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Clover vs Resy

Clover logo

Clover

Food & Restaurant

Point of sale system that grows with your business

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Resy logo

Resy

Food & Restaurant

Premium reservation platform for restaurants

From
$289/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Clover the App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts; Resy platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required)
  • They diverge on capability: Clover covers POS system, Resy covers Online reservations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clover and Resy actually diverge.

Attributes where Clover and Resy differ
AttributeCloverResy
Starting price$29/month$289/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsHardware, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20122014

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Food & Restaurant).

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 Clover

  • POS system
  • Payment processing
  • Inventory management
  • Employee management
  • Reporting
  • QuickBooks
  • Yelp
  • Gusto

Only in Resy

  • Online reservations
  • Table optimization
  • Guest CRM
  • Waitlist
  • Marketing
  • AmEx integration
  • Toast
  • Square

Both cover

  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Clover

  • Point of salenot Resy
  • Payment processingnot Resy
  • Business managementnot Resy

Resy

  • Restaurant reservation and table managementnot Clover
  • Waitlist and walk-in managementnot Clover
  • Event ticketing and experience management for restaurantsnot Clover
  • Guest CRM and personalised communicationnot Clover
  • Real-time analytics and revenue reportingnot Clover
  • Premium dining inventory managementnot Clover

Where each one falls short

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

Clover

  • The App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts

Resy

  • Platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required)
  • Platform tier lacks Premium features such as priority phone support and advanced experience management
  • Essential tier charged with 3% prepayment fees on events (Premium reduced to 2%)

Pricing, plan by plan

Clover

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • Mobile payments
    • Basic reporting
  • Standard$14.95/month
    • Full POS
    • Employee management
    • Inventory

Resy

$289/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Resy review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Clover if

  • You need pos system.
  • You work on Hardware, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
Clover review

Choose Resy if

  • You need online reservations.
  • You also want table optimization.
Resy review

Questions people ask

Is Clover or Resy better?
Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/month and Resy at $289/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clover or Resy?
Clover starts at $29/month and Resy at $289/month.
Does Clover or Resy run on more platforms?
Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. Resy runs on Web.
What is Clover best used for?
Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what Resy is typically brought in for.
What can Clover do that Resy cannot?
Clover covers POS system, Payment processing, Inventory management, Employee management. Resy covers Online reservations, Table optimization, Guest CRM, Waitlist. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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