The 7 Best Online Ordering Platforms for Spanish Restaurants (2026)
Selling food online in Spain in 2026 is no longer optional. What still is — very much so — is which tool you use to do it. Between 30% commissions and commission-free widgets, the annual difference for a neighbourhood restaurant can top €20,000 in margin. This article ranks seven real platforms by cost, data control and fit by restaurant type, with figures current as of May 2026.
Before the list, the four criteria we use to score them:
- Real cost per order — not the base fee, but what the restaurant actually receives after the commission and the payment processor’s fee (Stripe ~1.4% + €0.25).
- Ownership of customer data — who holds the email, the history, the mobile number. A customer who orders through Glovo is Glovo’s customer, not the restaurant’s.
- Integration into your own website — does the customer order on your domain or on the marketplace’s?
- Fit with the restaurant’s model — a loyal neighbourhood spot, a tourist area or a multi-venue chain are different scenarios.
Here’s the ranking, from most to least suitable for the average Spanish restaurant.
1. Bouzon Shop — your own system with no platform commission
Model: widget embedded in the restaurant’s website. Charges a fixed fee and 0% commission per order (only the standard Stripe fee of ~1.4% + €0.25 per European transaction).
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Base fee | €49.99/month (Shop module added to the website plan) |
| Commission per order | 0% (only Stripe ~1.4% + €0.25) |
| Net proceeds on a €30 order | The restaurant receives ~€29.33 |
Pros. Direct payment from customer to restaurant via Stripe Connect; customer data (email, mobile, history) belongs to the restaurant; the widget lives on your own domain (boosting local SEO instead of sending traffic to the marketplace); support and design in Spanish; integration with the kitchen app and thermal printer.
Cons. No built-in discovery — the customer has to reach your website via Google, social media or word of mouth. It’s not a solution for capturing tourists who open an app without knowing which restaurants are nearby.
Best for. Restaurants with a loyal neighbourhood clientele, brands that already have a presence on Google, venues that want to control their margin and their data.
Full coverage with a calculator and case studies: Alternatives to Glovo, Uber Eats and Just Eat →
2. Tableo — a Spanish alternative with no commission
Model: Spanish B2B SaaS with its own widget, no marketplace. Flat monthly fee and no commission per order.
| Item | Guide cost |
|---|---|
| Base fee | €39–79/month depending on plan |
| Commission per order | 0% |
Pros. Product focused on the Spanish market, support in Spanish, a model similar to Bouzon Shop’s.
Cons. Tableo is first and foremost a booking system (it competes with TheFork/CoverManager); the online ordering module is secondary on its roadmap. It doesn’t include a website/local SEO — it’s a widget you plug into an existing website. No support for a multi-category cart with complex modifiers (allergens, meat doneness, side dishes).
Better alternative. Bouzon Shop embeds as a widget into any existing website with 0% commission, a multi-category cart with complex modifiers (allergens, meat doneness, side dishes) and exportable customer data. When you renew your website, you can unify everything under the Bouzon plan (€49.99/month) without migrating the ordering system.
3. GloriaFood — a free widget (with toll gates)
Model: freemium widget. The basic tier is free (€0/month); the useful features (SMS auto-reply, printer integration, custom theme) are charged as upsells of €9–29.99/month each.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Free plan | €0/month (with limitations) |
| Useful add-ons | €9–29.99/month each |
| Commission per order | 0% direct · 29% if you use its “Online ordering with delivery” gateway |
Pros. Zero-cost entry point; useful for validating whether the restaurant’s website generates real ordering demand before investing in something more serious.
Cons. Support in English only; Spanish thermal printers (Epson TM-T20 III) aren’t on the official compatibility list; add-ons pile up fast and go from €0 to €50/month within a couple of months. The free tier doesn’t let you have kitchen and waiter as separate roles.
Better alternative. Bouzon Shop (€49.99/month for the full website plan, 0% commission, support in Spanish, Spanish thermal printers supported) removes the hidden scaling of separate add-ons and the freemium limitation on separate kitchen/waiter roles — from day one, and at the same cost GloriaFood ends up reaching once its upsells stack up.
4. Just Eat — the least bad of the marketplaces
Model: classic marketplace, but it allows the restaurant’s own delivery. When the restaurant delivers itself, the commission drops to ~14%; with a Just Eat courier it rises to ~25–30%.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee | €0 (no base fee; commission only) |
| Commission, own delivery | ~14% per order |
| Commission, Just Eat courier | ~25–30% per order |
| Net proceeds on a €30 order (own delivery) | ~€25.80 |
Pros. The platform with more market share in some cities in northern Spain (vs Glovo dominant in the south/centre). The “own delivery” mode is the most affordable of the big marketplaces.
Cons. Still a commission on every order. Customers who arrive via Just Eat belong to Just Eat — if you leave the platform, you lose them. The restaurant-facing interface is noisy: promo notifications, pressure to cut prices, an opaque ranking.
Better alternative. Bouzon Shop replaces the commission model with a flat fee of €49.99/month and 0% per order (only Stripe). At 200 orders/month with an average ticket of €25, the saving versus Just Eat’s 14% (own delivery) exceeds €650/month — and the customer data stays with the restaurant.
5. Glovo — visibility and a high commission
Model: delivery marketplace with its own couriers. Commission of 25–35% per order, no base fee.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee | €0 (commission only) |
| Commission per order | 25–35% |
| Net proceeds on a €30 order | ~€21.00 |
Pros. Discovery: in neighbourhoods where the app is the first door to “what shall I order tonight”, appearing on Glovo unlocks demand your website doesn’t capture on its own. Useful in areas with tourist flow that doesn’t yet know the local brand.
Cons. Very high commission — in a restaurant with a 60% gross margin, losing 30 points to Glovo leaves a net margin of 30% before fixed costs. Customer data belongs to Glovo. Opaque algorithms. Constant pressure to join discount promotions that erode margin further. No brand ownership: the customer remembers “I ordered on Glovo”, not “I ordered from Your Restaurant”.
Better alternative. Bouzon Shop with a bilingual ES/EN menu plus local SEO plus an optimised Google Business listing captures the same tourist/office traffic at 0% commission per order. The brand, the customer data and the SEO stay with the restaurant as recurring assets — not as a tap that gets turned off the day you switch provider.
6. Uber Eats — a global alternative to Glovo
Model: international marketplace with its own fleet. Commission equivalent to Glovo’s (~30%), but with different coverage by city.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee | €0 (commission only) |
| Commission per order | ~30% |
| Net proceeds on a €30 order | ~€21.00 |
Pros. Better coverage than Glovo in some postcodes of central Madrid and international areas. Internationally recognised brand — useful for restaurants in tourist areas with foreign visitors.
Cons. The same as Glovo: high commission, customer data held externally, pressure towards promotions. Support outside Spain can be frustrating.
Better alternative. The A/B test that actually moves the needle isn’t between two marketplaces charging the same 30% commission, but between a marketplace and your own channel. Bouzon Shop with local SEO plus a bilingual ES/EN menu captures international tourist traffic at 0% commission and builds an asset of your own, without depending on the app’s opaque algorithm.
7. WhatsApp Business — the manual option
Model: not really an ordering platform, but a messaging channel with a catalogue. The customer sends a message, the restaurant writes down the order by hand and charges on collection or via Bizum/bank transfer.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Fee | €0 |
| Commission | 0% |
Pros. Zero cost and zero friction for a customer who already has your number saved. Works very well in neighbourhood bars where 80% of orders are from known customers.
Cons. Doesn’t scale — every order is processed by hand. Mistakes increase at peak times. Data isn’t structured (no CRM, no reporting). Payment via Bizum isn’t integrated with the account — you have to reconcile it by hand every night.
Better alternative. Bouzon Shop (€49.99/month, full website plan) professionalises the ordering channel without losing the personal feel: web cart, automated Stripe payment, kitchen printing, a CRM with exportable data, and the option to keep WhatsApp running as a parallel channel for regulars. It scales with the venue without rewriting the system.
Final comparison: how much each platform keeps from a €30 order
| Platform | Fixed monthly fee | Order commission | Customer data | €30 order → restaurant receives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzon Shop | €49.99/month | 0% + Stripe | Restaurant | €29.33 |
| Tableo | €39–79/month | 0% | Restaurant | ~€29.30 |
| GloriaFood (free) | €0 | 0% direct | Restaurant | ~€29.33 |
| Just Eat (own delivery) | €0 | ~14% | Just Eat | ~€25.80 |
| Glovo | €0 | 25–35% | Glovo | ~€21.00 |
| Uber Eats | €0 | ~30% | Uber Eats | ~€21.00 |
| WhatsApp Business | €0 | 0% | Restaurant | €30.00 |
At 30 orders a day, the difference between Bouzon Shop and Glovo is ~€250 a day = ~€7,500 a month in recovered margin. The flat fee of €49.99/month pays for itself with a single order.
The practical rule for choosing
| Type of restaurant | Main recommendation |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood spot with loyal customers | Bouzon Shop (€49.99/month, 0% commission plus your own customer data) |
| Just opened, no web traffic yet | Bouzon Shop (€49.99/month with local SEO plus an optimised GBP listing from month 1) |
| Chain with several venues | Bouzon Shop (native multi-tenant, flat fee per venue) |
| QSR with its own delivery | Bouzon Shop (0% per order plus multi-category cart plus kitchen management) |
| Small bar, <30 orders/day | Bouzon Shop (web cart plus automated Stripe, scales with the venue) |
| International tourist area | Bouzon Shop (bilingual ES/EN menu plus local tourist SEO, 0% commission) |
The conclusion is the same across every scenario: your own channel (Bouzon Shop, 0% commission) handles 100% of the order flow. Every euro of commission paid to a marketplace leaves the restaurant and never comes back; every euro invested in local SEO, a Google Business listing and a bilingual menu is a recurring asset that keeps working all 12 months of the year.
How we designed the Shop module
At Bouzon Digital we built the Shop module with one specific goal: letting a restaurant take online orders without paying commission and without giving up the things marketplaces genuinely offer (push notifications, kitchen management, complex modifiers, multiple languages).
What the website plan plus Shop module includes at €49.99/month:
- A widget on your own domain — the customer orders on your URL, not on an external app.
- Direct Stripe Connect payment — the money reaches your account the next day.
- Kitchen app with push notifications — alerts to the thermal printer plus a tablet.
- Complex modifiers — meat doneness, multiple side dishes, allergens.
- Your own CRM — every email and mobile number is yours.
- Bilingual ES + EN — for restaurants with tourists.
If you want to see how it works, try the live demo → or talk to us →.
Frequently asked questions
Which platform is cheapest? On fixed cost, free GloriaFood and WhatsApp Business are zero. On cost per order, Bouzon Shop / Tableo / GloriaFood / WhatsApp are tied at 0% commission. Glovo and Uber Eats are the most expensive (25–35%).
Can I combine several? Yes, and it’s almost always the right call. The usual combination: your own system (Bouzon Shop) for repeat customers plus a marketplace (Glovo or Uber Eats) for acquisition. Your own system aims to take 60–70% of volume within six months.
Do Stripe’s fees add on top of Bouzon Shop’s 0%? Yes, but it’s the same Stripe fee any system of your own or any widget would pay — it isn’t specific to Bouzon. On a €30 order that’s €0.67.
Does Bouzon Shop include delivery? No. The platform handles the order, the payment and the kitchen; delivery is done by the restaurant with its own courier, or “collect in store” is offered instead. For home delivery in large areas, the usual approach is to complement it with a marketplace.
If you’re coming from Glovo and want to migrate gradually without losing volume, this step-by-step migration guide also applies to online ordering logic → (written for bookings, but the pattern is the same).