{"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": "2026-10-05T00:50:06Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/reservation-systems-restaurants-2026-10-05", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/reservation-systems/restaurants", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Amex", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Tock", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Resy", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "DoorDash", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "SevenRooms", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "OpenTable", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Square", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Yelp", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Yelp Guest Manager", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Toast Tables", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Eat App", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Google", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/reservation-services-resy-tock-are-merging", "domain": "restaurantbusinessonline.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91496951/amex-resy-tock-restaurant-reservation-wars", "domain": "fastcompany.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://frequentmiler.com/after-purchasing-tock-amex-to-fold-it-into-resy-in-summer-2026/", "domain": "frequentmiler.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/doordash-announces-1point2-billion-sevenrooms-deal-misses-revenue-expectations.html", "domain": "cnbc.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/25/doordash-resy-opentable-restaurant-reservation-wars.html", "domain": "cnbc.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://restaurantsnapshotforghl.com/blog/opentable-vs-resy-vs-tock-vs-sevenrooms-cost/", "domain": "restaurantsnapshotforghl.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://restaurantbookingsystem.com/compare/reservation-systems/", "domain": "restaurantbookingsystem.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/online-restaurant-reservation-systems", "domain": "restaurant.eatapp.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/doordash-finalises-purchase-sevenrooms/", "domain": "verdictfoodservice.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Searched - and one important thing changed recently that affects the answer, so I'll flag it up front: **Amex is folding Tock into Resy this summer (2026)**, and **DoorDash now owns SevenRooms**. So the market is consolidating into three networks: Booking Holdings (OpenTable), Amex (Resy/Tock), and DoorDash (SevenRooms).\n\nAnswering for a restaurant operator choosing a system:\n\n## 1. OpenTable - the default unless you have a reason not to\nBiggest diner network by far (~60,000+ venues), so it actually brings you new covers rather than just managing the ones you already have. The catch is you pay twice: ~$149/mo Basic + $1.50 per network cover, or ~$299/mo Core + $1.00/cover. At volume those cover fees dominate - one comparison pegged 1,500 covers/month at roughly $27k/year on Core vs ~$12k for Resy. Pick it if you need demand; avoid it if you're already booked solid.\n\n## 2. Resy - best value if you're full and just need to run the book\nFlat monthly (~$249-$899, no per-cover fees on direct bookings), strong in urban and upscale dining, and the Amex cardholder base is a genuinely good customer. The Tock merger roughly doubles its inventory to 25,000+ venues and brings Tock's prepaid/ti", "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"}}