Flipdish, Hungrrr,
or built for you.
Both are capable platforms and for plenty of shops they are the right answer. Here is what each publishes, what neither publishes, and the four questions that decide it.
Start a projectWho they are, measured rather than described
We read both companies’ own pages on 14 October 2026 and checked the domain registries. These are their claims, not our characterisations.
Flipdish
Domain registered July 2005, based in Dublin. Describes itself as an all-in-one AI platform for restaurants covering POS, online ordering, kiosk, kitchen display, delivery and marketing. Its site states "5,000+ brands", publishes twelve customer results — figures like a 30% and a 44% rise in average order value, a 25% rise, 3x more deliveries, and an 86% reduction in cashing-up time — and links out to Trustpilot, Capterra and GetApp. It publishes no prices; the route is a sales demo.
Hungrrr
Domain registered September 2015, UK, part of the Popmenu family by its own statement. Leads on "0% commission" with low-cost monthly plans, and shows client logos including Subway, Hilton, Holiday Inn, BrewDog, Old Trafford and UEFA Euro 2020. It publishes no prices, no FAQ and no case-study figures.
What neither of them publishes
Prices, and a commission calculator. Neither site lets you work out what you are paying the aggregators today, which is the number every owner we meet actually wants first.
When a vendor platform is the right answer
Genuinely, often. If any of these is true, a vendor will serve you better than we will, and we would rather say so now than three weeks into a project.
You want to be live next week
A vendor platform is a product. Configuration takes days. A build takes weeks, because it is being made rather than switched on.
Your menu is straightforward
If your items have simple sizes and few options, their model will hold your menu comfortably, and the flexibility you would pay for in a build is flexibility you do not need.
You want one supplier for hardware and software
Several vendors ship tills, kiosks, printers and screens as a package with support on one number. That is a real convenience and it has a value.
You have multiple sites and want one tested product
A platform used by thousands of restaurants has had its edge cases found by somebody else. For a multi-site rollout where consistency beats fit, that is an advantage.
When having it built wins
Your menu or your operation is awkward
Trade and retail pricing on the same item, deposits, batching, two shops sharing stock, a deal structure nobody else has. These are where a product’s model starts needing a spreadsheet beside it.
You want the ordering site, the till and the kiosk to be one system
Not three products with integrations between them: one menu, one stock count, one end-of-day report. That is easier to build once than to assemble from parts.
You care about what happens if you leave
Ask any vendor, including us, what you take with you: the customer accounts, the addresses, the marketing permissions, the order history, the code. Our answer is all of it, because it is yours.
You want the thing to look like your shop
White-label means your brand inside their flow. A build means the flow is yours too — which matters more on a phone, where the checkout is the product.
The comparison, as plainly as we can put it
| Vendor platform | Built for you | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to live | Days | Typically 4 to 10 weeks |
| Cost shape | Monthly, per site or per terminal | Build cost, then hosting and card fees |
| Published prices | Neither Flipdish nor Hungrrr publishes any | Quoted in writing within 48 hours, fixed |
| Menu flexibility | Their model | Whatever your menu is |
| Look and feel | Your brand, their flow | Yours throughout |
| Till, kiosk, website, loyalty | Within their range | One system, one menu, one stock count |
| Proof you can check | Flipdish: 12 published results and three review platforms. Hungrrr: named brand logos | Live sites you can visit, listed on our work page |
| If you leave | Ask them, in writing | Code and data are yours |
We have deliberately not put a cost comparison in that table, because neither vendor publishes prices and we do not publish ours. Anyone who shows you that comparison has estimated at least half of it.
How to judge any of us, including us
Four questions that are worth asking every supplier on your shortlist. The answers are more revealing than the demo.
"Show me a shop like mine, live, that I can order from tonight."
Not a screenshot and not a logo. A working site with a menu as awkward as yours.
"What happens to my customers and my data if I leave?"
Get it in writing. This is the question that separates a platform from a partner.
"What is the all-in monthly cost in year two?"
Including per-terminal fees, per-order fees, card rates and support. Year one is often discounted; year two is the real price.
"Who fixes it at eight on a Friday?"
A person, a number, and what they can actually do. This is where most ordering projects are judged in the end.
Before you ask.
Is Flipdish expensive?
Does Hungrrr really charge 0% commission?
Why would I pay for a build when a platform exists?
Can you take over a site built on a vendor platform?
How do I know your comparison is fair?
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Tell us what you need. We will scope it, price it and build it.
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