Owner.com takes the orders. PlacePilot gets you found.
PlacePilot is the AI marketing team for an independent restaurant: your site, Google profile and AI search, built from your listing in 3 minutes, from $24.99 a month with no cut of any order, and socials on the Group plan.
$24.99 a month
- PlacePilot$24.99 a month, no fee per order
- Owner.com Flexible$249 a month + 5% per order
- Owner.com Flat Rate$499 a month
Pick PlacePilot if
- You fill tables more than you send out bags, and a plan built around delivery fees costs more than it earns you.
- Your restaurant is outside the US and Canada, where Owner.com doesn't sell.
- Your guests search in other languages and need the menu in theirs.
- You want the site live today and changed by a message, not a support ticket.
Pick Owner.com if
- You're a US or Canadian restaurant whose business is takeout and delivery, and you want ordering, drivers and catering on your own site.
- You want a branded app and a points program for regulars.
Side by side
Owner.com is an ordering system that comes with a website. PlacePilot is a marketing team that works on your site, your Google listing and your socials every week.
| Feature | PlacePilot | Owner.com |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | From $24.99 a month for one business, no fee per order; Agency $499.99 for ten (the better pick on this row) | $249 a month + 5% per order, or $499 flat 1 |
| Fee your guest pays | None (the better pick on this row) | A 5% order support fee on both plans 1 |
| Who builds the site | PlacePilot, from your Google listing, site and menu in 3 minutes; you change it in a chat (the better pick on this row) | Owner's team sets it up on a fixed design you brand 3 |
| Menu in other languages | In the languages your guests search in (the better pick on this row) | No multi-language site feature on their product pages |
| Where it sells | Anywhere, priced in dollars or euros (the better pick on this row) | Restaurants in the US and Canada 2 |
| Google and AI search | Where you rank against the restaurants near you on Maps and in AI answers, rechecked every week with the fixes ready (the better pick on this row) | SEO pages it builds for you, and your listings kept on Google, Yelp and Apple Maps 1,7 |
| Online ordering and delivery | Not handled; link your existing ordering service | Built in, with your own drivers or third-party ones 4 (the better pick on this row) |
| Branded app and loyalty | Not offered: a website that works on every phone | A guest app and points loyalty, included 5,6 (the better pick on this row) |
Where these facts come from
- Flexible $249 a month + 5% restaurant fee per order; Flat Rate $499 a month; guests pay a 5% order support fee; month to month, no cancellation fees. owner.com
- The platform is intended for users in the United States and restaurants in Canada (terms updated 17 September 2026). owner.com
- A proven design you personalise with your branding; Owner replaces your current website. owner.com
- Delivery with in-house drivers, third-party drivers or both. owner.com
- No additional charge for a branded mobile app. owner.com
- Loyalty: guests earn points on every order. owner.com
- Listings kept on Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Apple Maps, Bing and more. owner.com
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Why owners pick PlacePilot over Owner.com
No cut of the bill
On Owner.com's Flexible plan the restaurant pays 5% of every order, and the guest pays a 5% support fee on top. PlacePilot is one flat plan from $24.99 a month, whatever you sell.
Your site in 3 minutes, from your listing
Type your restaurant's name and PlacePilot builds the site from your Google listing, menu and photos while you watch. No onboarding calls, no design brief.
A menu every guest can read
Your menu and pages go out in the languages your guests search in, on every plan, and stay in step when you change a dish.
A team that keeps working after launch
Every week Autopilot checks your site and how you show up on Google and in AI answers, then gets the fixes ready for you to publish. On the Group plan it also makes your posts and short videos from your own photos.
Moving from Owner.com
- 1
Type your business name
PlacePilot reads your Google listing, your current site and your menu. Free, no card.
- 2
Check the new site
About 3 minutes later your hours, menu, prices and photos are already on it.
- 3
Bring your links
Your ordering, booking and payment links go on every page, so guests keep using what works.
- 4
Publish, then point your domain
It goes live on a free address first. Then connect the domain you own; your old site answers until you do.
Questions
Is PlacePilot better than Owner.com?
For being found, yes. PlacePilot builds and keeps improving your site, your Google listing and your AI search presence for a flat monthly price. Owner.com is the better buy only when online ordering and delivery are most of your sales in the US or Canada.
Is PlacePilot cheaper than Owner.com?
Yes. PlacePilot starts at $24.99 a month with no fee on orders. Owner.com is $249 a month plus 5% of each order, or $499 flat, and your guests pay a 5% order support fee on both plans.
Can I keep online ordering if I move to PlacePilot?
Yes. Give Pilot the link to the ordering service you use, such as Toast, Square or ChowNow, and it goes on every page once you approve the preview.
Does Owner.com work outside the US and Canada?
Owner's platform terms say the service is meant for users in the United States and for restaurants in Canada. PlacePilot is priced in dollars or euros and works for restaurants outside North America too.
Which one helps a restaurant rank on Google?
PlacePilot starts from where you rank against the restaurants near you, puts your menu, hours and prices on the site as text Google can read, and checks it all again every week. Owner builds extra SEO pages and manages your listings on other sites.
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