ResOlio vs TheFork
One flat price on the page, and no commission on any guest you seat.
| At a glance | ResOlio | TheFork |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One flat price per restaurant, by plan | A subscription on request, plus a commission on each guest TheFork brings |
| A month, on a monthly plan | Plus €59 (Starter €39, Pro €99), before tax | Not published: “Ask for pricing” on every plan |
| A month, paid yearly | Plus €47 (Starter €32, Pro €79) | Not published |
| Fee per cover | None | A share of the average bill per guest brought, rate not published: about €2 a cover (our estimate) |
| A month at 500 covers from TheFork | €59 on Plus | About €1,000 in commission (our estimate), before any subscription |
| Setup fee | None | €400 on its French page, without naming the plans |
| Who pays | The restaurant, its plan only. Guests never pay: no deposit, no card, no no-show fee | The restaurant: the subscription and the commission |
| Contract | Monthly plans: none. Yearly plans: paid up front, no refunds | Not published on the pages we read |
| Free plan | Free: up to 50 bookings a month, €0 | None on its pricing page |
| English, French and Arabic | All three on every plan, Arabic right to left | Not published on its pricing page |
| AI host that takes bookings | Olio, included from Starter; on WhatsApp from Plus | None on its pricing page |
| Booking page and embed | Both, on every plan, Free included | A booking module for your website, on a plan priced on request |
How we compared
We read TheFork Manager’s pricing pages in English and in French on 16 October 2026. Both ask you to request a price for every plan, and neither gives the commission rate. So the only TheFork figure in our sums is an estimate: about €2 a cover. It is ours, not TheFork’s.
ResOlio wrote this article, so read it as our own comparison. Every TheFork fact comes from TheFork’s own pages, with the day we read them, 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Something wrong or out of date?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: €59 a month on Plus, for up to 1,500 bookings, however full the room. TheFork’s commission is a percentage of your average bill for each guest it brings, so it grows with your covers and with your prices. See every plan.
- TheFork About €2 a cover (our estimate; TheFork does not publish its rate)
- ResOlio Plus One price, whatever the covers
100 covers a month
500 covers a month
1,500 covers a month
The sums are our estimate, not TheFork’s price: about €2 for every cover, with no subscription added, because TheFork publishes none. Guests who book on your own website, Instagram or Facebook carry no commission there, so the real bill depends on where your guests come from. 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
A price you can read before you call
Every ResOlio price is on the page. Free costs nothing for up to 50 bookings a month, Starter is €39 for 500, Plus €59 for 1,500, and Pro €99 with no limit. Pay yearly and a month costs €32, €47 or €79. The price does not move with your covers or your bill: a full Saturday costs the same as a quiet Tuesday.
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.
Your page and your embed, from Free
Every plan, Free included, gives you your own booking page and an embed for the website you already have. Guests book with you, on your page. Guests never pay: no deposit, no card at booking, no no-show fee. 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, and numbers stay in Latin digits. Each tablet keeps its own language, so a team can work in French while guests book in Arabic. 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, a guest can book on your page by writing the day, the time and how many they are, and Olio offers only the times you really have free. On Plus, guests book by writing to Olio on WhatsApp. Nothing is booked until the guest taps, and Olio never takes a card. Meet Olio.
On your booking page: Olio: Hi, I’m Olio. When would you like to come, and how many of you? Guest: Saturday around 8 for 4, it’s a birthday Olio: 20:00 is free for 4 people on Saturday 17 October. Tap it to hold it, or pick another time. Olio: free times: 19:30, 19:45, 20:00, 20:15, 20:30, 20:45 Guest: taps 20:00 Olio: a card, Saturday 17 October 2026 at 20:00 · 4 guests: It’s a birthday, Held for you until 19:13, with the button Book it Guest: taps Book it. See you Saturday 17 October 2026 at 20:00 Hartwell's · table for 4 guests
A guest book that is 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, never shared and never joined with another restaurant’s. An allergy a guest declares while booking reaches your host on every plan, even Free. See the guest book.
Who ResOlio is for
- An owner who wants a price to read and plan around, with no commission on any guest.
- A restaurant whose guests already find it: on its website, Instagram, Google Maps or by word of mouth.
- 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 TheFork
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 and your social pages.
Before you leave, ask TheFork how to export your guests and what notice your agreement asks for: its pricing pages do not say. Bookings already taken there stay valid: honour them on the night, or bring them across with the import on Pro. Switch to ResOlio.
Questions
How much does TheFork charge per cover?
TheFork does not publish its rate. Its pricing page says the commission is a percentage of your average bill for each guest it brings. We estimate about €2 a cover: that is our estimate, not TheFork’s price.
Does TheFork publish its prices?
No. Its pricing pages ask you to request a price for every plan, and its French page lists a €400 setup fee without naming the plans. Read on 16 October 2026.
Does ResOlio 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.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. ResOlio’s Free plan takes up to 50 bookings a month, with your page, your embed and the service screen on 2 tablets. TheFork’s pricing page lists no free plan.
Do my guests pay anything on ResOlio?
Never. No deposit, no card at booking and no no-show fee.
Can I bring my guests across from TheFork?
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
- TheFork Manager: restaurant software price (English) theforkmanager.comread on
- TheFork Manager: prix du logiciel (French) theforkmanager.comread on
ResOlio is not affiliated with TheFork. TheFork is a trademark of its owner. Prices change: check TheFork’s own page before you decide.
Take bookings with no fee per cover
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