Checkmate vs Grubtech vs HubRise

Checkmate is software that connects restaurants' point of sale systems to third-party ordering marketplaces and also sells first-party ordering, kiosks, catering, loyalty and digital menu boards. Grubtech is a cloud platform that pulls online orders from delivery marketplaces, POS systems and other apps into one dashboard, and syncs menus back out to each channel. HubRise is an integration hub for restaurants and retailers. All three are listed under Integration Middleware & iPaaS for Restaurants. The main differences are in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

    HubRise publishes a starting price of EUR 35 per location per month, excluding VAT. Checkmate and Grubtech do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Checkmate: Enterprise and multi-location restaurant brands; Grubtech: Restaurants juggling several delivery apps; HubRise: Restaurants selling through several delivery and ordering channels.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Checkmate names 20 integrations, Grubtech names 20 integrations and HubRise names 42 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Checkmate was founded in 2016, Grubtech in 2019 and HubRise in 2016.

Side by side

Checkmate vs Grubtech vs HubRise: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCheckmateGrubtechHubRise
What it isCheckmate is software that connects restaurants' point of sale systems to third-party ordering marketplaces and also sells first-party ordering, kiosks, catering, loyalty and digital menu boards.Grubtech is a cloud platform that pulls online orders from delivery marketplaces, POS systems and other apps into one dashboard, and syncs menus back out to each channel.HubRise is an integration hub for restaurants and retailers.
Best forEnterprise and multi-location restaurant brands; Brands wanting to win back marketplace lossesRestaurants juggling several delivery apps; Cloud kitchens and delivery-only brands; Regional and multi-brand chains; Single-location restaurants starting with online orders; Grocery and quick-commerce retailersRestaurants selling through several delivery and ordering channels; Multi-site food operators; Dark kitchens running virtual brands; Software vendors that need POS and delivery connections
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlySubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedEUR 35 per location per month, excluding VAT
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot published12 monthsNone
PlatformsWebWebWeb
CountriesNot publishedEgypt, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, United Arab EmiratesNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations202042
CertificationsNot publishedGDPRGDPR
Security practicesNot published99.9% uptime guaranteed (vendor claim), Published service level agreementNot published
Founded201620192016
HeadquartersNot publishedDubai, United Arab EmiratesValbonne (Sophia Antipolis), France
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • Deliveroo
  • Uber Eats

Named only by Checkmate

  • BentoBox
  • ChowNow
  • Clover
  • Door-Dash
  • Ezcater
  • Grubhub
  • Micros
  • Par Brink POS
  • Postmates
  • Slice
  • Snackpass
  • Toast
and 3 more
  • Upserve
  • Wix
  • Zuppler

Named only by Grubtech

  • Careem
  • Epos Now
  • Foodics
  • Hunger Station
  • Jahez
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Odoo
  • Oracle
  • SAP
  • Supy
  • Talabat
  • Zomato
and 1 more
  • Zonal

Named only by HubRise

  • Adixon Caisse
  • Apicbase
  • Bolt Food
  • BonAppio
  • Como
  • dotdigital
  • Epos Technologies
  • Food Report
  • GonnaOrder
  • GoStan
  • Inpulse
  • Kurve Kiosks
and 24 more
  • Lieferando
  • Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Loca'Touch
  • MailChimp
  • MyFoodFast
  • Next Order
  • OrderLord
  • OrderWire
  • Orkestro
  • PixelPoint
  • Popina
  • PrestaShop
  • RapidStock
  • Restomax
  • Sage X3
  • Skip The Dishes
  • StockTake Online
  • Stuart
  • SwooPOS
  • Uber Direct
  • Vectron
  • WooCommerce
  • Yuze
  • Zelty

Which to choose

Checkmate

Choose Checkmate if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Enterprise and multi-location restaurant brands; Brands wanting to win back marketplace losses.

Weaker fit: Small single-site restaurants: the vendor says it gives enterprise brands scalable technology, and its POS integration list marks some POS systems as available only for brands with 10+ locations.

Grubtech

Choose Grubtech if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants juggling several delivery apps; Cloud kitchens and delivery-only brands; Regional and multi-brand chains.

Less suited to: Restaurants that want a full point of sale with tills, tables and payments. Grubtech describes itself as a middleware layer that connects to your existing POS, ERP and delivery platforms rather than replacing them.

HubRise

Choose HubRise if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants selling through several delivery and ordering channels; Multi-site food operators; Dark kitchens running virtual brands.

What we could not confirm

Checkmate

  • Any price
  • Contract term
  • Headquarters and team size
  • Funding amounts
  • Countries where sold
  • Security certifications

Grubtech

  • Any price or plan tiers (quote only; the pricing page is empty)
  • Free plan or free trial
  • Which markets make up the '28 markets' the vendor mentions
  • Interface languages of the product (the website is offered in English, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese)
  • Mobile apps on iOS or Android
  • Security certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 (a 'Trust Vault' is linked in the footer)
  • Company registration number and full legal group structure
  • Investor names for the pre-Series A round; the about page lists Addition, Jahez, Salica Investments, BY Venture Partners and Pin Invest as investors without saying which rounds
  • The vendor's own headline numbers differ between pages (10,000+ restaurants on the homepage, 14,000+ active locations on the about page)

HubRise

  • List of countries served
  • Founding year from the vendor itself (LinkedIn gives 2016)
  • Funding: the pricing page says only that the company is self-funded
  • Security certifications beyond GDPR statements
  • Mobile apps in app stores
  • Whether each integration on the apps page is priced separately by its vendor

Go further

Checkmate profileGrubtech profileHubRise profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Grubtech, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, product lineup, segments, customer quoteshttps://grubtech.com/
  2. gOnline order and menu managementhttps://grubtech.com/en/gonline/
  3. gOnline Lite and comparison with full gOnlinehttps://grubtech.com/en/gonline-lite/
  4. gKitchen kitchen displayhttps://grubtech.com/en/gkds/
  5. gDispatch delivery managementhttps://grubtech.com/en/gdispatch/
  6. gData analyticshttps://grubtech.com/en/gdata/
  7. gPicker fulfilmenthttps://grubtech.com/en/gpicker/
  8. Integration cataloguehttps://grubtech.com/en/integrations/
  9. Company history, offices, team, investors, marketshttps://grubtech.com/en/about/
  10. Pricing page (loads with no content)https://grubtech.com/en/pricing/
  11. Subscription term, renewal and payment termshttps://grubtech.com/en/terms-and-conditions/
  12. Support termshttps://grubtech.com/en/service-level-agreement/
  13. GDPR data processing agreementhttps://grubtech.com/en/dpa/
  14. Pre-Series A funding announcementhttps://grubtech.com/en/blog/grubtech-secures-3-4-million-to-expand-its-cutting-edge-technology-for-cloud-kitchens/
  15. Independent restaurant positioninghttps://grubtech.com/en/persona/smbs/
  16. Page discoveryhttps://grubtech.com/sitemap-0.xml