Founding offer — until 31 March 2027 or the first 100 restaurants
Founding prices, locked for 24 months
Pay semi-annually or annually and keep the founding price for 24 months — then regular prices with 20% off as a thank-you. Done-for-you setup ₹1,500 (regular ₹2,500). Start with every Pro feature free for 3 months, no card.
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per outlet, before GST · billed semi-annually or annually
+3% payment gateway fee on the plan price (not add-ons)
Best value — annual plan: Includes 1 month credit (₹199) on your next invoice
QR menus with AI menu building, plus counter billing with GST bills on any number of devices (fair use) — the cafe’s daily register.
Table & takeaway QR codes, digital & live menu- AI menu creation from a photo or PDFAI
- Counter billing with GST bills (Any number of devices (fair use))
- Desktop app for Mac & Windows
Customer self-ordering from QR- Steward App, KOT, collect payment, call waiter
- Offline order hub
- Swiggy & Zomato in one queue
- AI self-ordering agentAI
- Loyalty, CRM and coupons
- AI inventory managementAI
- Multiple outlets, bar & hotel modules
+ ₹1,500 one-time setup when you subscribe
per outlet, before GST · billed semi-annually or annually
+3% payment gateway fee on the plan price (not add-ons)
Best value — annual plan: Includes 1 month credit (₹599) on your next invoice
The full ordering floor: Steward App, KOT, customer self-ordering, tables, tabs and split bills, happy hours, WhatsApp bills, cloud kitchen mode and the offline order hub.
- Table & takeaway QR codes, digital & live menu
- AI menu creation from a photo or PDFAI
- Counter billing with GST bills
- Desktop app for Mac & Windows
- Customer self-ordering from QR
- Steward App, KOT, collect payment, call waiter
- Offline order hub
- Swiggy & Zomato in one queue (Add-on ₹149/mo)
- AI self-ordering agent (Add-on ₹149/mo)AI
- Loyalty, CRM and coupons (Add-on ₹149/mo)
- AI inventory managementAI
- Multiple outlets, bar & hotel modules
+ ₹1,500 one-time setup when you subscribe
per outlet, before GST · billed semi-annually or annually
+3% payment gateway fee on the plan price (not add-ons)
Best value — annual plan: Includes 1 month credit (₹799) on your next invoice
Everything in Diner plus Swiggy & Zomato in one queue, the AI self-ordering agent, AI inventory, loyalty & coupons, reservations and reports for any date range — add Tally/Zoho/QuickBooks for ₹199/month.
- Table & takeaway QR codes, digital & live menu
- AI menu creation from a photo or PDFAI
- Counter billing with GST bills
- Desktop app for Mac & Windows
- Customer self-ordering from QR
- Steward App, KOT, collect payment, call waiter
- Offline order hub
- Swiggy & Zomato in one queue
- AI self-ordering agentAI
- Loyalty, CRM and coupons
- AI inventory managementAI
- Multiple outlets, bar & hotel modules
+ ₹1,500 one-time setup when you subscribe
per outlet, before GST · billed semi-annually or annually
+3% payment gateway fee on the plan price (not add-ons)
Best value — annual plan: Includes 1 month credit (₹1,299) on your next invoice
For bars, hotels and multi-outlet venues: everything in Gourmet plus multiple outlets, the bar module, hotel room ordering, Charge to Room and PMS connection, Tally/Zoho/QuickBooks accounting, with priority support.
- Table & takeaway QR codes, digital & live menu
- AI menu creation from a photo or PDFAI
- Counter billing with GST bills
- Desktop app for Mac & Windows
- Customer self-ordering from QR
- Steward App, KOT, collect payment, call waiter
- Offline order hub
- Swiggy & Zomato in one queue
- AI self-ordering agentAI
- Loyalty, CRM and coupons
- AI inventory managementAI
- Multiple outlets, bar & hotel modules
+ ₹1,500 one-time setup when you subscribe
How you can pay
Semi-annual is 6 × the monthly price. Annual is 12 × the monthly price with one month’s plan price as credit on your next invoice — the best value.
| Plan | Semi-annual (6 months) | Annual (12 months) Best value |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe | ₹1,194 | ₹2,388 + ₹199 credit on your next invoice |
| Diner | ₹3,594 | ₹7,188 + ₹599 credit on your next invoice |
| Gourmet | ₹4,794 | ₹9,588 + ₹799 credit on your next invoice |
| Pro | ₹7,794 | ₹15,588 + ₹1,299 credit on your next invoice |
Per outlet, before GST. +3% payment gateway fee on the plan price (not add-ons). Founding prices are paid semi-annually or annually; monthly billing opens at regular prices from 1 April 2027.
Refer a restaurant
One month’s plan value for every restaurant you bring
Refer a restaurant: when they make their first payment, you get one month’s plan value as credit on your next invoice. Your referral link is in Plan & billing in your BistroBot portal.
0% commission
No commission on your orders — ever
BistroBot never takes a cut of your dine-in, table or QR orders — you keep 100%. You only pay your payment gateway’s standard rate. On a restaurant doing ₹10 lakh/month, a 2–2.5% platform commission is ₹20,000–₹25,000 gone every month — with BistroBot that stays in your pocket.
Swiggy & Zomato charge their own aggregator commission on their orders; BistroBot adds nothing on top.
Compare all plans
| Feature | Cafe ₹199/mo | Diner ₹599/mo | Gourmet ₹799/mo | Pro ₹1299/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menu Tablet App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table & takeaway QR codes, digital & live menu | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI menu creation from a photo or PDF AI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Counter billing with GST bills | Any number of devices (fair use) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desktop app for Mac & Windows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer self-ordering from QR | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Steward App, KOT, collect payment, call waiter | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline order hub | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swiggy & Zomato in one queue | — | Add-on ₹149/mo | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI self-ordering agent AI | — | Add-on ₹149/mo | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loyalty, CRM and coupons | — | Add-on ₹149/mo | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI inventory management AI | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple outlets, bar & hotel modules | — | — | — | ✓ |
| More in each plan | ||||
| Tables, tabs and split bills | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Menu timings and happy hours | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp bills from your own number | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud kitchen mode (no tables) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Place & bill: order, bill, payment, token and KOT in one step | With a one-time KOT | Optional setting | Optional setting | Optional setting |
| Daily tokens, in-store counters and counter slips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Combined KOT check copy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff permissions with admin-PIN approval | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Floor: needs-attention alerts, covers, turns, kitchen time | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bistro AI assistantAI | Help only | Help only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Performance analytics, reports for any date range | — | Basic daily reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory: batches, expiry, FIFO cost, recipes and prep items | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Suppliers & payables, returns, debit notes, Excel/CSV purchase import | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reservations and waitlist | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tally, Zoho Books, QuickBooks export | — | — | Add-on ₹199/mo | ✓ |
| Multiple outlets under one account | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Bar module: liquor VAT bills, BOT, excise register, kegs and taps | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Hotel features: room QR ordering, Charge to Room, buffet plans | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Hotel PMS connection (file-based) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Support | Support tickets (priority add-on ₹199/mo) | Support tickets (priority add-on ₹199/mo) | Support tickets (priority add-on ₹199/mo) | Priority (tickets + WhatsApp/phone) + 1 on-site training a year |
| Priority support: 1-hour reply, priority WhatsApp line, phone call-back | Add-on ₹199/mo | Add-on ₹199/mo | Add-on ₹199/mo | Included |
Add-ons and usage packs
On sale now: add a single feature from a higher plan to a lower one. Add or remove add-ons anytime from Plan & billing in the app — adding is charged for the rest of your current term, removing takes effect at your next renewal. The payment gateway fee never applies to add-ons.
| Add-on | For | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Swiggy & Zomato aggregation | Diner (included in Gourmet, Pro) | ₹149 / month ₹149/mo · ₹894 semi-annual · ₹1,788 annual |
| AI ordering assistant The AI self-ordering agent for guests | Diner (included in Gourmet, Pro) | ₹149 / month ₹149/mo · ₹894 semi-annual · ₹1,788 annual |
| Loyalty & CRM Loyalty points, customer list/CRM and coupons | Diner (included in Gourmet, Pro) | ₹149 / month ₹149/mo · ₹894 semi-annual · ₹1,788 annual |
| Priority support Includes a reply within 1 hour (Mon–Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM IST; normal support replies the same day), a priority WhatsApp line and a phone call-back | Cafe, Diner, Gourmet (included in Pro) | ₹199 / month ₹199/mo · ₹1,194 semi-annual · ₹2,388 annual |
| Accounting integration Tally XML and push to Tally, Zoho Books and QuickBooks exports — sales, supplier purchases and payments | Gourmet (included in Pro) | ₹199 / month ₹199/mo · ₹1,194 semi-annual · ₹2,388 annual |
| Extra AI conversations beyond the plan allowance | Gourmet, Pro | Credit pack |
| WhatsApp message credits beyond the allowance | Diner and above | Credit pack |
| Additional on-site training visit | Any plan | ₹1,500 per visit |
How BistroBot compares
Hardware-free, AI built in, and 3 months free — versus what the market typically charges.
| BistroBot | Petpooja | Restroworks | PosBytz | Limetray | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published monthly price | ₹199–₹1,299 | ₹833–₹3,500* | ₹2,000–₹4,000 | ~₹1,499 | ₹1,500–₹5,000 |
| POS hardware to buy | None — your phone/tablet | Terminal + printer | Terminal + printer | Tablet + printer | Terminal + printer |
| One-time setup fee | ₹1,500 done-for-you setup | ₹3,000+ | ₹5,000+ | Varies | Varies |
| AI menu & self-ordering | Included | Add-on / varies | Add-on / varies | Add-on / varies | Add-on / varies |
| Free trial | 3 months, every Pro feature | Demo / short trial | Demo only | Short trial | Demo |
| Commission on your orders | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
*Petpooja’s headline price often excludes mandatory add-ons. Competitor figures are indicative, from publicly available and customer-reported information (July 2026); most vendors quote custom pricing on request — please verify current rates on their own websites. BistroBot figures are our published prices.
What you need to get started
No proprietary POS terminal — BistroBot runs on what you already own.
A phone or tablet
Any Android or iOS phone/tablet you already own — or any computer with a web browser. No POS terminal to buy or lease.
That’s the only hardware you need.
An internet connection
Any WiFi or mobile data. Offline mode keeps billing and order-taking running during an outage, then syncs when you’re back online.
A thermal printer (optional)
Optional — any 58mm or 80mm Bluetooth/USB/network thermal printer if you want printed KOTs and bills.
Optional
Every account starts with 3 months of Pro free — every feature, no card. Then choose any plan to continue; you're never auto-charged. Prices are per outlet per month, before GST, paid semi-annually or annually, +3% payment gateway fee on the plan price of each subscription payment (never on add-ons). Annual plans include 1 month credit on your next invoice — the best value. Need something custom? Talk to us.
Pricing FAQs
Do I need to buy any hardware?
No. BistroBot runs on the phones, tablets and computers you already own — there is no POS terminal to buy or lease.
Do you charge commission on orders?
Never. You keep 100% of every order. Pricing is a simple subscription, with no per-order cut.
How does the free trial work?
Every new restaurant gets every Pro feature free for 3 months — no card required. Before it ends, pick a plan to keep going; if you don't, your account simply expires. You're never auto-charged.
What is the founding offer?
Restaurants that start a paid plan by 31 March 2027 (or among the first 100, whichever comes first) get founding prices — Cafe ₹199, Diner ₹599, Gourmet ₹799, Pro ₹1299 per outlet per month — paid semi-annually or annually, locked for 24 months, then regular prices with 20% off as a thank-you.
Is there a setup fee?
A one-time done-for-you setup: ₹1,500 on founding plans (₹2,500 at regular prices). It covers checking your menu, QR stands, pairing your printer and training your staff, and is charged once, with your first payment.
Can I pay monthly?
From 1 April 2027, at regular prices: monthly; semi-annual, billed as 6 × the monthly price (Cafe ₹2,094, Diner ₹5,094, Gourmet ₹6,594, Pro ₹10,794 per 6 months); or annual, billed as 12 months with one month’s plan price as credit on your next invoice — the best value. Founding prices are semi-annual or annual upfront.
Is there a payment gateway fee?
Yes — 3% of the plan price on each subscription payment, shown as “Payment gateway fee (3%)” on your invoice. It applies to the plan price only — never to add-ons, and not to the setup fee. This is only for your BistroBot subscription; there is still no commission on your orders.
How does the annual plan credit work?
Annual plans are billed as 12 months. Every annual payment earns one month of your plan price as credit, applied automatically to your next invoice — which makes annual the best value.
Do I get anything for referring a restaurant?
Yes. Refer a restaurant: when they make their first payment, you get one month’s plan value as credit on your next invoice. Share your referral link from Plan & billing in your BistroBot portal; there is no limit on how many restaurants you refer.
Is GST billing included?
Yes, on every plan. Cafe includes counter billing with GST bills on any number of devices (fair use); from Diner you also get the Steward App, KOT, tables and customer self-ordering.
Can I try a higher plan before I upgrade?
Yes. Features of a higher plan show with a lock in your portal. An admin can unlock all of them free for 24 hours — once per restaurant — and try them on real service before deciding.
Can I add Swiggy/Zomato, the AI assistant or Loyalty & CRM to Diner?
Yes — ₹149 a month each (₹894 semi-annual, ₹1,788 annual). Add or remove them anytime from Plan & billing in the app; adding is charged for the rest of your current term, removing takes effect at your next renewal. All three are included in Gourmet and Pro; they can’t be added to Cafe. When two or more Diner add-ons cost as much as Gourmet, Gourmet is the better deal — it includes all three plus AI inventory, reservations and reports for any dates.
What is priority support?
Priority support gives you a reply within 1 hour (Mon–Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM IST; normal support replies the same day), a priority WhatsApp line and a phone call-back. It is ₹199 a month (₹1,194 semi-annual, ₹2,388 annual) on Cafe, Diner and Gourmet, and included in Pro. Add or remove it anytime from Plan & billing in the app.
Does it work with Tally?
Yes — included in Pro, or on Gourmet with the Accounting integration add-on for ₹199 a month (₹1,194 semi-annual, ₹2,388 annual). Download Tally XML, or have the BistroBot desktop app push sales vouchers straight to Tally on your restaurant’s network. Zoho Books and QuickBooks get a journal CSV export. Add it anytime from Plan & billing in the app.
Which plans include Bistro, the AI assistant?
Every plan gets Bistro’s how-to help on each portal screen. Answers from your own data — stock, suppliers, Live Floor, sales and settings — and the actions it proposes for you to confirm are on Gourmet and Pro, using your plan’s AI credits. Bistro is for admins only and never handles money.
Does the Cafe plan have counter billing with tokens?
Yes. Place & bill takes the order, makes the GST bill, records the payment and prints the token bill with a one-time KOT, in one step. Daily tokens, in-store counters and counter slips are on every plan; on Diner and up, Place & bill is a setting alongside the full KOT workflow.
Can I stop staff from reprinting bills?
Yes, on every plan. Staff permissions let you limit bill and KOT reprints, changes to items already sent to the kitchen and cancellations to admins, and taking payment to admins and billers. A blocked action can be approved on the spot with the admin PIN, and it is logged.
Can guests book a table online?
Yes, on Gourmet and Pro. Reservations & Waitlist gives you your own online booking page, a day timeline with table assignment and a live waitlist — with WhatsApp confirmations and reminders from your own number.
Can I send bills on WhatsApp?
Yes, from Diner. Connect your restaurant’s WhatsApp Business account and paid bills go to guests who opt in as a PDF, from your own number.
Can I run several outlets on one account?
Yes, on Pro. A restaurant, bar, buffet or room service can each have its own tables, menu, prices and QR codes, with sales by outlet.
Do bars and hotels need Pro?
Yes. The bar module (separate liquor VAT and food GST bills, BOT, excise register, kegs and taps) and the hotel features (room QR ordering, Charge to Room, buffet plans, PMS connection) are on Pro.