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Digital menu or POS

Digital menu or full POS? The maths for your restaurant.

The market sells three things that look alike and are not the same: a full POS — till, payments and orders — at €99–199 a month; a standalone QR menu from around €10–15 a month, which stops at showing the menu; and the middle ground. Webstability Pro, €79 a month excluding VAT, is that middle ground: menu, table ordering, kitchen panel, stock and six languages, with no commission per order. Here is the honest maths on when each one makes sense.

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For the working day

The question is not which software: it is what your dining room is missing

If what you are missing is the till — charging at the table, closing the day, sending sales to your accountant — a full POS is the tool for that job, which is why it costs €99–199 a month. If you only want guests to read the menu on their phones, a standalone QR menu from €10–15 a month, or a free PDF generator, already does it: it shows the menu and stops there. But most dining rooms ask for something in between: the table can order, the kitchen sees the order with its table number, and the menu speaks the guest's language — without changing tills or paying for the rest of the POS. That is exactly what the Pro plan covers, at €79 a month excluding VAT.

What the middle ground covers: the Pro plan, €79 a month

  • The complete digital menu in ES · CA · NL · EN · DE · FR, with the 14 allergens per dish
  • Table ordering: guests scan the QR on their table and order from their phone
  • Kitchen panel on a screen: every order arrives with its table and its time
  • Stock and sold-out during service, with no reprinting and no touching the QR
  • No commission per order: you pay the plan and nothing per ticket
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From menu to live

The three sums, one by one

  1. 01

    The full POS: €99–199 a month for till, payments and orders in one system. The right choice if you are replacing the till as well; overpaying if all you wanted was for the table to order.

  2. 02

    The standalone QR menu: from €10–15 a month, or free with a PDF generator. It shows the menu and nothing else: ordering, kitchen, stock and reviewed translations stay out.

  3. 03

    The middle ground: Webstability Pro, €79 a month excluding VAT, with menu, table ordering, kitchen panel, stock and six languages, no commission per order. The till you already have stays where it is.

  4. 04

    The check: 30 days free, no card. Place a test order from a table QR, watch it land in the kitchen and decide with your own dining room, not with a brochure.

What your team controls

When each option wins

The short sum: €99–199 a month if you also need the till, from €10–15 if you only want to show the menu, and €79 a month excluding VAT for the middle ground — menu, table ordering, kitchen panel, stock and six languages, no commission per order. The market figures are public prices checked in August 2026; Webstability's three plans, with the 30-day trial without a card, are broken down on the pricing page.

01

When the POS wins

You need a till, payment at the table and invoicing. That job belongs to the POS, and the €99–199 a month is justified.

02

When the standalone menu is enough

You only want guests to read the menu on their phones. From €10–15 a month it does the job, as long as you are not asking for ordering, reviewed languages or stock.

03

When the middle ground fits

You want the table to order and the kitchen to see it, without changing tills: Pro, €79 a month, no commission per order.

FAQ

Questions before you start

How much does ordering software for a restaurant cost?

Sold on its own or inside a full POS, between €99 and €199 a month according to public prices checked in August 2026. At Webstability, table ordering and the kitchen panel come inside the Pro plan, €79 a month excluding VAT, together with the menu, stock and the six languages, with no commission per order.

When do I genuinely need a full POS?

When the problem is the till: charging at the table, balancing the close, integrating your accounting or keeping your invoicing up to date. That is a POS's job, and Webstability does not replace it: the menu and table ordering live alongside the till you already have.

Does Webstability replace my till or my invoicing?

No. Webstability handles the menu, table ordering, the kitchen panel and stock; payment and invoicing stay in your usual till. That is why there is no need to change systems or retrain the team on a new till just so the table can order.

Would a standalone QR menu not be cheaper?

Yes, if all you want is to show the menu: they exist from €10–15 a month and there are free PDF generators. The difference is what stays out: table ordering, kitchen panel, stock and reviewed translations — with an external translator, from €35–50 per language every time the menu changes. If you are going to want the table to order, the maths changes.

Is there a commission per order or a minimum term?

Neither. The Pro plan is €79 a month excluding VAT, with no percentage per ticket and no middleman between your kitchen and your guest. You try it for 30 days free, no card, and the full breakdown is on the pricing page.

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