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Hiring a developer when you run a hospitality business is brutal.

You don't have time. Your nights are prep, your mornings are service, and the only window you have to deal with the website is 3pm on a quiet Tuesday. The local agency wants $25k for a brochure. The freelancer your nephew recommended built one site three years ago. The $400 Wix template doesn't handle UberEats commissions, multiple-location menus, or the Square POS your accountant set you up with last year.

  • Marketing-agency websites quoted at $18k–$32k for a brochure with a menu PDF
  • DIY templates that don't talk to Square, Lightspeed, or your reservation tool
  • Online ordering apps charging 18–28% on every order, forever
  • Photographers booked but no developer to actually use the photos properly
  • No-one available who knows AU food-safety, allergen disclosure, or tobacco rules

FindDevs sits between the lead-form factories and the agency upsells. Three vetted Australian developers who have actually built for hospitality before, hand-picked to your scope, in 24 hours.

Typical projects

What we typically build for hospitality.

Indicative ranges from real hospitality briefs we've matched in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific.

Brand-led marketing site
Typical price
$4,500 – $11,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks

A fast, photo-led website that makes your venue look the way it actually feels in person. CMS so you can update specials yourself.

  • Fast on 4G (every photo optimised)
  • Editable menus + specials
  • Google Business + map integration
  • Bookings + enquiry CTAs
Online ordering with your own checkout
Typical price
$6,500 – $18,000
Timeline
4–7 weeks

Stop paying 28% to UberEats forever. Build a direct-to-customer ordering flow with Stripe and your existing POS, owned by you.

  • Square / Lightspeed / Kounta integration
  • Stripe checkout (cards + Apple/Google Pay)
  • Pickup + delivery zones
  • SMS / email order confirmations
Booking + waitlist system
Typical price
$3,800 – $9,500
Timeline
2–4 weeks

Your own bookings page wired to your floor plan. Cheaper than Now Book It / OpenTable monthly fees long-term.

  • Custom or Now Book It / SevenRooms wrap
  • SMS reminders
  • Group booking deposit holds
  • No-show reduction tooling
Multi-location dashboard
Typical price
$8,000 – $22,000
Timeline
5–8 weeks

For 2–10 venues. One backend, one menu source-of-truth, per-venue overrides for hours, specials, and pricing.

  • Per-venue staff logins
  • Centralised menu library
  • Per-venue analytics
  • Brand consistency without friction
QR ordering for table service
Typical price
$5,500 – $14,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks

Your own version of Mr Yum / me&u, on your domain, with your branding, paying no per-order fee.

  • Table-aware QR codes
  • Order to kitchen via POS or printer
  • Card + split-bill flows
  • Allergen + dietary tags

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Why FindDevs for this

Built by Australians who know your sector.

Aussies who eat at your venues.

Every developer in our network is in Australia. They know what an AU coffee culture site should feel like. They've built for cafes from Cottesloe to Coogee.

POS knowledge, not POS guesses.

Square, Lightspeed, Kounta (Lightspeed K-series), Vend, Hike. We match you with developers who've already integrated against your specific stack.

No 28% lifetime tax.

UberEats and Doordash are great for discovery. Terrible as your only ordering channel. We help you build a direct flow that pays for itself in months.

Photo-aware design.

You've probably already paid a photographer. Our developers know how to use those photos without breaking page-load speeds.

Tech we know

The stack our matched developers Hospitality developers actually use.

Send us a brief and we'll match you with developers experienced in your specific stack, not generic full-stack tourists.

Shopify WordPress + WooCommerce Astro / Next.js Square API Lightspeed API Stripe Mr Yum / me&u (or custom) Klaviyo Google Reserve SevenRooms / Now Book It
Real briefs we've matched

Three illustrative examples.

Names lightly anonymised. Outcomes from real engagements through the FindDevs network.

Northern Beaches, Sydney
Coastal Coffee Co.
Online ordering + brand site

Cut UberEats reliance from 60% to 18% of orders in six months. Direct flow paid for the build in 14 weeks.

Fitzroy, Melbourne
Pasta Project
Booking + waitlist + email

Replaced three SaaS tools with one custom flow. Saved $480/month and cut no-shows by 38%.

West End, Brisbane
Uncle's
QR table ordering

Rolled out to 4 venues in 9 weeks. Per-table average order value up 22%, kitchen errors down 60%.

"We'd been quoted $24k for a brochure. FindDevs lined up three Aussie developers who actually understood hospitality, and the winning quote was $9k for a much better build. They got Square talking to Stripe to our printer in week three."
Dani · Owner-operator, 2-venue cafe group · Sydney
FAQ

Common questions.

Use them for discovery, but every order through them costs you 18–28% forever. A direct ordering flow typically pays for itself within 4–9 months for a venue doing 200+ delivery / pickup orders a week. We'll help your matched developer model the payback specifically for your numbers.
In most cases yes. Square has a clean public API, Lightspeed (Kounta / K-series) has solid integrations, Vend is doable. We match you with developers who have already built against your specific POS so they can quote with confidence.
A solid brand-led marketing site for a single venue lands at $4.5k–$11k. Online ordering with POS and Stripe is another $6.5k–$18k. Multi-venue dashboards are $8k–$22k. The full pricing guide on our home page has the bands by project type.
Most of our cafe-focused developers have photographer relationships and can include shoot logistics in the quote. If you've already done a recent shoot, that's ideal: they'll use your existing assets.
Yes. The multi-location dashboard pattern is exactly this: one backend, one menu source, per-venue overrides. We typically recommend it once you have 3+ venues; for two venues it's often simpler to run two lightly-shared sites.
Within 24 hours. Submit your brief, three matched Australian developers send written quotes. Compare side by side, pick the best fit. Free, no obligation.
Australia-wide

Hospitality developers across Australia.

We match Australian developers from every major city and remote-first teams nationwide. Pick your city, we've already got developers there.

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Canberra Gold Coast Hobart Newcastle Wollongong Geelong Sunshine Coast Logan City Darwin
Ready when you are

Three vetted Australian developers.
For your hospitality. In 24 hours.

Two-minute brief. Three written quotes inside a day. Free, no obligation. If none feel like the right fit, we'll line up another three.

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