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How much does a QR code menu cost? 2026 prices
A QR code menu costs anywhere from nothing to more than 1,500 USD a year. A single venue that only needs a menu pays about 20 to 175 USD a year; several menus, more languages or table ordering push it to 80 to 250 USD, and international ordering platforms go far higher. Below are the price ranges we found on 14 providers' own pricing pages on 6 October 2026, and the costs that never show up on a pricing page.
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QR menu prices in October 2026
The ranges below are yearly prices, in US dollars, taken from the pricing pages of 14 QR menu providers in Turkey and abroad. Where a provider only shows a monthly price, we multiplied it by twelve, or used its yearly price when it offered one. Prices change often and VAT may be added depending on your country, so treat them as a guide to the market rather than a quote.
| Package type | Price per year | What you typically get |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 0 USD | Caps on items, categories or languages and the provider's branding; one plan we checked stops publishing the menu after 30 days |
| Entry menu, one venue | 20 to 70 USD | One menu, often one or two languages; the cheapest local packages in Turkey |
| Menu with several menus or languages | 80 to 175 USD | 3 to 10 menus, more languages or analytics; international menu-only plans for one venue sit here too |
| Menu with table ordering | 60 to 250 USD | Ordering from the table, waiter call, sometimes delivery and online payment |
| International ordering platform | 100 to 1,700 USD | Ordering, reservations and marketing tools, priced from about 8 to 127 USD or EUR a month |
Two things stand out. First, the menu itself is cheap; most of the spread comes from ordering, reservations and management features. Second, the number on the pricing page is per menu. A package for 3 menus costs about 80 USD a year and one for 10 menus about 140 USD, so a hotel or a business with a bar and a restaurant should compare the price per menu, not the entry price. Entry plans are also limited in ways that matter: a cap of 100 items or a single language is enough for a coffee cart but not for a restaurant serving tourists.
The four ways QR menus are priced
- Free QR generator plus a PDF. You upload a PDF of your printed menu and point a QR code at it. It costs nothing, but every change means a new PDF, and many free generators make dynamic codes expire or show ads.
- Free plan of a paid product. Fine for testing. Expect caps on items, categories, languages or monthly views, and the provider's branding on your menu.
- Menu-only subscription. A phone-friendly menu you edit in a panel, from about 20 USD a year for a basic local package to 175 USD for international plans.
- Menu plus ordering platform. Table ordering, delivery, payments, sometimes a kitchen display or POS. Simple ordering starts around 10 USD a month; full restaurant systems run well over 100 USD a month, and some take a commission per order.
What drives the price up
- Ordering and payments. The biggest jump. If staff take orders at the table today and you want to keep it that way, you don't need to pay for this.
- Number of locations and menus. Some plans cover one venue; others charge per branch. A hotel with a breakfast room, a restaurant and a bar may need three menus.
- Item and category limits. Check the real size of your menu, including drinks, before choosing the cheapest tier.
- Languages and automatic translation. Some entry plans allow one language. Machine translation is convenient, but check how it handles dish names and allergens before you publish.
- Billing period. Yearly billing is usually 15 to 25 percent cheaper but commits you for twelve months.
Costs that don't appear on the pricing page
The subscription is rarely the whole bill. Before you sign up, add these:
- Printing. Table cards, stickers or acrylic stands. A run for 20 tables is a one-off cost, but you pay it again if the code ever has to change.
- Your time entering the menu. Typing in 80 items with descriptions, prices and photos takes a few hours. Some providers import a PDF or offer to set up the menu for you.
- VAT. Prices for businesses are often shown without VAT.
- Commission. Ordering platforms that take a cut of every order can cost more in a busy month than the subscription itself.
- What happens when you leave. If the QR code points to the provider's address, it stops working when you cancel, and every printed code has to be replaced. Ask whether the code can point to your own domain or be redirected.
Is a free QR menu enough?
Sometimes. A short menu that changes twice a year can live happily as a PDF behind a static QR code. A static code contains the address itself and does not expire; a dynamic code from a free generator goes through the generator's server and can be switched off. If you go the PDF route, make it readable on a phone first; our comparison of PDF and digital menus covers how.
Free plans of paid products are best treated as long trials. The limits are set so that a real restaurant outgrows them: on one free plan we checked, the menu stops at 7 categories of 7 items each.
How to work out what you will really pay
- Count your menus: venues, plus separate menus such as breakfast, bar or room service.
- List the languages your guests read.
- Decide whether you need ordering or payments, or just a menu that is always correct.
- Work out the yearly total for each option, including VAT, printing and any commission.
- Compare that with what your printed menu costs you now: reprints after every price rise, and the wrong prices in the meantime.
For most small venues the deciding factor isn't the few dozen dollars a year between providers. It is whether the menu stays up to date. A cheap menu that is a hassle to edit ends up as out of date as the PDF it replaced. Whatever you choose, add allergen information to each item, and print and test the code before it goes on the tables.