Food Delivery Software in the Philippines — Start a Platform

Hyper-local by nature

Deliverability is defined by barangay, not by city. A customer in Quezon City and a customer in Cebu may as well be in different countries — different rider supply, different restaurant mix, different traffic. Build zones at barangay level and treat each cluster as its own launch.

Payments

GCash and Maya are the wallets that matter, with cards secondary and cash still common for smaller orders. PayMongo and Xendit are the usual gateway routes. Confirm wallet support during onboarding — it determines whether checkout feels local or imported.

Metro Manila first

Makati, BGC, Ortigas and Quezon City give you density and a customer base that already orders online. Cebu and Davao are strong second markets but need their own rider pool and restaurant recruitment — do not run them from a Manila operations desk.

Traffic and promises

EDSA at rush hour is not a delivery corridor. Promise 40–50 minutes in Metro Manila and 30 in the provinces, and measure actual delivery time from "ready" to "delivered" weekly. The first month will teach you the real number.

Delivery fees

Aggregators here take a meaningful share, and restaurants feel it. Running your own ordering channel with a clear delivery fee and clear reporting is a credible alternative — especially for the independent restaurants that dominate provincial cities.

Cost in pesos

$299 once, roughly ₱17,000 at current rates, plus hosting. No monthly licence and no per-order fee to us.