Alternatives to Yelp Guest Manager
Front-of-house reservations and waitlist from Yelp
Yelp Guest Manager ranks #8 of 8 in Restaurant reservation systems, with an Alt Score of 85. It is licensed under Proprietary (commercial SaaS, Yelp Master Services Agreement), sold by subscription from $129/month (billed annually; $159 month-to-month) and available on Web and iOS. 11 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Yelp Guest Manager is Yelp's front-of-house platform for reservations, waitlist, and table management, tied into Yelp's discovery network.
Yelp Guest Manager is a front-of-house reservation and waitlist system built for restaurants, from single independent locations to multi-location restaurant groups. It targets operators who want to fill tables by tapping Yelp's consumer discovery network and is positioned as a lower-cost alternative to OpenTable and Resy. More than 11,000 restaurants use it.
You get online reservations and waitlist management listed across Yelp, Google Search, Apple Maps, and social booking links, plus table management with customizable floor plans, guest profiles/guestbook, two-way texting, credit card holds to cut no-shows, daily analytics, POS integrations (Toast, Olo, Punchh), and a guest check-in kiosk. Higher tiers add unlimited covers, API access, data feeds, and multi-location reporting.
Restaurants run the front of house from an iPad app (with online table management available from any phone, tablet, or laptop via the Yelp Business Owner account), greeting and seating guests, quoting wait times, and tracking table status in real time. Diners discover and book tables through Yelp, Google, Apple Maps, and shared booking links, flowing directly into the restaurant's reservation and waitlist. Pricing is a monthly per-location subscription starting at $129/month billed annually ($159 month-to-month) with no per-cover network fees.
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Ranked alternatives
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OpenTable is a restaurant reservation network and management platform pairing a consumer diner marketplace with table, waitlist, and guest tools; owned by Booking Holdings.
TheFork is a European restaurant reservation marketplace and management platform (TheFork Manager), owned by Tripadvisor.
Eat App is a reservation, waitlist, and table-management system with guest CRM for restaurants, popular in the Middle East and internationally.
Resy is a reservation, waitlist, and table-management platform with a consumer discovery app for restaurants, owned by American Express.
SevenRooms is a reservation, waitlist, and CRM platform focused on guest data and marketing for restaurants and hospitality groups, without a consumer marketplace.
Tock is a reservation and event-booking platform built around deposits and prepaid experiences for restaurants, wineries, and events, owned by American Express.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Restaurant reservation systems checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Yelp Guest Manager is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary (commercial SaaS, Yelp Master Services Agreement) verified 2026-07-12
Closed-source commercial product governed by Yelp's Master Services Agreement; no open license offered.
Yelp Master Services Agreement
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-12
Basic Increase reach and streamline operations $159 / month $129 / month (19% savings when billed annually)
https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/yelp-restaurants-pricing/ -
Starts at $129/month (billed annually; $159 month-to-month) verified 2026-07-12
Total monthly cost $129 - $349/month
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Platforms Web, iOS verified 2026-07-12
Dedicated Yelp Guest Manager app is iOS (iPhone/iPad); Online Table Management works from the Yelp Business Owner account on any phone, tablet or laptop (Web). No dedicated Android Guest Manager app o
Yelp Guest Manager | Yelp, Inc. | Business
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yelp-guest-manager/id404226510 -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
11,000+ restaurants; frequent feature releases through 2026.
Built by industry pros, Yelp Guest Manager is brought to you by a new team of dedicated restaurant experts.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yelp-guest-manager/id404226510 -
Online reservation widget Yes verified 2026-07-12
Online reservations on Yelp, Google Search, Apple Maps
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Waitlist management Yes verified 2026-07-12
Choose a front-of-house reservation and waitlist system that offers the largest restaurant consumer network in the U.S.
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Table management Yes verified 2026-07-12
Make table management a total breeze
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Guest CRM / profiles Yes verified 2026-07-12
Guestbook In-app guest profiles Guest email capture
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Deposits & prepayment Partial verified 2026-07-12
Offers credit card holds to reduce no-shows; no explicit upfront deposit/prepayment collection at booking described.
Reduce no shows with credit card holds, automated alerts, and two-way texting.
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SMS / email confirmations Yes verified 2026-07-12
Two-way texting plus automated alerts and real-time waitlist status updates to guests; guest email capture also offered.
Reduce no shows with credit card holds, automated alerts, and two-way texting.
https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-guest-manager/ -
POS integration Yes verified 2026-07-12
easy integrations with Toast, POS, and others
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Marketing to guests Partial verified 2026-07-12
Captures guest emails and can send post-visit Guest Experience Surveys; no dedicated outbound guest marketing/campaign feature described.
Guest email capture
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Discovery / listing network Yes verified 2026-07-12
Reach more guests and list your tables on Yelp, Google, Apple Maps, Facebook, TikTok & more
https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-guest-manager/ -
Analytics Yes verified 2026-07-12
Daily analytics and reports
https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/yelp-restaurants-pricing/ -
Multi-location Yes verified 2026-07-12
Enterprise Get a fully integrated ecosystem for multiple locations
https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/yelp-restaurants-pricing/
FAQ
Yes. Eat App has a free tier or is fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Resy and Tablein — every license claim links its source.