The best online ordering for Clover restaurants, by who each one suits

The best online ordering for a Clover restaurant depends on what you need beyond taking the order. If you just want guests to order pickup online, Clover’s own online ordering is the cheapest place to start: Clover says there are no setup or subscription fees beyond the card-not-present fee. If you want a branded website, marketing, delivery or phone coverage too, a platform that connects to Clover may be worth its fee.

Below are the main options that work with Clover POS, checked against each company’s own pages as of Nov 2026. They are grouped by who each one suits, not ranked.

Quick comparison

Option	Best for	Price (vendor’s page, Nov 2026)	How orders reach Clover
Clover Online Ordering	A simple pickup page at the lowest cost	No setup or subscription fee; card-not-present fee per order	Built in
DoorDash Direct	Restaurants already on DoorDash that want Dasher delivery	$0/mo; 0% commission; payment processing per order. Boost $99/mo, Pro $249/mo	DoorDash’s Clover integration
Grubhub Direct	Restaurants already on Grubhub	Free for Grubhub Marketplace restaurants; order processing fees per order	Grubhub’s Clover integration
ChowNow	Takeout-heavy spots that want a branded app and fixed monthly price	From $249/mo ($229 billed yearly); 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction	ChowNow enters orders into Clover
Owner.com	Owners who want a done-for-you website and app	$249/mo + 5% per order, or $499/mo flat; guests pay a 5% order support fee	Native Clover integration, per Owner
Menufy	Owners who want marketing run for them	$179/mo month to month, or $149/mo on a 12-month agreement	Ask Menufy (its pricing page refers to restaurants on Clover POS)
BentoBox	Clover restaurants wanting a design-led site from Clover	Not published; through Clover	Part of Clover
WhatsTable	Clover restaurants that want ordering, reservations and phone in one	$0/mo + 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable	Into Clover, prints in the kitchen

Prices change often. Check each vendor’s page before you sign.

If you just need a simple ordering page

Clover Online Ordering

Clover’s own tool builds an ordering page from your Clover menu, and guests can also order through the Clover app. Clover’s blog says there are “no set-up or subscription fees beyond the ‘card not present’ transaction fee” on online orders. Not every Clover plan includes it, so check yours.

• How orders reach the kitchen: they are Clover orders, so they print like any other ticket.
• Card money: goes through your Clover merchant account.
• Watch for: it is an ordering page, not a full restaurant website. Marketing, reservations and catering are separate.

Our Clover online ordering guide walks through setup step by step.

If you already sell on delivery apps

DoorDash Direct (formerly Storefront)

DoorDash’s Direct Ordering gives you an ordering site for your website, Google profile and social pages, with Dashers delivering. DoorDash says direct orders carry 0% commission; you pay standard payment processing and customers pay delivery. It needs an active DoorDash Marketplace store. Boost ($99/mo) adds a branded website and email; Pro ($249/mo) adds a branded app and loyalty.

• How orders reach the kitchen: DoorDash’s help center says you connect it in your Clover dashboard under Settings, Business Operations, Online Ordering. Orders are “sent directly to your Clover POS” and print from your POS or kitchen printers. DoorDash says Marketplace and direct orders land in the same POS.
• Watch for: Clover auto-confirms DoorDash orders, so refunds mean reopening the order in Clover. Dasher status is not sent to Clover, and only one DoorDash menu is supported (no daypart menus).

Grubhub Direct

Grubhub calls Direct a “free-to-use online ordering site.” It says Marketplace restaurants can join with hosting, commission and delivery fees waived, and pay only order processing fees per order.

• How orders reach the kitchen: Clover’s blog says new merchants sign up for Grubhub in the Clover dashboard, and existing Grubhub users can request the integration there. Orders are “fired to your kitchen and your Clover devices.” Ask Grubhub to confirm that Direct orders come through the same connection.
• Watch for: you need to be on Grubhub Marketplace, where commissions start at 5% on its Basic plan.

Marketplace commissions are a different cost from direct ordering. See delivery app fees for restaurants for every plan.

If you want a branded platform with marketing

ChowNow

ChowNow offers ordering, a website, a branded app and marketing. As of Nov 2026, plans start at $249 a month ($229 billed yearly), with card processing at 2.95% + $0.29 per transaction and one-time setup of $119 to $499. An optional $0.99 guest service charge can be turned on.

• How orders reach the kitchen: ChowNow says it auto-accepts orders and sends them to your Clover POS and printers. Setup starts in the ChowNow dashboard. You create a “ChowNow” employee, a tender type and an order type in Clover.
• Card money: ChowNow lists its own processing rate, so ask how payouts reach you.
• Watch for: setup and printer fees on top of the plan. See our ChowNow comparison.

Owner.com

Owner sells a website, online ordering, branded app and marketing. Its POS page says “Owner has a native integration with Clover” and that POS integration is included at no extra cost. As of Nov 2026, its pricing page lists two plans:

Plan	Monthly fee	Restaurant fee	Guest fee
Flexible	$249	5% per order	5% order support fee
Flat Rate	$499	None	5% order support fee

• How orders reach the kitchen: Owner says online orders “go straight to your POS,” and you keep your printers and screens.
• Watch for: the pricing page does not list card processing, so ask about it in writing.

Menufy

Menufy builds an ordering site and runs email and text marketing for you. As of Nov 2026, its pricing page lists $179 a month month to month, or $149 a month on a 12-month agreement that includes equipment. Its pricing page notes that chargeback protection “is not available for restaurants using Clover POS,” which tells you Clover restaurants use it.

• Watch for: Menufy’s pages we checked do not describe the Clover connection. Ask how orders reach your Clover and whether any fee is added to guests’ bills.

If you want a design-led site from Clover itself

BentoBox

BentoBox’s site says “BentoBox is now Clover” and that its products are only available to Clover POS customers. It offers restaurant websites, online ordering, ecommerce and online catering. Prices are not published; new customers start through Clover.

• Good for: Clover restaurants that want a polished website from a Clover-owned brand.
• Watch for: ask Clover for a written quote.

If you want ordering, reservations and phone in one place

WhatsTable

WhatsTable builds your website with you and runs online ordering that goes into Clover and prints in the kitchen. Guests pay with Apple Pay or card, the money lands in your own Clover account, and nothing is added to their bill. Reservations, Maya the AI phone host, catering quotes and group orders are part of the same system.

• Price: $0 a month plus 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable. Walk-ins are free.
• Watch for: it works with Clover only. Delivery from your own site with DoorDash couriers and Google Pay are not live yet. At high online volume, a percentage can cost more than a flat plan. See our comparison with Clover’s own ordering.

How orders reach the kitchen, and why it matters

There are three ways an online order gets into Clover:

1. Native. Clover’s own ordering. Orders are Clover orders from the start.
2. Marketplace connection. DoorDash and Grubhub connect from your Clover dashboard. Menus and prices sync from Clover.
3. Partner writes the order in. ChowNow, Owner, WhatsTable and others send each order into Clover so it prints on your existing printers.

The second question is where the card money goes. Some options charge cards through your Clover merchant account. Others use their own processor and pay you out. Both work, but they change your fees, payout timing and how refunds happen. Ask before you sign.

Worked example: 400 pickup orders a month

Say you take 400 online pickup orders a month at $30 each, or $12,000. Here is the platform cost from each vendor’s published prices. Clover card processing is extra where noted, at your own rate.

Option	Monthly cost	Notes
Clover Online Ordering	$0 + your card-not-present fees	Cheapest software cost
DoorDash Direct	About $468 (2.9% + $0.30 per order)	Needs a DoorDash store
ChowNow Launch	About $719 ($249 + 2.95% + $0.29)	Plus one-time setup
Owner.com Flexible	$849 ($249 + 5%) + processing	Guests also pay $600 in 5% fees
Owner.com Flat Rate	$499 + processing	Guests also pay $600 in 5% fees
Menufy	$149–$179 + processing	Ask about any per-order fee
WhatsTable	$600–$1,200 + your Clover card fees	Includes reservations and Maya

DoorDash’s 2.9% + $0.30 rate is from DoorDash’s merchant blog. The cheapest line is not always the best value. What matters is how many extra orders each one brings in, and whether you need the extra tools it includes.

Decision checklist

• Does it work with my Clover plan, and do orders print on my existing printers?
• Does it sync my Clover menu, prices and sold-out items?
• Whose account does the card money land in, and what is the rate?
• Is any fee added to the guest’s bill?
• What does it cost at my real order volume, including setup and hardware?
• Is there a contract or a cancellation fee?
• Do I keep my guest list and domain if I leave?
• Do I need delivery, reservations, catering or phone ordering as well?

Not sure where you stand today? Our free growth check looks at your current site and ordering.

How WhatsTable helps

WhatsTable is built for Clover restaurants. It builds your website with you and runs online ordering that goes into Clover and prints in the kitchen. Guests pay with Apple Pay or card, the money lands in your own Clover account, and nothing is added to their bill. Reservations, Maya the AI phone host, catering and campaigns you approve run from the same place. You pay $0 a month plus 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable; walk-ins are free. See how it works with Clover.