Flipdish vs Mealzo
Flipdish is an Irish restaurant technology company that sells branded online ordering (website and mobile app), a POS with kitchen display, handheld POS, self-service kiosks, payments and marketing tools, plus an AI phone agent. Mealzo sells UK takeaways, restaurants, cafes and grocers a commission-free online ordering system with a branded website and mobile app, plus an EPOS, self-ordering kiosks, kitchen screens and driver screens. Both are listed under Online Ordering System. They differ in price, audience and countries covered.
Key differences
price
Flipdish publishes a starting price of EUR 69 per site per month, billed monthly. Mealzo does not publish a starting price.
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Flipdish: Takeaways and independents wanting direct orders; Mealzo: UK takeaways and independent restaurants.
countries covered
On geography, Flipdish names 4 countries and Mealzo names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.
company background
Founding years: Flipdish, 2015; Mealzo, 2010. By headquarters, Flipdish (Dublin, Ireland) and Mealzo (Glasgow, United Kingdom).
Side by side
| Field | Flipdish | Mealzo |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Flipdish is an Irish restaurant technology company that sells branded online ordering (website and mobile app), a POS with kitchen display, handheld POS, self-service kiosks, payments and marketing tools, plus an AI phone agent. | Mealzo sells UK takeaways, restaurants, cafes and grocers a commission-free online ordering system with a branded website and mobile app, plus an EPOS, self-ordering kiosks, kitchen screens and driver screens. |
| Best for | Takeaways and independents wanting direct orders; Restaurants replacing separate POS and ordering tools; Multi-outlet and franchise brands | UK takeaways and independent restaurants; Grocery and convenience stores |
| Pricing model | Subscription per location | Quote only |
| Starting price | EUR 69 per site per month, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | No | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 23 | Not published |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | B Corp certified (vendor claim) |
| Founded | 2015 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Owner | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Flipdish
- Captiva POS
- CES Software
- ItsaCheckmate
- Clover
- Deliverect
- Epos Now
- HioPOS
- Lightspeed
- Nash
- Ondway
- Oracle Micros
- Pixel Point
and 11 moreshow fewer
- Restaurant Manager
- Revel Systems
- Revopos
- Square
- Squirrel Systems
- Stuart
- Toast
- TouchBistro
- UrbanPiper
- Vromo
- Zapier
Named only by Mealzo
Mealzo does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.
Which to choose
Flipdish
Choose Flipdish if you fit its listed audience: Takeaways and independents wanting direct orders; Restaurants replacing separate POS and ordering tools; Multi-outlet and franchise brands.
Mealzo
Choose Mealzo if you fit its listed audience: UK takeaways and independent restaurants; Grocery and convenience stores.
What we could not confirm
Flipdish
- Contract length and renewal terms
- Free plan or free trial
- Transaction fee rates
- Country pricing for the UK, Spain and US sites
- Security certifications
- Employee count
- Interface languages
- Whether the 2018 EUR 2.7m round is the seed round (the post only says it came from Elkstone, Enterprise Ireland, Growing Capital and the EIF)
Mealzo
- Any price or contract term
- Third-party integrations
- Company size and funding
- Security certifications beyond the B Corp claim
- Interface languages
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Flipdish, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home, products, regionshttps://www.flipdish.com/
- POS pricing and supporthttps://www.flipdish.com/pricing
- Online ordering pricinghttps://www.flipdish.com/pricing-online-ordering
- POS featureshttps://www.flipdish.com/pos-system
- Hardwarehttps://www.flipdish.com/pos-system/hardware
- Handheld POShttps://www.flipdish.com/handheld-pos
- Integrationshttps://www.flipdish.com/integrations
- Mobile apphttps://www.flipdish.com/app
- Company story and officeshttps://www.flipdish.com/about-us
- Series Chttps://www.flipdish.com/resources/blog/series-c
- EUR 40m round, customershttps://www.flipdish.com/resources/blog/announcing-40m-investment-in-flipdish
- Series Ahttps://www.flipdish.com/resources/blog/flipdish-raises-e4-8m-to-empower-restaurants-and-takeaways
- Page discoveryhttps://www.flipdish.com/sitemap-global.xml
Mealzo, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Consumer sitehttps://mealzo.co.uk/
- Business homehttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/
- EPOS featureshttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/epos-system
- Website and apphttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/branded-web-app
- Product and hardware listhttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/all-products
- Founding yearhttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/about-us
- Legal entity and registered officehttps://mealzoforbusiness.co.uk/termsofuse
- iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/mealzo-order-local-takeaway/id1558698286

