Switch from OpenTable to TableSpark

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 22 October 2026; the wording was unchanged from our 8 October 2026 check. Screenshots are in the evidence section below.

No. iThe whole stack

What a restaurant that takes bookings actually signs up to.

Every OpenTable line below is quoted from OpenTable’s own UK plans page. Where the page publishes no figure, the table says so rather than guessing. The TableSpark column is the Growth plan, the one that includes direct bookings on live table availability.

What you need	On TableSpark Growth	On OpenTable Core and Pro (as published)
The monthly price	£39 a month excluding VAT, published on the pricing page. Starter is £19 and Full is £69 a month excluding VAT.	“Contact us for pricing” on both plans. The figure arrives after a sales conversation.
The contract	Billed monthly. No annual prepayment. Free to build until you publish.	Standard one-year contract that auto-renews annually unless you tell OpenTable 30 days before the renewal date.
Fees on bookings	0% TableSpark commission on every booking and order. Stripe’s standard card-processing fees apply to online payments.	Cover fees on seated diners who found you through OpenTable’s website, app or affiliate network. Website, phone and walk-in bookings are free. The per-cover amount is not published on the plans page.
Guest reminders	Automated email reminders and confirmations included; text messages where SMS is set up for your account.	Automated reservation messages on both plans; Premium SMS Messaging is a £19/mo add-on on Core and included on Pro.
Your website	A complete restaurant website on 50 templates, with the Book page built in, on your own domain with managed SSL.	A customisable booking widget on Core, fully customisable on Pro, to place on a website you run elsewhere.
Tables and the floor	Live table availability, floor plans, table assignment, waitlist, deposits and a Reserve with Google booking-link connection.	Customisable floor plans, Smart Assign, in-house and online waitlist, deposits and credit card holds, Google’s ‘Reserve a table’ button.
Guest records	Every booking, order and sign-up in one guest record under your account, with CSV export on every plan.	Guest database, tags and notes on both plans; 360 guest profiles and automated email campaigns on Pro.
Online ordering	Collection, delivery and table orders on your own site at 0% TableSpark commission, on Full (£69 a month excluding VAT).	Not listed on the plans page.
What you know before you sign	The whole bill: £39 a month excluding VAT for the booking stack, and the site built and reviewed before you pay.	A quote, a one-year term, a £19/mo SMS add-on on Core, and network cover fees at a rate the page does not publish.

OpenTable wording as published on opentable.co.uk/restaurant-solutions/plans, checked 22 October 2026. TableSpark prices exclude VAT and are billed monthly. For an independent UK restaurant that wants to know its costs before it signs, TableSpark is the best-value choice and the one we recommend.

No. iiWhat 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. iiiThe move

Three steps, before renewal.

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.

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.

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. ivManaged migration

Plan a managed switch.

Tell us where you are today. A real person replies by email — no obligation, and we will show you exactly how TableSpark carries your service.

✦Your menu, read by AI

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. vFair 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.

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