{"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": "2026-10-26T00:11:01Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/reservation-systems-restaurants-2026-10-26", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/reservation-systems/restaurants", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "OpenTable", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Resy", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Amex", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Tock", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "SevenRooms", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Eat App", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "flat-fee", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Tablein", "label": "compared"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.servmeco.com/resources/best-reservation-system-for-restaurants", "domain": "servmeco.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-software-apps-in-united-states-2026", "domain": "restaurant.eatapp.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/opentable-pricing", "domain": "restaurant.eatapp.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://tryperdiem.com/blog/opentable-resy-and-tock-compared", "domain": "tryperdiem.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.servmeco.com/resources/sevenrooms-competitors", "domain": "servmeco.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.nrn.com/restaurant-technology/american-express-to-acquire-tock-reservations-platform-and-tech-company-rooam", "domain": "nrn.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/business/2024/06/22/amex-buys-dining-reservation-company-tock-from-squarespace-for-400m", "domain": "nashuatelegraph.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/american-express-tock-acquisition-restaurant-reservations-resy-cardholder-perks-gen-z", "domain": "fortune.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://sevenrooms.com/blog/restaurant-reservation-system-comparison-guide/", "domain": "sevenrooms.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "## The ones I'd actually name\n\n**1. OpenTable** - the default recommendation for most full-service restaurants. It has by far the biggest diner network, so it genuinely fills seats you wouldn't otherwise fill. The cost is that you pay for that traffic: 2026 plans run **Basic $149/mo ($1.50 per network cover), Core $299/mo ($1.00), Pro $499/mo ($1.00)**, plus a 2% transaction fee added in January 2026 on prepaid/deposit/no-show charges. On Basic even your *own* website bookings cost $0.25/cover. At 1,500 network covers a month that's $1,500-2,250 on top of subscription. 12-month auto-renewing contracts. Worth it if you need demand; expensive if you already have it.\n\n**2. Resy** - what I'd name for upscale and fine dining, and for anyone who wants flat pricing. **$249-$899/mo with no per-cover fees**, which is the whole pitch: your bill doesn't scale with your success. It's Amex-owned (acquired 2019), and the brand carries real cachet with the audience that books tasting menus. Amex also bought **Tock** for $400M in June 2024, so Resy and Tock are now siblings under the Amex dining platform - combined network around 25,000 restaurants.\n\n**3. Tock** - the specialist pick, and the righ", "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"}}