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ONDC Food Delivery Apps take on Zomato & Swiggy!
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ONDC Food Delivery Apps take on Zomato & Swiggy!
Government’s Food Delivery Apps pick up pace as they offer Better Discounts compared to Zomato and Swiggy!
by FighterMan
Updated: 10 May, 2023, 13:06 IST
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ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) is back in news as it crosses 10,000 food delivery orders in a day! Also, because the ONDC online food delivery service is now available in major Indian cities.
You can order food from ONDC restaurants via Paytm, Pincode (only in Bangalore), and MagicPin apps only, as of now. MagicPin is the official ONDC Food Delivery App as Paytm just hosts this service (you will see ‘powered by MagicPin’ at the bottom). Thus, both apps have a similar service. Besides, Pincode has been launched by PhonePe app.
ONDC Food Delivery Apps are currently providing heavy discounts + Free Delivery (upto 4 kms) + Flat ₹50 off (can use Coupon "ONDC50") as part of their promotional campaigns. However, they levy Taxes and a Packaging Fee at checkout. I found Packaging Fees on some Mumbai restaurants to be around ₹30 (nearly a delivery fee), and that too for 1/2 items (burgers, sandwiches, etc)! However, the final price is way lesser when compared to Zomato and Swiggy, which is why it is recommended.
What are ONDC Food Delivery Apps, and Why are they Here?
The ONDC Food Delivery Apps connect you directly to the restaurants. A single app hosts multiple ONDC restaurants where prices are decided by the restaurants themselves following ONDC’s T&Cs. The government has got ONDC to break the monopoly of Zomato and Swiggy. This will help people get food delivery at reasonable prices along with access to more restaurants / food stalls.
ONDC Food Delivery Apps vs Zomato/Swiggy
I have picked up some promotional food items (Mumbai restaurants) from Paytm/MagicPin ONDC food delivery section and compared their prices with those on Zomato/Swiggy.
Food Item |
ONDC Price |
Zomato/Swiggy Price |
Restaurant / Food Brand |
2 Burgers (Bun Tikki + Spicy Aloo Crunch) |
₹50 |
₹119 |
Wendy’s |
Bombay Cheese Sandwich / Chicken Tikka Whole Wheat Sandwich |
₹50 / ₹58 |
₹119 / ₹129 |
FreshMenu |
Mexican McAloo Tikki Burger |
₹50 |
₹69 |
McDonald’s |
Veg Dum Hyderabadi Biryani |
₹154 |
₹239 |
Bikkgane Biryani |
2 Chicken Moburg (momo burgers) |
₹58 |
₹139 |
Wow Momo |
Chilli Cheese Toast |
₹87 |
₹139 |
Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) |
Red Velvet Cup Cake |
₹69 |
₹119 |
CakeZone |
Veg Hakka Noodles |
₹74 |
₹115 |
Chinese Wok |
Thus, you can see that ONDC is truly delivering at a very lesser price comparatively. However, the restaurant list here is just 25% of Zomato/Swiggy which is where it needs improvement. Also, how efficient is its delivery service, is a question! Not to forget, Zomato Coupons and Swiggy Coupons are the reasons why people enjoy them.
Your favourite restaurants are now live on ONDC buyer apps. Get free delivery, discounts and more! Use code ONDC50 and get ₹50 off and additional free delivery.
— ONDC India (@ONDC_Official) April 27, 2023
Shop now - https://t.co/5Q3TfFTfja
T&C* apply#ONDC #DigitalIndia pic.twitter.com/DKjUtGMy9w
How to Order Food Online via ONDC Apps?
As told earlier, currently there are 3 ONDC food delivery apps in Paytm, Pincode, and MagicPin from where you can order just like you do in Zomato and Swiggy. For Paytm users, search “ONDC”, and select ‘Food’ under ‘ONDC Store’. MagicPin App users will get the ONDC food delivery section on the homepage itself via a banner. It also has its own food delivery section (popular for discounts) so don’t get confused! Finally, Bangalore users can download the Pincode app or find it in their PhonePe app itself.
Below is the ₹117 Bill of Food I ordered from Paytm ONDC. The same would have costed me ₹223 on Zomato and ₹198 on Swiggy after applying discount coupons.
You can also participate in our Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC) VS Swiggy/Zomato discussion for more info.
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I am not getting any option to apply 50 off coupon on Ondc checkout
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Prathamgureja wrote:applies automaticallyI am not getting any option to apply 50 off coupon on Ondc checkout
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ONDC announded 100 rs coupon for 2 days and took it away after 1st day itself!
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thiru.vetti wrote:It was for grocery onlyONDC announded 100 rs coupon for 2 days and took it away after 1st day itself!
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sanketpero wrote:Yes it was for groceries they revoked & also there is always an error saying issues with operator end be it by using magicpin Or paytn. No way close to swiggy & or zomato Or not even magicpin delivery itself
It was for grocery only
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FighterMan wrote:I don't know why it is not getting applied in my account 🤷🏻♂️
applies automatically
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I can't add stuff in the cart. Anyone getting this of issues?
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sanketpero wrote:It was applicable on food orders too on Paytm. I could order a few orders from one account. However stopped working at night on 6th May.
It was for grocery only
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Delivery time is way longer - 45 to 60 minutes atleast.
Also, no support available in case of any issue in order delivery or delivered items.
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Too many cons currently, if those are corrected then it will be one of the best.
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Finally... Convert black mny to white
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Waiting for it to start in Mumbai
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Waste hai.. first order u get discount .. only
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Babubhaiya thakur to gayo..
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please share application link if someone have.
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Any way to avoid delivery charges
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It's weird comparing highest introductory discount of ondc to normal low discount of swiggy and then comparing the price
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Brilliant 👏 
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Magicpin is the worst and your order depends on your luck, plus high delivery charges and even after 50-60 percent discount you end up paying almost full amount. So actually they dont provide quality service, customer care is almost zero
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if we compare service quality then zomato swiggy are better.
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Biryani
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Coupon applied then shows not deliverable 
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No more discount coupon
No more free delivery
Charges delivery charge 55 to 79
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kshitizchaurasia wrote:there's nothing such as 'highest introductory discount'. all items are at a discount.
It's weird comparing highest introductory discount of ondc to normal low discount of swiggy and then comparing the price
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They can't compete with swiggy/Zomato when it comes to discount
While I agree without any coupons, ondc prices will be lower than others
But I am pretty sure all dimers here are smart enough to know how to optimize discounts on swiggy/zomato which we won't be able to do with ondc once this introductory discount is done
FighterMan wrote:Introductory discounts are usually among the highest offered. Do you think ondc will keep offering this 50 rupees discount in future?
there's nothing such as 'highest introductory discount'. all items are at a discount.
They can't compete with swiggy/Zomato when it comes to discount
While I agree without any coupons, ondc prices will be lower than others
But I am pretty sure all dimers here are smart enough to know how to optimize discounts on swiggy/zomato which we won't be able to do with ondc once this introductory discount is done
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Is it available in Chandigarh?
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FYI, Zomato is one of the major shareholder in Magicpin.