# What GloriaFood actually costs - and what the shutdown changes

> The free tier is real, but a working GloriaFood setup runs $29–136/month in add-ons. The full pricing breakdown, and the question the shutdown forces.

Canonical: https://storekit.com/blog/gloriafood-pricing-breakdown  
Last updated: 2026-06-10

By Harry Soar. Published 2026-06-10.

GloriaFood's free tier is real: online ordering for pickup, with GloriaFood branding, costs nothing. But the moment a restaurant needs card payments, the $29/month payments module becomes effectively mandatory - and a full setup with website, marketing, and branded apps runs to $136/month. With every product on the platform shutting down on 30 April 2027, the real question isn't what GloriaFood costs. It's what you're getting for it between now and then.

## What does each GloriaFood module cost?

| Module | Price | What it adds |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | $0 | Online ordering for pickup, table reservations, order alerts - with GloriaFood branding |
| Online payments | $29/month | Card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay via Stripe (Stripe's processing fees apply on top) |
| Sales Optimized Website | $9/month | Branded restaurant website with ordering built in |
| Promotional marketing | $19/month | Multiple campaigns, segmentation, profiling - the free tier allows one promotion at a time |
| Branded mobile apps | $59/month | Native iOS and Android apps under your brand |
| GloriaFood POS | $49/month per location | A separate POS product |

## What does a real setup cost per month?

- **Pickup only, cash:** $0 - the genuinely free configuration
- **Delivery with card payments:** $29 - the most common working setup
- **With proper marketing:** $48 - payments plus the promotions module
- **Full digital presence:** $136 - payments, website, promotions, and branded apps

Multi-location operators pay per location for most modules, so a five-location group on one $19 module is at $95/month before anything else - one reason [multi-location operators are choosing replacements](https://storekit.com/blog/alternatives-to-gloriafood-online-ordering-system-for-restaurants-2023) with single-dashboard management.

## What does the shutdown change about the maths?

Three things, none of them about the sticker price:

- **The product is frozen.** New sign-ups closed in early 2025 and feature development stopped. Every add-on payment now buys maintenance of a product that ends on 30 April 2027.
- **Support has already gone.** Operators report support response times collapsed from January 2025 - including operators paying four figures a year. The paid tiers no longer carry the service that justified them.
- **Switching cost is part of your real cost now.** Whatever you pay until April 2027, you'll also pay the time cost of migrating. Moving earlier doesn't change that cost - it just means you stop paying rent on a closing building sooner.

## How does that compare with what's next?

Compare working setup against working setup, not headline against headline. On Storekit, for example, Starter is free and the per-order rate is flat, with no commission on the basket. Run your own numbers against the [plans](https://storekit.com/pricing): put your monthly order volume in and see what the same trade costs on each side. For the full field, including Flipdish, CloudWaitress, Square, and Toast, see the [alternatives comparison](https://storekit.com/blog/alternatives-to-gloriafood-online-ordering-system-for-restaurants-2023).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is GloriaFood really free?

For pickup orders with GloriaFood branding, yes. For a restaurant taking card payments online, the working minimum is $29/month plus Stripe's processing fees.

### Can new restaurants still sign up?

No. Onboarding closed in early 2025. The platform shuts down entirely on 30 April 2027.

### Do the prices include payment processing?

No - the $29/month enables card payments via Stripe, and Stripe's per-transaction fees apply on top.

> The free tier was a good deal, and operators were right to take it. The question now isn't whether it was good value. It's where the next ten years of orders happen.

## Questions

### Is GloriaFood really free?

The free tier is genuinely free for pickup orders with GloriaFood branding. But taking card payments online requires the $29/month payments module, so most delivery restaurants pay from $29/month upward, and a full setup with website, marketing, and branded apps reaches $136/month.

### Can new restaurants still sign up to GloriaFood?

No. New onboarding closed in early 2025, and the whole platform shuts down on 30 April 2027.

### Do GloriaFood prices include payment processing?

No. The $29/month module enables card payments via Stripe, but Stripe's per-transaction processing fees apply on top.