Stop paying for five restaurant apps.
Billing, kitchen, inventory, customers, WhatsApp — one login, no licence fee.
- 2-minute form
- Login in about 15 minutes
What all these apps usually cost.
| Typical paid POS | POS + separate CRM + WhatsApp tool | Dhaba.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing, KOT, tables | Paid annual licence | Same | No licence — ₹20 per lakh of sales |
| Inventory & recipes | Often a higher tier / add-on | Same | Included |
| Kitchen display | Often an add-on | Same | Included |
| Loyalty | Often an add-on | Or a CRM product | Included |
| CRM & campaigns | Rarely full | A separate product | Included |
| WhatsApp sends | SMS / WhatsApp add-on | Monthly platform fee + per message† | ₹0.50 / ₹1 per message, no platform fee |
| Software fee / year | From ₹10,000 per outlet* | Licence + CRM subscription | ₹1 lakh/mo free, then ₹20 per lakh, max ₹10,000 |
| Onboarding & support | Bundled or extra | Extra | ₹4,999 once · first year of support included |
Prices exclude 18% GST. It’s shown on your GST invoice, and GST-registered restaurants claim it back as input tax credit.
* Techjockey listing, Petpooja “Core” plan, ₹10,000 per outlet per year excl. GST, retrieved 9 Oct 2026. Not the vendor’s own price list — ask them for a quote. Your quote may differ.
† Typical of WhatsApp marketing tools sold to Indian restaurants. Two public examples, seen 9 Oct 2026: AiSensy Basic, ₹1,500 a month plus ₹1.09 per marketing message; Reelo Growth, ₹39,000 per outlet a year, with a custom WhatsApp header as a paid add-on.
Sources
- Techjockey, seen 9 Oct 2026: techjockey.com/detail/petpooja-pos
- AiSensy, seen 9 Oct 2026: aisensy.com/pricing
- Reelo, seen 9 Oct 2026: reelo.io/pricing
What you get.
| Capability | Dhaba.ai | Typical paid POS | Typical CRM add-on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud POS in the browser | Yes | Yes | No |
| Live kitchen display + station KOTs | Yes | Varies / add-on | No |
| Recipe food cost, wastage, counts | Yes | Varies | No |
| Interactive table QR ordering | Yes | Varies, often billed | No |
| Full customer history and customer groups | Yes | Thin | Yes |
| WhatsApp inbox + campaigns | Yes | Rare | Yes |
| Google review reply | Yes | Rare | Sometimes |
| GSTR-1 / GSTR-3B JSON export | Yes | Varies | No |
| Two-tier staff PIN | Yes | Varies | No |
| Runs on any device you own | Yes | Often sold with terminals | n/a |
| Published per-message rate card | Yes | Rarely | Rarely |
- First ₹1 lakh of sales, every month₹0
- Every lakh after that₹20
- Most you’ll ever pay in a year, per outlet₹10,000
- WhatsApp bill₹0.50 each
- Marketing message — WhatsApp or email₹1 each
- Onboarding, including a year of phone and WhatsApp support₹4,999, once
Billing, kitchen, inventory, reports and GST are all included. No licence, no plans, no add-ons.
Prices exclude 18% GST. It’s shown on your GST invoice, and GST-registered restaurants claim it back as input tax credit.