specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: ChowNow
providerId: chownow
created: '2026-06-02'
modified: '2026-06-02'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Restaurants
  - Online Ordering
  - Restaurant Technology
  - Commission Free
  - Subscription
description: >-
  ChowNow prices its restaurant ordering platform as a flat-fee software
  subscription rather than per-order commission. Three subscription tiers
  (Launch, Grow, Elevate) are offered with annual and monthly billing options
  that differ by included marketing contact slots and email/SMS credits while
  sharing the same core ordering, marketing, operations, fraud protection, POS
  integration, and 24/7 support feature set. A one-time setup fee, a flat
  per-order transaction fee (2.95% + $0.29), an optional Apple developer fee for
  branded mobile apps, optional printer equipment, and a per-order Flex Delivery
  fee are layered on top of the subscription. ChowNow does not publish a public
  developer API, so these plans describe the commercial restaurant SaaS offering
  rather than API metering. Prices reflect the public pricing page and may vary
  by promotion and region.
sources:
  - https://get.chownow.com/pricing/
  - https://get.chownow.com/products/
plans:
  - id: chownow-launch
    name: Launch
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Entry tier with the complete ordering suite, basic marketing, and 500
      marketing contact slots.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription (Annual)
        name: subscription_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: 'starting at $229/year'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Subscription (Monthly)
        name: subscription_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$249/month'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Setup Fee
        name: setup_fee
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$119-$499'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Transaction Fee
        name: transaction_fee
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '2.95% + $0.29'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Marketing Contact Slots
        name: marketing_contacts
        type: quota
        metric: varies
        limit: 500
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Online Ordering Suite
      - name: Branded Mobile Apps
      - name: Marketing Tools
      - name: Operations Support
      - name: Fraud Protection
      - name: POS Integrations
      - name: 24/7 Customer Support
  - id: chownow-grow
    name: Grow
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Mid tier adding higher marketing capacity with 2,000 contacts and 2,000
      email/SMS credits across every channel.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription (Annual)
        name: subscription_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: 'starting at $319/year'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Subscription (Monthly)
        name: subscription_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$349/month'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Setup Fee
        name: setup_fee
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$119-$499'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Transaction Fee
        name: transaction_fee
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '2.95% + $0.29'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Marketing Contact Slots
        name: marketing_contacts
        type: quota
        metric: varies
        limit: 2000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Email/SMS Credits
        name: messaging_credits
        type: quota
        metric: varies
        limit: 2000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Online Ordering Suite
      - name: Branded Mobile Apps
      - name: Email And Text Marketing
      - name: Operations Support
      - name: Fraud Protection
      - name: POS Integrations
      - name: 24/7 Customer Support
  - id: chownow-elevate
    name: Elevate
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Top tier built to scale with 5,000 marketing contacts and 5,000 email/SMS
      credits.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription (Annual)
        name: subscription_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: 'starting at $409/year'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Subscription (Monthly)
        name: subscription_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$449/month'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Setup Fee
        name: setup_fee
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$119-$499'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Transaction Fee
        name: transaction_fee
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '2.95% + $0.29'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Marketing Contact Slots
        name: marketing_contacts
        type: quota
        metric: varies
        limit: 5000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Email/SMS Credits
        name: messaging_credits
        type: quota
        metric: varies
        limit: 5000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Online Ordering Suite
      - name: Branded Mobile Apps
      - name: Email And Text Marketing
      - name: Rewards Program
      - name: Advanced Reporting
      - name: Operations Support
      - name: Fraud Protection
      - name: POS Integrations
      - name: 24/7 Customer Support
  - id: chownow-add-ons
    name: Add-Ons And Equipment
    type: pay-as-you-go
    description: >-
      Optional fees and equipment layered on top of any subscription tier.
    entries:
      - label: Flex Delivery
        name: flex_delivery
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$7.98 per order'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Apple Developer Fee (Branded App)
        name: apple_developer_fee
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$99/year'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Printer Equipment
        name: printer_equipment
        type: flat
        metric: varies
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: '1'
        price: '$250-$420'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Flex Delivery
      - name: Branded Mobile Apps
      - name: Printers And KDS