Fee Free Ordering vs BentoBox
BentoBox is a design-led restaurant website and online-ordering platform, now part of Fiserv, aimed at restaurants that want a polished branded website with ordering, events, catering and gift cards. It is sold as a monthly subscription through a sales process.If you're comparing the two, here's how Fee Free Ordering stacks up.
Free core platform. First 100 orders every month free, 0% commission on direct orders. Turn on optional add-ons (card payments, hosted website, marketplace) only when you need them — see full pricing.
Pricing is sales-led and not fully published, and some capabilities such as loyalty have been offered as paid add-ons cited around $199/mo extra, so confirm current terms with BentoBox directly.
What you actually pay
The real numbers, side by side. We keep ours public; theirs are from their published pricing.
| Fee Free Ordering | BentoBox | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup fee | $0 | Onboarding/design fee (sales-quoted) |
| Monthly cost | $0 core + optional add-ons | Monthly subscription (sales-quoted; not fully published) |
| Commission on direct orders | 0% | Low/none per their model; payment processing separate |
| Hidden / customer-side fees | None on direct orders | Loyalty offered as a paid add-on cited around +$199/mo |
| Contract / commitment | None — cancel anytime | Typically an annual term (confirm at quote) |
| Free to try (no demo call) | Yes — paste your menu, live in seconds | No — demo/sales call |
BentoBox pricing is sales-led; the +$199/mo loyalty add-on figure reflects commonly cited terms as of 2026. Confirm live terms with BentoBox. Our numbers are public at /pricing.
Run your own numbers.
Whatever BentoBoxcosts, the bigger number is usually what the delivery apps take in commission. Drag your real volume in and see what you'd keep on direct orders with Fee Free Ordering.
See what the delivery apps really cost you.
About 1,200 orders a month.
Delivery marketplaces typically take 15–30% per order.
That's $126,000 a year gone to fees.
You keep $126,000 a year. 0% commission on direct orders.
Core platform is $0/month — free forever, first 100 orders on us.
Estimate only. Actual commission varies by app and market; direct orders through Fee Free Ordering are always 0% commission.
Why restaurants switch
The specific reasons owners moving from BentoBox pick Fee Free Ordering.
Free core platform vs a sales-quoted subscription
BentoBox is a monthly subscription for a designed website and ordering, sold through a demo. Fee Free's core — branded ordering page, native Kitchen Order App and CRM — is free, with your first 100 orders each month free and every price public at /pricing.
Loyalty is built in, not a $199/mo add-on
Promotions, VIP assignment, Reward Dollars store credit, automations and sign-up bonuses come inside the platform. BentoBox has offered loyalty as a paid add-on cited around +$199/mo on top of the base subscription.
Kitchen hardware BentoBox doesn't cover
Fee Free's native Kitchen Order App rings orders even with the phone locked, auto-accepts, phone-calls the owner on a missed order, and prints over WiFi to Star, Epson, Bixolon and Citizen printers. A website-first platform typically leaves this to your POS.
38 languages + reserve-then-order
Your ordering page speaks 38 languages, and customers can book a table, pre-order and pay a deposit in one checkout — reach and a combined booking flow a US-focused website builder doesn't offer.
Self-serve, public pricing, keep-your-site option
Paste your menu and go live in minutes, or keep any existing site and embed our free ordering widget. No demo call to see the price.
Where BentoBox is genuinely strong
BentoBox makes genuinely beautiful, hospitality-grade websites, with strong events, catering and gift-card tooling and Fiserv-backed payments — if a designer-quality marketing site is your priority and the subscription fits, they're a strong pick. Fee Free's edge is a free core, built-in loyalty, deep kitchen tooling, 38-language support and public pricing.
Side-by-side comparison
Every meaningful difference, laid out plainly.
| Feature | Fee Free Ordering | BentoBox |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free core + optional à-la-carte add-ons | Monthly subscription (sales-quoted) |
| Published pricing | Yes — public at /pricing | No — demo/sales call |
| Commission on direct orders | 0% | Low/none per their model |
| Loyalty / rewards | Built in (Reward Dollars, VIP, automations) | Paid add-on (cited ~+$199/mo) |
| Native kitchen app (rings phone-locked) | Yes — iOS + Android, missed-order call, thermal print | Not a focus (POS-dependent) |
| Languages | 38 languages | English-first |
| Reserve-then-order (book + pre-order + deposit) | Yes — one checkout | Reservations/events tooling |
| Onboarding | Self-serve; instant menu import, no signup to try | Sales-led design/onboarding |
Facts checked against BentoBox's public pricing as of July 2026. We update this page when their pricing changes — flag anything stale at support@feefreeordering.com.
Frequently asked questions
How does BentoBox pricing compare to Fee Free Ordering?
BentoBox is a sales-quoted monthly subscription for a designed website and ordering, with loyalty offered as a paid add-on cited around +$199/mo. Fee Free Ordering's core is free with your first 100 orders/month free, loyalty built in, and all pricing public at /pricing — usually far less to start for an independent.
Does Fee Free include loyalty like BentoBox's add-on?
Yes, in the platform: promotions, VIP assignment, Reward Dollars store credit, automations and sign-up bonuses — no separate loyalty subscription. BentoBox has offered loyalty as a paid add-on cited around +$199/mo.
Can I keep a BentoBox-style website and still use Fee Free Ordering?
Yes. Keep any existing site and embed the free Fee Free ordering widget, or link your free branded ordering page from your menu or Order button. Nothing to install, 0% commission on direct orders, and pricing is public at /pricing.
Ready to switch from BentoBox?
5 minutes to set up. No credit card. No commission on direct orders. Email us if you'd like help moving your menu over — we're a small team and we'll do it for you.