Free
Cash or Card with staff
Guests pick Cash or Card when they check out and pay your team as usual. Merge orders gathers every round from one table onto a single bill.
Free Forever · no app, no card
Let Guests Scan to Order, Free Forever
Guests point their camera at a code, choose from your menu and send the order themselves. It reaches your team with the table, an order number or the hotel room attached. Scan to order runs on the Free Forever plan, with no trial to expire and no card to enter.
- Free Forever, no end date
- Guests order in the browser
- Table, bar and room orders
Scan to order at a glance
$0
a month for table, counter and room ordering
3 free ways
to order: at the table, at the counter or bar, from a room
5 status steps
guests follow on their phone, from Placed to Served
No app
the whole order happens in the phone's browser
Pick the spot
Where guests scan to order
Each code type in QR Codes sends orders with the detail your team needs to bring them to the right guest.
At the table
FreePer-Table
Every table has its own code, so each order shows up in Orders with the table number already on it.
At the counter or bar
FreeUnified
One code serves the whole room. Each guest gets an Order Number, and Add More puts in the next round.
From a hotel room
FreeHotel
Room codes carry the room number for in-room ordering, and configured rooms can use Charge to room.
For takeaway
RegularDelivery
A Delivery code on bags or flyers takes delivery and Store Pickup orders within your Delivery Zones.
Tablet ordering, for tablets you set up in the venue, is part of Regular too.
Ordering stays optional
Codes that show the menu without taking orders
Some tables or rooms work better when staff keep the order pad. Two free code types give guests the menu and leave the ordering to your team.
- Free
Read the menu
Display Only
Dishes, photos, prices and allergen labels, with no basket; staff take the order at the table.
- Free
Pick, then tell a server
Self-Select
Guests mark what they fancy on their phone and show the list, and the server confirms the order in person.
After the order
Scan to order, then settle up your way
Ordering and paying are separate steps, so each venue chooses how guests pay.
Free
Charge to room
In hotels, rooms you have set up can put the order on the room bill instead of paying on delivery.
Regular
Pay Online
With Regular and a Stripe account you connect, guests can pay inside the menu with Pay Now.
Any tip or service charge follows your settings in Service Charges, Taxes & Tips.
Already using a till?
Send your orders to Loyverse or Vendus
Both connections are free and optional. Without one, orders stay in Orders and on the Kitchen Display.
Loyverse
FreeImport your Loyverse menu, refresh its prices and availability automatically, and receive MenuForma orders as Loyverse receipts.
Vendus
FreeIssue a Vendus invoice for an order when you need one, once your billing settings and VAT classes are in place.
Ready by your next shift
Set up scan to order in four steps
Everything below works on Free Forever, and you can test it yourself before a guest ever scans.
- 1
Register
Create your account. Free Forever starts at once, with no card and no trial clock.
- 2
Load the menu
Bring dishes in with AI Import or Import from URL, or build them in Menu Manager, then add sizes, extras and allergens.
- 3
Make the codes
Generate Per-Table, Unified or Hotel codes in QR Codes, add your logo in Customize QR Design, then Download them.
- 4
Send a test order
Scan a code with your own phone, order something and accept it in Orders to see the whole round trip.
What it costs
Free Forever covers ordering; Regular adds channels
Free Forever
Ordering at tables, counters and rooms, with no end date
One restaurant and one primary-language menu with the Classic template, your own photos, custom QR codes with your logo, Kitchen Display and Merge orders. Per-Table, Unified and Hotel ordering are all included, along with Display Only and Self-Select codes. MenuForma branding stays on the menu.
Regular
Takeaway, tablets and payments in the menu
Regular is for delivery and Store Pickup, the Tablet ordering mode, Pay Online through Stripe, staff accounts, Analytics, more languages, templates and restaurants, and a menu without MenuForma branding.
Before the first scan
Scan to order questions
What does scan to order mean?
Guests scan a QR code with their phone camera, choose from your menu in the browser and send the order themselves. With MenuForma it reaches Orders with the table number, a counter Order Number or the hotel room attached.
Is scan to order free with MenuForma?
Yes. Table, counter and room ordering are part of Free Forever, which has no end date and needs no card at sign-up. Delivery, Store Pickup, the Tablet ordering mode and Pay Online are on Regular.
How is scan to order different from scan to pay?
Ordering sends the request to your team; paying settles the bill afterwards. On the free plan guests pay staff by Cash or Card, and hotel guests can use Charge to room. Paying inside the menu with Pay Online needs Regular.
Do guests need an app or an account?
Neither. The menu opens in the browser straight after the scan. A working internet connection is still needed, so have a printed menu and a member of staff ready for anyone offline.
Can bars and food courts use it?
Yes. Put a Unified code on the bar or at the counter. Each guest orders from their own phone and is given an Order Number, and Add More covers the next drink without a second trip to the queue.
Does it work for room service?
Yes, on the free plan. Hotel codes stamp each order with its room number, and rooms set up for it offer Charge to room, so nobody has to pay when the tray arrives.
Can orders reach Loyverse or Vendus?
Yes, and both connections are free. Loyverse can import your menu, refresh prices and availability from it and take your orders as receipts. Vendus can issue an invoice for an order once its billing settings are complete.
What happens when a dish runs out mid-service?
Tap Mark Sold Out in the dashboard. Guests then see a Sold Out badge on that dish and cannot put it in an order, so the kitchen never receives a request it cannot cook.
Can I try it before guests see it?
Yes. Scan one of your own codes, send a test order and accept it in Orders. Repeat it for a counter or room code before you put the cards out.
Are there fees when guests pay online?
Only Stripe's. Paying in the menu with Pay Online is a Regular feature that runs through your own Stripe account. MenuForma takes no commission on Stripe payments, but Stripe processing fees still apply.