Seared review
A direct ordering platform for single-location restaurants that want more than a basic order page.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Seared is a restaurant technology platform for independent restaurants that want to operate a direct ordering channel. It combines a custom website with commission-free ordering for pickup, delivery, and dine-in orders. Customers can also order through a branded mobile app, while restaurants can add loyalty and rewards, push notifications, automated email and SMS marketing, and analytics. The product is especially suited to single-location restaurants, since the Starter plan covers one location.
Pricing is structured around two monthly plans. Starter costs $99 per month and includes a custom website and commission-free online ordering. The Full platform costs $199 per month and adds a branded mobile app, loyalty and rewards, automated marketing, and an analytics dashboard alongside the website and online ordering. The published plans make Seared easier to assess for restaurants that want to begin with a direct web channel and add customer engagement features at a higher tier. Additional-location pricing is handled separately for the Full platform.
Seared’s platform fit is a central part of its appeal. Ordering is available through the website and app, and POS integrations are provided for Toast, Clover, Revel, and PAR Brink. Features such as one-tap reordering, saved favorites, push notifications, and loyalty tools support repeat ordering, while automated email and SMS marketing extend the customer relationship beyond checkout. Restaurants seeking a website, app, marketing, analytics, and POS connectivity in one platform should consider Seared. Those needing only a simple ordering page may find the broader Full platform unnecessary, while multi-location operators should review the separate location pricing before choosing a plan.
Seared pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Commission-free pickup, delivery, and dine-in ordering
- Branded app with loyalty, reordering, and saved favorites
- POS integrations with Toast, Clover, Revel, and PAR Brink
- Where it doesn't
- Starter includes only the website and online ordering
- The $99 plan covers one location
- Advanced marketing and analytics require the $199 plan
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