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Favouritetable vs OpenResto

Both stand on restaurant reservation software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Favouritetable

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Favouritetable combines reservations with table operations, ordering, payments, and marketing tools. Review the free-plan conditions and paid-plan scope against the venue’s needs before choosing.

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Choose OpenResto if your restaurant needs website bookings, reminders, table management, and support for multiple locations in a free, open-source service. The listed booking channel is a website, so restaurants seeking another stated booking channel may want to look elsewhere.

Visit OpenResto

The facts

	Favouritetable	OpenResto
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Web	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	FT Lite: £69 a month	Not published
Plans published	6	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	favouritetable.com	get.openres.to
On restaurant reservation software	#3 of 33	#7 of 33

Favouritetable: what it does well

Bookings update the live diary and availability in real time.
Supports table planning, waiting lists, and capacity optimization.
Handles pre-orders, takeaway, delivery, and contactless table payments.
FT Free allows up to 30 online bookings monthly.
Support includes phone, email, chat, documentation, and training.

What to know first

FT Free requires exclusive booking-provider status and website integration.
FT LITE costs £69 a month excluding VAT.
FT LITE includes one user.

OpenResto: what it does well

Free and open source.
Customers can book through a website.
Includes automated reminders.
Includes table management.
Supports multiple locations.

What to know first

The listed customer booking channel is a website.

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