TheFork alternatives: seven booking systems compared

ResOlio gives your restaurant its own booking page and an embed for your website, for one flat price: free for 50 bookings a month, with no fee per cover, nothing for guests to pay, and every word in English, French and Arabic. TheFork brings guests too, and takes a share of the bill for each one. Here is ResOlio beside six other TheFork alternatives, each from its own pricing page.

How we compared

We read each company’s own pricing page and wrote down three things: the price of a month, whether there is a free plan, and whether there is a fee for each guest. Where a page publishes nothing, the table says so. We left out offers that end within days.

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 Something wrong or out of date?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 a TheFork alternative

A commission grows with your covers and with your prices. The busier the month, the bigger the bill. At 500 covers from TheFork, our estimate of about €2 a cover comes to about €1,000 a month.

Many guests already find you without a marketplace: on your website, Instagram, Google Maps or by word of mouth. A booking page of your own lets them book there, at a price that does not move with the room. See the booking page.

Seven TheFork 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.

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.

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.

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.

OpenTable

OpenTable brings new guests through its own site, app and partners, and does not charge for no-shows or cancellations. For each guest it brings, it charges a fee: on its Irish page, Core is €169 a month plus €1.50 a network cover. Bookings from your own website cost €0 there. ResOlio vs OpenTable.

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.

How to choose

• Can you read the price before you call? ResOlio shows every price on its page.
• Is there a fee for each guest? Not on ResOlio, on any plan.
• Is there a free plan? ResOlio Free gives you 50 bookings a month, every month.
• Do your guests pay anything? On ResOlio, never: no deposit and no card.
• Does it speak your guests’ language? ResOlio speaks English, French and Arabic on every plan.
• Can you take your guests with you? On ResOlio Pro, export your whole guest book whenever you like.

Moving your bookings from TheFork

Before you leave, ask TheFork how to export your guests and what notice your agreement asks for. Bookings already taken there stay valid: honour them on the night. 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.

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.