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A Scantorder alternative for cafés, bars and pubs

Scantorder is a QR ordering platform whose policy requires every restaurant to be halal-compliant. Café QR is a POS with QR table ordering built in, open to any café, bar or pub, including venues that serve alcohol or pork.

No card No contract Runs on any tablet 0% platform fee

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Café QR

Price check · Café QR vs Scantorder

Café QR: From £9.99/month + 0% platform fee
Scantorder: Free + 2% per order, or Pro £49.99/month
Menu rules: Open menus vs halal-only policy

Café QR platform fee: 0%
Setup fee: £0.00
Contract: none

Checked 29 September 2026

FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITES

Scantorder is a trademark of its owner. Café QR is not affiliated with or endorsed by Scantorder. Competitor details checked on 29 September 2026 from their public websites; check current terms with them.

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Compare the published details. Theirs and ours.

Prices exclude payment-processing charges unless the row says otherwise. Check the linked provider pages before making a decision.

Published plans
Café QR
Order & Pay £9.99, Order & Pay + Delivery £14.99, POS £39 and Multi-site from £59 per venue per month; first month free
Scantorder
Free at £0/month plus 2% per paid order; Pro at £49.99/month plus 0%, or £29.99/month with a code for the first 100 restaurants
Payment processing
Café QR
Venue’s own Stripe account; Stripe’s standard charges apply
Scantorder
Venue’s own Stripe account; Stripe’s 1.5% + 20p per UK card stated
What venues can sell
Café QR
Any menu, including beer, wine, spirits and pork
Scantorder
Halal-compliance policy: no alcohol, no pork, halal-certified meat only and no cross-contamination
Menu import
Café QR
Starter templates, photo of a printed menu, or Square catalogue
Scantorder
CSV file or photo of a printed menu
Kitchen printers, loyalty and Square
Café QR
Star and Epson printers, opt-in loyalty with WhatsApp and email offers, and Square sync
Scantorder
Not stated on the pages reviewed
Staff accounts
Café QR
3 staff logins on Order & Pay, 10 per venue on POS and unlimited on Multi-site; extra logins £3/month
Scantorder
Stated as coming to both plans but not yet available

A Scantorder alternative for cafés, bars and pubs
Detail	Café QR	Scantorder
Published plans	Order & Pay £9.99, Order & Pay + Delivery £14.99, POS £39 and Multi-site from £59 per venue per month; first month free	Free at £0/month plus 2% per paid order; Pro at £49.99/month plus 0%, or £29.99/month with a code for the first 100 restaurants
Payment processing	Venue’s own Stripe account; Stripe’s standard charges apply	Venue’s own Stripe account; Stripe’s 1.5% + 20p per UK card stated
What venues can sell	Any menu, including beer, wine, spirits and pork	Halal-compliance policy: no alcohol, no pork, halal-certified meat only and no cross-contamination
Menu import	Starter templates, photo of a printed menu, or Square catalogue	CSV file or photo of a printed menu
Kitchen printers, loyalty and Square	Star and Epson printers, opt-in loyalty with WhatsApp and email offers, and Square sync	Not stated on the pages reviewed
Staff accounts	3 staff logins on Order & Pay, 10 per venue on POS and unlimited on Multi-site; extra logins £3/month	Stated as coming to both plans but not yet available

When Scantorder may fit

Scantorder may suit a halal restaurant that wants its ordering platform to share a halal-only commitment, and that prefers to start with no monthly fee and a 2% per-order charge.

Its features page also lists CSV menu import, a universal QR code option and a sound alert on the kitchen board.

When Café QR may fit

Café QR suits cafés, bars and pubs whose menus include alcohol or pork, such as a pint, a glass of wine or a bacon sandwich, which Scantorder’s policy does not allow.

It also suits venues that want kitchen or bar printers, an opt-in customer list with WhatsApp and email offers, call-staff and bill requests, or Square sync, with plans from £9.99 a month.

Compare the monthly cost

Scantorder’s free plan costs nothing monthly but adds 2% to each paid order; its Pro plan removes that charge for £49.99 a month. Café QR’s Order & Pay plan is £9.99 a month and adds no per-order platform fee.

Stripe’s processing charges apply on top of either product, so compare using your expected monthly order value.

The app you’ll use

One glass dashboard. Open it on any screen, every shift.

Takings, live orders, tables and what needs you now, on a laptop, a tablet or the phone in your pocket.

Café QR owner dashboard on a laptop: today's takings, live orders, tables and what needs attention.

Takings, liveTill, table QR and online orders in one number.
Kitchen on timeLate tickets flag themselves.
The floor at a glanceWho’s seated, and who’s waiting to pay.
Light or darkPick the look that suits your venue.

50-second video

Add up what you pay now.Separate tools for the till, QR ordering, bookings and the rest, against one Café QR bill. Watch it on the pricing page

Switching from another till

Switching is easy. We do the heavy lifting.

1We load your menuSend a photo, a PDF or a link. We add the items, prices, options and allergens, free, while you're on your trial.
2Keep your card machineTake card on the machine you have and tap Card to record it, or move to a Stripe reader when you're ready.
3No contract, no setup feePay monthly per venue and cancel any time. The first month is free and needs no card.
4Run it beside your old tillStart with table ordering or the kitchen screen first. A Square till can be linked so paid orders are pushed to it.

Try it now · free AI menu preview

Snap your paper menu. See it as a phone menu.

Upload a clear photo or a short PDF and we’ll read up to 8 items, so you can see how your menu could look before you start.

Drop a menu photo or PDF here

Choose file

JPEG, PNG, WebP or PDF

Photos are resized in your browser (4 MB after resizing; PDFs 1.5 MB; three previews an hour). Your file is sent to OpenAI to read the menu. Café QR does not save it or add the preview to an account. Check prices and allergens before using them.

Your menu, on a phone

Your items appear here. The file is only used for this preview.

What you need. Probably what you already have.

No proprietary hardware, and no setup fee.

The one you haveA tablet or phoneRuns in the browser on an iPad, Android tablet, phone or laptop.
OptionalA card readerA Stripe reader, or keep your own machine and record card sales.
OptionalA kitchen printerStar or Epson network printers, or use the kitchen screen.
NeededWi-FiIf it drops, the till keeps taking cash and uploads the sales later.

Switching fromSquare →Epos Now →Lightspeed →SumUp →Or send your menu on WhatsApp

Sources

Official pages reviewed. Check them yourself.

Ask before buying

Details we could not verify

Whether Scantorder supports kitchen ticket printers, loyalty programmes or till integrations, which the pages reviewed did not mention.
How long the £29.99 introductory Pro price remains available.

Questions

Straight answers, before you start.

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Can pubs, bars and non-halal cafés use Scantorder?

No. Scantorder's published halal-compliance policy requires every venue to serve halal-certified meat only, with no alcohol and no pork. Café QR is open to any café, pub, bar or restaurant menu, including alcohol and pork.

How do Café QR and Scantorder compare on monthly and per-order fees?

Scantorder offers a £0/month tier with a 2% per-order platform fee, or a £49.99/month Pro plan with 0% per order. Café QR's Order & Pay plan is £9.99 a month with a 0% platform fee on all orders, plus standard Stripe processing.

Does Café QR support kitchen printers and Square sync?

Yes. Every Café QR plan supports Epson and Star kitchen printers, opt-in customer loyalty, and two-way Square catalogue and order sync.

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