Software · head to head
OpenTable vs Avero
OpenTable
Software
Restaurant reservation and management platform
- From
- $39/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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); Avero the pricing page names three tiers, Avero Starter, Avero Essentials and Avero Professional, and publishes no figure for any of them, redirecting to a sales contact instead
- They diverge on capability: OpenTable covers Online reservations, Avero covers Sales analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OpenTable and Avero actually diverge.
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 OpenTable
- Online reservations
- Table management
- Guest profiles
- Waitlist
- Marketing tools
- Reviews
- Toast
- Square
Only in Avero
- Sales analytics
- Labor optimization
- Menu analysis
- Server performance
- Benchmarking
- Mobile app
- All major POS
- HR systems
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OpenTable
- Point of Sale
- Order Management
- Inventory Control
- Staff Scheduling
Avero
- Point of Sale
- Order Management
- Inventory Control
- Staff Scheduling
Both are used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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)
Avero
- The pricing page names three tiers, Avero Starter, Avero Essentials and Avero Professional, and publishes no figure for any of them, redirecting to a sales contact instead
Pricing, plan by plan
OpenTable
$39/month- Basic$39/month
- Reservations
- Table management
- Core$249/month
- Guest profiles
- Marketing
- Pro$449/month
- Full features
- Premium support
Avero
$200/month- Standard$200/month
- Sales analytics
- Reporting
- EnterpriseFree
- Custom pricing
- Full features
Which should you pick?
Choose OpenTable if
- You need online reservations.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want table management.
Choose Avero if
- You need sales analytics.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want labor optimization.
Questions people ask
- Is OpenTable or Avero better?
- Neither clearly leads. OpenTable starts at $39/month and Avero at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OpenTable or Avero?
- OpenTable starts at $39/month and Avero at $200/month.
- Does OpenTable or Avero run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is OpenTable best used for?
- OpenTable is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling.
- What can OpenTable do that Avero cannot?
- OpenTable covers Online reservations, Table management, Guest profiles, Waitlist. Avero covers Sales analytics, Labor optimization, Menu analysis, Server performance. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.