Your POS decides this. BentoBox's own site says it's now part of Clover and that its products are only available to Clover POS customers. So on Clover, BentoBox is the natural choice and you probably don't need an alternative. On Toast or Square, start with your POS's own site and ordering. On something else, look at Owner, Popmenu or a general builder. Don't switch POS just to get a website.
We have an interest: Gigabit sells restaurant websites, so we compete for part of this budget. We read these companies' pages on 30 October 2026 and did not test the products.
What changed at BentoBox
Fiserv agreed to buy BentoBox in October 2021, and Fiserv owns Clover. In October 2023 it added catering, reservations, kiosk and menu management to the Clover integration, so a menu change in Clover carries over to the website and ordering. Today the old pricing page sends new customers to Clover, and the home page says only Clover POS customers can buy.
Two things follow. BentoBox publishes no price, and we couldn't read Clover's pages, so a quote from Clover is the only way to get one. And existing customers on another POS need an answer we couldn't find: BentoBox's site tells them to contact their customer success manager for add-ons, and doesn't say what happens to them in the long run. If that's you, ask, and get it in writing.
Find your situation
- 1On Clover?BentoBox is built for you. Get a quote and compare it with Clover's other options before looking elsewhere.
- 2On Toast?Start with Toast Websites and Toast's ordering. Price them separately, as they are separate products.
- 3On Square?Start with the free site and ordering page. Move up only if it holds you back.
- 4On another POS, or none?Look at Owner, Popmenu or ChowNow for a package, or a general builder if ordering is already solved.
- 5An existing BentoBox customer off Clover?Ask your success manager what happens to your account, in writing, before you decide anything.
What replaces each part of BentoBox
BentoBox's help center shows how much the product does: website, menus, ordering, catering, gift cards, events and tickets, reservations, marketing and SEO. Most restaurants use only some of it. Mark yours, and price only those.
| The part you use | If you run Toast | If you run Square | Any POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | Toast Websites | Square's site on the free plan | Squarespace, or a platform below |
| Online ordering | Toast's ordering, sold separately from its site | Branded ordering page on the free plan | ChowNow or Owner |
| Reservations | Link what you use | Link what you use | Squarespace has an OpenTable block |
| Loyalty | Toast Loyalty | Square Loyalty | Owner includes it. See our loyalty guide |
| Catering | A catering page and inquiry form | The same | The same; Owner lists direct catering orders |
| Gift cards, events and tickets | Ask Toast | Ask Square | Check each one: we did not confirm these at every company |
The closest whole-product alternatives
| Alternative | Published price, read 30 Oct 2026 | How it differs from BentoBox |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | $249 a month + 5% per order, or $499 a month; guests pay 5% | Publishes prices and no long-term contract; built around ordering. Fees worked through here |
| Popmenu | $179 to $499 a month, per a third-party record from July | A bundle with a page per dish; its own site would not load for us |
| ChowNow | From $229 or $249 a month by billing, plus setup and per-transaction fees | Ordering-led, not POS-bound |
| A Gigabit team | Growth plan, $599 a month | People build and run the site around your POS; no ordering software, gift cards or ticketing of our own |
If the look of your site matters most, we haven't tested how each alternative compares. Ask each one for live sites of restaurants like yours, and open them on your phone.
When to stay with BentoBox
- You're on Clover and happy with it. A single menu flowing from the POS to the site, ordering, kiosk and catering is what Clover and Fiserv describe, and it's a real benefit. Fewer menus means fewer mistakes.
- You use its catering, events or gift cards. Rebuilding those elsewhere is real work, so count it in any switch.
- Your site works. If guests find the menu and order easily, moving won't improve your sales by itself.
If you do move
Three things need care. Your domain: make sure it's registered to an account you control. Toast's help page gives good general advice here: if a third party owns or hosts your domain, check whether it can be transferred to you. Your page addresses: redirect old ones to new, or you lose what search engines know about you. Your live commitments: gift card balances, tickets already sold and catering orders on the books have to be honored, so plan those before the switch. Our how-to guide has the launch checklist.
