✦Switching · OpenTable alternative

Looking for an OpenTable alternative? Own the whole booking journey.

A booking system you cannot price without a sales call, on a contract that renews itself every year, is hard to budget for and easy to stay stuck in. OpenTable’s own UK plans page lists Core and Pro as “Contact us for pricing”, a standard one-year contract that auto-renews, and cover fees on diners who find you through its network. TableSpark puts your website, live menu, direct bookings and guest list on one published plan from £19/mo with 0% TableSpark commission. For an independent UK restaurant it is the best-value alternative, and the move we recommend.

Plan your switch ↗ See what moves
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A warm, busy restaurant room
✦Your room, your domain
Guest list stays yours
exportable CSV, always
✦0% TableSpark commission, always
Price
Quote only

Both published plans, Core and Pro, are listed as “Contact us for pricing”, so the monthly figure arrives only after a sales conversation.

Contract
One year, auto-renewing

The standard contract is one year and renews annually unless you tell OpenTable 30 days before the scheduled renewal date.

Extras
Network covers and add-ons

Cover fees apply to diners who discover you on OpenTable’s website, app or affiliate network, and Premium SMS messaging is listed as a £19/mo add-on on Core.

As published on OpenTable’s UK plans page (opentable.co.uk/restaurant-solutions/plans), checked 8 October 2026.

No. iWhat moves

Move to a platform built around your restaurant.

TableSpark brings your website, menu, live-availability bookings, tables and floor plans, guest data and service workflow into one owned system, with a managed migration shaped around the way your restaurant operates. For an independent UK restaurant it is the best-value destination and the one we recommend: one flat monthly plan, 0% TableSpark commission, and the guest list stays on your side of the table. Use the booking-system switching guide to map the handover around live service.

Ready today

Your own restaurant website on 50 finished designs, on a free tablespark.uk address or your own domain with managed SSL on Growth and Full
Live structured menu: photograph it and the AI reads dishes, prices and dietary tags
Direct bookings on live table availability — instant confirmation or booking enquiry, into one inbox and your own guest list at 0% TableSpark commission
Your data stays yours: every booking, enquiry and guest record is exportable CSV
First-party, cookieless analytics on your own traffic

Configured for your service

Table inventory, floor plans and assignment workflows
Automated reminders, deposits and no-show policies
Reserve with Google booking-link connection and POS connections
Online ordering on your own site at 0% TableSpark commission. Stripe’s standard card-processing fees apply to online payments.
Your own domain with managed SSL, and managed search readiness: a live link is not the same as being indexed by Google

Tell us how your restaurant operates and which systems you use. We configure the complete migration around your service.

No. iiThe move

Three steps, before renewal.

01

Check your renewal date

Find the renewal date on your OpenTable agreement and diary the 30-day notice window its plans page describes. Export your guest data while your account is active — it is what we import into TableSpark for you. The complete restaurant website migration checklist keeps the domain, menu and booking records in the same handover.

02

Send us the essentials

Your export and a photo of your menu are enough. We set up your site, live menu and direct booking capture — you review everything before it goes live.

03

Go live on your domain

Publish on a free tablespark.uk address, or on your own domain with managed SSL on Growth and Full. From then on, bookings and guests land with you, on a plan whose price is published.

No. iiiManaged migration

Plan a managed switch.

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What happens next
A real person replies by email, usually within one working day.
We build your site, live menu and booking capture from your export and menu photo.
You review everything before anything goes live.
No. ivFair questions

Questions owners ask before switching.

How does TableSpark compare with OpenTable for an independent restaurant?+

OpenTable’s published UK plans, Core and Pro, are listed as “Contact us for pricing”, on a standard one-year contract that renews annually, with cover fees for diners who find you through its network and paid add-ons such as Premium SMS messaging at £19/mo. TableSpark publishes its price: flat plans from £19/mo excl. VAT with 0% TableSpark commission, covering your restaurant website, live menu, direct bookings, guest records, table and floor-plan workflows, reminders, deposits, a Reserve with Google booking-link connection and POS connections in one owned setup. For an independent UK restaurant it is the best-value choice.

When should I start the switch?+

Before your renewal date. OpenTable’s plans page says the standard contract renews annually unless you tell OpenTable 30 days before the scheduled renewal, so start at least a month ahead. That leaves time to have your TableSpark site, menu and booking capture live and reviewed before the notice window closes.

Do I keep my guest list?+

Yes. Export your guest data from your current system and send it to us, and we import it into your TableSpark guest list. From then on every booking, enquiry and guest record sits under your restaurant’s TableSpark account, visible in your Inbox and guest list, with CSV export whenever you want it.

What does TableSpark cost?+

Flat plans from £19/mo with 0% TableSpark commission on bookings and orders. Stripe’s standard card-processing fees apply to online payments. Building is free until you publish — no card required.