Dinehere vs Zomato
Compare owning your restaurant website with renting a listing on India's biggest food-discovery and delivery marketplace.
| Feature |  Dinehere | Z Zomato |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Year Total Cost | ₹14,950 over 5 yrs | Commission per order |
| Time to Launch | 10 minutes | Days (verification) |
| Restaurant-Specific | ||
| AI Menu Parsing | ||
| Hosting Included | Included | While subscribed |
| Technical Skill Required | None | Low |
| Custom Domain Support | ||
| Mobile Optimized | ||
| SEO Built-in |
Own your site and your customers — stop renting a listing
A Zomato listing is not your own website — it's a profile page on zomato.com, where you pay roughly 18–25% commission on every delivery order (a published industry range, not a fixed fee) plus ads, and where Google ranks Zomato's domain, not yours. Zomato is a powerful place to be discovered, but you rent that visibility. Dinehere is a website you own that ranks on Google under your own brand: Dinehere is ₹299/month (or ₹2,990/year — 2 months free), with AI menu parsing from photos, live in about 10 minutes. Use both — but own your presence.
The smarter choice for restaurant owners
Own Your Customers, Not Rent Them
On Zomato you pay commission on every order and the customer is Zomato's. Dinehere is your own site — your brand, your diners.
You Rank, Not the Aggregator
Zomato ranks zomato.com. Dinehere builds a site on your own domain, structured for local SEO so Google sends diners to you.
No Per-Order Commission
Zomato takes ~18–25% per order. Dinehere is a flat ₹299/month — no cut of your sales, ever.
Common questions
No, many restaurants successfully use both. You can keep Zomato for their delivery logistics and app discovery while using Dinehere for your official web presence, dine-in menu, and local SEO.
Dinehere focuses purely on displaying your menu, location, and hours to attract dine-in and phone-in customers. It does not have built-in online ordering or delivery logistics.
Zomato takes an 18-25% commission on every single order, plus optional advertising fees. Dinehere charges a flat ₹299/month or ₹2990/year with absolutely zero commissions, no matter how many customers view your site.
Yes, absolutely. You can build your beautiful menu site on Dinehere and simply include a link directing customers to your Zomato profile if they specifically want delivery.
Zomato onboarding involves paperwork, menu approvals, and verification which can take several days. With Dinehere, you just upload photos of your menu and your site is live in about 10 minutes.
On Zomato, the platform owns the customer data and experience. With a Dinehere website, diners search for you directly on Google, allowing you to build brand loyalty and trust.
Yes. Zomato ranks its own domain for your restaurant's name. Dinehere sites are specifically structured for local SEO, helping your own official website appear when locals search for you.
On Zomato, menu updates can sometimes require approval or navigate complex portals. On Dinehere, you just upload a new photo of your updated menu and the site updates instantly.
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