ScaleAhead vs. Lieferando

Marketplace reach.
Direct-channel margin.

Lieferando can help restaurants find marketplace customers. ScaleAhead gives your regulars a simpler, voice-first way to order directly.

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At €5,000 monthly order revenue
ScaleAhead · Growth subscription€4,801restaurant keeps
Lieferando · ≈14%€4,300restaurant keeps
Potential difference with ScaleAhead€501 / month€6,012 per year

Lieferando states that more than 90% of orders are commonly charged at a 14% commission; delivery-service arrangements can differ.

Choose the channel for the job

Not the same product.
Not the same economics.

ScaleAhead

Your direct order channel

  • Guests order in your WhatsApp conversation
  • Text and voice messages supported
  • Fixed subscription — no order commission
  • Direct customer relationship
  • Your choice of pickup or delivery
Lieferando

A marketplace channel

  • Marketplace discovery and demand
  • No voice-note ordering workflow
  • Delivery options vary by plan
  • Platform manages the ordering experience
  • Fees depend on service model or contract

Rate source: Lieferando Restaurant Services fact sheet. Confirm current commercial terms directly with each provider.

The feature marketplaces miss

A guest can order
without touching a menu.

Voice ordering makes your direct channel useful in moments when tapping through categories is inconvenient.

Explore ScaleAhead Voice
“The usual, but add two Colas.” “One without onions, one extra spicy.” “Deliver it to the office this time.”

Add a direct channel.
Keep marketplace reach.

ScaleAhead can complement Lieferando; it does not require you to remove a channel that already works.

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