Solutions · Restaurants & Food
Direct Ordering for Food Businesses DoorDash Ignores.
Catering, meal-prep, bakeries, food trucks, and corporate lunch. Code-gated regulars portal, pickup and scheduled delivery, $0 monthly fee, no 30% commission.
Built for the slice DoorDash serves poorly · You own your customers · Cash, card, or PO accepted
Your Best Customers Shouldn't Pay 30% to Order From You
Delivery apps take 15-30% per order
On a $40 order, that's $6-12 going to DoorDash or UberEats. On 200 orders/month, you lose $1,200-$2,400. It's a tax on your existing customers, the ones who already know you.
You don't own your customer relationship
DoorDash keeps the customer email, phone, and order history. They use it to upsell your competitors. You can't email a regular about a daily special. DoorDash will, on behalf of your competition.
Generic platforms don't fit your business
DoorDash is built for impulse pizza orders. If you do catering, meal-prep, scheduled delivery, regulars-only ordering, or corporate accounts, the major delivery apps actively work against you.
How We Compare
| DoorDash / UberEats | ChowNow / Sauce | BusinessCart.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 15-30% per order | $49-499/mo | No monthly fee, 6%/2%/1% per order, $5 cap |
| You own customer data | No | Sometimes | Yes, fully |
| Code-gated regulars-only menu | No | Limited (paid tiers) | Yes, built-in |
| Catering quote workflow | No | Limited | Built-in |
| Cash on pickup / delivery | No | Limited | Yes |
| Per-customer corporate pricing | No | No | Yes |
| Custom domain | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| AI-readable menu (LLM discovery) | No | No | Yes |
Everything You Need to Take Direct Orders. $0 Here.
All features below are LIVE today.
$0/month, 6% per order
No subscription. No setup fees. Pay only when an order comes in.
Code-gated regulars portal
Your menu lives behind a private code you share with regulars and corporate accounts. No competitors next to you.
Cash on pickup + cash on delivery
Accept Stripe, Amazon Pay, Authorize.net, or cash. You decide which method per customer.
Multiple locations
Manage multiple kitchens, food trucks, or pickup points, each with hours, capacity, and contact details.
Catering quote workflow
Customer requests a catering order. You quote, comment, counter. They approve. Full negotiation history preserved.
Per-customer pricing
Corporate accounts get their negotiated discount automatically. Repeat customers pay their preferred rate. No promo codes needed.
Sub-1-second menu pages
Static HTML on a global CDN. Your menu loads instantly on any device, any connection.
Time-based deals
Schedule daily specials, happy hour pricing, or weekend promotions with start and end dates. Built in.
PWA installable customer app
Customers install your menu as a mobile app from any browser. No App Store fees.
You own customer data
Every customer's email, phone, and order history is yours, not sold to a delivery app, not used to upsell competitors.
Custom domain
Your menu lives on yourrestaurant.com, not a DoorDash subpage.
Image CDN included
High-quality menu photos delivered globally with year-long cache. No third-party CDN bill.
Operations Layer
LIVEYour POS and Accounting, Connected
Tell BusinessCart which POS, accounting or kitchen-display system you run and we connect it. You add the credentials once in your portal, and the heavy work runs decoupled from your menu pages, so your storefront stays fast while the back office keeps itself in step.
Integrations, connected for you
You provide the credentials in your portal and BusinessCart handles the field mapping and the sync, whether that is your POS, inventory or accounting. Tell us the system you run and we connect it.
Alerts, not dashboards
BusinessCart watches its own integrations and order flow. If a sync fails or something looks wrong, you get an alert. Nothing for you to build, nothing for you to monitor.
Systems stay in step
When an order is placed, BusinessCart updates your connected systems automatically. No export, no re-keying, no nightly file to remember to send.
Every BusinessCart feature is included in every tier, and this costs nothing extra. If a system you connect charges for its own API access, you pay that vendor directly and add your credentials in the portal. Tell us what you run →
Honest Beta Status
Built with known gaps. We tell you upfront so you can plan accordingly.
Delivery zone (radius geofencing)
Set a delivery radius per location today. Automatic order rejection outside the zone is in active development.
Operating-hours enforcement
Operating hours stored per location today. Automatic blocking of orders placed outside hours is in active development.
Where We're Going
Specific dates so you know exactly what to plan around.
| Feature | Why it matters | When |
|---|---|---|
| Tipping flow | Add tips at checkout, distribute to staff | Q3 2026 |
| Real-time order status | Customers see "received → preparing → ready" updates | Q3 2026 |
| Recurring catering orders | Standing weekly orders for offices, schools, regular events | Q3 2026 |
| Menu modifiers (no onions, allergens) | Custom item configuration at checkout | Q4 2026 |
| Time-based menus (breakfast vs lunch) | Show the right menu items at the right time of day | Q4 2026 |
| POS integration (Toast first, others to follow) | Sync orders to your existing POS. Toast prioritized as the largest restaurant POS | Q4 2026 |
| Driver dispatch + tracking | Major undertaking, likely via integration with established dispatch service rather than building from scratch | 2027+ |
See a Live Storefront
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Live in Under an Hour
Add your menu
Upload menu items with photos, prices, and categories. Set your hours and locations.
Configure ordering
Pick payment methods (cash, card, PO), delivery options (pickup, dropoff), and per-customer rules for corporate accounts.
Share your code or domain
Send your customer code to regulars and corporate clients. Or share your custom domain publicly. Orders start flowing.
Pricing That Scales With You. Every Feature, Every Tier.
Your tier auto-applies based on monthly order volume. No manual upgrades, no feature locks, and tier changes only at month boundaries so you always see them coming. Your customers pay you directly through your own payment accounts. BusinessCart invoices you separately at month end. We never hold or deduct from your revenue.
Included in every tier (Starter through Enterprise)
Starter
Up to 100 orders / month
$0 / mo
$5 max per order, no matter the size · 6% only on orders under $83
Invoiced monthly, never deducted from your sales
→Only your first 100 orders each month are priced here. Order 101 onwards is cheaper, and nothing already placed is re-priced
Growth
101 to 1,000 orders / month
$0 / mo
Max $5 per order2% per order on orders 101 to 1,000 · never more than $5
Invoiced monthly, never deducted from your sales
Dedicated success manager
SLA-backed uptime
White-glove onboarding
30-day money-back guarantee
→Only orders 101 to 1,000 are priced here. Order 1,001 onwards is cheaper again
Enterprise
1,001+ orders / month
$0 / mo
Max $5 per order1% per order on order 1,001 onwards · never more than $5
Invoiced monthly, never deducted from your sales
Dedicated success manager
SLA-backed uptime
White-glove onboarding
30-day money-back guarantee
→Moves here when you cross 1,000 orders/mo. Always at month boundaries, never mid-month
A $10,000 wholesale order costs $5 in platform fees. The cap is designed for B2B: high-value orders, low platform cost.
Connecting the other systems you run is included on every tier at no extra cost. · 30-day money-back · No monthly fee at any volume · No setup costs · No long-term contracts · No fee on purchase orders or offline payments. Ever.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a DoorDash alternative?
No, and that is a feature. DoorDash is built for impulse delivery from full-service restaurants with kitchens and drivers. We are built for the food businesses DoorDash serves poorly: catering, meal-prep, bakeries, food trucks, corporate lunch, and businesses with regulars. Different model, different math, different customer.
Who is this best for?
Catering services, meal-prep companies, bakeries, food trucks, coffee shops with regulars, private chefs, specialty food shops, corporate lunch programs, and any food business where customers know you and want to order pickup or scheduled delivery without paying a 30% middleman tax.
How do customers find my menu?
You share your custom domain (yourshop.com) or your customer code with regulars, corporate accounts, and email lists. Your menu is private (code-gated), so it stays focused on the customers you want, not random delivery-app shoppers.
Can I take cash on pickup or cash on delivery?
Yes. Cash payment methods are built in alongside Stripe, Amazon Pay, and Authorize.net. You configure which methods are available per customer or per location.
Do you do delivery?
Pickup, scheduled delivery, and shipping: yes, all today. Real-time driver dispatch and live tracking is on the Q4 2026 roadmap. If you need same-day driver dispatch today (like DoorDash), we are not the right fit yet.
What about POS integration (Toast, Square, Clover)?
Native POS connectors are on the Q3 2026 roadmap. Today, tell us which POS you run and we connect it for you at no extra cost. The REST API is also available for direct integration.
Stop Paying the Delivery-App Tax.
$0/month · 6% per order · You own your customers · Cash, card, or PO accepted