Buyer guide
How to choose a QR menu platform
What to check before you pay for a QR menu.
Comparison
UpMenu alternative: doXmenu vs UpMenu
UpMenu and doXmenu side by side: an online ordering suite priced by module, and a QR menu at one price. Every UpMenu fact comes from its own website, read on 30 September 2026.
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- 24 menu languages
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The short answer
UpMenu or doXmenu: which should you choose?
Choose UpMenu if online orders for delivery and takeaway drive your sales; it prices modules per location, with web ordering at 49€ to 169€ a month. Choose doXmenu if guests eat in and the menu at the table matters most: one plan at 12.99€ a month billed yearly, with 24 languages and the allergens included.
Who they are
What are UpMenu and doXmenu?
UpMenu
UpMenu calls itself all-in-one online software for restaurants, built to help them sell directly instead of through ordering marketplaces. You build your plan from modules per location: web ordering, a branded app, delivery tools, reservations, loyalty and a QR code menu.
doXmenu
doXmenu is the QR menu a restaurant, café, bar or hotel anywhere designs itself: 24 menu languages, the 14 EU allergens on every dish, waiter call once table service is on, and every change live at once. It is made in Skopje and 2,000+ venues have used it since 2020 (doXmenu data, September 2026); menus are hosted in the EU, on AWS in Frankfurt.
Side by side
How do UpMenu and doXmenu compare?
| What to compare | doXmenu | UpMenu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 12.99€ a month billed yearly (155.88€), 14.99€ month to month | Modules per location a month: web ordering 49€ to 169€, tableside ordering 19€, reservations 9€, website 1€ |
| Free trial | First month free with every feature, no card | 7 days, no card |
| Billing | Monthly, every 6 months or yearly | Monthly; a yearly plan only on request |
| QR code menu | The core product: 24 languages, the 14 EU allergens, your own design | Part of the core platform |
| Online ordering and delivery | Not offered: table ordering only, once table service is on | Commission-free web ordering, a branded app and delivery tools |
| Table bookings | Not offered | Reservations module, 9€ a month per location |
| Commission on orders | None | None: flat fees instead of commission |
The UpMenu column: upmenu.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026. The doXmenu column is our own price list and product (doXmenu data, September 2026). Prices and features change, so check each vendor’s site before you decide.
Pricing
How much does UpMenu cost compared with doXmenu?
UpMenu’s price is the sum of the modules you pick, per location: web ordering alone is 49€ to 169€ a month. doXmenu is one price for the menu at the table: 12.99€ a month billed yearly, with every feature.
| Plan | Price as listed |
|---|---|
| doXmenu | 12.99€ a month billed yearly (155.88€), 14.99€ month to month, every feature |
| UpMenu Web Ordering | 49€ (75 orders), 89€ (210 orders) or 169€ (unlimited) a month |
| UpMenu Mobile App | 49€ a month |
| UpMenu Tableside Ordering | 19€ a month |
| UpMenu Reservations | 9€ a month |
| UpMenu Website | 1€ a month |
UpMenu prices per location and month, net of VAT, as listed on upmenu.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026. You pick at least one module; the 7-day trial needs no card, and a yearly plan is available on request. doXmenu prices may have VAT added, depending on the country.
Who suits which
Which venues suit UpMenu, and which suit doXmenu?
Choose UpMenu if
- Delivery and takeaway orders from your own website or app are your main business.
- You want to stop paying marketplace commission on those orders.
- You also want table bookings, loyalty or a driver app from the same supplier.
Choose doXmenu if
- Your guests eat in, and the menu at the table is what matters.
- You want one plan instead of choosing modules per location.
- You want 24 languages and the 14 EU allergens included.
Switching
How do you switch from UpMenu to doXmenu?
Four steps, and your guests never see a gap: the old menu keeps working until the new QR codes are on the tables.
- 1Sign up freeThe first month is free, with every feature and no card. UpMenu keeps running meanwhile.
- 2Build your menuAdd dishes, photos, prices and allergens, or upload a photo or PDF of your current menu and AI builds a draft you check.
- 3Switch on your languagesPick from 24 menu languages. The translation is automatic, and a line you correct by hand stays as you wrote it.
- 4Swap the QR codesPrint your doXmenu QR code, or order table stands and stickers from our shop in Europe and the Balkans, then put it on the tables.
- 1Point the camera
- 2Tap the link
- 3The menu opens
FAQ
UpMenu and doXmenu, answered
UpMenu prices modules per location and month, net of VAT: web ordering 49€ for 75 orders, 89€ for 210 or 169€ unlimited; a branded app 49€; tableside ordering 19€; reservations 9€; a website 1€ (upmenu.com, read on 30 September 2026). It has a 7-day free trial, and a yearly plan only on request.
Mainly an ordering system. UpMenu describes itself as all-in-one online software that helps restaurants sell directly instead of through marketplaces, and its QR code menu is part of that platform. doXmenu is built for the menu at the table.
Yes. UpMenu has a reservations module at 9€ a month per location that takes bookings on your own website. doXmenu does not take bookings, so you can run any booking system next to it.
For a dine-in menu, the prices are easy to compare: doXmenu costs 12.99€ a month billed yearly with every feature, while UpMenu’s web ordering alone costs 49€ to 169€ a month per location. If online orders are your business, UpMenu’s modules do things doXmenu does not.
No. UpMenu charges flat fees per module instead of commission on orders. doXmenu charges no commission either.
Yes. You can take delivery orders online with UpMenu and use doXmenu for the menu guests read at the table; the two do different jobs.
No. Guests scan the QR code with the phone camera and the menu opens in the browser, with no app and no sign-up.
Guides
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Costs
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