Skip to main content
TrustRadius
Olo

Olo

Overview

What is Olo?

Olo in New York provides an on-demand interface for the restaurant industry, designed to drive digital ordering and delivery for restaurant brands.

Read more
Recent Reviews

TrustRadius Insights

Olo has become a valuable tool for restaurant brands, offering seamless online ordering and payment options. Users have praised Olo for …
Continue reading

OLO review.

8 out of 10
December 08, 2022
Incentivized
We use OLO to accept and manage online orders for our restaurants. The only issue I have with OLO is the credit card chargebacks. We have …
Continue reading

Olo for the win!

10 out of 10
December 01, 2022
Incentivized
Olo assists me in daily averages, sales, and processing refunds for guests which can become complex if they have not ordered through our …
Continue reading

Olo for the win!

8 out of 10
December 01, 2022
Incentivized
Olo is used as the platform for our online orders including 3rd party orders. It allows us to increase sales through online ordering.
Continue reading
Read all reviews

Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Return to navigation

Pricing

View all pricing
N/A
Unavailable

What is Olo?

Olo in New York provides an on-demand interface for the restaurant industry, designed to drive digital ordering and delivery for restaurant brands.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Would you like us to let the vendor know that you want pricing?

25 people also want pricing

Alternatives Pricing

What is ChowNow?

ChowNow in Playa Vista provides branded online ordering systems for independent restaurants across the US — via restaurants’ own websites, on Facebook and Google pages.

What is Square POS?

Square POS is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as accept credit cards with your iPhone, Android, and iPad along with the flexibility to accept credit card payments anywhere, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Return to navigation

Product Details

What is Olo?

2M+ orders per day run on Olo’s enterprise SaaS engine, enabling brands to maximize the convergence of digital and brick-and-mortar operations by capturing demand and managing guest orders from every channel. With integrations to 100+ technology partners, Olo boasts a large and flexible restaurant commerce ecosystem where brands can build a digital experience. The vendor states that currently over 500 restaurant brands use Olo to grow digital sales, become more profitable, and preserve direct guest relationships.

Olo Features

  • Supported: Food Delivery Management
  • Supported: Restaurant Payment Solution (Olo Pay)
  • Supported: Online Ordering

Olo Screenshots

Screenshot of Sweetgreen Online Pick UpScreenshot of Online OrderingScreenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of

Olo Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesUnited States of America, Canada
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Olo in New York provides an on-demand interface for the restaurant industry, designed to drive digital ordering and delivery for restaurant brands.

ChowNow, Toast Point of Sale, and Aloha Cloud are common alternatives for Olo.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of Olo are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
Return to navigation

Comparisons

View all alternatives
Return to navigation

Reviews and Ratings

(60)

Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Olo has become a valuable tool for restaurant brands, offering seamless online ordering and payment options. Users have praised Olo for its ease of use and ability to enhance the customer experience by providing timely pick-up options. The Olo Dashboard allows operators to manage all online ordering channels through one merchant portal, streamlining the order-taking process. With Olo Tablet and Expo software, operators can conveniently integrate their own point-of-sale systems, eliminating the need for separate tablets for each third-party delivery service. Furthermore, Olo's integration with third-party delivery companies bridges the gap and simplifies order acceptance and communication with merchants.

Olo also serves as an effective solution for managing orders across multiple locations, enabling order tracking, early firing of orders, refunds, and order throttling. For restaurant franchises, Olo Daily is an invaluable tool for tracking sales and ensuring operational accuracy across various units. Users have found Olo Rails to be a time-saving feature that seamlessly integrates third-party delivery platforms into the point-of-sale system, improving efficiency and accuracy. Additionally, Olo Pay simplifies payment processing for first-party orders and facilitates tasks like refunds.

The versatility of Olo extends beyond traditional online ordering; it also caters to additional needs such as mealtime ordering, catering services, and mobile teams. Users have found Olo Dispatch to be particularly useful in providing delivery options for customers while facilitating order tracking. Whether it's managing menus, implementing integrated concept kitchens, or troubleshooting any issues that may arise, Olo has established itself as a reliable platform for streamlining operations and enhancing sales in the fast-paced restaurant industry.

However, some users have encountered occasional disconnections and have expressed dissatisfaction with the user-friendliness of troubleshooting emails from Olo. There have been limitations noted in transferring orders to other locations within the same area. Some users have also reported issues with credit card chargebacks and concerns regarding Olo's security measures in detecting fraudulent activity. Nevertheless, overall, Olo has garnered favor among restaurant brands and operators for its ability to consolidate online ordering, simplify payment processes, and provide valuable insights into customer behavior.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(1-25 of 36)
Companies can't remove reviews or game the system. Here's why
December 08, 2022

OLO review.

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
OLO is excellent at sending orders to the restaurant and Good at keeping information on orders Website is rarely down OLO is not very good at preventing fraudulent credit card usage.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo is a great tool in the restaurant field to track ordering proving refunds and submit complaints for 3rd party or dispatch issues in one simply platform. There are a few things which I mentioned previously that I feel would significantly improve the functionality and versatility of this tool.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
After using a previous integrator, I can safely say I would recommend Olo above the competition. Olo successfully consolidates all platforms for order ingestion thus simplifying the entire process of digital ordering. Trying to do it any other way would simply be foolish. The technology works and there is a great support structure behind the scenes to make sure that if there are any questions, feature requests, or advancements that they get added to the development queue.
December 01, 2022

Olo for the win!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo always is easy to access, has a wide range of information you can use to find the answer to your question. The delivery of the answer is always simple and easy to read. No complaints here. Great job!!
December 01, 2022

Olo for the win!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo allows us to incrementally increase sales during slow hours and slow seasons of the year. I think it's well suited for integrating with 3rd party delivery companies, which every restaurant should be doing.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is the primary tool we use for both our restaurants mealtime and catering channels as well as our (up to 6) virtual integrations. Olo fills the role as intended but as we are exploring new functionality on an ongoing we have found some limitations such as in the diagnostics like basket testing and mismatch reports that either don't explain fully the errors or produce false error reporting. The brand mismatch report does not have a good way to see refreshed results after making corrections.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo has helped alleviate some stress in our restaurants in a couple of ways. Specifically, in the past there were times when customers would call to place orders over the phone and keep our crew members on the phone for several minutes at a time, especially for larger orders. With Olo, these orders are now placed directly online and printed right in store for us, clearly on individual label slips. In other cases, a customer might come into the store placing the order in line for many items, holding up the line, when the same customer can now easily use Olo and have the order ready to pick up when they come in and the guests in line were not affected.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
OLO is suited for fast pace high volume establishments. It makes it easier for all orders to go in one place versus having multiple tablets open and ringing in the background. However, if it’s a slower establishment with no that many orders, it may not be beneficial to use OLO.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
With so many POS integrating online ordering platforms, in my opinion, Olo is a dying technology. Why would I recommend a tablet and a program? I would recommend a full POS solution. This is what I'm looking into. So Olo, your move. Time to work on your POS Solution.
September 09, 2022

Olo is A-OK

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo is very user friendly and if there is something you need help navigating they have interactive guidance to help you in real time. Using the features are easy and seeing everything happen seamlessly is a plus.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo is well suited as a platform to manage online orders. It is great because it gives us time back to make sure the orders are properly done rather than taking the orders over the phone and having to receive payment at the restaurant. It does have its downfall when the times do not sync with the flow of the restaurant.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
OLO Is great for companies that need an easy way to channel online orders into one centralized place. If a company uses several third-party delivery companies, with each tablet on its counter, OLO helps cut down on the clutter and allows everything to flow through the POS properly. OLO has served us well since we started.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Olo provides us with placing orders for customers. And helps us to ensure accuracy in placing orders for customer and for the restaurant; it lets us know the location and give the phone number of the caller and then lets us place the order for the customer and the locations.
Return to navigation