ChowNow vs. Kartra

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ChowNow
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
ChowNow in Playa Vista provides branded online ordering systems for independent restaurants across the US — via restaurants’ own websites, on Facebook and Google pages.
$119
Per Annual
Kartra
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Kartra is an all-in-one business platform to monetize knowledge and services online. The platform includes a suite of tools that help market and sell digital products–like pages, email marketing, membership sites, checkouts, and analytics.
$99
per month
Pricing
ChowNowKartra
Editions & Modules
Annual
$119.00
Per Annual
Monthly
$149.00
per month
Starter
$99
per month
Growth
$189
per month
Professional
$429
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ChowNowKartra
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsSave $240 a year on an annual Starter subscription. Save $480 a year on an annual Growth subscription. Save $1440 a year on an annual Professional subscription.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ChowNowKartra
Features
ChowNowKartra
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
9.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
List management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
8.5
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
8.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
7.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Social profile integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
9.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
ChowNow
-
Ratings
Kartra
10.0
1 Ratings
60% above category average
Customizability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ChowNowKartra
Small Businesses
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Score 10.0 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Toast Point of Sale
Toast Point of Sale
Score 8.2 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
ChowNowKartra
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ChowNowKartra
Likelihood to Recommend
ChowNow
The ChowNow platform is rock solid with daily use. It is easy to set up and train new staff. Lower pricing with competitors is the only reason for the 8 of 10
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Genesis Digital
Kartra is a great platform for a service-based business that needs a moderate cost solution and one-stop shop for their business needs. Kartra has a marketplace of professionals that can train and or get your services set up in the system. The access to Kartra experts is valuable since the platform does have a bit of a learning curve and is not user-friendly when just starting out.
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Pros
ChowNow
  • menu updating
  • receiving customer data
  • adding photos to our menu
  • submitting refunds/adjustments to customers
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Genesis Digital
  • Email Marketing
  • Sales Pages
  • CRM
  • Payment processor
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Cons
ChowNow
  • Better structure of Pizza menus to ease 86 toppings
  • The new interface could use some work. Smaller fonts make the "tickets" difficult to determine correct information. The system defaults to the last ticket time - The standard system was actually more accurate
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Genesis Digital
  • Training and onboarding
  • Customer Service
  • Initial set up
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Alternatives Considered
ChowNow
I push customers toward ChowNow instead of the references apps because of a) ChowNow has lower commission costs b) ChowNow gives customer data access c) ChowNow allows me to better issue refunds or adjustments. ChowNow however does not provide as much visibility to "new" potential customers. This is just my guess -- there are less average users on the ChowNow app on a nightly basis vs. the UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhubs of the world.
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Genesis Digital
I switched from Teachable to Karta. Teachable was at a lower price point but I found it harder to use and didn't provide all of the features the Kartra offers. I also experienced holding on to funds for a long period of time after a transaction has been completed. I'm happy that I switched.
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Return on Investment
ChowNow
  • Returning guests from the email campaigns
  • Offering easy to use online ordering has increased sales
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Genesis Digital
  • Great return on investment because you are able to get rid of many of the other programs you may be using.
  • Access to Kartra experts to get you up to speed on how to use the platform is a great value added within the Kartra marketplace. You can also add your services to the marketplace.
  • The CRM within Karta is top-notch. Allowing you to segment and tag your clients based on your own criteria.
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