{"question": "best reservation systems for restaurants", "category": "reservation-systems", "category_name": "reservation systems", "audience": "restaurants", "audience_name": "restaurants", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-27T00:25:26Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/reservation-systems-restaurants-2026-09-27", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/reservation-systems/restaurants", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Tock", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Resy", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "OpenTable", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "SevenRooms", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Toast", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Toast Tables", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "SpotOn", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "SpotOn Reserve", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Eat App", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Resos", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "OpenTable/Resy", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://sevenrooms.com/blog/restaurant-reservation-system-comparison-guide/", "domain": "sevenrooms.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/online-restaurant-reservation-systems", "domain": "restaurant.eatapp.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/opentable-vs-resy", "domain": "restaurant.eatapp.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://restauranttools.ai/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-systems-2026", "domain": "restauranttools.ai", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://restaurantbookingsystem.com/compare/reservation-systems/", "domain": "restaurantbookingsystem.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/newsroom/articles/travel-and-dining/resy-announces-next-phase-of-its-reservation-and-dining-platform.html", "domain": "americanexpress.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/reservation-services-resy-tock-are-merging", "domain": "restaurantbusinessonline.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://upgradedpoints.com/news/resy-merges-with-tock-adds-25k-venues/", "domain": "upgradedpoints.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://pos.toasttab.com/products/toast-tables", "domain": "pos.toasttab.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://ressto.co/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-systems/", "domain": "ressto.co", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Here's how I'd actually rank them, and the big thing to know first: **Tock is no longer a standalone consumer platform.** Amex announced in February 2026 that it was merging Tock into Resy, and the consolidation happened over summer 2026 - Tock's app and website go dark while its back-end restaurant software continues under Resy. So don't sign up for Tock as a separate diner-facing channel in late 2026.\n\n**1. OpenTable** - Still the default answer if you need people to *find* you. ~60,000+ restaurants and by far the biggest diner network, so it's the one that actually sends you covers you wouldn't otherwise get. The catch is the pricing model: monthly subscription *plus* a per-cover fee on network bookings, which historically runs up toward ~$6,000/year for a full-service setup. Great when you need demand, expensive once you're already busy.\n\n**2. Resy** - My pick for most upscale/full-service places right now, and the pick that got stronger this year. Flat monthly subscription, **no per-cover fees**, so your costs don't scale with success. The rough tipping point people cite is ~110 network covers/month: below that OpenTable Basic is cheaper, above it Resy wins and keeps winning. ", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}