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title: Menumigo vs Beacon
description: Beacon grew rapidly during the UK pub table-service mandates.
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# Menumigo vs Beacon

> British Digital Menu Ordering. Best suited to: UK Pubs and venues requiring strict table-service apps.

## Verdict

Beacon grew rapidly during the UK pub table-service mandates. They offer a robust transactional ordering app. Menumigo, on the other hand, is a lighter, browse-only solution focusing on marketing, language translation, and no-friction viewing without account creation walls.

## Feature comparison

| Feature | Menumigo | Beacon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starting price | Free / €19/mo | Custom |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| QR code menu | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-language | Yes | No |
| Loyalty programme | Partial | Yes |
| Analytics | Partial | Yes |
| Allergen tags | Yes | Partial |
| Custom domain | Partial | No |
| No ads / no branding | Partial | Yes |

- Menumigo free plan: Menu builder, 3 languages, QR codes — free forever
- Beacon free plan: Contracts generally required

## Where Menumigo wins

- Zero friction: guests browse instantly without creating an account
- No transaction fees or aggressive revenue-sharing contracts
- Free plan available compared to rigid monthly contracts
- AI translation built natively for multi-cultural cities

## Where Beacon is stronger

- Excellent table-routing for large pub gardens
- Integrates deeply with British payment gateways
- Allows users to open specific bar tabs securely

## Full analysis

Beacon found immense success in the UK by solving the 'pub garden' problem: allowing patrons to order pints from their picnic table without queuing at the bar. They provide a heavy, robust transactional platform that handles complex drink modifiers, payment processing, and kitchen routing.

The cost of that heavy transactional power is friction. Guests using transactional apps often have to create an account, verify their email, and input credit card details before they are even allowed to look at the menu properly. Furthermore, Beacon charges monthly fees plus cuts of the transactions.

Menumigo is a friction-less discovery platform. We are 'browse-only'. When a guest scans a Menumigo QR code, the menu renders in milliseconds. No app to download. No account to create. They instantly see beautiful photos, auto-translated text, and allergen warnings, then they order with the waiter. This retains the human hospitality touch while solving the pain points of paper menus.

If you run a sprawling 300-seat pub garden and need to eradicate the bar queue, you need a transactional tool like Beacon. If you run a restaurant that wants to maintain table service but modernize the menu viewing experience, Menumigo is frictionless and free.

## FAQ

### Does Menumigo process payments like Beacon?

No. Menumigo is a 'browse-only' digital menu designed to let diners discover food beautifully without creating accounts or paying transaction fees.

### Which tool is better for a traditional restaurant?

If you have waiters taking orders, Menumigo is much better. It modernizes the menu visually while keeping the hospitable human-touch of taking an order intact.

## About Menumigo

Menumigo is a free digital menu platform for restaurants. Guests scan a QR code and the menu opens in their browser — no app download, no sign-up. Owners update prices, mark items sold out, and publish daily specials in seconds from a phone.

The Free plan covers one restaurant: unlimited menu items, unlimited QR codes, up to 3 languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish), AI menu import from photo or PDF (5/month), AI translation (10/month), 14 EU-standard allergen tags, and WiFi password display. Free menus carry a small "Powered by Menumigo" credit.

The Pro plan (€19/month, €15/month billed annually, or €299 one-time lifetime, with a 14-day free trial) adds unlimited restaurants, unlimited AI usage, custom branding, real-time analytics, loyalty stamp cards, bundle offers, smart pairings, AI item descriptions, AI market reports, an announcement bar, review and social buttons, and removes the Menumigo branding.

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## Get started

- [Create a free account](https://menumigo.com/sign-up) — no credit card required
- [Pricing](https://menumigo.com/pricing.md) — plan limits and prices
- [Machine-readable plan data](https://menumigo.com/api/public/plans) — live JSON

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