplace orders alone. But that comparison only holds for orders coming through AUANI's own marketplace channel; a pizzeria on the Monthly tier processing that volume through the 0% direct ordering widget instead pays nothing in per-order commission on those specific transactions, only the flat $300 monthly software cost.

An Honest Case for Choosing Slice Anyway

A pizzeria that wants a platform built and marketed specifically around pizza, including a consumer app that lists only pizzerias, has a real category-specific reason to consider Slice. That focus is a genuine differentiator AUANI, a general food and drink marketplace, doesn't offer in the same way.

A pizzeria whose customer base already searches specifically inside pizza-focused apps rather than general food delivery or marketplace apps may find that category-specific discovery channel valuable enough to justify sorting out Slice's less transparent pricing directly with a sales representative.

Best For

Slice suits a pizzeria that specifically wants to be listed inside a pizza-only consumer app and is comfortable confirming its current plan terms directly. AUANI suits a pizzeria that wants one clearly published rate per tier, a free permanent option, and a build-your-own ordering flow alongside marketplace, loyalty, and Google visibility tools in the same account.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Slice's pricing look different across different sources?

Slice's own published materials describe more than one plan structure, flat-rate, membership percentage, and a-la-carte, and public sources don't always agree on current terms, so confirming directly with Slice is worthwhile.

Is Slice more expensive than AUANI?

It depends on the specific plan and order volume; AUANI's Free tier has a clearly published $0 monthly cost and 10% marketplace fee, which isn't always directly comparable to Slice's reported structures.

Does AUANI have a pizza-specific consumer app?

No, AUANI is a general food and drink marketplace rather than a pizza-only app, though it does support build-your-own pizza ordering flows.

Is there a wider guide for pizzeria vendors specifically?

Yes, see the pizzeria online ordering guide for fees, custom order flows, and local search.

What is the cheapest way to start on AUANI?

The Free tier, at $0 a month with a 10% marketplace fee and no setup fee.

Which Slice plan is cheapest for a high-volume pizzeria?

Based on published figures, the flat-rate option around $499 per location can work out cheaper than either percentage plan once volume is high enough, though a pizzeria should confirm current numbers directly with Slice.

For the full picture against every platform in this series, see the master fee comparison table. For the pizzeria-specific picture beyond fees, see the pizzeria online ordering guide.

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Is AUANI worth $300/mo?
Plug in your own numbers. Grounded in what you're actually paying today, not a best-case guess.
Free: 1 location, 10% fee — delivery, loyalty, POS sync, and reviews included, but no website, widget, or Google visibility tools. Monthly: $300/mo, 5% fee, everything unlocked at your first location. +Locations: $100/mo per added location — the moment you're at 2 or more, your fee drops to 3% across the whole account.
Total online orders / mo100
20300
Average order value$28
$10$80
Locations you run1
110
Current third-party commission27%
15%35%
Orders you could realistically shift direct30%
0%80%
Direct orders / mo
90
moved off marketplace apps
Commission kept / yr
$0
from orders going direct at 0%
Marketplace fee rate
10%
based on your location count
Plan cost / yr
$0
subscription, your locations
Total AUANI cost / yr
$0
plan cost plus marketplace fees
Net kept vs. today / yr
$0
vs. paying today's rate on every order

Baseline = all monthly orders × 12 × average order value × today's third-party rate.
Commission kept = direct orders × 12 × average order value × today's third-party rate (0% on these once your widget is unlocked).
Marketplace fee rate = 10% on Free; on Monthly, 5% at 1 location, dropping to 3% across the whole account the moment you add a 2nd (+Locations, $100/mo each).
Delivery, loyalty/POS sync, and reviews ship on every plan and don't change these numbers — only fee rate and plan cost do.
Net kept = baseline minus (plan cost + marketplace fees on remaining orders).

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