OpenTable charges $1 every time a diner books. Tock stacks 3% on top of standard payment processing. Resy's entry tiers don't take deposits or event tickets at all. Bookres is one transparent rate — and you keep your guest list.
Each major platform has a different way of squeezing margin from your reservations. Here's the math behind why so many operators are switching.
Every diner who finds you through OpenTable.com costs you a dollar. They claim credit for diners who would have come anyway. Plus $149–499/mo subscription on top.
Tock adds a 3% "prepayment fee" on top of standard card processing (2.9% + $0.30) on top of $269–399/mo subscription. The "service fee" footnote does heavy lifting.
Resy's entry tiers don't include deposits or event ticketing at all. Plus your guest data lives in the AmEx ecosystem.
Plug in your current platform, plan, and a typical month. Bookres works out cheaper at almost every realistic operator profile — usually by hundreds of dollars per month.
Run both systems in parallel for two weeks. Nothing breaks, your team learns the new flow, and you stop paying the other guys when you're ready.
Start on PAYG with no card and no commitment. Or take the 14-day Premium trial for AI features and full branding.
Export from OpenTable, Resy, or Tock as CSV. Drop it into our importer — guest list first, then reservations. Past visits, contact info, tags, and notes come over.
Point your website's "Reservations" link at your bookres URL or drop in our embed widget. Keep the old platform running until you're confident.
Bookres Premium at $179/month versus the comparable tiers from each major platform. Same operator, same volume, very different bills.
| OpenTable Core | Resy Platform 360 | Tock Essential | bookres Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | $299 | $399 | $269 | $179 |
| Per-cover fees | $1 / network cover | None | None | None |
| Deposits + event tickets | 2% service fee + processing | Entry tiers can't take deposits | 3% + card processing | 3.3% + $0.30 all-in |
| POS integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Square (in preview); more coming |
| Custom branding | Pro tier only | Pro tier only | Essential+ only | All tiers |
| AI features | No | No | No | Premium+ (AI phone host live; more 2026) |
| Multi-venue + multi-LLC | Custom contract | Custom contract | Custom contract | Native (Studio tier) |
| Contract | 12-month minimum | 12-month minimum | 12-month minimum | Cancel anytime |
| Owns the guest relationship | OpenTable | Resy / AmEx | Tock / Squarespace | You |
Competitor pricing and fees are each platform's published rates as of May 2026. Check their current pricing pages before deciding — theirs change without notice, and ours is the only column we control.
Start free, import your list, run in parallel. The hardest part of switching is deciding to.
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