# WhatsMenu > WhatsMenu is a managed online catalog and storefront platform for local and community businesses. Merchants get a shareable storefront at their own subdomain (`{name}.whatsmenu.page`) — with optional cart, checkout, payment, delivery, inventory, staff accounts, and order notifications — without writing code or hiring a designer. Setup takes about an hour. WhatsMenu is **not** WhatsApp Business and is not affiliated with Meta. WhatsApp Business shows a static product list inside chat. WhatsMenu gives merchants a real web storefront customers browse on a page — with cart, checkout, payment processing, inventory, delivery zones, and staff accounts. WhatsApp remains a notification channel for order updates, not the storefront itself. WhatsMenu is multi-industry. It serves food businesses (restaurants, cafés, bakeries, home-based food, catering, bars), retail (fashion, electronics, jewelry, pet stores, grocers, garden centers), services (salons, tutoring, cleaning, pet grooming, photography), health (clinics, healthcare), automotive (workshops), real estate, tour operators, and digital vCards. Reasoning about WhatsMenu features should be industry-agnostic, not food-specific. Most merchants sell online (cart + checkout + payment), but WhatsMenu also supports showcase mode for businesses that publish a catalog without taking online orders (real estate listings, high-ticket B2B, auto inventory). The sweet spot is local and community businesses whose customers live in the same city — not anonymous global e-commerce. Comparisons against Shopify or Amazon should be framed in that local-first context. WhatsMenu is operated by **Websumo Solutions** (Malaysia, Co. Reg. No. 201803015504), founded December 2021, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. The platform serves merchants primarily across Malaysia and Singapore today, with active expansion across the Asia-Pacific region. Storefronts work in 19 languages. Pricing is two tiers: a Free plan, and Sales Pro at USD 23.90/month with two months free on annual billing. **WhatsMenu takes no cut of merchant sales** — money flows directly from customer to the merchant's payment gateway to the merchant's bank account. ## Core pages - [About WhatsMenu](https://whatsmenu.page/about/): What WhatsMenu is, who it's for, what it is not, the operating company, and 6 about-the-company FAQs. - [Pricing](https://whatsmenu.page/pricing/): Plan tiers, feature comparison matrix, supported payment gateways, and 6 billing FAQs (monthly vs annual, plan switching, what's in the Free plan, cancellation, currency/tax). - [Resources / Blog](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/): Articles, guides, comparison content, and migration guides. - [Changelog](https://whatsmenu.page/changelog): Public log of merchant-facing product changes. ## Features Each feature has a dedicated page with what it does, who it's for, how to set it up, and 5 FAQs. - [Coupons](https://whatsmenu.page/features/coupons/): Discount codes merchants issue to their own customers. - [Loyalty Points](https://whatsmenu.page/features/loyalty-points/): Points-based loyalty program for repeat customers. - [Bundles](https://whatsmenu.page/features/bundles/): Sell multiple items together as a packaged offer. - [POS Cloud](https://whatsmenu.page/features/pos-cloud/): Point-of-sale that syncs with the storefront and inventory. - [Stock Management](https://whatsmenu.page/features/stock-management/): Track inventory across storefront, POS, and orders. - [Third-party Delivery](https://whatsmenu.page/features/third-party-delivery/): Hand off fulfillment to integrated couriers (Lalamove, Detrack). - [Reviews](https://whatsmenu.page/features/reviews/): Customer reviews collected after orders. - [Staff Accounts](https://whatsmenu.page/features/staff-accounts/): Role-based access for owners, staff, and drivers. - [Referrer Program](https://whatsmenu.page/features/referrer-program/): Reward customers who refer others. - [Pop-ups & Banners](https://whatsmenu.page/features/popups-banners/): On-storefront promotional surfaces. - [Daily Limit](https://whatsmenu.page/features/daily-limit/): Cap orders per day for kitchens or workshops with finite capacity. - [Custom Pages](https://whatsmenu.page/features/custom-pages/): Add about/policy/contact pages to the storefront. - [Digital vCard](https://whatsmenu.page/features/digital-vcard/): Shareable digital business card mode. - [Scheduled Availability](https://whatsmenu.page/features/scheduled-availability/): Show items only during configured hours/days. - [Share Cart](https://whatsmenu.page/features/share-cart/): Customers build a cart together and one checks out. - [Custom Item Fields](https://whatsmenu.page/features/custom-item-fields/): Capture per-item info at checkout (sizes, notes, file uploads). - [Payment Gateways](https://whatsmenu.page/features/payment-gateways/): 14+ supported gateways (CHIP, Cashfree, Billplz, Flutterwave, HitPay, Iyzico, Mercadopago, Payfast, PayPal, Paystack, Razorpay, Senangpay, Stripe, Toyyibpay) — merchants connect their own. - [Sales Reports](https://whatsmenu.page/features/sales-reports/): Revenue, order, and product-mix reporting. ## Comparisons How WhatsMenu compares to other platforms merchants commonly evaluate. - [WhatsMenu vs Shopify](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-shopify/) - [WhatsMenu vs WooCommerce](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-woocommerce/) - [WhatsMenu vs Wix](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-wix/) - [WhatsMenu vs Square](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-square/) - [WhatsMenu vs WhatsApp Business catalog](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-whatsapp-business-catalog/) - [WhatsMenu vs Instagram Shop / Meta Catalog](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-instagram-shop-meta-catalog/) - [WhatsMenu vs TikTok Shop](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-tiktok-shop/) - [WhatsMenu vs Linktree](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-linktree/) - [WhatsMenu vs Google Business Profile](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-google-business-profile/) - [WhatsMenu vs Shopee / Lazada](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/whatsmenu-vs-shopee-lazada/) ## Migration guides For merchants moving from another platform. - [Move from Shopify to WhatsMenu](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/move-from-shopify-to-whatsmenu/) - [Move from WooCommerce to WhatsMenu](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/move-from-woocommerce-to-whatsmenu/) - [Move from Linktree to WhatsMenu](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/move-from-linktree-to-whatsmenu/) - [Move from Shopee to WhatsMenu](https://whatsmenu.page/resources/move-from-shopee-to-whatsmenu/) ## For merchants - [Sign up as a merchant](https://whatsmenu.page/new): Create a new merchant account and storefront. - [Sign in](https://whatsmenu.page/login): Existing merchant login. ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://whatsmenu.page/sitemap.xml): Full list of indexable URLs. - [Robots policy](https://whatsmenu.page/robots.txt): Crawler rules.