A takeaway website has two prices: what you pay once to have it built, and what you pay every month to keep it running and taking orders. A menu-only site can cost nothing to build yourself, or from £100 + VAT built for you. A site that takes orders and payments usually carries a monthly fee, a per-order fee or both, plus card processing on every online payment. The published prices in this guide were checked on 13 November 2026.
What do you pay for with a takeaway website?
Whoever builds it, the bill is made of the same parts. Some suppliers roll them into one monthly price. Others charge for each one. Knowing the parts lets you compare quotes that look nothing alike.
| Cost | What it is | How it is usually charged |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Designing the site and loading your menu, prices, photos and opening hours | One-off fee, or included in a monthly plan |
| Domain name | Your web address, such as yourshop.co.uk | Yearly |
| Hosting and SSL | The server the site runs on, and the certificate that gives it the padlock | Monthly or yearly, often included |
| Online ordering software | The basket, checkout, delivery zones and order management | Monthly fee, per-order fee, or both |
| Card processing | The fee for each online card payment | A percentage plus a fixed amount per payment |
| Kitchen hardware | A tablet or printer so orders reach the kitchen | Included, rented or bought outright |
| Changes and support | Menu updates, price changes, fixing problems | Included, or charged by the hour |
Two more costs are easy to miss. Photography makes a real difference to a food menu and is rarely included. And if you deliver, you pay for drivers whichever website you choose.
How are takeaway websites priced?
There are four common models. Each suits a different kind of business.
Build it yourself on a website builder
You pick a template, type in your menu and pay a monthly subscription. It is cheap and quick, but the work is yours, and a general website builder may need an add-on to take food orders properly.
One-off build by a designer or agency
You pay a fee for the build, then smaller ongoing costs for the domain and hosting. This suits a menu-only site that will not change much. Ask what changes cost afterwards.
Pay-monthly website
No large bill up front: the build is spread across a monthly fee. Check the minimum term and whether the site is yours at the end of it.
Online ordering platform
A specialist system that gives you an ordering website, a checkout and a way to get orders into the kitchen. These charge a monthly fee, a fee per order, or both, and do not take a marketplace-style commission. This is the model to look at if the point of the site is to take orders. For how it compares with app commission, see our guide to Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats commission rates.
How much does a takeaway website cost? Published prices
These are prices the sellers publish on their own websites, checked on 13 November 2026. They are examples of each model, not recommendations, and they are not a complete list of the market. Prices and plan contents change, so confirm on the seller's site.
| Seller | Model | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Square Online (Free plan) | Website builder with pickup and delivery | £0 a month, plus 1.4% + 25p per UK card payment |
| IONOS (.co.uk domain) | Domain name only | £1 for the first year, against a listed price of £10 a year, excluding VAT |
| Netmatters | Pay-monthly website | From £71.50 a month |
| Storekit (Starter plan) | Ordering platform | No monthly fee; a flat rate per order. Paid plans from £99 a month per location, excluding VAT |
| Hungrrr | Ordering platform with app | £99 a month plus VAT, plus a per-order fee it confirms on a call. No set-up fee |
| Flipdish (till and ordering bundle) | Ordering platform with till system | From £119 a month per site billed yearly, or £139 billed monthly, excluding VAT |
| Bee Compared (basic website) | One-off build | From £100 + VAT, hosting and SSL included |
| Bee Compared (online ordering) | Ordering platform with printer | £499 setup and £44.99 a month, plus VAT, and card processing of 1.5% + 20p per order |
The headline price is only part of the story. A free plan with a per-order fee can cost more than a paid plan once you are busy. A low monthly price can sit on top of a setup fee or a minimum term. Work out the total for a year at your own order numbers before you compare. As a guide to the arithmetic, a plan at £99 a month comes to £1,188 a year before VAT and before any per-order fee.
What are the card processing fees on online orders?
Every online card payment carries a processing fee, whichever website you use. It is separate from the website's own price and is taken from each payment before the money reaches you.
Stripe, a payment processor many ordering systems use, publishes UK prices of 1.5% + 20p for standard UK cards, 2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards, 2.5% + 20p for European Economic Area cards and 3.15% + 20p for other international cards. Other sellers in the table publish their own rates: Square Online lists 1.4% + 25p per UK card on its Free plan, and Hungrrr lists 1.4% + 20p.
What that means on one order
On a £25 order at 1.5% + 20p, the card fee is 58p. The fixed part matters more on small orders: on a £10 order the same rate takes 35p, which is 3.5% of the sale.
Ask who the payment processor is, whether the money goes straight to your own account, and how quickly it is paid out. If you also take cards at the counter, our guide to cutting card processing fees explains how those charges work.
Do you need a printer, tablet or till link?
An online order is no use until the kitchen sees it. There are three ways to get it there:
- Tablet. Orders appear on a screen and someone accepts them. Cheap to set up, but somebody has to watch it during service.
- Ticket printer. Each order prints automatically, like a ticket from the till. Nothing to watch, but you need the printer and a reliable internet connection.
- Till integration. Online orders drop into your EPOS system (electronic point of sale, the modern till) alongside counter orders. Tidy, but it only works if your till and your ordering system support each other.
Ask whether the hardware is included in the price, rented or sold to you, and who replaces it when it breaks. If you are choosing a till at the same time, see our EPOS guide or compare till systems.
What does Bee Compared charge?
We sell two products in this area, so here are our own prices in full. They are one option among those above.
- A business website: from £100 + VAT. A basic, mobile-friendly site that we design and build, usually in around 5 working days. Hosting and an SSL certificate are included. The domain name is a separate cost. More complex sites cost more and are quoted individually. Details are on our business websites page.
- Online ordering: £499 setup and £44.99 a month, plus VAT. Your own ordering website for collection and delivery, with a printer kit that prints each order in the kitchen. Card processing is 1.5% + 20p per order. We take no commission on orders. The plan is rolling monthly with no fixed term. Details are on our online ordering page.
In the first year that comes to £499 plus twelve payments of £44.99: £1,038.88 plus VAT, before card processing. In later years it is £539.88 plus VAT. The costs to weigh: the £499 setup fee is paid up front, the monthly fee is due however few orders you take, and you arrange your own delivery drivers. Our system does not bring new customers the way a marketplace app does, so most shops that use it keep their app listings too. To see how the numbers compare at your order volume, use our delivery app commission calculator.
What should you ask before you pay for a takeaway website?
- What is the total cost in the first year, including setup, monthly fees, per-order fees and VAT?
- Is there a minimum term, and how much notice do I give to cancel?
- Is the domain registered in my name? Can I take it with me?
- What happens to the website if I stop paying?
- What is the card processing rate, who is the processor and when am I paid?
- Is there any fee per order on top of card processing?
- How do orders reach my kitchen, and is the hardware included?
- Can I change my menu and prices myself, and is there a charge for changes?
- Can I get my customer list out of the system?
- Does the menu show allergen information before the customer pays?
- Who do I call when it stops working on a Friday night?
Get the answers in writing and keep them with the quote. If two quotes are hard to compare, put each one into the cost table at the top of this guide and fill in every row.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build a takeaway website myself for free?
Yes, some platforms have a free tier. Square Online lists a free plan with no monthly fee that includes pickup and delivery, and charges 1.4% + 25p per UK card payment. GloriaFood lists a free ordering plan and charges extra for online card payments. You still give your time to build the menu, and a domain name is usually a separate cost. Prices checked 13 November 2026.
Do I own my takeaway website and domain name?
It depends on the supplier, so ask before you pay. Check that the domain is registered in your name or your company’s name, not the supplier’s, and ask what happens to the site if you cancel. With a monthly ordering platform you normally keep the domain but lose the ordering software when you leave. Get the answer in writing.
Is a takeaway app worth it, or is a website enough?
A mobile-friendly website is enough to take orders, because customers can order from a phone browser without installing anything. An app can make repeat ordering quicker for regulars, and some suppliers include one in the monthly price: Hungrrr lists an iPhone and Android app in its £99 a month plan. Ask whether the app is included or charged separately.
Do I need a tablet or printer to take online orders?
You need some way for orders to reach the kitchen. The usual choices are a tablet that staff watch and accept orders on, a ticket printer that prints each order automatically, or a link to your till system. Ask whether the hardware is included, rented or bought outright, and what a replacement costs.
Does a takeaway website have to show allergen information?
Yes, if customers can order from it. The Food Standards Agency says that when food is sold online or by phone, allergen information must be given at two stages: before the purchase is completed, for example on the website, and when the food is delivered, for example on stickers or an enclosed menu. Build this into your menu pages from the start.
How long does it take to build a takeaway website?
It varies from a day to several weeks. A do-it-yourself builder can be live as soon as you have typed in your menu. A designed site takes longer because someone has to build it and you have to approve it. Our own basic websites take around 5 working days, and our ordering sites typically 7 to 10 days from receiving your menu.
Sources
- Stripe: UK card processing pricing
- Square Online: UK plans and fees
- Hungrrr: pricing
- Storekit: pricing
- Flipdish: UK pricing
- IONOS: .co.uk domain registration
- Food Standards Agency: allergen guidance for food businesses
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