Updated 26 Oct 2026
Best AI stack for an online ordering app
Let customers order and pay for pickup or delivery from your cafe, restaurant or food stall, with a live order screen for the kitchen.
| Role | Tool & why | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Builder | Lovable Menu, cart, checkout and a kitchen order screen from prompts. | Free (5 build credits/day, up to 30/mo); Pro from $25/mo (100 credits), $21/mo billed annually |
| Database | Supabase Menu items, orders and order status; Realtime pushes new orders to the kitchen screen without refreshing. | Free (500 MB DB, 2 projects, pauses after 1 week idle, 50k MAU); Pro from $25/mo |
| Login | Supabase Auth Staff sign in to the kitchen and menu admin; customers can check out as guests. | Included with Supabase: 50,000 MAU free; 100,000 on Pro |
| Payments | Stripe Stripe Checkout takes card payments; no monthly fee. | No monthly fee; 2.9% + 30c per successful domestic card charge (US) |
| Resend Order confirmation and 'ready for pickup' emails. | Free 3,000 emails/mo (100/day); Pro $20/mo for 50,000 | |
| Analytics | PostHog See which menu items people view and buy. | Free 1M analytics events + 5K session replays per month, forever |
Estimated cost at launch
~$26/mo + Stripe fees
💡 Delivery apps usually take a commission on every order, while running your own pickup ordering costs a monthly builder plan plus card fees. Start with pickup only; delivery adds drivers, zones and fees.
Copy-paste starter prompt
Build an online ordering site for my cafe. Customers browse the menu by category, add items with options (size, milk, extras) to a cart, choose a pickup time and pay with Stripe Checkout in test mode. Mark an order as paid only when a Stripe webhook confirms it, then email a confirmation with Resend. Add a staff-only kitchen screen that shows new paid orders live (Supabase Realtime) with buttons for 'preparing' and 'ready', and a menu admin to edit items, prices and sold-out status. Store everything in Supabase with Row Level Security.
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