Sofra vs GloriaFood
Two honest ways to put a restaurant online — compared fairly, with sources and a date.
GloriaFood — part of Oracle — is one of the best-known online-ordering systems: the core product is free, and you add paid modules as you grow. Sofra is a younger, full-service platform built in the Netherlands and proven in daily service in Geneva: ordering, reservations, loyalty and kitchen printing as one system, set up for you personally.
Both are honest choices. Which one fits depends on how much you want to do yourself — the table below sticks to facts we verified on GloriaFood's own pages.
| At a glance | Sofra | GloriaFood |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Early access: on the house for founding restaurants, with a lifetime discount when regular pricing arrives. After that: a simple flat monthly price with optional modules. | Free core: no monthly fee, no commission per order. Paid modules: online payments US$29/month, advanced promotions US$19/month, POS US$49/month per location (two-year commitment). |
| QR & online ordering | Included — QR menus at the table and online ordering, with photos, allergens and customizations. No app to install. | Included free — ordering widget for your website and Facebook page, plus QR dine-in ordering. |
| Table reservations | Included — online booking, table planning, working hours, one-tap approval. | Reservation widget included; taking booking deposits costs US$0.50 per guest on accepted bookings. |
| Loyalty & promotions | Included — fidelity points plus discount rules per customer group. | Promotions and coupons in the free plan; the advanced promo-marketing module costs US$19/month. |
| Kitchen printing | A companion app (Windows and Android) drives ESC/POS network thermal printers — tickets per station, no extra subscription. | Their free order-taking app (Android and iOS) connects to a thermal printer and prints accepted orders automatically. |
| Languages | Guests browse and order in 10 languages — on the same menu. | Product interface available in a dozen languages, translated by their community — see their translation page for specifics. |
| Hosting & domains | Runs on Sofra-managed infrastructure in the EU; every restaurant gets its own domain — yours, or one we register for you. | Cloud service operated by Oracle (GloriaFood is an Oracle product). |
| Setup & support | White-glove onboarding — we set up your menu, QR codes, printers and staff views with you, and stay a direct line away. | Self-service — you set the system up yourself through their admin panel and documentation. |
| Online payments | On the roadmap as an add-on module — local methods like TWINT and iDEAL planned alongside cards. Today you charge at the counter as usual. | Available as a paid module — online / card payments at US$29/month. |
GloriaFood facts above were checked on their public pages in July 2026 and can change — always confirm on their pricing page. GloriaFood is an Oracle product; all names and trademarks belong to their owners. Prices shown are theirs, in US dollars, excluding taxes.
Is GloriaFood really free?
The core is. Their pricing page states no commission per order and no monthly fee for the basic ordering system; online payments (US$29/month), advanced promotions (US$19/month), the POS (US$49/month per location, two-year commitment), a sales-optimized website and branded mobile apps are paid extras. For many small restaurants the free tier is genuinely enough.
How much does Sofra cost?
During early access, founding restaurants pay nothing — setup and support are on the house, and they keep a lifetime discount when regular pricing arrives. Regular plans will be simple flat monthly pricing with optional add-on modules.
Which one should I pick?
If you mainly want a free ordering widget on a website you already run, and you're happy to set it up yourself, GloriaFood is a solid, proven choice. If you want one system for ordering, reservations, loyalty and kitchen printing — set up with you personally, in your guests' languages, on EU infrastructure — that's exactly what Sofra is built for.
When GloriaFood is a fine fit
- You want a free ordering widget on your existing website, today.
- You're comfortable setting up and running the system yourself.
- The free tier already covers what you need — no reason to pay more.
When Sofra fits better
- You want ordering, reservations, loyalty and kitchen printing as one system, not separate modules.
- Your guests speak more than one language — Sofra serves ten from the same menu.
- You'd rather have someone lay the table with you — and stay one message away — than do it all alone.
- You want your restaurant on its own domain, in your own currency, hosted in the EU.
Sources
Every GloriaFood fact on this page was verified on July 10, 2026 against their public pages:
Taste the difference
The fastest way to compare is to see Sofra running in a real restaurant — or on your own tables.