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Petpooja vs Resy

Petpooja logo

Petpooja

Restaurants

Low cost restaurant point of sale used across India and the United Arab Emirates

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Resy logo

Resy

Restaurants

Premium reservation platform for restaurants

From
$289/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Petpooja it is built for India and the United Arab Emirates, and tax handling, receipt formats and integrations do not translate to European or American requirements.; Resy platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required)
  • They diverge on capability: Petpooja covers Flat annual licence, Resy covers Online reservations.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Petpooja and Resy actually diverge.

Attributes where Petpooja and Resy differ
AttributePetpoojaResy
Starting priceOn request$289/month
Pricing modelquoteUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Android, WindowsWeb
FoundedUnknown2014

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

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 Petpooja

  • Flat annual licence
  • GST compliant billing
  • Marketplace integration
  • Inventory and recipe management
  • Kitchen order tickets
  • Add on modules

Only in Resy

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

What people use each for

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

Petpooja

  • An independent Indian restaurant replacing a manual billing book with GST compliant invoicingnot Resy
  • A cafe chain wanting Swiggy and Zomato orders landing in the billing screen rather than on tabletsnot Resy
  • A cloud kitchen that needs cheap per outlet billing across many small unitsnot Resy
  • A Gulf outlet operator wanting an India priced system with UAE tax handlingnot Resy

Resy

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

Where each one falls short

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

Petpooja

  • It is built for India and the United Arab Emirates, and tax handling, receipt formats and integrations do not translate to European or American requirements.
  • Sales and support run through a large reseller network, so implementation quality and response times depend on which partner you happened to buy from.
  • The headline annual licence excludes the modules most operators end up needing, so the realistic annual cost is a multiple of the advertised figure.
  • Depth for fine dining coursing, complex table management and hotel outlets is limited compared with systems designed for those formats.
  • Hardware is bundled by resellers rather than supplied to a single standard, which makes support and replacement inconsistent across a multi outlet group.

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

Petpooja

On request
  • Petpooja POS$undefined/year
    • Flat annual licence per outlet rather than a monthly per terminal fee
    • Add on modules for customer relationship management, online ordering and loyalty priced separately
    • Hardware bundles quoted by the local reseller

Resy

$289/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Resy review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Petpooja if

  • You need flat annual licence.
  • You work on Web, Android, Windows.
  • You also want gst compliant billing.
Petpooja review

Choose Resy if

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

Questions people ask

Is Petpooja or Resy better?
Neither clearly leads. Petpooja starts at On request and Resy at $289/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Petpooja or Resy?
Petpooja starts at On request and Resy at $289/month.
Does Petpooja or Resy run on more platforms?
Petpooja runs on Web, Android, Windows. Resy runs on Web.
What is Petpooja best used for?
Petpooja is most often used for an independent indian restaurant replacing a manual billing book with gst compliant invoicing, a cafe chain wanting swiggy and zomato orders landing in the billing screen rather than on tablets, a cloud kitchen that needs cheap per outlet billing across many small units, a gulf outlet operator wanting an india priced system with uae tax handling. Of those, an independent indian restaurant replacing a manual billing book with gst compliant invoicing and a cafe chain wanting swiggy and zomato orders landing in the billing screen rather than on tablets are not what Resy is typically brought in for.
What can Petpooja do that Resy cannot?
Petpooja covers Flat annual licence, GST compliant billing, Marketplace integration, Inventory and recipe management. Resy covers Online reservations, Table optimization, Guest CRM, Waitlist.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Petpooja: How is it priced?

As a flat annual licence per outlet, with add on modules, hardware and payment integration quoted separately by the reseller.

Petpooja: Does it handle GST invoicing?

Yes. Indian tax invoicing and filing ready reporting are core functions rather than add ons.

Petpooja: Is it available outside India?

It is used in the United Arab Emirates as well, but it is not sold as a general international product.

Petpooja: Does it integrate with delivery apps?

Yes, with Swiggy and Zomato directly, and with middleware such as UrbanPiper for wider channel management.

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