Grubhub for Restaurants vs Meituan Waimai
Grubhub for Restaurants is the restaurant-facing side of the Grubhub delivery and pickup marketplace. Meituan is a Chinese local-services company whose Meituan Waimai app is a food delivery marketplace. Both are listed under Delivery Marketplace. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and integrations.
Key differences
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Grubhub for Restaurants: Independent restaurants wanting delivery and pickup orders; Meituan Waimai: Restaurants in China wanting delivery orders.
platforms
They do not run on the same platforms. Grubhub for Restaurants: Web, iOS, Android; Meituan Waimai: iOS, Android.
integrations
Grubhub for Restaurants names 24 integrations and Meituan Waimai names 1 integration. No partner appears in every list.
company background
By founding year, Grubhub for Restaurants (2004) and Meituan Waimai (2010).
Side by side
| Field | Grubhub for Restaurants | Meituan Waimai |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Grubhub for Restaurants is the restaurant-facing side of the Grubhub delivery and pickup marketplace. | Meituan is a Chinese local-services company whose Meituan Waimai app is a food delivery marketplace. |
| Best for | Independent restaurants wanting delivery and pickup orders; Restaurants that want a commission-free direct ordering site; Restaurants that already run their own ordering channel; National and multi-unit brands with POS or middleware | Restaurants in China wanting delivery orders; Restaurants wanting dine-in traffic; Small restaurants that want outsourced operations |
| Pricing model | Percentage of sales | Percentage of sales |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | None stated; the vendor says there is no long-term commitment | Not published |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Countries | Not published | China |
| Languages | Not published | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Number of integrations | 24 | 1 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | 2004 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Wonder Group, Inc. (completed purchase from Just Eat Takeaway.com on 7 January 2025) | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Grubhub for Restaurants
- Checkmate
- Chowly
- Clover
- Cuboh
- Deliverect
- KitchenHub
- Lightspeed
- Menusifu
- NCR
- Olo
- Omnivore
- Oracle Micros
and 12 moreshow fewer
- Orders.co
- Otter
- PAR
- Paytronix
- Qu Beyond
- Revel
- Shift4
- Square
- Tillster
- Toast
- UrbanPiper
- Vroom Delivery
Named only by Meituan Waimai
- Dianping
Which to choose
Grubhub for Restaurants
Choose Grubhub for Restaurants if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants wanting delivery and pickup orders; Restaurants that want a commission-free direct ordering site; Restaurants that already run their own ordering channel.
Meituan Waimai
Choose Meituan Waimai if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants in China wanting delivery orders; Restaurants wanting dine-in traffic; Small restaurants that want outsourced operations.
What we could not confirm
Grubhub for Restaurants
- Countries where Grubhub for Restaurants is sold
- Which POS integrations are available to which restaurant type or region
- Payment processing fee amount (the pricing page says fees are not included)
- Interface languages and security certifications
- Employee count
- Founding year, founders and headquarters come from Wikipedia, not a vendor page
Meituan Waimai
- Commission rates and delivery fee schedule
- Contract terms
- Headquarters city
- Employee count
- Merchant app details
- Third-party integrations
- Security certifications
- Countries beyond mainland China
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Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Grubhub for Restaurants, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: offer, success manager, storieshttps://get.grubhub.com
- Plans and commission rateshttps://get.grubhub.com/grubhub-pricing-and-fees/
- Marketplace, welcome kit, tablethttps://get.grubhub.com/products/marketplace/
- Merchant portal featureshttps://get.grubhub.com/products/merchant-portal/
- Grubhub Directhttps://get.grubhub.com/products/grubhub-direct/
- Grubhub Connecthttps://get.grubhub.com/products/grubhub-connect/
- Ads, promotions, loyaltyhttps://get.grubhub.com/products/marketing-tools/
- POS and middleware partner logos, APIshttps://get.grubhub.com/products/tech-integrations/
- Who Grubhub serveshttps://get.grubhub.com/products/business-types/
- Payments, cancellation, supporthttps://get.grubhub.com/faq/
- iOS merchant app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/grubhub-for-restaurants/id1543717760
- Google Play merchant app listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grubhub.android.gfr&hl=en_US
- Sale of Grubhub to Wonder completedhttps://newsroom.justeattakeaway.com/en-WW/245724-just-eat-takeaway-com-completes-sale-of-grubhub/
- Founding year, founders, headquartershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grubhub
Meituan Waimai, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home pagehttps://www.meituan.com/
- Founding and listinghttps://www.meituan.com/en-US/about-us
- Merchant onboarding and systemshttps://www.meituan.com/win-together
- Fees and Waimai Managerhttps://www.meituan.com/csr/industry/small-businesses
- Rankings and merchant supporthttps://www.meituan.com/csr/industry/market
- Time-honoured brand programme and customer quoteshttps://www.meituan.com/csr/industry/time-honored
- CatPaw AI agenthttps://www.meituan.com/technology
- Merchant ecosystem reportshttps://www.meituan.com/newsroom/merchants-ecology