Guides for independent restaurants
Practical, sourced answers to the questions restaurant owners ask about online ordering: getting found on Google, moving customers off delivery apps, running your own delivery, and choosing a provider.
Switching providers
Moving your online ordering from a service that is closing.
- GloriaFood is shutting down. Here is how to move your online ordering.
GloriaFood ends on April 30, 2027. What to save now, how to choose a replacement, and how to move your menu and customers to Platovo.
Guides
Getting more direct orders, step by step.
- How to add your own "Order online" link to Google
How to add your own ordering link to Google Maps and Search, set it as preferred for pickup and delivery, and stop sending Google customers to delivery apps.
- How to add an "Order online" button to your restaurant website
How to add an "Order online" button that goes to your own ordering page on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or any site, and the mistakes that cost you orders.
- How to move customers from delivery apps to your own ordering page
A practical plan to move regulars from Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes to your own ordering page, without losing the new customers the apps bring.
- How to run your own restaurant delivery, without the apps
Set delivery zones, fees, minimum orders and times for your own staff, take delivery orders on your own page, and decide when apps still make sense.
- How to set up online ordering for a restaurant in Canada
A checklist for Canadian restaurants: menu, prices, hours, card payments and payouts, taxes, kitchen alerts, and sharing your link, with costs.
- How to take catering orders and invoices online
Put a catering menu online with advance-notice rules, and send catering invoices customers pay by card. How it works and what it costs.
- Commission-free online ordering for restaurants
How it works, what it costs, and how to move customers to your own page.
Comparisons
What other ordering providers charge and include, from their own pricing pages, including where they suit you better than Platovo.
- Platovo vs ChowNow
ChowNow plans start at $229 a month plus setup and processing fees. Platovo is $79.99 a month with 0% commission. A side-by-side with sources.
- Platovo vs Owner.com
Owner.com costs C$349 a month plus 5% per order, or C$699 flat, and guests pay a 5% fee. Platovo is $79.99 a month with no order fees.
- Platovo vs Square Online
Square Online starts at $0 a month with 3.3% + 15¢ per online transaction in Canada. Platovo is $79.99 a month with Stripe's rate. Which costs less, and when.
- Platovo vs Menufy
Menufy costs $149 a month on a 12-month agreement or $179 a month, month to month. Platovo is $79.99 a month with 0% commission. What each includes.
- Platovo vs iShopo
iShopo starts at $99 a month for 100 orders, then $1 an order. Platovo is $79.99 a month for unlimited orders. Compared, with sources.
- Platovo vs Dine Local
Dine Local costs $75 to $250 a month with a 5% payment fee. Platovo is $79.99 a month with Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. Total costs compared.
- Platovo vs Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes
What the delivery apps charge Canadian restaurants per order, with a worked example.
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