SpotHopper vs Square

SpotHopper is better for restaurants offering catering or events that want add-on services like photography. Square is a good choice for those that want a POS, and just need basic online ordering as an add-on.

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Here are the key differences between SpotHopper and Square:

SpotHopper
Square

Provides a professional, on-site photoshoot during the setup process.

Creates websites that are great for reservations, catering, and events.

Offers a flexible point-of-sale product without a long-term contract.

Includes an ecommerce platform that integrates with its POS.

Rebuilds your restaurant’s website to drive more online sales with SEO.

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  • Website and Online Ordering
    designed to increase orders.

  • Mobile app with rewards
    to help you drive repeat orders.

  • Automated marketing
    proven to drive sales.

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The branded website and Online ordering platform is perfect for our guest and growing my business.

Steven F

Owner.com has been an absolute lifesaver when it comes to minimizing third-party service fees and driving direct store sales

Tara B

My restaurant's website looks awesome. I'm keeping all the profits for my store instead of giving 30-40% away.

Gia S

With Owner.com I keep all money from sales and only pay minimal fee on delivery cost.

Mohammad A

My restaurants operate very late, yet Owner Customer's Support has ALWAYS been active and able to help me with any concerns!

Daryl E

Why isn’t every restaurant using this system? My SCO is at an all time high, because I am retaining customers to my website.

John R

Owner.com has almost everything you need to run your restaurant online. An awesome partner to have for restaurants.

Jake A

They are helping us take back more control of our business and compete with larger companies because the technology is great!

Michael B

Exceptional customer service from start to finish every step of the process has been an enjoyable experience

Ziad A

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FAQ's

Which restaurants should choose SpotHopper?

SpotHopper is a better choice for upscale restaurants that offer catering or events and need help with photography. SpotHopper website designs work best for high-end restaurants that focus on dine-ins and reservations.

SpotHopper has a special service to help with social media. They send photographers to your restaurant to create content for your website and social media pages. Restaurant owners are usually very happy with the photos SpotHopper provides.

However, when customers order on a SpotHopper website, they are directed to the SpotHopper app, which could affect your website’s Google rankings. SpotHopper also doesn’t create a custom mobile app for your restaurant.

Which restaurants should choose Square?

Square is a good choice for small to medium restaurants that need a simple Point of Sale (POS) system to take payments and manage sales. It’s easy to use and works well for restaurants that don’t need a lot of extra features. Restaurant owners like Square because it’s straightforward and doesn’t cost much to start using.

Square can handle both dine-in and takeout orders, but it’s not as focused on delivery as some other systems. If takeout and delivery are a big part of your business, a different platform that specializes in that might be a better fit.

Square doesn’t have as many tools for marketing or advanced restaurant management. It offers basic websites, but doesn’t rebuild your site to attract new customers through Google SEO. Square also doesn’t create a custom mobile app for your restaurant to help grow reorders.

Is Owner.com a good alternative to SpotHopper or Square?

Owner is great for casual and quick-service restaurants that want to get more online orders. Websites made with Owner.com convert 2-4 times better than most restaurant websites. Owner also rebuilds your website with SEO best practices so you rank higher in Google.

Owner is a restaurant marketing tool that sends automatic emails and text messages. It even has an AI assistant that makes and sends marketing campaigns for you.

Owner also builds you a restaurant mobile app with your branding. Your new app comes with a built-in it and a rewards program to keep guests coming back. Together, these features can grow reorders by up to 85%.

Owner websites are built with proven designs to make more sales. So you can't customize the design that much. on the site or app. Owner also has a higher price, so it might not be the best choice for new restaurants.

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Owner at Samos Oaxaca

Yuliana Vasquez

Owner of Samos Oaxaca

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