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Should I use TastyIgniter?

Take restaurant orders on your own website and keep 100% of your revenue. TastyIgniter is free, open-source, and self-hosted — no platform fees, no commission, and no monthly cost. - tastyigniter.com

Depends. Buy it if you're technical and want to own your ordering without paying commissions. Skip it if you need plug-and-play and can't handle hosting, updates, and security patching yourself.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 16 public sources; most review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. No named restaurant customers in evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Self-hosted

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid plans (per G2)Not disclosed

Best for

  • Tech-savvy restaurant owners
  • Multi-location takeaways avoiding delivery commissions
  • Agencies building client ordering sites
  • Self-hosting enthusiasts

Not for

  • Owners who can't manage a server
  • Anyone wanting done-for-you setup and support
  • Non-technical kitchens needing a fast launch
  • Teams unwilling to patch CVEs themselves

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Public CVE history means you must monitor advisories and patch fast; no vendor does it for you.

medium

Free software isn't free to run: hosting, backups, updates, and PCI compliance land on you.

medium

v4.3.1 shipped security fixes plus minor breaking changes — test upgrades before production.

low

G2 lists two paid pricing plans; prices aren't public in sources reviewed — verify before assuming $0.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, open-source, self-hosted — no platform fees or commissions
  • Extension marketplace adds reservations, payments, notifications
  • Supports multiple restaurants from one install
  • Rated 4.6/5 across 59 reviews
  • Active community forum, docs, and help center

Cons

  • Self-hosting demands server setup and ongoing maintenance
  • Recurring XSS and access-control CVEs from 2022–2026
  • Some users report painful installation experiences
  • Dedicated support costs extra beyond community forums

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/24/2026 - 16 sources - Active CVE history (XSS, access control) 2022–2026; self-hosters must patch promptly.

official x6review x5security x4news x1
  • Stored XSS — CVE-2026-14856, Stored XSS in v4.3.0; fixed in the v4.3.1 security release.
  • Cross-site scripting — CVE-2025-61417, XSS vulnerability documented in the NVD database.
  • Incorrect access control — CVE-2024-44314, Medium-severity access control flaw in TastyIgniter.
  • Cross-site scripting — GHSA-4vrf-42cm-7xfw, GitHub security advisory for cross-site scripting.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 16

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free, no commissions — hard to beat
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Installation and setup frustrated multiple users
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Ordering, reservations, marketplace extensions, multi-restaurant
  • Support quality: 2/5. Community forums; dedicated support costs extra
  • Security posture: 2/5. Repeated XSS and access-control CVEs
  • 4.6/5 Capterra rating 59 reviews
  • $0 Starting price self-hosted, open source
  • Yes Free tier no commissions or monthly fees
  • None raised Funding community/sponsor-supported, per Tracxn

Pricing

Self-hosted

$0

  • Full open-source ordering platform
  • No commissions or monthly fees
  • You provide hosting and maintenance

Paid plans (per G2)

Not disclosed

  • G2 lists 2 pricing plans
  • Prices not public in sources reviewed

Security

Active CVE history (XSS, access control) 2022–2026; self-hosters must patch promptly.

  • Stored XSS — CVE-2026-14856Stored XSS in v4.3.0; fixed in the v4.3.1 security release.⁹
  • Cross-site scripting — CVE-2025-61417XSS vulnerability documented in the NVD database.⁸
  • Incorrect access control — CVE-2024-44314Medium-severity access control flaw in TastyIgniter.10
  • Cross-site scripting — GHSA-4vrf-42cm-7xfwGitHub security advisory for cross-site scripting.

Alternatives

Compare TastyIgniter with each alternative.

  • RestroSuite

    Fully managed, commission-free ordering without self-hosting.

    TastyIgniter vs RestroSuite

  • Slice

    Hosted ordering built for pizzerias; done-for-you.

  • Craver

    Hosted restaurant ordering platform, no server management.

  • WooCommerce + ordering plugin

    Guess: simpler option if you already run WordPress.

Full analysis

Based on 16 public sources; most review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. No named restaurant customers in evidence.

Free open-source ordering, zero commissions — great if you can run a server; a headache if you can't.

Methodology

Based on 16 public sources; most review snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes. No named restaurant customers in evidence.

Sources

  1. TastyIgniter homepage — free, open-source orderingtastyigniter.com
    official
  2. Capterra — TastyIgniter reviewscapterra.com
    review
  3. G2 — TastyIgniter reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. G2 — TastyIgniter pricing (2 plans)g2.com
    review
  5. TastyIgniter forum — 'TastyIgniter Sucks'forum.tastyigniter.com
    review
  6. Reddit — installation trouble threadreddit.com
    review
  7. Forum — v4.3.1 security fixes and breaking changesforum.tastyigniter.com
    official
  8. NVD — CVE-2025-61417nvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. SentinelOne — CVE-2026-14856sentinelone.com
    security
  10. GitLab advisory — CVE-2024-44314advisories.gitlab.com
    security
  11. Feedly — TastyIgniter CVE trackerfeedly.com
    security
  12. Tracxn — company profile, fundingtracxn.com
    news
  13. SectorLink — TastyIgniter cloud hostingsectorlink.com
    official
  14. TastyIgniter — dedicated support articletastyigniter.com
    official
  15. YouTube — multi-restaurant management overviewyoutube.com
    official
  16. RestroSuite — managed alternative comparisonrestrosuite.app
    official

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