Town vs Zing
Your own site, not a listing in someone else’s app.
ZingMyOrder lists restaurants in its own ordering app, charges a flat per-order fee you can pass to guests, adds 5% on catering and takes 2.95% + $0.37 per card payment. Town gives you your own website and ordering at 0% commission, for $300 a month.
- 0% commission on your orders
- No fee added to your guests
- Built and run for you
Zing figures from zingmyorder.com/help/faqs, checked October 7, 2026. Plans change, so check your own bill.
Line by line
Town vs Zing, at a glance.
What shows up on your bill, and who does the work.
| Town | Zing | |
|---|---|---|
| Where guests order | Your own website and domain | The Zing app or listing |
| Per-order fee | None | Flat fee per order, can be passed to guests |
| Catering | Included, 0% commission | +5% on catering orders |
| Card processing | Standard processing | 2.95% + $0.37 |
| Website | Custom design, built by our team | Listing, not a branded site |
| Contract | No long-term contract | No contract |
| Email marketing | Included: newsletters and automatic emails | Email remarketing included |
Zing figures from zingmyorder.com/help/faqs, checked October 7, 2026. Plans change, so check your own bill.
Before you renew
Six questions to ask Zing.
Zing doesn’t publish everything on its site. These get you the full picture to compare with Town.
- How much is the per-order fee on my orders?
- Is it passed to my guests?
- What do catering orders cost?
- Do guests order on my site or in Zing’s app?
- Can I export my customer list?
- What happens to my phone ordering if I leave?
Sound familiar?
Why owners switch from Zing.
What we hear on calls, and how Town handles it.
Guests order in their app
Your restaurant is a listing next to others.
A fee on every order
Zing charges a flat per-order fee.
Catering costs more
Catering orders carry an extra 5%.
Whose customers?
Guests order through Zing’s marketplace.
Photos are on you
Great photos sell food.
More than takeout
Reservations and events need other tools.
What you get with Town
Everything in one place for $300 a month, built for you.
Shown for an example Italian restaurant. Click through what’s included in $300 a month.
Your own website
A website as good as the food.
A custom site on your domain with your story, your photos and your menu, designed to turn “italian food near me” into an order or a reservation.
- Custom design and a real photo shoot
- Ordering and reservations built into the page
- Ranks in local search out of the box
Family recipes,
made fresh daily.
Order pickup or deliveryOnline ordering
Takeout night, without the commission.
Pickup and delivery straight from your site to your POS, with modifiers for pasta swaps, add-a-protein and half trays.
- Pasta swaps, sauces and add-ons priced right
- Scheduled orders for later tonight
- Orders drop straight into your POS
Delivery
Same drivers. No 30% cut.
Delivery orders go out on the DoorDash and Uber driver networks, dispatched from your own site, up to 10 miles out. The guest pays the delivery fee. You keep the pie.
- Same DoorDash & Uber drivers
- 0% commission on your orders
- Live tracking texts for the guest
Rewards & texts
Keep the Sunday regulars coming.
Every order builds your list. Points, birthday treats and a Sunday-gravy text bring families back week after week.
- Points toward a free dessert or tray
- Birthday and anniversary offers
- Texts and emails from your own sales
Reservations
Fill the dining room without per-cover fees.
Native reservations on your own site with reminders that cut no-shows and guest notes for anniversaries and birthdays.
- No per-cover fees
- Text reminders cut no-shows
- Notes for birthdays and big parties
Real restaurants on Town
Restaurants already running on Town.
Their real sites, taking orders at 0% commission.
Open now☰APPETIZERS
Italian Garden
Italian & pizza
$185,000 in direct orders
Open now☰TWISTED
TAILS
Our family serving yours · McKinney, TX
🔥 EXPLORE MENUOUR SPECIALTIES
Twisted Tails Crawfish
Cajun seafood
Website & ordering on Town
Open now☰MORE THAN A MEAL, IT'S A MEMORY.
The warmth of our family's kitchen, Southern Vietnam in a modern setting.
VIEW MENUPhoke Noodles & Grill
Vietnamese noodle bar
Website & ordering on TownSwitching from Zing
Live in about a week, with nothing switched off early.
15-minute call
We look at your Zing setup and order volume.
We build it
Your own site, menu, POS and photo shoot.
Go live
Domain, Google profile and QR codes point to your own ordering.
Cancel Zing
Zing says there’s no contract; cancel by email to support.
FAQ
Town vs Zing questions, answered
What does Zing charge?
ZingMyOrder’s FAQ says restaurant fees can start at $0, with a flat per-order fee you can pass to guests, an extra 5% on catering orders, and 2.95% + $0.37 card processing. Checked October 7, 2026.
Is Town a marketplace like Zing?
No. Town builds your own website with ordering on your domain, so guests order from you, not from a list of restaurants.
Can I keep phone ordering?
Yes. Guests can still call you, and Town’s site, Google profile and QR codes send online orders to your own ordering.
Is there a contract?
No long-term contract on Town.
What does Town cost?
Town is $300 a month, flat, with 0% commission and no fee added to your guests, plus a $499 one-time setup that covers your pro photo shoot, tablet and printer. No tiers, no add-ons and no long-term contract.
Switching from Zing
See your Town site next to your Zing bill.
Tell us about your restaurant and what you pay Zing today. We’ll show you your new site and the side-by-side on a quick call. Free, no pressure.
- ✓ 0% commission on your orders
- ✓ Same DoorDash & Uber drivers
- ✓ Done-for-you setup
Leave Zing for something that’s yours.
Everything included for $300 a month with 0% commission. We build it, you run it.