Tech 7 min readUpdated Nov 11, 2026
The best restaurant website builders, compared honestly
Squarespace, Wix, BentoBox, Popmenu, Owner.com, Square Online and WhatsTable compared: pricing from each vendor's page as of Nov 2026, and who each suits.
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The best restaurant website builder depends on three things: which POS you use, how much you sell online, and who will keep the site up to date. General builders like Squarespace and Wix are cheapest if you just need a menu and hours. Restaurant platforms like BentoBox, Popmenu, Owner.com and WhatsTable cost more but include online ordering and marketing.
Below is a fair look at seven options, with prices from each vendor’s own page as of Nov 2026, and who each one is best for.
Quick comparison
| Builder | Type | Price (from vendor’s page, Nov 2026) | Online ordering | Works best with | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squarespace | General builder | $19–$99/mo billed yearly ($25–$139 monthly) | Through add-ons or links | Any POS | Design-minded owners who update the site themselves |
| Wix | General builder | Yearly-billed plans; check your region | Built-in restaurant ordering tools | Any POS | DIY owners who want restaurant tools in a general builder |
| Square Online | POS builder | $0, $49 or $149/mo per location + processing | Yes | Square POS | Restaurants already on Square |
| BentoBox | Restaurant platform | Not listed publicly | Yes | Clover POS only | Clover restaurants wanting design-led sites |
| Popmenu | Restaurant platform | Listed on Popmenu’s site; get a written quote | Yes | Ask Popmenu | Restaurants wanting marketing tools and support |
| Owner.com | Restaurant platform | $249/mo + 5% per order, or $499/mo flat; guests pay 5% | Yes | Own POS plus integrations | Owners who want a done-for-you package |
| WhatsTable | Restaurant platform | $0/mo + 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable | Yes, into Clover | Clover POS only | Clover restaurants that want ordering, booking and phone in one |
Prices change. Always check the vendor’s page before you sign.
General website builders
Squarespace
Squarespace is known for clean templates. As of Nov 2026, its pricing page lists:
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Online store transaction fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $19/mo | $25/mo | 2% |
| Core | $29/mo | $39/mo | 0% |
| Plus | $49/mo | $65/mo | 0% |
| Advanced | $99/mo | $139/mo | 0% |
Card processing from your payment provider is extra.
Good for: owners who care about looks and are happy to update menus and hours themselves. Watch for: online ordering tied to your POS usually comes from a separate ordering provider that you link or embed. You do the setup.
Wix
Wix’s plans page lists a free plan and paid plans billed yearly, and says prices vary by location. Its paid plans that accept payments started at about $29 a month billed yearly when we checked. Wix also lists restaurant tools to manage menus, orders and reservations.
Good for: DIY owners who want restaurant features inside a general builder. Watch for: you build and maintain it. Check which plan includes the restaurant ordering tools and how they connect to your POS.
POS-based builders
Square Online
If you run Square POS, Square Online is the natural fit because menus and orders live in Square. As of Nov 2026, Square’s plans page lists:
| Plan | Monthly fee | Online card rate |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per location | 3.3% + 30¢ |
| Plus | $49 per location | 2.9% + 30¢ |
| Premium | $149 per location | 2.9% + 30¢ |
Square says businesses processing over $250,000 a year can ask about custom pricing.
Good for: Square restaurants that want a simple, low-cost start. Watch for: it is built for Square. If you use Clover or Toast, it is not the right tool.
Restaurant website platforms
These cost more than a general builder, but they include ordering, marketing and someone to help you set up.
BentoBox
BentoBox is known for design-led restaurant sites. Its site now says “BentoBox is now Clover,” and that its products are currently only available to Clover POS customers. It offers restaurant websites, online ordering, ecommerce and online catering. Prices are not listed; its pricing page points to Clover.
Good for: Clover restaurants that want a polished, design-first site from Clover. Watch for: not available if you’re not on Clover. Ask for a written quote.
Popmenu
Popmenu offers restaurant websites with marketing tools and support. It publishes plan prices on its own website, but we could not load that page when checking for this guide, so we don’t quote numbers here.
Good for: restaurants that want a marketing-heavy website platform with a team behind it. Watch for: ask which features are in the base plan and which are add-ons, especially online ordering, and whether any fee is charged to guests.
Owner.com
Owner.com sells an all-in-one package: website, online ordering, branded app, loyalty, email and text marketing, catering orders, and setup by a specialist. As of Nov 2026, its pricing page lists:
| Plan | Monthly fee | Restaurant fee per order | Guest fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible | $249 | 5% | 5% order support fee |
| Flat Rate | $499 | None | 5% order support fee |
Billing is month to month with no long-term contract, per the page. Owner.com recommends Flat Rate for restaurants doing $5,000 or more a month in online sales.
Good for: owners who want one vendor to set up and run most of their online presence. Watch for: the 5% fee guests pay on every online order, and processing costs, which the pricing page doesn’t spell out.
WhatsTable
WhatsTable builds the restaurant website with the owner and adds online ordering, reservations, an AI phone host (Maya), catering, group orders, rewards, review requests and campaigns the owner approves. Orders go into Clover and payments land in the restaurant’s own Clover account.
Pricing is $0 a month plus 5% to 10% of sales through WhatsTable: online orders, Maya’s orders, and reservations at a value the restaurant sets. Walk-ins are free, and nothing is added to the guest’s bill.
Good for: Clover restaurants that want ordering, booking and phone coverage in one place without a monthly fee. Watch for: it works with Clover POS only. It is a newer product than most on this list. Some features are still coming, including delivery from your own site with DoorDash couriers and gift card sales on the site. At high online volume, a percentage can cost more than a flat monthly plan, so run the numbers below.
Worked example: yearly cost at $10,000 a month online
Say you sell $10,000 a month online, or $120,000 a year, at about 285 orders a month. Here is the platform cost alone, from each vendor’s page. Card processing is extra on every line.
| Option | How it’s priced | Yearly platform cost |
|---|---|---|
| Squarespace Core (yearly) | $29/mo | $348, plus an ordering provider |
| Square Online Plus | $49/mo | $588, plus 2.9% + 30¢ per online card order |
| Owner.com Flexible | $249/mo + 5% per order | $8,988, and guests pay 5% |
| Owner.com Flat Rate | $499/mo | $5,988, and guests pay 5% |
| WhatsTable | 5–10% of sales through WhatsTable | $6,000–$12,000, guests pay nothing extra |
The cheapest line is not always the best value. A $29 site with no ordering won’t bring orders on its own, and a platform fee only makes sense if it brings sales you wouldn’t get otherwise. Run your own numbers, and compare with what you pay delivery apps today: see delivery app fees for restaurants.
How to choose: 7 questions to ask any builder
- Does it work with my POS? Orders should land in your POS and print in the kitchen without retyping.
- What does it cost at my real volume? Ask for monthly fees, per-order fees and processing in writing.
- Does it add fees to my guests’ bills? Guests notice.
- Who builds it, and who updates it? If price changes need a support ticket, ask how fast they happen.
- Do I own my domain and guest list? Make sure you can take both with you if you leave.
- Is there a contract? Month to month is easier to walk away from.
- Does it cover the basics? Use our restaurant website must-haves checklist to test any demo.
If you’re on Clover, read our Clover online ordering guide first. Clover’s own free ordering page may be enough to start.
How WhatsTable helps
If you run Clover, WhatsTable builds your website with you and runs online ordering, reservations, the Maya AI phone host, catering and guest messages from one place. Payments go to your own Clover account and nothing is added to the guest’s bill. You pay $0 a month plus 5% to 10% of sales through WhatsTable, and walk-ins are free. Compare WhatsTable side by side or book a demo.