Genu vs DijitalMenü (dijitalmenu.co): An Honest Comparison (2026)
Genu is business software for restaurants, cafés and bars in Türkiye that brings the QR menu, bill and POS (cashier), waiter and kitchen display, stock and customer credit accounts together in a single panel. DijitalMenü (dijitalmenu.co) is presented as a QR-code-based digital menu and ordering system for restaurants, hotels and cafés: brand-designed menus, 11 languages, campaign and pop-up areas, a hotel room-service menu; online ordering and virtual POS are in the Gold plan.
Both products are cloud-based. DijitalMenü's strengths are menu design flexibility, many languages, Happy Hour / 1+1 campaign tools, POS integrations such as Simpra and Simphony, and at-the-table payment through a virtual POS; Genu stands out with its bill–cashier–kitchen–end-of-day chain, a Desktop cashier that keeps working when the internet is down, and approval-based AI. The tables below put the data from both companies' official websites side by side, with dates.
Verification note
The DijitalMenü information on this page was taken on 9 October 2026 from the public home, plans and features pages of dijitalmenu.co. The plans page states prices exclude VAT and that annual plans get a 50% discount; because the amount the discount applies to and the net annual amount are not given explicitly, no annual amount was calculated. Genu prices include VAT. A bill (adisyon) function is not mentioned on its features page. Prices and features may change; always rely on the official website for current information. If you spot an error, let us know and we'll correct it.
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Price comparison: monthly dollar plans and annual discount
| Genu | DijitalMenü | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | Basic / Premium / Pro — each higher plan includes everything in the one below | Esnaf / Standart / Gold / Enterprise; annual contract, fixed price |
| Amounts | Basic $199 · Premium $499 · Pro $999 (annual, VAT included) | Esnaf USD 12.5/month; Standart USD 25/month (excl. VAT) |
| Esnaf | Basic — $199/year, VAT included | USD 12.5/month: 75 products, 10 categories, 1 QR code, 3 languages, admin panel |
| Standart | Premium — $499/year, VAT included (QR ordering and cart, waiter call, staff, stock and recipes, customer accounts) | USD 25/month: unlimited products and categories, 5 QR codes, 6 languages, campaigns (pop-up), logo |
| Gold / Enterprise | Pro — $999/year; Enterprise 2–3 branches Pro × branches; Zincir by contract | Price on request: Gold (online ordering and payment, virtual POS, table management, 11 languages), Enterprise (branch panel, SLA) |
| Annual discount | Plans are annual already | 50% discount on annual plans per its page |
| Trial | 30 days, no credit card required | 1-month free trial; opened for use within 24 hours once the menu is ready |
Work it out for your own scenario
For a business that only wants a menu, DijitalMenü Esnaf is USD 12.5/month + VAT and Standart USD 25/month + VAT; Genu Basic is $199/year, VAT included. Because the amount the annual discount applies to is not explicit on the page, confirm the annual total in the sales conversation. Table ordering and online payment are in DijitalMenü's Gold plan, whose price is not published; in Genu, QR ordering is in Premium ($499/year), and bills, the cashier and the kitchen display are in Pro ($999/year).
Feature comparison
| Feature | Genu | DijitalMenü |
|---|---|---|
| Waiter approval on QR orders | ✓ Premium+: a QR order goes to the waiter first and is sent on to the station (kitchen) once the waiter approves it | The Gold plan lists online ordering and payment and order and table management; that a QR order passes waiter approval is not stated |
| Table QR identity and join approval | ✓ Every table has its own QR identity; joining an occupied table goes to the people at that table for approval | A table map, zone definition and per-table QR scan analytics exist; approval for joining an occupied table is not stated |
| AI assistant and MCP | ✓ Genu Assistant (proposes menu and price changes), Genu Pazarlama (marketing) and an MCP connection (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor); approval-card based: nothing changes without approval, and every approval is logged under the approver's name. Daily AI credits in every plan | Not stated on the official pages |
| Own online ordering channel (commission-free) | ✓ Pro: pickup and home delivery, ordering from the menu, WhatsApp sign-in and order notifications, live order tracking; no per-order commission | Online ordering and virtual-POS payment in the Gold plan; the page states no per-order commission is charged, only an annual subscription fee |
| Stock, recipes, customer accounts and expenses | ✓ Premium, Pro and Enterprise: automatic recipe-based deduction (gram quantities), goods receiving, stock counts, waste, product cost and margin; customer and supplier credit accounts (purchase invoices, supplier balance); expense tracking | Not stated on the official pages |
| HQ panel (multi-branch) | ✓ Enterprise: HQ panel (branch comparison, end-of-day coverage, automatic alerts), a single MCP connection for all branches; Pro price × branches for 2–3 branches, custom pricing for 4+ | ✓ Enterprise: branch management panel, bulk campaigns, branch analytics; price on request |
| Menu languages | TR, EN, DE, RU; automatic translation into the languages you enable | ✓ 3, 6 or 11 languages depending on the plan (home page: automatic translation into 11 languages) |
| Campaign tools | ✓ Premium: announcements and pop-ups | ✓ Pop-up announcements, banner engine, hourly discount (Happy Hour), 1+1 campaigns |
| Menu design | ✓ Theme engine, AR/3D products (Premium) | ✓ Corporate colour palette, welcome-screen video, category and product videos |
| Online payment | No online payment at the table; payment is taken at the cashier | ✓ Online payment at the table via a virtual POS (iyzico, Garanti, Akbank, etc.) — Gold |
| POS integration | No cash-register or delivery-platform integration — on the roadmap | ✓ Simpra, Simphony and other POS systems |
| Hotel room service | Not available in Genu | ✓ Room-service menu |
| Bills, cashier and end-of-day | ✓ Pro: bills, cashier screen, end-of-day (Z) report | Not stated on the official pages |
'Not stated on the official pages' in the table does not mean the feature is absent — only that it could not be verified on DijitalMenü's public pages on the comparison date. Confirm it in the sales conversation.
Difference in focus
- DijitalMenü's structure: a visually rich, brand-specific QR menu; campaign tools, many languages and hotel room service; ordering and virtual-POS payment in the upper plan.
- Genu's structure: the operating system of a table-service restaurant — QR order at the table → waiter approval → station-based kitchen display → cashier → end-of-day; stock, recipes, customer accounts, expenses and multi-branch under one roof.
- Outage resilience: with Genu Desktop installed on the till, new orders, payments, closing bills and the end-of-day continue when the internet drops (Pro).
- Where Genu stands out: approval-based AI (Genu Assistant, Genu Pazarlama, MCP), a commission-free own pickup/home delivery channel and join approval through table QR identity.
- The best test for deciding: upload your menu to Genu and try it for 30 days in real service, without giving a credit card.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Genu and DijitalMenü?
Structure and scope. DijitalMenü offers tiered, QR-menu-centred plans (Esnaf, Standart, Gold, Enterprise); online ordering and virtual POS are in Gold. Genu extends from the QR menu to bills, the cashier, the kitchen display, stock and customer accounts through Basic / Premium / Pro ($199 – $999/year, VAT included); the Desktop cashier that keeps working when the internet is down and approval-based AI are where Genu stands out.
Are DijitalMenü's prices VAT included?
According to DijitalMenü's plans page, prices exclude VAT and annual plans get a 50% discount. Genu's prices include VAT.
Can I move my menu from DijitalMenü to Genu?
Yes — we move your menu together with you. If you paid your previous provider 10,000 TL or more per year and your subscription is still running, your remaining months (up to 9) are added to your Genu annual subscription under the Transfer Bonus (Geçiş Bonusu); see the gecis-bonusu page for the terms.
Does Genu have Yemeksepeti/Getir integration?
Delivery platform integration is on Genu's roadmap. Today Genu manages delivery and takeaway sales through its own channel: queue-numbered delivery bills at the cashier, separate prices for table, takeaway and delivery, a packaging fee, and orders customers place from the menu all come together on the same screen; there is no per-order commission.
Is this comparison impartial?
This page was written by Genu; we are not an impartial third party and we don't pretend to be. What we do: take DijitalMenü's data only from official sources, state it with its access date, write its strengths plainly, and put no claim we couldn't verify into the table.
Compare it with your own venue
Genu's 30-day free trial requires no credit card. Upload your menu and see the cashier, the kitchen display and a cashier that keeps working when the internet goes down in real service.
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