Platform comparison

OnlineMenu vs Sipo

A straight look at both platforms — what each does, where they overlap, and how to work out which one you actually need.

Sipo's QR ordering and KDS are genuinely good. So is ours. The difference isn't the features — it's the scope. Sipo is built to run your entire venue: POS, EFTPOS, kiosks, inventory, staff management, Xero sync, delivery integrations. If you need all of that, Sipo makes sense.

If you already have a POS you trust and just want table orders going straight to your kitchen — you may be paying for a lot of functionality you'll never open. OnlineMenu is $59/month flat. It works alongside whatever you already have. Your staff don't need retraining. Nothing in your existing setup changes.

Feature comparison
Feature Sipo OnlineMenu
Ordering
QR table ordering
Group ordering — share a 4-char code, everyone adds their own items not confirmed
Dine-in / takeaway / pickup flows
Staff ordering terminal — any phone, no app needed
Table-side payment at time of ordering customers pay at counter
Self-ordering kiosk
Kitchen
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Age timers, colour-coded by wait time
Allergy flags printed on kitchen ticket
Pricing & setup
Published monthly price not listed — request a quote $59/month
Per-order commission or fees $0 $0
Menu built for you, included you configure it Bryan builds it
Time to go live days to weeks same day
Works alongside your existing POS Sipo replaces your POS Square, Lightspeed, anything
Platform scope
Full POS system (replaces your till) not a POS
Xero integration
Uber Eats / DoorDash integration
Inventory & stock management
Why cafés switch
You know what you pay
$59/month. No quote required, no sales call, no wondering what the bill looks like when a new feature gets bundled in.
Keep the POS you already know
OnlineMenu sits on top of whatever you already run. Your Square, Lightspeed, or eftpos setup doesn't change — and neither does your staff's workflow.
Live the same day
Text Bryan a photo of your menu. He builds it on the platform and posts you the QR poster pack. Your customers can order before the week is out.
Support from the person who built it
You get Bryan's direct number. Not a ticket queue or a chatbot — the person who wrote the platform and knows your specific setup.
Where Sipo is still the right answer
If you need to replace your till entirely, process payments through the QR flow, run self-ordering kiosks, sync with Xero, or pull in Uber Eats and DoorDash orders — Sipo covers all of that and OnlineMenu doesn't. OnlineMenu does one job: customer or staff orders from the floor, straight to the kitchen screen. If that's all you needed, it costs $59/month and you're live today.

Try it free for 30 days.

Your menu built and posted to you before the trial starts. No credit card, no lock-in. At conversion: $195 launch fee + $59/month.

Text us your menu → Try the live demo

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