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Meevo vs OpenTable

Meevo logo

Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OpenTable logo

OpenTable

Software

Restaurant reservation and management platform

From
$39/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month; OpenTable openTable for Restaurants charges a subscription fee on top of per-cover network fees: Basic is $149/month with covers free for the first 30 days then $1.50 per network cover, Core is $299/month at $1 per network cover, and Pro is $499/month also at $1 per network cover, so cost scales with both plan tier and diner volume rather than a flat seat price (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, OpenTable covers Online reservations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and OpenTable actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and OpenTable differ
AttributeMeevoOpenTable
Starting price$99/month$39/month
Founded20081998

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Meevo

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Client database
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal

Only in OpenTable

  • Online reservations
  • Table management
  • Guest profiles
  • Waitlist
  • Marketing tools
  • Reviews
  • Toast
  • Square

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot OpenTable
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot OpenTable
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot OpenTable
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot OpenTable

OpenTable

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

Where each one falls short

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

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

OpenTable

  • OpenTable for Restaurants charges a subscription fee on top of per-cover network fees: Basic is $149/month with covers free for the first 30 days then $1.50 per network cover, Core is $299/month at $1 per network cover, and Pro is $499/month also at $1 per network cover, so cost scales with both plan tier and diner volume rather than a flat seat price (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)
  • On the Basic plan, reservations booked through the restaurant's own website are not free: they cost $0.25 per cover or a $49/month flat fee, a charge that is waived only on the higher Core and Pro tiers (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

OpenTable

$39/month
  • Basic$39/month
    • Reservations
    • Table management
  • Core$249/month
    • Guest profiles
    • Marketing
  • Pro$449/month
    • Full features
    • Premium support

Which should you pick?

Choose Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.
Meevo review

Choose OpenTable if

  • You need online reservations.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want table management.
OpenTable review

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or OpenTable better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and OpenTable at $39/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or OpenTable?
Meevo starts at $99/month and OpenTable at $39/month.
Does Meevo or OpenTable run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Meevo best used for?
Meevo is most often used for appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas, med spa operations including injectable tracking via meevomd, multi location and franchise salon management, client email and sms marketing from the booking record. Of those, appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas and med spa operations including injectable tracking via meevomd are not what OpenTable is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that OpenTable cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management. OpenTable covers Online reservations, Table management, Guest profiles, Waitlist. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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