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A sunday alternative for independent cafés

sunday offers a broad restaurant payment and operations suite. Café QR is a POS for independent cafés, restaurants and pubs with QR table ordering built in, with plans from £9.99 a month.

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sunday is a trademark of its owner. Café QR is not affiliated with or endorsed by sunday. Competitor details checked on 4 August 2026 from their public websites; check current terms with them.

Café QR

Price check · Café QR vs sunday

Café QR: From £9.99/month
sunday ordering package: From £99/month
Product focus: Café tool vs restaurant suite

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

Checked 4 August 2026

FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITES

No card to start
Runs on any tablet or phone
No contract
0% platform fee

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

Published monthly software price
Café QR
From £9.99 per venue a month (Order & Pay) after a free first month
sunday
£99 package lists digital bill or ordering; £199 package lists both
Digital ordering
Café QR
Included in every plan, from £9.99 a month
sunday
Listed from the £99 package; the £199 package includes digital bill and ordering
Loyalty
Café QR
Opt-in café customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan
sunday
Loyalty is listed as a £49 option on lower packages and included at £199
Published wider scope
Café QR
Table ordering, staff order screen, menu and café loyalty contacts
sunday
Digital bills, ordering, terminals, reputation, operations, analytics and integrations depending on package
Payment and platform charges
Café QR
0% Café QR platform fee; Stripe processing charges apply
sunday
Exact digital-ordering payment rate was not clear on the pages reviewed

A sunday alternative for independent cafés
Detail	Café QR	sunday
Published monthly software price	From £9.99 per venue a month (Order & Pay) after a free first month	£99 package lists digital bill or ordering; £199 package lists both
Digital ordering	Included in every plan, from £9.99 a month	Listed from the £99 package; the £199 package includes digital bill and ordering
Loyalty	Opt-in café customer list and loyalty contacts included in every plan	Loyalty is listed as a £49 option on lower packages and included at £199
Published wider scope	Table ordering, staff order screen, menu and café loyalty contacts	Digital bills, ordering, terminals, reputation, operations, analytics and integrations depending on package
Payment and platform charges	0% Café QR platform fee; Stripe processing charges apply	Exact digital-ordering payment rate was not clear on the pages reviewed

When sunday may fit

sunday may fit a restaurant that wants a broader payment and operations platform, including terminals, digital bills, online reputation tools, analytics and POS integrations.

Its Order & Pay page covers table and counter service, takeaway, reordering, tips, reviews and collection notifications.

When Café QR may fit

Café QR may fit an independent café that does not need a wider restaurant suite and wants table ordering, a live staff screen and an opt-in customer list from £9.99 a month.

The café connects its own Stripe account and remains the merchant. Café QR does not hold guest funds and adds a 0% platform fee.

Confirm the package details

sunday’s official pricing table contains package choices and optional add-ons. Confirm whether the £99 package should use digital bill or digital ordering, and ask for the full payment, hardware, onboarding and contract costs for your venue.

Café QR’s plans start at £9.99 a month after a free first month, with no setup fee. Stripe processing remains separate.

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.

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

The exact payment-processing rate applied to sunday digital-ordering transactions.
The software contract term and complete onboarding or hardware cost for a specific café.
Whether a venue can switch freely between digital bill and digital ordering on the £99 package.
The merchant and payout structure for sunday Order & Pay in the UK.

Questions

Straight answers, before you start.

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How does sunday's UK package pricing compare with Café QR?

On sunday's UK pricing page reviewed on 17 April 2026, packages start at £99 a month for digital bill or ordering, and £199 a month for both with loyalty included. Café QR starts at £9.99 a month per venue with QR table ordering, payment and opt-in loyalty included.

Is loyalty an extra add-on in Café QR?

No. Opt-in loyalty and customer contact capture are included in every Café QR plan from £9.99 a month, whereas sunday lists loyalty as a £49 a month option on lower packages.

Who holds the guest payment when a table pays via Café QR?

Your venue connects its own Stripe account and remains the merchant of record. Café QR never holds guest funds and charges a 0% platform fee.

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