VolioBest QR code ordering systems, compared fairly
Nine QR code ordering systems side by side, Volio's own included: who each suits, what its site says it costs, and what you must already own.
There is no single best QR code ordering system. The right one depends on whether you keep your POS. On Square, SumUp or Toast, their own QR ordering is the short path. To add ordering and payment on top of another POS, look at me&u, qlub or sunday. Flipdish and Storekit suit venues where takeaway and delivery matter as much as the tables. Volio’s QR ordering, new in 2026, puts the menu, orders, payment and a POS in one plan on devices you own.
How this list was made
Every fact about another product comes from that company’s own site, read on 12 October 2026 and linked under Sources. No test accounts were opened, so nothing here is a verdict on how a product feels in service. There is no ranking: systems are in alphabetical order inside each group.
“Not published” means the pages read did not say. It never means “no”.
Volio publishes this page. Volio is new: it launched in October 2026.
The systems at a glance
Prices are in the currency published, as of October 2026.
| System | You must already have | Monthly price | Fees on each payment | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flipdish | Nothing: it has a POS | “From 119 €/month” per site, billed annually, ex. VAT (Ireland: POS and online ordering) | QR order and pay is an add-on with no published price; card rate not published | 12 months, renews for 12, three months’ notice |
| me&u | A POS on its integrations list | Not published | Venue fees not published; guest platform fee at venues in Australia $0.20 to $2.90 per order, unless the venue covers it | Australian terms: 30 days’ written notice |
| qlub | A POS in its directory, or none | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Square | Square POS on Plus or Premium | $49 or $149 per location (US) | Online card rate 2.9% + 30¢ | Cancel or switch anytime |
| Storekit | Nothing; it connects to some tills | Pro £199 per location, ex. VAT | “A flat per-order rate”; amount not published | Rolling monthly |
| sunday | Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, NCR or Micros | $199 or $299 (US); £149 or £199 (UK) | Not published | Not published |
| SumUp Order & Pay | SumUp POS Plus | £39 (UK) | 2.50% transaction fee | Not on the page read |
| Toast Mobile Order & Pay | Toast POS on Toast hardware | Listed as an add-on, price not published; Toast POS starts at $0 or $69 (US) | Not published | Term set in the order, renews yearly |
| Volio | A phone, tablet or computer | 30 days of Pro free, then a plan: see pricing | A small fee, shown before paying | New in 2026 |
Three things to check before you sign
- The contract. Flipdish’s terms run 12 months and renew unless you give written notice three months before the end. Toast’s merchant agreement renews for a year at a time and carries an early termination fee. me&u’s Australian venue terms let either side end with 30 days’ written notice, and set a Minimum Commitment Fee for months when the venue’s “GMV” is under $15,000. Storekit’s plans are rolling monthly, and Square says you can cancel anytime.
- The hardware. Toast runs only on approved Toast hardware. Square sells hardware and says you do not need to buy any to take payments. Flipdish sells hardware and says its POS “may even work with hardware you already own”. Storekit says its kitchen display runs on any tablet.
- Who processes the card. With Square, SumUp, Flipdish and Toast the card payment goes through the vendor. Ask every vendor for the card rate and any fee per order in writing. What a QR ordering system costs adds the lines up for a month.
If you keep the POS you have
Square suits a venue that is already on it or wants a free POS to start with. Its page says “Guests can order, add notes, and pay immediately”, and its plan chart shows QR code ordering on Plus and Premium, not on Square Free. Square has its own hardware from $59, published card rates and delivery by courier. Volio has none of those.
SumUp Order & Pay comes with POS Plus and is aimed at cafés, bars and takeaways: “No apps to fuss with. No need to create an account.” SumUp makes its own card readers and a kiosk.
Toast Mobile Order & Pay is for restaurants on Toast. Guests scan to “browse the menu, order, and pay”. Its help centre also describes pre-authorising a card to pay at the end of the meal, and says that feature is not yet available in Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK. Toast has offline mode, support around the clock, delivery and payroll.
me&u connects to a POS and is built for pubs, bars, restaurants and food halls. It says “6,000+” locations use it across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US, and it has reservations, loyalty and gift cards. What a venue pays is by quote. What a guest pays is published for Australia: a platform fee of $0.20 to $2.90 per order by order size, which the venue can cover.
qlub connects to a POS or runs on its own, for restaurants and hotels. Its offices are in the Gulf, Asia-Pacific, Brazil and the US, with none listed in Europe. It offers a handheld terminal. Prices are by quote.
sunday sells the bill on the guest’s phone (“Scan, split, tip, pay”) and ordering, both on top of the POS. It says “5,000+ restaurants across 8 countries” and lists 24/7 support on its plans. sunday app alternatives covers it in detail.
If you want one system for everything
Flipdish suits a venue where delivery matters: your own drivers with tracking, third-party fleets, and Just Eat and Uber Eats orders in the same system. It adds a branded website and app, kiosks, a POS and its own hardware. Volio does no delivery. What it costs and who else does each part: Flipdish alternatives.
Storekit starts free for pickup and delivery and puts QR order and pay, pay-at-table and tabs on its Pro plan. Its pricing page lists the kitchen display as “Included on every plan”. Grow and Pro connect to tills such as Toast, Square and Lightspeed, or it runs on its own.
Volio belongs in this group too and has the last section to itself.
If you are here because GloriaFood closes on 30 April 2027, GloriaFood alternatives sorts the replacements by delivery, pickup and orders from the table.
If a menu is all you need
Then you do not need an ordering system. A QR menu shows dishes, prices and allergens on the guest’s phone while a waiter takes the order as before. Nothing changes on the floor, and ordering can come later.
Every Volio plan starts with 30 days of Pro, free. Cancel any time and the menu stays on Volio behind its QR codes, in guests’ languages, free.
Where Volio fits
Volio’s first plan has the QR menu, order and pay at the table, takeaway, a POS, waiter mode and the kitchen display: see the plans and prices. It runs in the browser on devices you own, needs no POS and works beside a till you keep. Guests order together and pay at the table, each their own part if they like. Payments go to your own account with the payment provider. Volio takes a small fee on a bill paid by phone. Guests see it before they pay, or you switch to covering it.
Volio sells no hardware and does no delivery. Integrations and an API are on the Pro plan only.
Volio launched in October 2026.
Sources
Pages read on 12 October 2026.
- Flipdish: pricing, online ordering pricing, POS, terms
- GloriaFood, end-of-life notice: gloriafood.com
- me&u: integrations, order and pay, Australian venue terms, guest platform fee
- qlub: home, order and pay, handheld
- Square: restaurant pricing, QR code ordering
- Storekit: pricing
- sunday: US pricing, UK pricing, FAQ, digital bill
- SumUp: Order & Pay, kiosk
- Toast: pricing, merchant agreement, Mobile Order & Pay overview
