ScanPay vs basic QR ordering systems

More Than
QR Ordering.

Most QR systems help guests place an order. ScanPay helps venues increase sales, understand their customers and improve the entire guest experience.

Built for restaurants, cafés, hotels, rooftops and beach clubs.

ScanPay digital menu displayed on a phone in a hospitality venue
Introduction

A complete guest experience platform

Traditional QR ordering systems often focus only on displaying a menu and sending orders to the venue. ScanPay is designed as a complete guest experience and revenue platform.

Digital menu
Multilingual experience
Ordering
Promotions
Customer insights
Reviews
Venue information
Hospitality tools
Comparison

ScanPay vs a basic QR ordering system

A side-by-side look at what each type of system typically covers. Capabilities of other solutions vary by provider.

Automatic menu translation

ScanPay

Automatic translation into multiple customer languages

Basic QR ordering

Often limited to one or a few manually configured languages

Customer data

ScanPay

Name, verified contact details, visit history, spending and favourite products when customers create an account and give the required consent

Basic QR ordering

Often limited customer insights or anonymous order data

Scheduled promotions

ScanPay

Promotions can activate automatically by date, day and hour

Basic QR ordering

Often requires manual price or menu updates

Upselling tools

ScanPay

Promotional banners, featured products, recommendations and targeted offers

Basic QR ordering

Mostly static menu presentation

Menu information

ScanPay

Ingredients, allergens, calories when supplied by the venue, dietary information and product options

Basic QR ordering

Often limited to product name, description and price

Venue information

ScanPay

Wi-Fi password, Instagram, contact details, opening hours and location

Basic QR ordering

Often not included directly in the guest journey

Customer account

ScanPay

One account across participating ScanPay venues, with favourites and order history

Basic QR ordering

Often guest-only ordering or separate account systems

Reviews

ScanPay

Internal guest feedback, customer-recovery workflow and direct access to the venue's Google review page

Basic QR ordering

Often no integrated review-management workflow

Upcoming hospitality features

ScanPay

Online reservations, payment links, table payments, loyalty and additional guest-experience tools

Basic QR ordering

Mainly focused on menu display and ordering

Usability

Built to Be Simple

ScanPay is designed for both venue teams and customers.

For your team

  • Easy onboarding
  • Create catalogues, categories and products
  • Upload menu images or import menu information
  • Update prices and availability
  • Mark articles as sold out
  • Create scheduled promotions
  • Manage everything from one dashboard

For your guests

  • No application download required
  • Scan the QR code
  • Select a language
  • Browse the menu
  • View complete product information
  • Order from the phone
  • Access venue information
  • Save favourite items when logged in

Simple for your team. Effortless for your guests.

Multilingual

Your Menu Speaks Your Customer's Language

ScanPay can automatically translate menu content into multiple languages, helping international guests understand products without repeatedly asking staff for explanations.

  • Better experience for tourists
  • Fewer repetitive questions for staff
  • Faster decisions
  • Fewer misunderstandings
  • Easier ordering for international customers

Many basic QR solutions rely on manually entered languages or offer limited multilingual support. With ScanPay, translations are generated automatically and venues can review and edit them at any time.

Product details

Every Detail Guests Need

Guests can make informed decisions directly from their phone.

  • Product name
  • Description
  • Ingredients
  • Allergens
  • Calories when entered by the venue
  • Dietary information
  • Halal status when confirmed by the venue
  • Vegan and vegetarian labels
  • Spicy level
  • Product options
  • Add-ons
  • Preparation notes

Product, nutritional, dietary and allergen information is provided and verified by the venue.

Revenue

Turn Your Digital Menu Into a Sales Tool

ScanPay does not simply display products. Venue managers can build offers that run on their own.

Promotions you can create

  • Product discounts
  • Category discounts
  • Catalogue-wide promotions
  • Promo codes
  • Happy hours
  • Buy X, Get Y offers
  • Minimum-order discounts
  • Promotional banners
  • Featured products
  • Chef recommendations

Scheduling

Promotions can automatically appear and disappear according to a configured start date, end date, day of the week and time.

“50% off cocktails every Friday from 5 PM to 7 PM.”

Clicking a promotional banner takes the customer directly to the relevant product, category or catalogue.

  • Highlight high-margin products
  • Promote slow-moving inventory
  • Increase average order value
  • Launch offers without manually changing the menu
Customer insights

Understand Who Your Customers Are

When customers create an account and provide the required consent, the venue can access customer information connected to its own establishment.

Data you may access

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Verified WhatsApp number
  • Verified email address
  • Number of visits
  • Number of orders
  • Total amount spent
  • Average order value
  • Favourite products
  • Favourite categories
  • Order history
  • Promotion usage
  • Review history

Each venue can only access customer activity related to its own establishment. Customer data must be collected and used according to consent and applicable privacy requirements.

  • Identify returning customers
  • Understand purchasing behaviour
  • Improve loyalty
  • Personalise offers
  • Build stronger customer relationships
Feedback

Collect Feedback and Improve the Guest Experience

Customers can leave internal feedback directly through the ScanPay QR menu, and it lands in the venue dashboard.

In your dashboard

  • Rating
  • Comment
  • Order information
  • Customer details when available and authorised
  • Status
  • Team assignment
  • Internal notes

For low ratings

  • Alert the venue team
  • Mark the review as needing attention
  • Contact the customer when permitted
  • Support a customer-recovery workflow

Google reviews

  • Connect the official Google review page
  • Give customers access to the Google review link after submitting feedback
  • Track whether the Google CTA was clicked

ScanPay helps venues collect private operational feedback, respond quickly to poor experiences and make it easy for guests to access the venue's Google review page. The Google review action remains available under the same conditions for every customer — ScanPay never hides it based on a rating and never blocks or removes negative reviews.

Venue

Everything About the Venue in One Place

Guests no longer need to ask staff for information that can be accessed instantly from the menu.

  • Wi-Fi name
  • Wi-Fi password with copy button
  • Instagram
  • WhatsApp
  • Phone number
  • Website
  • Address
  • Google Maps
  • Opening hours
  • Venue description
Accounts

One Account Across ScanPay Venues

Customers can create one ScanPay account using WhatsApp OTP or email OTP — no separate account for every participating restaurant.

Sign in options

  • WhatsApp OTP
  • Email OTP

Once logged in

  • Favourite products at the current venue
  • Current orders
  • Previous orders
  • Faster ordering
  • Saved profile information
Roadmap

Built for What Comes Next

Planned features, presented as coming soon.

Coming soon

Online reservations

Coming soon

Payment links

Coming soon

Pay directly from the table

Coming soon

Xendit and Stripe payments

Coming soon

Digital loyalty

Coming soon

Minimum spend for VIP tables and daybeds

Coming soon

Shared table balances

Coming soon

Customer rewards

Coming soon

Advanced customer analytics

Coming soon

Additional POS integrations

Feature availability may vary by market, venue and subscription.

International

Designed for International Hospitality

ScanPay is designed for hospitality venues serving both local and international guests, and built to scale across international hospitality markets.

  • International customers
  • Multiple languages
  • Multiple currencies
  • Venue-level time zones

Hospitality formats

  • Restaurants
  • Cafés
  • Hotels
  • Rooftops
  • Beach clubs
  • Room service
Why ScanPay

Why venues choose ScanPay

Easy to Use

Simple onboarding and an intuitive dashboard.

Multilingual

Help international guests understand the menu.

Built for Upselling

Promotions, recommendations and featured products.

Customer Insights

Understand visits, spending and favourite products.

More Than Ordering

Reviews, venue information, customer accounts and analytics.

Continuously Improving

New hospitality features are added over time.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is ScanPay only a QR ordering system?+

No. ScanPay combines digital menus, ordering, promotions, customer accounts, reviews, customer insights and venue information.

Can ScanPay translate my menu?+

Yes. ScanPay supports automatic translation into multiple customer languages, with the option for venues to review and edit translations.

Can I launch scheduled promotions?+

Yes. Promotions can be scheduled according to dates, days of the week and hours.

Can I access customer data?+

When a customer creates an account and provides the required consent, the venue can access customer information and activity related to its own establishment.

Can guests leave Google reviews?+

Yes. Venues can connect their official Google review page and make it accessible through the ScanPay guest journey.

Does ScanPay block bad reviews?+

No. ScanPay does not block or remove negative Google reviews. It allows venues to collect internal feedback and respond quickly to poor experiences.

Can guests pay from the table?+

Table payments and additional payment features are planned or may be available depending on the market and payment-provider integration.

Ready to Go Beyond Basic QR Ordering?

See how ScanPay can improve your guest experience, increase upselling opportunities and give you a better understanding of your customers.

No POS replacement required to start with the digital menu.