Comparison
Cooku vs. OpenTable
OpenTable is reservation software for restaurants with its own diner network. Cooku is a full restaurant system (QR menu, ordering, POS, kitchen, cash register and inventory) that includes reservations from the Starter plan.
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Cooku and OpenTable, point by point
| Cooku | OpenTable | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Published: Free forever, Starter USD 29 and Pro USD 59 a month, ITBMS included. No lock-in. | We found no pricing page for restaurants in Panama. In Mexico it publishes plans from MXN 2,695 a month plus a fee per diner booked through its network. |
| Fee per booking | None: bookings are included in the plan. | Charges per seated diner who comes through its network; phone, walk-in and own-website bookings do not pay that fee. |
| Diner network | Has no diner network: your bookings come through your own page. | Says it has more than 70,000 restaurants on its network. |
| POS, QR menu and ordering | Included: POS, QR menu and online ordering with no commission. | Integrates with POS systems; does not present a POS, QR menu or ordering as its own product. |
| E-invoicing | DGI e-invoicing in production, from Starter (500 a month included). | Not mentioned. |
When OpenTable is the better fit
- Reservations are your main business and you want diners from its network to find you.
- You already have a POS and only need reservations, a waitlist and deposits.
When Cooku is the better fit
- You want reservations without paying per diner, inside the same system as the POS and ordering.
- You want month-to-month billing with no annual contract.
Sources about OpenTable
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