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Three other ways a restaurant group takes catering orders, beside CaterRail, on the rows that decide it. Each has a page of its own that says where it is the better call.

CaterRail vs ezCater marketplaceKeep the marketplace for strangers. Take your own customers direct.Read
CaterRail vs ezOrderingTheir checkout on your site is still their checkout.Read
CaterRail vs HoneyCartFlat and direct is the right idea. Groups need more than one board.Read

The rows that decide it

Four ways to take an order

	CaterRail	ezCater marketplace	ezOrdering	HoneyCart
Fee on each order	None	A percentage of every order	A lower percentage than the marketplace, plus processing	None
Monthly fee	Flat, per location	None	None	Flat, from about $99
Where the order is placed	Your own domain	ezcater.com	An ezCater-hosted page, linked from your site	A HoneyCart-hosted page
Shown beside competitors	Never	Yes — that is the product	No	No
Who holds the customer	You	ezCater; you receive the order	Shared — the customer orders through an ezCater checkout and account	You
Rules per location	Each location: minimum, lead time, hours, radius, orders per window	Lead time and minimums per listing	Lead time and minimums per location	Lead times and minimums, built around one location
When the card is charged	Held at checkout, charged when the kitchen accepts	Charged at checkout; you are paid out after the order	Charged at checkout; you are paid out after the order	Charged at checkout
Separate payouts per legal entity	Yes	Not described in their public materials	Not described in their public materials	Not described in their public materials

Competitor details are taken from their public pricing and product pages in September 2026 and can change. Check them before you decide.