Putmenu

• Small Japanese restaurants wanting mobile ordering with no upfront cost

  The vendor lists no initial or monthly fee on the basic plan; the shop pays a 5% fee on card and PayPay payments.

• Shops that want to sell prepaid balances to regulars

  Putmenu Prepaid lets a single shop issue house e-money and hold the prepaid amount up front; it can be used without the ordering feature.

• Venues serving overseas visitors to Japan

  Menus registered in Japanese are translated automatically into 12 languages.

• Mobile ordering and payment in the app

  Customers pick items, pay and collect from within the Putmenu app without creating an account.

• Putmenu Prepaid

  House e-money for a single shop, developed with TOPPAN Digital, that holds top-ups as advance payments and can be used without mobile ordering.

• Free push notifications

  Shops can send push notifications to customers who have ordered before, at no charge.

• Automatic translation into 12 languages

  A menu registered in Japanese is machine-translated for foreign visitors; shops can edit the translations in a web browser.

• Service bell messages

  Guests can send requests such as asking for the bill, translated in real time and printed on the ticket (an older FAQ feature; availability depends on plan).

• Allergy marks (My Food Guide)

  Guests register allergies and matching menu items are marked in the menu list (older FAQ feature; depends on plan).

• AI-built shop page

  Entering a shop's URL makes the service generate a shop page automatically; the vendor says listing can be prepared in about 10 minutes.

• Multiple payment methods

  Supports credit cards and QR-code payments such as PayPay, d Barai, au PAY, Rakuten Pay and Merpay.

• Order alert app

  On the basic plan, a dedicated notification app sounds an alarm when an order arrives and the details are emailed to the shop.

• Use outside restaurants

  The vendor says it is also used for events, local-government campaigns, employee benefits and hotel room service.

Pricing model

Percentage of sales

Free plan

Yes

The basic plan has no initial or monthly fee but takes 5% of each payment (credit cards VISA, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, and PayPay). Payouts under 30,000 yen roll over to the next month; a payout below that costs a 1,000 yen (excl. tax) handling fee. The home page says some plans are paid but does not list them.

Compared with the 42 products in QR Code Menu & Ordering that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

• Names 2 integrations. The median in this category is 5.
• Has a free plan. 11 of the 13 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
• Lists Web only. Among the 41 products in this category that state their platforms, 9 list an iOS app and 9 list an Android app.

Payments

PayPayau PAY

The press release also names d Barai, Rakuten Pay and Merpay as supported code payments. The vendor FAQ says to ask about POS integration; no POS system is named.

Customers in

Japan

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean

Platforms

Web

Hardware

No special hardware on the basic plan: the shop needs a smartphone or similar device to receive order alerts and an email address. Older FAQ answers say equipment needs are discussed per shop.

The vendor publishes no country list. Japan is inferred from the Japanese-language site, Tokyo head office and yen payment methods.

Company

Putmenu, Inc. (プットメニュー株式会社)

Founded

2018

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

Customers named by the vendor

Yakiniku Yamato Funabashi

Support

An enquiry form and an FAQ page are published; no hours or channels are stated.

Built for

Restaurants, Cafés, Bars

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

putmenu.com

Also listed in

Online Ordering System

• Tabelog Order

  Tabelog Order is a mobile ordering system for restaurants in Japan from Kakaku.com, the company behind the Tabelog restaurant guide.

  Runs on Web and iOS, against Web for Putmenu.

• Qder

  Qder is a Japanese restaurant management system from Qder Japan K.K.

  Listed as best for: Japanese restaurants wanting ordering, reservations and POS in one system; Cafes, izakaya and fast-food outlets.

• me&u

  me&u is a guest-experience platform for hospitality venues that combines QR-code order and pay at the table, mobile payments, multi-vendor food hall ordering, a CRM, loyalty and reservations with an AI voice answering service.

  Names 21 integrations, against 2 for Putmenu.

• SO'USE

  SO'USE is a German front-of-house platform that covers QR-code order and pay at the table, self-order kiosks, tablet ordering, a commission-free web shop for pickup and delivery, a kitchen display system, and integration of delivery apps into the till.

  Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Putmenu.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Putmenu vs me&u
• Putmenu vs SO'USE
• Putmenu vs Tabelog Order
• Putmenu vs TabSquare
• Putmenu vs Jamezz
• Putmenu vs Qder
• Putmenu vs Qder vs Tabelog Order
• Putmenu vs me&u vs Qder vs Tabelog Order

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Prices of paid plans above the basic plan
• Contract term and cancellation
• Whether the consumer app is on iOS and Android and store listing details
• POS integrations
• Funding and team size
• Security certifications (the home page cites Microsoft Azure hosting only)

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

1. Home page: product, Azure, languages, plan overview, company addresshttps://putmenu.com/
2. FAQ: features, languages, cost (older content)https://putmenu.com/faq/
3. Basic plan and Putmenu Prepaid descriptionhttps://www.putmenu.net/sregi/
4. Basic plan fee and payment methodshttps://www.putmenu.net/sregi/plan.html
5. Press release: payment methods, founding date, HQhttps://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000105580.html
6. Customer case studyhttps://putmenu.com/case/29yamato/putmenu_case_yakinikuyamato.html