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Owner.com, with the percentages in plain sight

Owner.com is a capable, well-built product and this page says where it's stronger than us. But its pricing has two percentages in it — one on the cheaper plan, one paid by your customers on both — and those are worth seeing before you compare monthly figures.

The numbers

What each one costs

 Owner.com FlexibleOwner.com Flat RateOntabee Single
Monthly$249$499$49
Fee charged to you, per order5%NoneNone
Fee charged to your guest5% order support fee5% order support feeNone
ContractMonth to monthMonth to monthMonth to month
Free planNoNoYes, $0 forever

Pricing last verified: August 2026, from Owner.com's published pricing. Owner.com positions the Flat Rate plan as the better value above roughly $5,000/month in online sales. Vendor pricing changes — check it yourself.

Worked example

At $10,000 a month in online orders

 Owner.com FlexibleOwner.com Flat RateOntabee Single
Platform fee$249$499$49
5% restaurant fee$500$0$0
Your monthly cost$749$499$49
Added to your guests' bills$500$500$0

Arithmetic on the published rates above, not a quote. Card processing applies on every platform including ours and is left out of all four columns so the comparison stays like-for-like.

Being fair about it

When Owner.com is the better buy

You want the marketing done for you

Owner.com bundles an AI-built website, automated SEO landing pages, email and text campaigns and loyalty into the subscription. If you have nobody to run that and no intention of hiring, buying it as one product is a legitimate answer — and a materially broader offer than ours. Ontabee gives you the ordering platform; the marketing is yours to run.

You want it launched for you, fast

Owner.com states most restaurants launch within a week, with the build handled for them, and includes chargeback protection and 24/7 support. Ontabee is self-serve — most restaurants are live the same day, but you are the one building it, and support is business hours unless you're on an enterprise arrangement.

Where we're different

Nothing added at your customer's checkout

The price you set is the price they pay

No order support fee, no service fee, no percentage added at the last step. Your regulars compare your prices against the delivery apps, and a surcharge at checkout is exactly what they left those apps to avoid.

Your own payment gateway

Payments settle to your own merchant account at your own negotiated rate. Your customer relationship and your money both stay yours.

Flat pricing that stops rising

$99/month covers 2–9 locations, and no plan takes a percentage of anything. Growing your online sales never increases what you pay us.

Questions

Commonly asked

How much does Owner.com cost?

Owner.com publishes two plans: Flexible at $249/month plus a 5% restaurant fee per order, and Flat Rate at $499/month with no additional restaurant fees. On both plans, guests pay a 5% order support fee. Billing is month-to-month with no long-term contract. Verified August 2026 against Owner.com’s published pricing.

Does Owner.com charge commission?

On the $249 Flexible plan, yes — a 5% restaurant fee applies to every order. The $499 Flat Rate plan removes that. Separately, and on both plans, Owner.com states that guests pay a 5% order support fee, so a percentage is charged on the order either way; on the flat plan it is paid by your customer rather than by you.

What is a cheaper Owner.com alternative?

Ontabee is $49/month for a single restaurant and $99/month for 2–9 locations, with no per-order percentage charged to you or to your customers, plus a free plan at $0. Owner.com includes more marketing automation than Ontabee does — AI-built site, automated SEO pages and campaign tooling — so the comparison is cost against that breadth.

Do my customers pay a fee when ordering?

On Ontabee, no — what you price is what your customer pays, plus any delivery fee you set. Owner.com publishes a 5% order support fee paid by guests on both of its plans. Worth checking against your own menu prices, because a percentage added at checkout is the kind of thing regulars notice.

Work out your own number.

Put your real volume into the calculator, then open the live demo and see whether the product holds up.

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