Your menu is free on GustoQR, and Pro is $49 a year. Here is what the other QR menus cost in the US and UK, fees and caps included.
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GustoQR first, then each vendor’s list price, with a yearly figure so you can compare like for like.
| Product | Plans | Per year | Fees and tax | What you get, what to watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GustoQR Free | $0, forever | $0 | 0% commission, no card | AI import, 18+ languages, 14 allergens, WhatsApp ordering, print studio. Not a trial. |
| GustoQR Pro | $49 a year | $49 (about £36) | Billed in USD by Stripe; 0% commission | Everything in Free, plus the menu assistant (250 AI credits a year), waiter call, POS with kitchen display and Review QR. No contract. |
| Square for Restaurants Free (US) | $0 a month per location | $0 | Card fees 2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online | Free only on Square payments: every card sale pays the fee. |
| Square for Restaurants Plus (US) | $49 a month per location | $588 | 2.5% + 15¢ in person; sales tax not stated | Per location. KDS app $30 per device a month, Kiosk $99. |
| Square for Restaurants Plus (UK) | £69 a month per location | £828 | 1.75% in person; hardware shown + VAT | Per location. Kiosk £35 per device a month. |
| Toast (US) | Starter Kit $0 a month, or from $69 a month | $0-828 | Flat processing rate, not published | Toast hardware only. Pay-as-You-Go wraps hardware into the rate. |
| Toast (UK) | Starter from £80, Essentials £150 a month | £960-1,800 | Rate not published; VAT not stated | Upfront hardware and installation costs vary. |
| MENU TIGER | Free; Regular $17, Advanced $46, Premium $119 a month | $0-1,428 | Not stated | Free plan capped at 75 orders a month. POS add-on $30 a month, white label $29. |
| Menuthere | Free to 50 orders a month; Lite $17, Pro $39 a month | $0-468 | 0% commission | Free plan stops at 50 orders a month. |
| Owner.com | $249 a month + 5% per order, or $499 a month | $2,988-5,988 | Guests pay a 5% fee on both plans | 5% per order on the $249 plan, and a 5% fee on every guest. |
Prices seen on 6 Nov 2026 on each vendor’s own page, except Menuthere, which comes from its own UK comparison (11 Oct 2026). Quotes for MENU TIGER differ between sources; that comparison lists its free plan as 200 QR and 250 online orders a month. “Per year” is our arithmetic at monthly list prices. Almost no vendor says whether tax is included. GustoQR Free is $0; Pro is $49 a year, billed in US dollars through Stripe. £36 is an approximation at the 6 Nov 2026 rate. You see the final amount on the Stripe page before you pay.
Square for Restaurants Plus is $49 a month per location. GustoQR Pro is $49 a year, with the menu assistant, waiter call, table ordering, POS and kitchen display. And the menu itself is free.
Two tools can both say “QR menu” and differ by thousands of dollars a year. These six things explain most of the gap.
Square Plus is $49 a month per location in the US and £69 in the UK. Two sites, two bills. GustoQR: many menus under one account.
Square charges per kitchen screen ($30 a month on Plus) and per kiosk ($99). Toast UK Essentials bundles POS, a handheld and a KDS for £150 a month. GustoQR: no new hardware; guests scan with their own phones.
Free POS tiers make their money on cards. Square Free takes 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online in the US. GustoQR takes 0% of your orders.
Free QR menu plans often stop at an order count: 50 a month at Menuthere, 75 at MENU TIGER. GustoQR Free is free forever and takes 0% commission on WhatsApp orders.
Owner.com takes 5% per order from the restaurant on its $249 plan, and charges the guest another 5%. GustoQR: 0% commission on every plan.
MENU TIGER sells POS at $30 a month and white label at $29. Toast lists Mobile Order & Pay as an add-on without a price. GustoQR Pro is one price: the assistant, waiter call, POS and kitchen display are all in the $49.
Put in your tables, your print cost and how often prices change. Every change is a new print run.
The $5 print cost is an example, not a survey of US or UK print shops. Put in your printer’s quote. Design fees are not included.
Start freeThe headline price is rarely the bill. Ask these eight questions and get the answers in writing. GustoQR’s answer is in every one.
Square and Toast price per location. Square adds device fees: the KDS app is $30 a device a month on Plus, Kiosk $99. GustoQR: many menus sit under one account; for big chains, talk to us.
Free POS plans are paid through processing: Square takes 2.6% + 15¢ in person in the US and 1.75% in the UK. Toast does not publish its rate. GustoQR takes 0% of your orders.
Owner.com charges the restaurant 5% per order on its $249 plan, and guests pay a 5% fee on both plans. GustoQR: 0% commission on every plan.
MENU TIGER’s free plan stops at 75 orders a month, Menuthere’s at 50. Ask what happens at the cap. GustoQR Free is free forever, not a trial, with 0% commission.
MENU TIGER sells POS at $30 a month and white label at $29. Square Kiosk is $99 per device. GustoQR Pro is one price, $49 a year, with the assistant, waiter call, POS and kitchen display in it.
Square UK shows hardware “+ VAT” and says nothing about the subscription. Most others say nothing at all. GustoQR Free costs nothing; Pro is $49 a year and you see the final amount before you pay.
Toast’s Pay-as-You-Go plan wraps hardware into the processing rate and runs on Toast hardware only. GustoQR needs no new hardware: guests scan with their own phones.
Toast UK lists upfront hardware and installation costs that vary. GustoQR: no setup fee, no contract, cancel any time. On Pro we set up your menu for you.
Other free plans stop at an order count or make their money on card fees. GustoQR Free is free forever, with 0% commission on orders.
Many menus on one account, AI import from a photo or PDF, 18+ languages with auto-translation, the 14 allergens with a guest filter, calories, WhatsApp ordering with 0% commission, a print studio with 14 formats and 8 themes.
A menu assistant with 250 AI credits a year, waiter call, table ordering, POS with waiter panel and kitchen display, Review QR, all 40 themes, staff roles and your own branding. We set up your menu for you.
Square’s QR menu and ordering cost $0 a month, but only on Square payments: 2.6% + 15¢ per in-person sale in the US, 1.75% in the UK.
75 orders a month on its own pricing page. Menuthere’s comparison lists more limits: 1 store, 10 table QRs and 49 items.
Then Lite at $17 a month, or $204 a year.
GustoQR’s menu is free forever, and Pro is $49 a year. Other QR menu tools run $0 to $119 a month, and $49 to $499 a month once you move to a POS or an online ordering platform (prices seen on 6 Nov 2026). Their free plans usually come with an order cap or card fees.
Yes: GustoQR’s free plan is not a trial. You get AI import, 18+ languages, the 14 allergens, calories and WhatsApp ordering, with a small GustoQR mark under the menu. Square’s free QR menu runs on Square payments, and MENU TIGER and Menuthere cap their free plans at 75 and 50 orders a month.
GustoQR Pro is billed yearly: $49, about $4 a month, with no contract. Most QR menu tools bill monthly, with about 15% off for paying yearly at MENU TIGER. POS tiers like Square and Toast bill monthly per location.
Almost no vendor says. Square UK marks hardware “+ VAT” but not the subscription. GustoQR Pro is $49 a year, charged in US dollars through Stripe, and you see the final amount on the checkout page before you pay.
No. 0% commission on every order, on every plan. Pro is one flat $49 a year.
Square prices per location because it sells a POS, card processing and hardware. GustoQR works next to your till: keep your card terminal, and run the menu, table ordering, waiter call and kitchen display on GustoQR for $49 a year.
Pro is billed in US dollars through Stripe: $49 a year, about £36 at the 6 Nov 2026 rate. Your bank converts it. The free plan needs no card.
Best QR code menu 2026: GustoQR is free forever with AI import, 18+ languages and WhatsApp orders. Pro is $49 a year. See Square, Toast and more.
Print a free allergen matrix from your menu and see what UK, US, EU, UAE and Singapore law asks: allergens, calories, prices, fines and QR menus.
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