QR menu, table ordering, a kitchen screen and your own website with online ordering – for restaurants in Switzerland. A fixed monthly price from CHF 29, set up by you.
Free for 14 days – open your account yourself in a few minutes, no credit card needed. After the trial, add a payment method, otherwise your website pauses automatically – no costs, no subscription risk.
Real screens from Akarien Direct, shown with the sample restaurant “Demo Bistro”.
Every order through the big delivery apps costs the restaurant 25–35% commission — and hands the guest, their data and the relationship to the platform. The restaurant does the work; the platform takes the margin. Akarien built Akarien Direct to change that.
− CHF 33 lost to commission
A fixed monthly price instead of a cut of every order
| Criterion | Delivery apps | Akarien Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Commission per order | 25–35% | 0% |
| Who owns the customer | The platform | The restaurant |
| Branding | Their marketplace | Your own brand |
| Customer data | They keep it | You own it |
| Monthly cost | Grows with your sales | From CHF 29/month, fixed |
| Direct relationship | No | Yes |
Built for Switzerland – TWINT, prices in CHF, hosted in Europe and four languages. You set it up yourself in the setup wizard.
Guests scan the QR code on the table, browse the menu and send their order to the kitchen in rounds – no app, no waiting for the menu. They pay at the till at the end.
Included in: QR Menu · Table Ordering · Complete
Every order appears on the kitchen screen instantly, with a sound alert and status. The receipt printer prints automatically, and notifications can also go to Telegram.
Included in: Table Ordering · Online Shop · Complete
A ready-made restaurant design with your menu, pickup and delivery to your delivery areas – on your own domain. Guests order from you directly, not on a marketplace.
Included in: Online Shop · Complete
Import your menu from CSV, switch designs with a live preview, replace images, keep opening hours and tables up to date – all in your own admin.
Included in: QR Menu · Table Ordering · Online Shop · Complete
6 website designs and 8 QR menu designs, all shown here. Pick one with a live preview and switch any time – your logo, colours and menu stay.
Warm
Minimal
Grid
Elegant
Editorial
Pastel
Steakhouse
Street
Open a live demo storefront and see the QR menu, online ordering and checkout in action — exactly what a restaurant's guests would use.
Live demo of a sample restaurant — not a real order.
Create your restaurant and pick a plan. No setup fee, cancel monthly.
The setup wizard walks you through menu, design, opening hours, tables and receipt printer.
Print the table QR labels, connect your own domain and take your first orders.
Four plans at a fixed monthly price – pay yearly and you pay for only 10 months. No cut of your orders.
Akarien Direct is a commission-free ordering system for restaurants in Switzerland, built by Akarien. Depending on the plan it covers a QR menu, table ordering with a kitchen screen, your own website with online ordering for pickup and delivery, and table reservations – under the restaurant's own brand, with 0% commission.
Those platforms charge 25–35% commission on every order and own the customer relationship. Akarien Direct is the restaurant's own system: a fixed monthly price instead of commission, your own brand, your own customer data and – on the website plans – your own domain.
No. Guests scan a QR code or open the website and order straight in the browser, on any smartphone.
Yes. The restaurant sets its delivery zones, fees and minimum orders and uses its own drivers. Pickup and ordering at the table are supported too.
Yourself, in a setup wizard: choose a plan, add your menu or import it via CSV, pick a design with live preview, connect your receipt printers and – on the website plans – add your own domain. Legal notice, privacy policy and terms are generated automatically. If you need help, just message us.
Four plans at a fixed monthly price: QR Menu CHF 29, Table Ordering CHF 39, Online Shop CHF 79, Complete CHF 129. Pay yearly and you pay for only 10 months. 14-day free trial (no credit card needed), no commission, no setup fee, cancel monthly.
Today on site: TWINT, card or cash – at the door for delivery, at the counter for pickup, at the till for table orders. Online payment via Stripe is in development and coming soon.
Yes, on the Online Shop and Complete plans. You connect your domain with one DNS record; the SSL certificate is issued and renewed automatically.
Star (CloudPRNT) and Epson (Server Direct Print) print straight from the network, no PC needed. USB or PC printers connect with a pairing code, and Sunmi devices are supported too. Order alerts can also go to Telegram.
Menu, ordering pages and admin are available in German, English, French and Italian.
Yes. The monthly plan can be cancelled every month and you can switch plans at any time. Nothing is charged during the 14-day trial – without a payment method on file, your website simply pauses afterwards.
From CHF 29 a month, 0% commission, cancel monthly. You set up your menu, design and printers yourself in the setup wizard.
Free for 14 days – open your account yourself in a few minutes, no credit card needed. After the trial, add a payment method, otherwise your website pauses automatically – no costs, no subscription risk.
