| Lifecycle status | Retiring on April 30, 2027. | ✓ Actively supported and built for modern restaurant ordering. |
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| Platform positioning | Legacy online ordering widget. | ✓ Modern website and online ordering builder for restaurants. |
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| Base pricing | $0/month core, with paid add-ons. | ✓ Free to try. Built for easy restaurant setup. |
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| Commission structure | 0% commission on direct orders. | ✓ Built for direct ordering, helping restaurants reduce third-party commission dependency. |
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| Real cost with features | Costs can add up with payments, website, promos, and mobile app add-ons. | ✓ More complete restaurant website and ordering setup in one modern platform. |
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| Website builder | Paid website add-on. | ✓ Core part of the Builder experience. |
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| Online ordering | Basic direct ordering. | ✓ Modern direct ordering experience built for restaurant growth. |
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| Self-ordering kiosks | No native kiosk solution. | ✓ Connects with Applova’s broader restaurant tech ecosystem, including self-ordering kiosks. |
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| AI recommendations and upselling | No automated upsells. Manual promotions only. | ✓ Supports smarter upsell-driven ordering experiences. |
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| Branded mobile app | Paid add-on. | ✓ Branded mobile apps available through Applova. |
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| Loyalty and rewards | No native loyalty. Needs third-party integrations. | ✓ Can work with Applova loyalty and customer engagement tools. |
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| POS integrations | Basic integrations with SambaPOS, Squirrel, and Oracle Simphony. Clover and Square require custom middleware. | ✓ Built around restaurant workflows, including Clover and Square support. |
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| Delivery logistics | Manual map-based polygon or radial zones. No road-distance fee calculation. | ✓ More flexible setup for pickup, delivery, and direct ordering flows. |
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| Device limits | Limited to one order-taking tablet per restaurant location. | ✓ Not limited to one tablet. Works across web, mobile, and Applova-supported ordering channels. |
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