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Resos booking system: features, pricing, alternativesResos, explained from its own pricing page and compared with Eightish
Resos is a flat-fee booking system for restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs, with a permanent free plan. This page sets out its features and pricing from Resos’s own pricing page, as checked 9 November 2026, and where it differs from Eightish, so you can judge which suits your restaurant.
Resos features
Resos describes itself as an online booking system for restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs that takes bookings from your website, Google and social media, with no contract, no commission and no cover fees.
Plans priced by bookings
Every Resos plan includes all core features and personal support. The plans differ by how many bookings a month they allow: 25 on Free, 350 on Basic, 750 on Plus and no limit on Unlimited.
Paid add-ons
On Basic, Plus and Unlimited, extra tools are add-ons, each free for 30 days and then billed monthly. They include online payments for deposits, prepayments and no-show fees, Reserve with Google, a waitlist, experiences for paid events, multiple locations, marketing and analytics, and full API access. An All-Access tier includes every add-on.
Fees and terms
Resos says it never charges per booking, per cover or any commission. It states there is no contract, and paid plans can be paused or cancelled at any time, with a 90-day money back guarantee. Guests can confirm bookings by email for free, or by SMS, which has its own price list.
Resos pricing
Resos lists four priced plans. These are the monthly prices shown when pounds are selected.
| Plan | Per month | Bookings a month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | £0 | 25 | No credit card required. Free forever. Add-ons not available. |
| Basic | £39 | 350 | Pause or cancel anytime. 90-day money back guarantee. Paid add-ons available. |
| Plus | £79 | 750 | As Basic. |
| Unlimited | £119 | Unlimited | As Basic. |
| All-Access | Not listed | Any tier | All add-ons included. |
Paying annually shows lower monthly prices of £31, £62 and £93 for Basic, Plus and Unlimited. Add-ons are listed at £6.99 a month (for example Reserve with Google, waitlist, customisable design and custom booking form fields) or £9.99 a month (for example online payments, experiences, multiple locations, marketing and analytics, full API access and Reserve with Facebook and Instagram).
From Resos’s own pricing page, with pounds selected, as checked 9 November 2026: Resos pricing.
Resos and Eightish side by side
| Eightish | Resos | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Walk-In is free for one venue, with 50 online bookings a month. Phone bookings and walk-ins you enter yourself are never counted. Past 50, online bookings are 40p each, capped at £69 a month. A card is taken at signup and not charged unless you go past the allowance. | Free: 25 bookings a month, all core features and personal support. No credit card required. Add-ons not available. |
| Paid plans | Early Doors £69 a month (unlimited bookings, up to 800 covers), Service £139 (up to 2,000 covers) and Full House £249 (up to 3,000 covers). Going over a covers band costs nothing. | Basic £39 a month (350 bookings), Plus £79 (750 bookings) and Unlimited £119 (no booking limit). |
| Commission and cover fees | None on any plan. | None. Resos says it never charges per booking, per cover or any commission. |
| Deposits | Deposits on paid plans. Not on the free plan. | Online payments add-on at £9.99 a month on paid plans, covering prepayments, deposits and no-show fees. |
| Text messages | Text confirmation and one reminder per booking on the free plan. Reminders and confirmations are included on every paid plan with no per-message charge. | Email confirmations are free. SMS confirmations are priced on a separate SMS price list. |
| Reserve with Google | Not listed on the Eightish pricing page. | Add-on at £6.99 a month. |
| Filling quiet nights | Autopilot, on paid plans: it texts past guests most likely to come back when a night is quiet, with 100, 400 or 800 messages a month by plan. | Marketing and analytics add-on at £9.99 a month. |
| Contract | Billed monthly. Cancel at any time from the Account page, with no notice and no cancellation fees. | No contract. Paid plans can be paused or cancelled at any time, with a 90-day money back guarantee. |
Resos details from Resos’s own pricing page, as checked 9 November 2026: Resos pricing. Eightish details from our pricing page and terms. Vendors change terms without notice, so check anything that would decide your purchase. Corrections welcome, including from Resos: hello@eightish.co.uk.
Which one fits your restaurant
When Resos may fit
Your online bookings fit comfortably inside a booking allowance, and you would rather start on a low monthly fee and add only the tools you need, one add-on at a time. Resos’s free plan needs no card, and its paid plans are priced by the number of bookings you take.
When Eightish may fit
You take more than 25 online bookings a month and want a free plan that counts only online bookings, or you would rather have deposits, text reminders and Autopilot included in one monthly price than added separately. Eightish paid plans are priced by covers, with no booking limit.
What to check before you choose
Whichever way you go between Eightish and Resos, ask these before you sign anything.
Which add-ons will you need?
On Resos, deposits, Reserve with Google and a waitlist are add-ons. Price the plan with the add-ons you would actually switch on, and compare that total, not the headline plan price.
How are texts charged?
Text reminders are one of the most effective things a booking system does about no-shows. Resos prices SMS on its own list; Eightish includes reminders on every paid plan. Ask what a month of reminders would cost on each.
Can you get your guest list out?
Ask whether you can export every guest record, with phone numbers and visit history, whenever you like, including on the day you leave. On Eightish you can export your data at any time while your account is open, and for 30 days after it closes.
Resos alternatives
Most people looking at Resos are weighing it against two or three others. We have written the same kind of side by side for the systems that come up most often: Eightish vs OpenTable, Eightish vs ResDiary, Eightish vs Collins, Eightish vs Tableo, Eightish vs Tablein and Eightish vs Sugarvine Tables. For the whole field on one page, read the guide to restaurant booking systems in the UK, or put them next to each other in the live comparison. If you are moving across, how switching works has the detail.
Resos booking system: common questions
Is Resos free?
Resos has a free plan for up to 25 bookings a month, with all core features and personal support. It needs no credit card and Resos describes it as free forever. Add-ons are not available on it.
How much does Resos cost?
With pounds selected, Resos lists Basic at £39 a month for 350 bookings, Plus at £79 for 750 and Unlimited at £119 with no booking limit. Paid add-ons cost £6.99 or £9.99 a month each after a 30-day free trial. Prices are from Resos’s pricing page, as checked 9 November 2026.
Does Resos charge commission or cover fees?
No. Resos says it never charges per booking, per cover or any commission. Eightish does not charge a per-cover fee or commission on any plan either.
How does the Eightish free plan compare?
Eightish’s free Walk-In plan includes 50 online bookings a month for one venue, and phone bookings and walk-ins you enter yourself are never counted. Past 50, online bookings are 40p each, capped at £69 a month. See the pricing page for the full detail.
Compare the free plans for yourself.
A free plan for one restaurant, no sales call. Every plan price is published.