Zayos vs Owner.com
Owner.com and Zayos agree on the big idea: give the restaurant its own ordering site so regulars stop ordering through a delivery app. Zayos goes further. It is a restaurant operating system and online ordering platform that also ingests the marketplaces into one tablet, keeps your customer list, reports your sales tax, and hands delivery orders to a courier, built for you at a flat per-location price.
Owner.com vs Zayos, line by line
| Owner.com | Zayos | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission / fees | Flexible plan: 5% of every order. Flat Rate plan: no restaurant fee per order. Guests pay a 5% order support fee on both | ~3% card processing on direct · diner pays $0.99/order |
| Monthly cost | $249 a month on the Flexible plan, $499 a month on the Flat Rate plan | $399–$599/mo flat per location |
Source: Owner.com pricing, https://www.owner.com/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. Owner.com can change its prices; check that page for the current ones.
Also part of Zayos
- Who owns the customer: You own the customer, list, and order history
- Direct ordering site: Branded commission-free direct-ordering site
- Marketplace ingestion: Uber Eats + DoorDash + Grubhub into one tablet (Otter)
- Customer list: Full customer records: LTV, last visit, phone, email, favorites
- Sales tax report: Sales tax report by day, with CSV export
- Kitchen tablet: One KDS tablet for direct + all marketplaces
- Delivery dispatch: Courier dispatch for delivery orders
- Setup: We build it for you, no setup fee · concierge
- Best for: The whole ordering + customer + ops stack
The core difference: a direct-ordering product vs a full restaurant OS
Owner.com is a strong direct-ordering product. Its own site describes online ordering and a mobile app with rewards. It lists two plans: Flexible at $249 a month plus 5% of every order, and Flat Rate at $499 a month, with a 5% order support fee paid by guests on both (Owner.com pricing, read 4 Oct 2026). On the central premise, a restaurant should own its customer and its ordering site, Zayos completely agrees.
Zayos is a restaurant operating system with that same commission-free direct online ordering at its center, plus the rest of the stack. It ingests Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub via Otter into one kitchen tablet so you are not juggling devices while direct ramps up. It runs a customer list (lifetime value, last visit, favorite plate, phone, email), reports your sales tax by day, sends an AI shift briefing every morning, and hands delivery orders to a courier. On a direct order it is about 3% processing, with the per-order fee ($0.99 pickup, $0.99 delivery) paid by the diner.
And Zay Revenue Group builds the whole thing for you. Built for independent restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and across South Florida, at a flat $399–$599 per location per month with no setup fee. If you want a direct-ordering website, either tool works. If you want the entire ordering, customer, and operations layer in one place, that is Zayos. See the full Zayos overview.
Comparing other ordering sites too? See Zayos vs Menufy on the product site.
$48k to $300k+ per location/year, modeled at 3,000 to 12,000 orders a month
Savings come from moving ~25% of marketplace orders to commission-free direct ordering (cutting ~30% commission to ~3% processing).
Owner.com vs Zayos: frequently asked
How is Zayos different from Owner.com?
Both give an independent restaurant its own ordering site, so regulars can order direct. They price differently. Owner.com lists a Flexible plan at $249 a month plus 5% of every order, and a Flat Rate plan at $499 a month; guests pay a 5% order support fee on both (Source: Owner.com pricing, https://www.owner.com/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026). Zayos is a flat $399, $499 or $599 per location per month, takes no percentage of food, and the diner pays a flat $0.99 service fee. Zayos also puts Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub orders on one kitchen tablet via Otter, keeps your customer list, reports your sales tax and dispatches delivery, and Zay Revenue Group builds it for you.
Does Zayos ingest the marketplaces like a full restaurant OS?
Yes. Zayos pulls Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub orders into the same kitchen tablet as your direct orders via Otter, with one ticket flow and one daily reconciliation. So you do not run a separate device for marketplace orders while you build up direct.
Is Zayos commission-free like Owner.com?
Zayos takes no percentage of food on any plan. On a direct order you pay about 3% card processing, and a flat $0.99 service fee is paid by the diner at checkout, so the restaurant keeps 100% of food revenue. Pricing is a flat $399, $499 or $599 per location per month with no setup fee. Owner.com's Flat Rate plan has no restaurant fee per order; its Flexible plan charges 5% of every order (Source: Owner.com pricing, https://www.owner.com/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026).
Do I have to set Zayos up myself?
No. Zay Revenue Group builds the whole thing for you and gets you live in under a week: the branded direct-ordering site, kitchen tablet provisioning, marketplace ingestion via Otter, POS integration (Clover, Square or Shift4 included; Toast bills its own $50 a month), sales tax settings, customer list seed, and staff training. There is no setup fee and no long-term contract.
Is Zayos a good Owner.com alternative for South Florida restaurants?
Yes. Zayos is built for independent restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton, and across South Florida, and Zay Revenue Group builds it for you locally. Naya Grill (Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach) was customer #1, and you can order right now from Syrian Shawarma, Courtyard Cafe, Arwa Coffee and more. A South Florida independent gets a commission-free direct site plus marketplace ingestion, a customer list, a sales tax report, and dispatch in one platform, saving a modeled $48,000 to $300,000+ per location per year at 3,000 to 12,000 orders a month.
What is Zayos?
Zayos is a restaurant operating system and direct online ordering platform built by Zay Revenue Group in Fort Lauderdale, FL, for independent restaurants and ghost kitchens. It combines a branded commission-free ordering site, a kitchen tablet (KDS), marketplace ingestion of Uber Eats / DoorDash / Grubhub via Otter, a customer list, a sales tax report, an AI shift briefing, and courier dispatch for delivery orders. Naya Grill was customer #1, and Shishka Lebanese Grill, Kunafa King Cafe and The Fryer House are live and taking orders on Zayos too, with more onboarding now.
Comparing other tools? See Zayos vs DoorDash or Zayos vs Toast Online Ordering.
Can I start without talking to anyone?
Yes. You pick a plan, sign the agreement and pay online, with no call and no demo first. We build your ordering site, import your menu and email you your sign in. Someone from Zayos checks the store before ordering opens. We get you live in under a week.
What it costs
Zayos is $399, $499 or $599 per location per month. Month to month, no setup fee, no contract.
What you keep
Your diners pay a flat $0.99 service fee on pickup and delivery. You keep 100% of your food revenue, and 100% of tips on pickup and dine-in. On delivery the tip goes to the driver.