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Reservation cost calculator

Enter your locations and the guests who book through the vendor's own app or network to estimate what each system costs over 12 or 36 months. Optional add-ons are shown apart.

Your restaurant

Start from a typical restaurant

Count managers and the owner if the plan charges for them.

Adds the early termination fee if you leave in that month.

We mark it in the results. It stays in this browser and only reaches your account if you save it there.

Assumptions

  • Only what the reservation system costs: no POS, hardware or card processing on deposits and prepayments.
  • Optional add-ons (extra text messages, partner booking channels, marketing) are listed on each pricing page and not added here.

With the example numbers, the lowest your restaurant would pay: TableAgent, $0 over 12 months.

Estimated cost over 12 months with the example numbers
ProductYou pay (12 mo)
TableAgent
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  • Software: Free$0
  • Text messages (optional add-on): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Online payments (optional add-on): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Unlisted profile (optional): only applies in some cases, not included.
$0
Waitlist Me
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  • Software: Premium$420
  • Each notification above the plan's allowance: only applies in some cases, not included.
$420
Resos
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  • Software: Basic$564
  • Reserve with Google add-on: only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Online payments add-on (deposits and no-show fees): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Waitlist add-on: only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Facebook and Instagram booking add-on: only applies in some cases, not included.
  • SMS confirmations and reminders: only applies in some cases, not included.
$564
TablesReady
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  • Software: Business (1,000 messages)$948
  • TablesReady fee on booking payments: only applies in some cases, not included.
$948
Eat App
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  • Software: Lite$1,188
$1,188
Hostme
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  • Software: Mezzo$1,308
  • Per guest from Tripadvisor or the Michelin Guide (Grande): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Facebook and Instagram booking (Grande): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Marketing credit pack: only applies in some cases, not included.
$1,308
Yelp Guest Manager
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  • Software: Basic$1,908
  • Yelp Kiosk (guest check-in): only applies in some cases, not included.
  • Guest Experience Survey: only applies in some cases, not included.
$1,908
Tablein
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  • Software: Success$2,508
$2,508
Resy
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  • Software: Resy Platform$3,468
$3,468
Resy powered by Tock
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  • Software: Essential$3,468
  • Platform fee on prepayments (Essential): only applies in some cases, not included.
$3,468
OpenTable
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  • Software: Basic$1,788
  • Per guest from the OpenTable network (Basic)$1,800
  • Bookings from your website, flat fee (Basic)$588
  • Setup and activation: only applies in some cases, not included.
$4,176
Olo HostIncompleteCan't be estimated
SevenRoomsIncompleteCan't be estimated
Toast TablesIncompleteCan't be estimated
TouchBistro ReservationsIncompleteCan't be estimated

Estimates from published prices and terms. They don't include your POS, hardware or card processing on deposits. Your quote can differ; check it before you sign.

Estimates based on the prices in our catalog (each vendor's own site unless the source says otherwise) and our reference assumptions. Prices you can only get with a quote are flagged, never counted as $0. Your POS, hardware and card processing on deposits aren't included: this is what the reservation system costs.

The monthly fee is only part of what a reservation system costs. Some vendors also charge for each guest who books through their own diner app, so the bill grows with your bookings. This calculator estimates the total with the prices each vendor publishes.

Enter how many locations you have and how many guests a month book through the vendor's own diner app or network. The calculator adds up:

  • the plan's monthly fee for each location;
  • the fee for each guest from the vendor's network, when it charges one;
  • monthly fees for bookings from your own website, when the plan charges them;
  • one-time setup fees, and the early termination fee if you pick a month to leave.

It doesn't include your POS, hardware, card processing on deposits or taxes: it's what the reservation system costs. Optional add-ons, like extra text messages or partner booking channels, are listed on each pricing page but not added. Promotions, like free months, are never subtracted.

When a vendor doesn't publish part of its pricing, you'll see an "incomplete" label instead of an exact number. This is an estimate, not a quote. Use it to compare systems and to ask better questions before you sign.

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