Top Free Restaurant Marketing Tools Software

MyPlace

MyPlace is the guest engagement platform for multi-unit restaurant groups, hotels, bars, and entertainment venues. It captures every guest automatically through guest WiFi, POS, reservations, and QR touchpoints. Emails are verified in real time, so your list is clean from day one. Every guest is then asked for a Google or TripAdvisor review at the right moment, automatically, with no staff involvement. Guest profiles sync in real time to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, and Facebook Custom Audiences, so your own campaigns get smarter. MyPlace works with UniFi, Meraki, Cisco, Ruckus, and Aruba networks, manages every location from one dashboard, and starts at $49/month per location.

Average Rating: 4.9/5.0

Total Reviews: 13

UpMenu

UpMenu is a restaurant-first, all-in-one platform that helps restaurants sell, manage, and grow from one place. UpMenu gives restaurants everything they need to work efficiently, boost sales, manage teams, and create a better guest experience — without commissions and with a simple setup. Designed specifically for restaurants and restaurant chains, UpMenu gives you full control over operations, online sales, and customer relationships. UpMenu replaces multiple software tools with one simple system to run your entire restaurant — from orders and payments to delivery, marketing, and loyalty. - What makes UpMenu different - No commission fees – simple, transparent flat-fee pricing Free trial – test the product before committing Quick and easy setup – set it up yourself or use our free setup service Easy to use – beautiful, modern UX designed for restaurants Cloud-based – always up to date, continuously developed Trusted by restaurants – developed together with restaurateurs since 2012 Built for single restaurants and restaurant chains. - Key Features - POS - A cloud-based restaurant POS built specifically for restaurants to manage orders, payments, staff, and reports — across single locations or restaurant chains. ONLINE ORDERING - Your own digital storefront to sell directly from your website, reduce marketplace dependence, and avoid commission fees. BRANDED MOBILE APP - We build an Android and iOS mobile app specifically for your restaurant — fully customized to your brand and designed to increase guest loyalty. WEBSITE - Launch a restaurant website in minutes using ready-made templates optimized for mobile, SEO, and online ordering, with an easy drag-and-drop editor. DELIVERY MANAGEMENT - Manage your own drivers with a Driver App, live delivery tracking, and real-time order management from one dashboard. ON-DEMAND DELIVERY DISPATCH - Dispatch deliveries to external delivery partners — without hiring additional drivers — directly from UpMenu. KDS (KITCHEN DISPLAY SYSTEM) - Streamline communication between front of house and the kitchen, speed up service, and reduce errors with paperless order management. CALLER ID - Instantly identify calling customers and see their order history and address before answering the phone. QR CODE MENU - Let guests scan, browse, order, and pay from their smartphones — no app download required, reducing wait times and staff workload. TABLE RESERVATIONS & FLOOR PLAN - Accept and manage table reservations online or by phone, with full control over tables and floor layout. CRM (CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT) - An automatic customer database built from every online order, phone order, and reservation, with detailed guest profiles and insights. MARKETING TOOLS - Built-in tools to attract new guests and increase repeat orders — no external tools required. Includes promotions and coupon discounts, campaigns (email, SMS, push), marketing automation, loyalty program (points-based and stamp cards).

Average Rating: 4.8/5.0

Total Reviews: 27

Eat App

Eat App is the leading reservation and guest management software for restaurants across the globe. Boasting features like advanced CRM, reporting, automation, waitlist and more, Eat provides world-class restaurants with a one-stop solution for all their management needs. Along with strategic partnerships with industry leaders like The Ritz Carlton Group and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Eat App has raised USD $16M to date, including investments from renowned Silicon Valley VC 500 Startups and MEVP, making it one of Forbes 50 Most-Funded Startups In The Middle East. Eat App's guest and reservation management system comprises of an extensive set of features including advanced CRM, reporting, and guest database aimed at helping restaurants improve operational efficiency, increase revenue, and create a seamless guest experience by harnessing the power of guest data. With a mission to help restaurants provide the best guest experience in an efficient manner, Eat App's system allows restaurant staff to manage guest flow, control shifts, and set capacity. Eat App also integrates with other restaurant technologies like POS and PBX phone systems, further streamlining restaurant operations, and helping build comprehensive guest profiles with data from multiple sources. Additionally, Eat App's extensive reporting system also provides in-depth guest & reservation data analytics with the aim to help managers track restaurant performance and make data-backed decisions. Built on a cloud-based system, Eat App is a cross-platform technology that syncs across multiple devices including native iPad, Android, and iPad apps. Eat App also provides a centralized system for managing multiple restaurants by combining reservations, guest databases, analytics, and reservations for all restaurants in one location.

Average Rating: 4.7/5.0

Total Reviews: 56

Affinect

Affinect helps hospitality businesses improve loyalty, retention, and guest engagement. Built for restaurants, cafés, beach clubs, entertainment venues, retail spaces, and multi-location operators, Affinect brings together customer data, digital loyalty, targeted campaigns, automation, and visitor intelligence on a single platform. The goal is simple: help businesses understand who their guests are, how often they return, what they respond to, and how to bring them back more effectively. Affinect supports loyalty programs, digital coupons, behavioral segmentation, guest profiles, campaign attribution, visitor analytics, and multi-location insights. Hospitality teams can segment guests by visit frequency, recency, location, birthday, campaign engagement, loyalty activity, or return behavior, then use that data to send more relevant communication across email, WhatsApp, SMS, and other connected channels. Guest WiFi and QR touchpoints can also be used as consent-based data-capture tools, helping businesses identify in-person visitors who would otherwise remain anonymous. Instead of relying only on social media, delivery platforms, paid ads, or disconnected booking systems, Affinect helps venues build a more useful first-party customer database from their existing guest traffic. The platform is designed for teams that want practical retention tools without adding unnecessary operational complexity. It helps marketing, operations, and leadership teams see which guests are returning, which campaigns are working, which offers are being redeemed, and where customer engagement can be improved. Affinect works with hospitality and experience-led businesses that want to move beyond generic promotions and build more measurable, long-term customer relationships.

Average Rating: 5.0/5.0

Total Reviews: 1

ARP.top

ARP.top is an all-in-one restaurant website, digital menu, and direct online ordering platform for independent restaurants, cafés, caterers, food trucks, ghost kitchens, and other food businesses. It combines mobile-friendly websites, multilingual content, menu management, AI-assisted content and image workflows, direct ordering, and integrations with restaurant, payment, reservation, delivery, marketing, and automation tools. Businesses can self-onboard or choose guided, hybrid, or full-service onboarding.

FineDine

FineDine provides digital menu and payment solutions tailored for restaurants, cafes, bars, and hotels. The platform allows businesses to digitize operations through QR code and tablet menus, manage orders, payments, and reservations, and gather customer data for improved service. Key features in our system include menu customization, AI-driven recommendations, multi-language support, and integrated payment systems. FineDine helps businesses increase revenue by enhancing guest experience, promoting upsells, and streamlining operations.

GloriaFood

We provide free and premium solutions for increasing restaurant revenue via online branding, online ordering and online table reservation, since 2013. We're the first fully free online ordering system, with unlimited order processing for both the food ordering and the table reservation widgets. We're now helping over 20,000 restaurants in 100 countries each get hundreds of extra sales every week. We could also be helping you!

Average Rating: 4.7/5.0

Total Reviews: 19

Mate's Table

Mate's Table is software for hospitality businesses to build an online presence. It lets venues create profiles, share menus, publish events, and connect with food enthusiasts via a curated recommendation system. Venues can claim profiles and provide details for diners seeking options. The platform features a What's On section for showcasing events and specials, and an Explore section for dining recommendations. Unlike traditional reviews, it uses recommendations from insiders and the community. Venues can update content and integrate with Dineway for real-time updates. Mate's Table Pro offers placement in Explore, What's On, and city guides, which diners can save and share. Operating across multiple cities, the platform connects venues with a community of food lovers and hospitality professionals.