Layout vs Groundfloor

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Layout compared with Groundfloor
Detail	Layout	Groundfloor
What it does	Order food anywhere with AI	Private markets investing platform offering real estate loans, notes, and emerging alternative investments
Stage	MVP	Established
Founded	Not given	2013
Based in	US	US
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Free to browse menus and build orders. Service fee of 3.5% of food subtotal when placing orders, minimum $0.40, maximum $0.75. Layout One subscription at $4.99/month removes all service fees.	Notes: 5%-9.0% highest return, $100-$10,000 minimum investment; Loans: 10-18% target IRR, $10 minimum investment; 12 Mo Preferred Note: 8.5% fixed rate, $10,000 minimum investment; Groundfloor Bond Note: 9.5% fixed rate, $10,000 minimum investment; Music Royalties Portfolio: 7% annualized return (12
Key features	Place pickup orders through AI assistants Remember user preferences and order history Handle dietary restrictions Save address securely Secure card tokenization	Individual real estate loan selection with 10-18% target IRR Auto Finance Portfolio with 13.6% target net IRR for accredited investors Music Royalties Portfolio offering 7% fixed annualized return Pre-IPO Stock Finance Portfolio with 15-18% target net IRR Portfolio tracking and real-time performance monitoring Automated monthly interest payments to investors Mobile app for browsing and managing investments on the go
What makes it different	Works with virtually all restaurants accepting online orders without additional cost to merchants User confirmation required before any order is placed Automatically price matches available ordering options One-time virtual cards ensure merchant security	100% repayment track record on real estate-backed notes since platform inception First company qualified by SEC under Regulation A+ to open private real estate investing to non-accredited investors Over 13 years of operating history managing real estate investments since 2013 Direct origination and underwriting rather than marketplace model Verified residential collateral and first- or second-lien security on every loan
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	31 −1 (down) since last check	49 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	19
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	32
Referring domains (Majestic)	65	595

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