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OpenTable charges a monthly plan — $149, $299 or $499 — plus $1 to $1.50 for each diner it sends you, and $0.25 for each one who books on your own site. On Shopolo, table reservations are free core — no per-cover fee, no monthly fee, and the diner record is yours. Loyalty and email campaigns are the Plus addon.
OpenTable per-cover fees vary by plan and market. Shopolo pricing from public plan pages. Subject to change.
OpenTable publishes Basic at $149/month plus $1.50 per network cover, Core at $299 plus $1, and Pro at $499 plus $1, with $0.25 for each cover booked on your own site. A restaurant seating 200 network covers a week on Core pays about $200 a week in cover fees on top of the $299. Shopolo has no per-cover fee and no monthly fee for reservations at all, whatever the party size or however many you take. The only charge is the flat 1.9% platform fee on payments you process.
OpenTable builds its own diner profiles and can market other restaurants to your guests. You get limited access to who dined with you. Shopolo gives you full customer records — name, email, reservation history — that you own outright. Emailing them is a separate, express step: a reservation alone does not grant marketing consent, which is captured by the opt-in box at online checkout or at loyalty sign-up.
OpenTable is reservations only. With Shopolo, the same customers who book a table can also buy a gift card, join your loyalty program, and place a takeout order — all from the same storefront link. A guest who books for a birthday dinner might also buy a gift card for a friend in the same session.
OpenTable makes strong sense if marketplace discovery is important to your business — diners actively search OpenTable to find new restaurants, and high placement can drive significant new bookings. For restaurants that are already well-known in their area and primarily want to manage existing customer reservations without paying per-cover fees, Shopolo is the more cost-effective choice.
A monthly plan — $149 Basic, $299 Core or $499 Pro — plus $1 to $1.50 for each diner the OpenTable network sends you and $0.25 per cover booked on your own site. A restaurant seating 200 network covers a week on Core pays about $200 a week in cover fees on top of the $299. On Shopolo, table reservations are free core: no monthly fee and no per-cover fee.
Yes — Shopolo charges nothing per cover and nothing monthly for reservations, whatever the party size. The trade is discovery: OpenTable's marketplace sends you diners who are searching for somewhere to eat, and Shopolo has no marketplace at all — guests arrive through your own link.
OpenTable builds its own diner profiles and can market other restaurants to your guests; your access to who dined with you is limited. On Shopolo the reservation record — name, email, history — is yours outright. Emailing guests is a separate, express step: consent comes from the opt-in box at online checkout or at loyalty sign-up, never from the reservation alone.
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