OpenTable alternatives: seven booking systems compared
A subscription plus a fee for each guest, or one flat price: here is what each system publishes.
ResOlio gives your restaurant its own booking page and an embed for your website, for one flat price that stays the same on a full Saturday: free for 50 bookings a month, with no fee per cover and nothing for guests to pay. OpenTable charges a monthly subscription, and a fee for each guest who finds you through its own site, app or partners. Here is ResOlio beside six other OpenTable alternatives, each from its own pricing page.
| Booking system | What it publishes a month | Fee per cover |
|---|---|---|
| ResOlio | Free €0 (50 bookings), Starter €39, Plus €59, Pro €99 | None, and guests never pay |
| resOS | Free €0 (25 bookings), Basic €45, Plus €85, Unlimited €125 | None, its FAQ says |
| Zenchef | Reserve €129, Manage €169, Grow €249 (French page); no free plan | €0 on Reserve, its page says |
| Tablein | Starter €67 (50 reservations), Growth €117, Success €177; no free plan | None per cover; €0.67 for each reservation over Starter’s 50 |
| Eat App | Free $0 (100 guests), Lite $99, Core $199, Pro $389 | Not stated on its pricing page |
| SevenRooms | On request: from $499 as Software Advice lists it, about €443 | None on reservations, its FAQ said |
| TheFork | On request: no price published | A share of the bill per guest it brings: about €2 a cover, our estimate |
| OpenTable | Core €169 (Irish page) | €1.50 for each guest who books through OpenTable |
How we compared
We read each company’s own pricing page and wrote down the price of a month, any free plan, and any fee for each guest. Where a page publishes nothing, the table says so. OpenTable’s figures are from its Irish page, the one that prices in euros.
Every fact about another company comes from its own page, with the day we read it, and the sources are listed at the end. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Why restaurants look for an OpenTable alternative
A fee per network cover means every guest OpenTable sends you adds to the bill. On OpenTable Core, 500 network covers in a month come to €919: €169 for the plan and €1.50 for each guest.
What a fee per cover would cost.
Marketplaces charge for every guest who books through them, €1.50 a cover on OpenTable; Plus costs the same however busy the month.
500covers / month
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Monthly cost estimate
Based on 500 covers a month
OpenTable
Core: €169 a month + €1.50 a cover
€919
/ month
TheFork
About €2 a cover (our estimate; TheFork does not publish its rate)
≈ €1,000
/ month
SevenRooms
From $499 a month, as Software Advice lists it; by quote, plus a setup fee
≈ €443
/ month
ResOlio Plus · Recommended
One price, whatever the covers
€59
/ month
OpenTable: as published on opentable.ie, read 16 October 2026. TheFork: our estimate of about €2 a cover; TheFork does not publish its rate. SevenRooms: from $499 a month as listed on softwareadvice.com, read 16 October 2026, in euros at the ECB rate of that day (1 EUR = 1.1253 USD); sevenrooms.com prices by quote and charges no reservation fees.
On ResOlio, your plan counts bookings, not covers, and its price does not move. Plus is €59 a month for 1,500 bookings, however many guests sit at each table. See every plan.
Seven OpenTable alternatives
ResOlio
ResOlio gives each restaurant one flat price, with every price on the page. Free gives you 50 bookings a month at no cost, Starter 500 for €39, Plus 1,500 for €59, and Pro as many as you take for €99. No plan charges a fee per cover, and your guests never pay. Every plan gives you your own booking page and an embed for your website, a service screen with your floor map, and emails that confirm and remind, in English, French and Arabic, Arabic right to left. From Starter, Olio, the AI host, books guests on your page; from Plus, on WhatsApp too. On Pro, keep a guest book of every visit, run a waiting list and pace your arrivals. Start free or see every plan.
resOS
resOS also charges a flat price by plan, and like ResOlio it has a free plan and charges no fee per cover. Its pricing page lists Free at €0 for 25 bookings a month, Basic at €45 for 350, Plus at €85 for 750 and Unlimited at €125. Text messages are an add-on at €0.10 each. ResOlio vs resOS.
Zenchef
Zenchef publishes its prices on its French page, with €0 commission per cover on Reserve, and its plans can take card payments from guests. Reserve is €129 a month, Manage €169 and Grow €249. Its English page publishes no amounts, and it has no free plan. ResOlio vs Zenchef.
Tablein
Tablein charges by plan and offers a 14-day free trial with no card required. Its pricing page lists Starter at €67 a month for 50 reservations, Growth at €117 for 150 and Success at €177 with no limit. A reservation over Starter’s 50 costs €0.67. It has no free plan.
Eat App
Eat App has a free plan, and shows a price for each paid plan, in dollars. Its pricing page lists Free for 100 guests a month, then Lite at $99 a month, Core at $199 and Pro at $389, or $69, $159 and $299 a month paid yearly. Enterprise is on request.
SevenRooms
SevenRooms charges no reservation fees, its FAQ said, and its Starter plan lists access to diners on the DoorDash and Deliveroo reservation marketplace with no cover fees. It publishes no price: every plan is “Get a quote”. Software Advice lists SevenRooms from $499 a month, about €443 at the euro rate of 16 October 2026. ResOlio vs SevenRooms.
TheFork
TheFork brings guests from TheFork, Tripadvisor and its partners, and bookings from your own website, Instagram or Facebook carry no commission. For each guest it brings, it takes a percentage of the average bill, at a rate it does not publish: we estimate about €2 a cover, our estimate, not TheFork’s price. Every plan is priced on request, and its French page lists a €400 setup fee. ResOlio vs TheFork.
What you keep when you leave
A guest who books on your own page is your guest. On ResOlio, every plan gives you a booking page and an embed for your website, and guests never pay: no deposit, no card, no no-show fee. On Pro, the guest book keeps each guest’s visits, tags and notes, and you can export it. See the guest book.
Moving from OpenTable
Set up first
On ResOlio, add your hours, your tables and your booking page. Nothing is public until you go live.
Bring your guests
On Pro, bring your guests and future bookings from a CSV file, and check each one before it is saved.
Go live
One switch puts your page and your embed live. Then change the booking link on your website and your social pages.
OpenTable’s Irish page says its standard contract is one year, so check your own before you plan the date. Switch to ResOlio.
Were you on Quandoo? Its German site says Quandoo has ceased operations, and asks for questions about bookings by 31 December 2026. Any system above can take your bookings from here.
Questions
What is the best alternative to OpenTable for a small restaurant?
ResOlio. Free gives you 50 bookings a month at no cost, Starter gives you 500 for €39 a month, and no plan charges a fee per cover. Your own booking page, an embed and the service screen come with every plan. If you mostly want new guests from a large network, OpenTable and TheFork bring them, at a fee for each guest.
Does OpenTable charge per cover?
Yes, for network covers: guests who book through OpenTable’s own site, app or partners. On its Irish page, Core charges €1.50 for each, on top of €169 a month. Bookings from your own website cost €0 there.
Is there a free alternative to OpenTable?
Yes. ResOlio Free gives you 50 bookings a month at no cost.
Which OpenTable alternative takes no commission?
ResOlio takes none: one flat price per restaurant, €0, €39, €59 or €99 a month, and nothing per booking, per cover or per guest.
Can I bring my guests across from OpenTable?
Yes, on ResOlio Pro: import your guests and future bookings from a CSV file. Ask OpenTable first how to export them.
Sources
- resOS: pricing resos.comread on
- Zenchef: formules (French) zenchef.comread on
- Tablein: pricing tablein.comread on
- Eat App: pricing restaurant.eatapp.coread on
- SevenRooms: pricing sevenrooms.comread on
- Software Advice: SevenRooms profile softwareadvice.comread on
- TheFork Manager: prix du logiciel (French) theforkmanager.comread on
- OpenTable Ireland: restaurant plans opentable.ieread on
- Quandoo: important update (German) quandoo.deread on
ResOlio wrote this article, and is not affiliated with any other company it names; each name is a trademark of its owner. Prices change: check each company’s own page before you decide.
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