Ogent AI
Cafes & Coffee Shops

Order ahead. Skip the morning line.

Online and QR order-ahead built for cafes and coffee shops. Regulars order before they walk in, tickets fire to your bar printer with modifiers intact, and drinks go out on the pickup shelf — no app download, no commission, no tablet to babysit.

Commission-free No hardware Live in 15 min

The morning line is your ceiling

A cafe's revenue is capped by how fast the register moves between 7 and 9am. Order-ahead removes the register from the equation.

7–9am

when most cafes make the bulk of the day's revenue — and lose walk-outs to the line

30 sec

how long a regular spends in-store when their drink is waiting on the pickup shelf

0%

commission with Ogent — on a $6 latte, app commissions hurt more than anywhere else

A 7:45am regular

Same latte. No line.

Here's your busiest regular's oat-milk latte, ordered both ways.

Without Ogent
  1. 0:00Regular joins a six-person line, checking the time.
  2. 0:05Reaches the register. Recites the usual: oat milk, extra shot, half sweet.
  3. 0:06Pays, taps a tip under the barista's gaze, steps aside.
  4. 0:11Drink is up. Name shouted twice over the grinder.

11 min door-to-door · some mornings they walk past instead

With Ogent
  1. 0:00Regular reorders their usual from their phone, two blocks away.
  2. 0:01Ticket fires to the bar printer — modifiers printed exactly.
  3. 0:06SMS: "Your order is ready." They walk in.
  4. 0:07Grab the cup off the pickup shelf and leave. Register never touched.

30 sec in-store · the line is for people deciding, not paying

Works with your stack

Plug into your existing POS

Online and QR orders fire to the same kitchen printer or KDS your in-house orders use. One ticket queue, not two systems.

Cafe order-ahead, answered

Everything operators ask before they sign up.

How does order-ahead work for a coffee shop?

Guests open your branded ordering page from a QR code, your Google listing, or a saved link, order and pay on their phone, and the ticket fires to your bar printer or POS. You mark it ready, they get a text, and they pick it up off the shelf — no line, no register interaction.

Do guests need to download an app?

No. Ordering happens in the phone's browser. Regulars can save the link to their home screen and reorder their usual in a few taps, but there's nothing to install.

Does Ogent handle drink modifiers like milk swaps and extra shots?

Yes. Modifier groups cover milk options, shots, syrups, sizes, and temperature, with required or optional selections and per-modifier pricing. Tickets print with every modifier exactly as the guest chose it.

What does it cost? Commissions kill margins on a $6 latte.

Ogent is commission-free. Start on Pay As You Go (4% of net sales — nothing until you earn) or the POS Integration plan at $149/month, no contract. That's the whole point for low-ticket venues: a 15–30% app commission on a $6 drink is worse than on a $60 dinner.

Does it work with my Square or Clover setup?

Yes. Orders sync into Square, Clover, or MicroSale and fire to the same printers your register orders use, so the bar sees one queue. No POS? Run orders from the Ogent dashboard on any tablet.

Can guests tip on order-ahead orders?

Yes. Tip prompts appear at checkout before payment. Cafes typically see healthy tip rates on phone orders — guests choose without the social pressure of the counter screen flip.

Ready to add QR code ordering to your restaurant?

Takes 10 minutes to set up. No hardware. No commitment.

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How much does Ogent AI cost?

Onboarding is free, with no contracts — cancel anytime. Pay-as-you-go is 4% of net sales with no monthly fee, or get full POS integration from $149/month. Zero commissions on orders, ever.

Ordering Solution

Choose the pricing model that fits your volume

Pay As You Go

4%

of net sales · no monthly fee

Payment via

Stripe
Square
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Fixed Monthly

$149

per month · use your own payment account

Supported gateways

Stripe
Square
Clover
CardConnect
Authorize.net
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✦ Everything included in both plans

  • Merchant mobile app — free, unlimited devices
  • Custom branded ordering portal
  • Menu with photos & categories
  • Schedule items & categories
  • 86 items & modifiers with timer
  • Pickup & delivery services
  • Multiple portals & menus
  • Text notifications to guests
  • Auto print to kitchen printers
  • KDS integration
Coming Soon

Platform Integrations

All channels, one dashboard

Connect Ogent with the world's leading delivery platforms. Manage menus, orders, and analytics in one place.

Supported platforms

DoorDash
Uber Eats
Grubhub
+ more coming soon
  • Centralized order dashboard
  • Menu sync across platforms
  • Unified analytics & reporting
  • Auto-pause out-of-stock items
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All plans include free onboarding support. No credit card required to start.

Your regulars shouldn't have to wait in line.

Free to start · No hardware · 0% commission