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BentoBox vs SevenRooms

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BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SevenRooms logo

SevenRooms

Software

Guest experience and retention platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers; SevenRooms higher price point at $499/month compared to OpenTable Basic at $149/month
  • They diverge on capability: BentoBox covers Website builder, SevenRooms covers Reservations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BentoBox and SevenRooms actually diverge.

Attributes where BentoBox and SevenRooms differ
AttributeBentoBoxSevenRooms
Starting price$99/monthOn request
Founded20132011

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Online ordering
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy

Only in SevenRooms

  • Reservations
  • Table management
  • CRM
  • Marketing automation
  • Direct ordering
  • Guest data
  • Oracle
  • Micros

Both cover

  • Toast
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot SevenRooms
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot SevenRooms
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot SevenRooms

SevenRooms

  • Point of Salenot BentoBox
  • Order Managementnot BentoBox
  • Inventory Controlnot BentoBox
  • Staff Schedulingnot BentoBox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

SevenRooms

  • Higher price point at $499/month compared to OpenTable Basic at $149/month

Pricing, plan by plan

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

SevenRooms

On request
  • EssentialFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Reservations
    • CRM
  • ProfessionalFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Marketing
    • Analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full platform

Which should you pick?

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.
BentoBox review

Choose SevenRooms if

  • You need reservations.
  • You also want table management.
SevenRooms review

Questions people ask

Is BentoBox or SevenRooms better?
Neither clearly leads. BentoBox starts at $99/month and SevenRooms at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BentoBox or SevenRooms?
BentoBox starts at $99/month and SevenRooms at On request.
Does BentoBox or SevenRooms run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is BentoBox best used for?
BentoBox is most often used for restaurant websites with integrated online ordering, gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site, marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on clover pos. Of those, restaurant websites with integrated online ordering and gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site are not what SevenRooms is typically brought in for.
What can BentoBox do that SevenRooms cannot?
BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. SevenRooms covers Reservations, Table management, CRM, Marketing automation. Both handle Toast, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

SevenRooms: What does SevenRooms cost?

SevenRooms starts at $499/month. SevenRooms is differentiated from OpenTable and Resy by offering the deepest CRM capabilities for guest intelligence and loyalty programs.

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SevenRooms: How does SevenRooms compare to OpenTable?

OpenTable has basic tiers starting at $149/month, but cover fees apply on network bookings and your brand takes a back seat in guest communications. SevenRooms at $499/month offers more control and deeper CRM functionality.

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