ResOlio vs OpenTable
One flat price for every booking you take, however full the room gets.
| At a glance | ResOlio | OpenTable |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One flat price per restaurant, by plan | A monthly subscription, plus a fee per network cover |
| A month, on a monthly plan | Plus €59 (Starter €39, Pro €99), before tax | Core €169, plus €1.50 per network cover (Ireland) |
| A month, committed for a year | Plus €47, paid yearly (Starter €32, Pro €79) | Core €169, on its standard one-year contract |
| Fee per cover | None | €1.50 per network cover; €0 for bookings from your own website |
| A month at 500 network covers | €59 on Plus | €919 on Core |
| Who pays | The restaurant, its plan only. Guests never pay: no deposit, no card, no no-show fee | The restaurant: the subscription and the network covers |
| Contract | Monthly plans: none. Yearly plans: paid up front, no refunds | One year as standard, renewing each year unless you give notice 30 days before |
| Free plan | Free: up to 50 bookings a month, €0 | None on its Irish plans page |
| English, French and Arabic | All three on every plan, Arabic right to left | Not published on the pages we read |
| AI host that takes bookings | Olio, included from Starter; on WhatsApp from Plus | Not published on the pages we read |
| Booking page and embed | Both, on every plan, Free included | A widget for your website, from Core at €169 a month |
How we compared
We read OpenTable’s plans page for Ireland on 16 October 2026, because it prices in euros. We set its entry plan, Core, against ResOlio’s plans, a month against a month, in euros.
ResOlio wrote this article, so read it as our own comparison. Every OpenTable figure comes from OpenTable’s own page, with the day we read it, and the sources are listed at the end. Where we found nothing, the table says so.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
What it costs at your volume
On ResOlio, your bill is your plan, whatever the covers: €59 a month on Plus, for up to 1,500 bookings. OpenTable’s bill has two parts: €169 a month for Core, and €1.50 for each diner who found you through its network. See every plan.
- OpenTable Core: €169 a month + €1.50 a cover
- ResOlio Plus One price, whatever the covers
100 covers a month
500 covers a month
1,500 covers a month
The sums count every cover as a network cover, as the chart on our home page does. A diner who books on your own website, by phone or walks in costs nothing extra on Core, so OpenTable’s real bill sits between €169 and the sum shown. On ResOlio, a plan counts bookings, not covers: at two or three guests a table, 1,500 covers is 500 to 750 bookings, inside Plus’s 1,500 a month.
Where ResOlio is different
One flat price, and no contract on a monthly plan
Each plan has one price, and it does not move with your covers. A full Saturday costs the same as a quiet Tuesday. Free takes up to 50 bookings a month, Starter 500, Plus 1,500, and Pro has no limit. Pay monthly and there is no contract. Pay yearly and a month costs less: €32 on Starter, €47 on Plus, €79 on Pro.
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.
Guests never pay
No deposit, no card at booking and no no-show fee. Your plan is the only charge anywhere. To keep no-shows down, reminders from Starter ask guests to confirm in one tap, and on Pro a table nobody confirmed can be released. See the booking page.
English, French and Arabic
Every plan speaks three languages: the dashboard, your booking page and your guests’ emails. Arabic runs right to left. Each tablet keeps its own language, so a host stand in Arabic and an owner’s laptop in French run the same restaurant. Your own words, such as your house rules, are written once for each language.
Olio, on your page and on WhatsApp
Olio is ResOlio’s AI host, included in the plan. From Starter, it books guests on your page and helps your team in the dashboard. On Plus, guests book by writing to Olio on WhatsApp, in English, French or Arabic. It offers only the times you really have, and nothing is booked until the guest taps. In the dashboard, your team can ask who is still due tonight, or tell Olio to move a booking; nothing changes until someone taps. Meet Olio.
On WhatsApp: Guest: Table for 4 on Saturday at 8, Hartwell's Olio: 20:00 isn’t free at Hartwell's on Saturday 17 October 2026. Here are the closest free times for 4 guests. I’ll also need your email for the confirmation. a list, See times: 19:30, 19:45, 20:15, 20:30, 20:45 Guest: 20:15 Olio: Hartwell's, Saturday 17 October 2026 at 20:15, 4 guests: held for you until 19:13. What email should the confirmation go to? Guest: sam@example.com Olio: Your booking at Hartwell's. Saturday 17 October 2026 at 20:15. 4 guests. Name: Sam. Email: sam@example.com. Pressing “Book it” means you agree that Hartwell's keeps these details to manage your booking, and uses any allergies you add to prepare your meal. Privacy: https://resolio.app/privacy. Held for you until 19:13 With the buttons Book it, Other times, Change something. Guest: Book it Olio: You’re booked! Hartwell's, Saturday 17 October 2026 at 20:15, 4 guests. Reference HW-4K7Q. Your confirmation is on its way to sam@example.com, with the link to change or cancel. Add a person, change the time or cancel here: https://resolio.app/en/hartwells/manage#t=… Guest: Can we bring our own birthday cake? Olio: I’ve asked Hartwell's, and I’ll send you their answer here. Olio: Hartwell's: Of course, and we’ll keep it in the fridge for you.
Your guest book stays yours
A guest who books with you is your guest, on your own page. On Pro, the guest book keeps each guest’s visits, tags, dietary history and no-shows, and you can export the whole list. It is never sold or shared. An allergy a guest declares while booking reaches your host on every plan, even Free. See the guest book.
Who ResOlio is for
- A restaurant whose guests already find it: on its website, Instagram, Google Maps or by word of mouth.
- An owner who wants one price that stays the same on a full night.
- A team, or guests, who read French or Arabic.
- A restaurant whose guests would rather book on WhatsApp.
- An owner who wants to start free and set everything up before paying. Compare the three ways to take a booking.
Switching from OpenTable
You can set everything up before you pay, and run both books until you are ready.
Set up your restaurant
Add your hours, your tables and your booking page. Nothing is public until you go live.
Bring your guests and future bookings
On Pro, import them from a CSV file. You see what would be added, merged or refused before anything is saved.
Run both books
Your staff take bookings in ResOlio while your page stays closed.
Go live
One switch puts your page and your embed live. Then change the booking link on your website.
Before you leave, ask OpenTable how to export your guests, and check your renewal date: its standard contract renews each year, and notice is due 30 days before. Bookings already taken there stay valid: honour them on the night, or bring them across with the import on Pro. Switch to ResOlio.
Questions
Does OpenTable charge per cover?
On its Core plan in Ireland, yes: €1.50 for each network cover, a diner who found you on OpenTable’s website, app or partners. Bookings from your own website cost €0 a cover, and no-shows and cancellations are not charged. Read on 16 October 2026.
How much does OpenTable cost a month?
OpenTable’s Irish plans page lists Core at €169 a month, plus €1.50 per network cover, on a standard one-year contract. At 500 network covers, that comes to €919 a month. Prices differ by country, so check OpenTable’s page for yours.
Does ResOlio charge per cover or take a commission?
No. You pay one flat price per restaurant: €0 on Free, €39 on Starter, €59 on Plus and €99 on Pro, a month. Nothing per booking, per cover or per guest.
Do my guests pay anything on ResOlio?
Never. No deposit, no card at booking and no no-show fee.
Is ResOlio available in French and Arabic?
Yes, on every plan: the dashboard, the booking page and the emails, with Arabic right to left.
Can I bring my guests across from OpenTable?
Yes, on Pro: import your guests and future bookings from a CSV file, and see what would be added, merged or refused before anything is saved.
Sources
- OpenTable Ireland: restaurant plans (Core) opentable.ieread on
ResOlio is not affiliated with OpenTable. OpenTable is a trademark of its owner. Prices change: check OpenTable’s own page before you decide.
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