Yes, this is ScanToOrder’s blog. We’re going to recommend ScanToOrder in some of the cases below. We’re also going to tell you when one of our competitors is the right answer, because that’s how trust works.
UK QR ordering as a category has a real product market fit now. The platforms below all work, all do the basics well, and all have real customers. The question isn’t “does QR ordering work” — that’s a settled question. The question is which platform fits your shape of business.
The 5 platforms most worth considering in 2026
- ScanToOrder — transparent flat-fee, indie-friendly, single-site.
- Yoello — sales-led, multi-site, FCA-authorised payments, Pay-by-Bank.
- Storekit — strong POS integrations, good for table service.
- OrderDesk — older platform, broad feature set, mid-market.
- ScanOrderUK — hardware-bundle reseller targeting Chinese-owned UK venues.
1. ScanToOrder — best for indie cafés and small restaurants
The pitch: free to start, transparent pricing, online signup, live in 10 minutes.
Pricing: £0/month + 2% per order on Free, £29/month + 0% per order on Pro. Stripe’s standard 1.5% + 20p applies on top either way.
Best for: Independents that want to try QR ordering without a sales call or a contract. Cafés, bistros, sandwich shops, food trucks, ghost kitchens, single-location restaurants.
Where it wins:
- Free plan with no card needed and no expiry.
- 10-minute setup from sign-up to first order.
- Allergens, modifiers, photos, table numbers, tipping, all included on Free.
- Stripe Connect — money goes directly to your bank, never held by us.
- Two flows: full self-order, or bill-pay-only for venues that want staff to keep taking orders.
Where it doesn’t fit:
- Multi-site dashboards aren’t live yet (planned Q3 2026).
- POS integrations aren’t live yet (also Q3 2026).
- No Pay-by-Bank yet.
- Not ideal for stadium-scale concessions.
See pricing · Start free · vs Yoello
2. Yoello — best for multi-site venues and Pay-by-Bank
The pitch: enterprise-grade QR ordering with their own FCA-authorised payments rail and open banking checkout.
Pricing: Not published. Quote-based, sales-led.
Best for: Hotel groups, restaurant chains, pubs, festivals, stadium concessions, anywhere with multiple venues or high-volume bars.
Where it wins:
- Multi-site management for groups.
- Pay-by-Bank at meaningfully lower fees than cards (huge at high volumes).
- POS integrations with venue systems.
- FCA-authorised — they can be your direct payment processor.
Where it doesn’t fit:
- Indie cafés and single-site restaurants — overhead and timeline both wrong.
- Anyone allergic to a 30-minute sales call.
- You won’t know if you can afford it until you book one.
Read our full ScanToOrder vs Yoello comparison for a deeper side-by-side.
3. Storekit — best for table-service restaurants with existing POS
The pitch: a hospitality-specialist that does table-service well and connects cleanly to common UK POS systems (Lightspeed, Square, Tissl).
Pricing: Published — entry plan from around £49/mo per site, plus card fees.
Best for: Mid-market restaurants where the kitchen runs on a real POS and the QR ordering tool needs to talk to it.
Where it wins: POS integration depth and table-service-aware UI.
Where it doesn’t fit: If your “POS” is a SumUp Reader and a notepad, Storekit is heavier than you need.
4. OrderDesk — broad feature set, mid-market
The pitch: been in the UK QR space the longest, broad features, mid-market positioning.
Pricing: Quote-based for most plans, with some published entry tiers.
Best for: Restaurants that have outgrown the “just a QR menu” tier and want loyalty/CRM/email integrations as well.
Where it doesn’t fit: The breadth comes with complexity. If you just want diners to scan and pay, this is too much product.
5. ScanOrderUK — hardware-bundle reseller
The pitch: a UK-marketed QR ordering platform that ships you an EPOS terminal (£325) and receipt printers (£150 each) along with the software.
Pricing: Hardware prices public; software pricing on a contact form.
Best for: Owners who explicitly want a one-supplier hardware-and-software bundle, particularly venues serving Chinese-speaking customers (the platform has a Chinese language toggle and supports WeChat/Alipay-style flows).
Things to ask in their sales call:
- Are the named testimonials on the homepage real customers? Several visible names match Figma’s default placeholder data.
- Who is the FCA-authorised payment processor — them or a third party?
- What’s the contract length and cancellation policy?
Read our full ScanToOrder vs ScanOrderUK comparison.
How to actually choose
Ignore the marketing for a second and answer four questions:
- How many sites do you operate? One? ScanToOrder, Storekit. Three or more? Yoello, OrderDesk.
- What’s your annual card volume? Under £200k? Stripe at 1.5% + 20p is fine. Over £500k? Pay-by-Bank starts to matter — look at Yoello.
- Do you already have a POS? If yes, integration is the deal-breaker — Storekit, Yoello. If no, anything works.
- How fast do you need to be live? Today? ScanToOrder. This month? Anything else.
The real takeaway
The biggest mistake we see UK restaurants make isn’t picking the wrong platform — it’s waiting six months between “I should do this” and “I’m doing this.”
QR ordering doesn’t have to be a quarterly project. The free tier on ScanToOrder is one tab in your browser, one form, and ten minutes. Set it up tonight, decide tomorrow.
And if you decide we’re wrong for you, you’ll have made that decision with real data instead of guessing on a sales call.