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Resy vs Tock

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Resy

Restaurants

Premium reservation platform for restaurants

From
$289/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tock logo

Tock

Restaurants

All-in-one reservation and events platform

From
$199/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Resy platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required); Tock tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022)
  • They diverge on capability: Resy covers Online reservations, Tock covers Reservations.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Resy and Tock actually diverge.

Attributes where Resy and Tock differ
AttributeResyTock
Starting price$289/month$199/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Restaurants), founded (2014).

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 Resy

  • Online reservations
  • Table optimization
  • Guest CRM
  • Waitlist
  • Marketing
  • AmEx integration
  • Lightspeed
  • American Express

Only in Tock

  • Reservations
  • Prepaid bookings
  • Event ticketing
  • Experiences
  • Table management
  • CRM
  • Stripe
  • Google

Both cover

  • Toast
  • Square
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Resy

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

Tock

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

Where each one falls short

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

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%)

Tock

  • Tock To Go pickup/delivery takes a 3% cut of orders from restaurants, with the separate $5 to $10 delivery charge passed to the consumer, per a case study reproduced on the vendor's own site (Internet Archive capture, 25 December 2022)

Pricing, plan by plan

Resy

$289/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Resy review.

Tock

$199/month
  • Basic$199/month
    • Reservations
    • Basic features
  • Plus$699/month
    • Events
    • Prepaid
    • Marketing
  • ProFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full features

Which should you pick?

Choose Resy if

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

Choose Tock if

  • You need reservations.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want prepaid bookings.
Tock review

Questions people ask

Is Resy or Tock better?
Neither clearly leads. Resy starts at $289/month and Tock at $199/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Resy or Tock?
Resy starts at $289/month and Tock at $199/month.
Does Resy or Tock run on more platforms?
Resy runs on Web. Tock runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Resy best used for?
Resy is most often used for restaurant reservation and table management, waitlist and walk-in management, event ticketing and experience management for restaurants, guest crm and personalised communication. Of those, restaurant reservation and table management and waitlist and walk-in management are not what Tock is typically brought in for.
What can Resy do that Tock cannot?
Resy covers Online reservations, Table optimization, Guest CRM, Waitlist. Tock covers Reservations, Prepaid bookings, Event ticketing, Experiences. Both handle Toast, Square, Web support, Ios support.
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