Comparison · Table bookings

Stampede vs me&u

Stampede does 13 of the 13 things compared here natively. me&u does 3.

Ordering
Bookings
Wi-Fi
Payments
Reviews

Powering 2,500+ UK venues

Art HospitalityNº 90OIR GroupFolkPlonk'dPetiscoSankey'sWild InnsThe StablesCoast & CountrySiam NiyomVietnamese Street KitchenHowiesCaldera
La-YamRadioBuoy & OysterThe Northern CollectiveVittoria GroupAmarettoNo.12 Hotel & BistroThe Truffled HogKneadThe George at BurnhamFifteenOmomoThe Welsh HouseFuego
Valiant Pub CompanyParadise PalmsFat HippoThe BoundaryArtisan InnkeepersFauna BrewingSmoke BBQMount EdgcumbeRocca GroupPotyoOrnithologyRico Libre
The score

13 to 3.

Native capabilities across the 13 compared below.

Payments

Stampede
YesSquare
me&u
Nopaid out via Stripe

Guest Wi-Fi

Stampede
Yesnative
me&u
Limitedvia Wi-Fi partners
Wallet pass

Loyalty

Stampede
Yesincluded
me&u
Limitedinside the me&u order flow

Table bookings

Stampede
Yes
me&u
Yeslaunched August 2026

Marketing

Stampede
Yes
me&u
YesConnect CRM
Feature comparison

Feature by feature.

Native, limited or not offered. Checked September 2026, sources below.

BookingsStampede3/3me&u1/3
Online reservations and booking managementme&u: launched August 2026Stampede: Yesme&u: Yes
Bookings open on the Square tillStampede: Square, two-way · me&u: Square not a launch partnerStampede: Yesme&u: No
Fully branded booking page and guest journeyStampede: one brand kit · me&u: branded booking flow; no wallet passStampede: Yesme&u: Limited
Order and pay at tableStampede4/4me&u1/4
QR ordering and payment at the tableStampede: Yesme&u: Yes
Payments run through Square, with the tillStampede: Square · me&u: paid out via StripeStampede: Yesme&u: No
Price does not move with your ordersStampede: flat per venue · me&u: me&u fee on ordersStampede: Yesme&u: No
Every order on the same profile as bookings and Wi-Fime&u: Wi-Fi via partnersStampede: Yesme&u: Limited
Guest data, loyalty and marketingStampede4/4me&u1/4
Guest Wi-Fi data captureStampede: native · me&u: via Wi-Fi partnersStampede: Yesme&u: Limited
Loyalty programme (points)Stampede: included · me&u: inside the me&u order flowStampede: Yesme&u: Limited
Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google)Stampede: no app needed · me&u: not publishedStampede: Yesme&u: No
Email and SMS marketingme&u: Connect CRMStampede: Yesme&u: Yes
Ownership and pricingStampede2/2me&u0/2
Flat per-venue pricingme&u: not publishedStampede: Yesme&u: No
Guest data stays with your venueStampede: yours to export · me&u: me&u markets to guests tooStampede: Yesme&u: Limited
Pricing

What you pay.

Stampede

One flat price per venue

Bookings, ordering, Wi-Fi, loyalty, reviews and marketing, priced per venue and sized to your estate on one call.

  • The price does not move with your orders or covers
  • No per-cover fees, however the guest booked or ordered
  • Onboarding and support included on every plan
  • Your guest data is yours to keep and export at any time
me&u

Unpublished pricing plus a me&u fee

No public price list. me&u’s UK terms say guests’ charges include an administrative fee from me&u.

  • No published pricing; you ask their sales team
  • Guests’ charges include an administrative fee from me&u, per its UK terms
  • Venues are invoiced monthly for the total me&u fee and VAT
  • UK payouts land in the venue’s Stripe account, not with the Square till
Why switch

Why venues switch.

Why venues switch toStampede
  • You want bookings, table orders, Wi-Fi logins, loyalty and marketing on one guest profile.
  • If your brand matters, Stampede is the choice: every venue gets its own fully branded booking page, and one brand kit carries it across menus, events, emails, the wallet card and the Wi-Fi splash, not branding on the booking flow alone.
  • You run on Square and want table orders paid through Square, landing on the till tagged with the table.
  • You want a booking to open on your Square till when the guest is seated.
  • You want one flat price per venue that does not move with your orders.
  • You want a points programme in Apple and Google Wallet, with no app to download.
  • You want guest data that is yours to keep and export.
  • You want your data future-proofed for AI, with orders, bookings, Wi-Fi and loyalty on one record and spend on your Square till.
Where it falls short

me&u only fits if

  • You are happy for your guests’ charges to include an administrative fee from me&u.
  • You are fine with ordering takings settling in a Stripe account, apart from your Square till.
  • You will wait for a reservations product first launched in Sydney in August 2026 to prove itself in the UK.
Proof

The proof.

Operators running on Stampede, in their own numbers.

Food at the George & Dragon, a Sankey's venue
4.59 → 4.80Google rating, year on year
2.3×average bill from email bookings
“Having everything under one roof is simply superior, full stop.”
Matthew Sankey, owner, Sankey'sRead the story
A Sunday roast at an ART Hospitality venue
24,604covers in a single month
0.3%no-show rate across eight venues
“You innovate at a rate I have never seen in a software company.”
Edwin Kirk, founding director, ART HospitalityRead the story
A dish being finished at Howies, Edinburgh
3,920guests enriched with real spend
6 weekstheir first six weeks with Stampede
“Every payment lands on the guest who made it now. Everything a guest does with us, online and in our venues, finally joins up in one view.”
Louis Scott, Howies, EdinburghFull story coming soon
89%
Wi-Fi marketing opt-in rate
55p
average value of a guest contact
2,500+
UK venues run on Stampede
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

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SourcesChecked September 2026

me&u details were checked in September 2026 against the sources below. Products change; if anything here is out of date, tell us at hello@stampede.ai and we will correct it. Pricing is taken from me&u's own published pages where they exist, and from the third-party sources listed where they do not.

  1. 1.me&u launches reservations platform with Aria (IT Brief, 2026)itbrief.co.uk/story/me-u-launches-reservations-platform-with-aria-partnership
  2. 2.me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash: Sydney HQ, Mr Yum merger, profitability (Forbes Australia)www.forbes.com.au/news/investing/meu-takes-on-american-express-and-doordash
  3. 3.Mr Yum and me&u complete merger (Business News Australia)www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/lovers--not-fighters--mr-yum-and-me-u-consummate-hospitality-merger.html
  4. 4.me&u UK Reservations page (marked NEW, POS launch partners and coming soon)www.meandu.com/gb/reservations
  5. 5.me&u UK guest terms (administrative fee from me&u)www.meandu.com/us/legal/app-meandu-terms-conditions-gb
  6. 6.me&u Venue Payments (UK): payouts to the venue’s Stripe account, monthly me&u fee invoicemeandu.helpjuice.com/en_US/UK-Finance/meu-venue-payments
  7. 7.me&u UK privacy policy, updated 16 June 2026 (own marketing, overseas transfers)www.meandu.com/legal/privacy-policy-uk-0626
  8. 8.me&u integrations (Square for ordering, Wi-Fi partners)www.meandu.com/gb/integrations
  9. 9.me&u Loyalty (points in the order flow, Loyalty Connector API)www.meandu.com/gb/grow/loyalty
  10. 10.me&u Connect CRM (email and SMS marketing)www.meandu.com/gb/grow/connect
  11. 11.me&u Order & Pay (UK)www.meandu.com/gb/serve/order-pay
  12. 12.me&u Reservations: "Custom branding on the guest-facing flow"www.meandu.com/reservations