Restaurants · head to head
Resy vs Yelp Reservations
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Resy platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required); Yelp Reservations basic Guest Manager plan caps at 500 covers per month; higher volume requires the Plus plan at $279/month (annual) or $349/month (monthly)
- They diverge on capability: Resy covers Table optimization, Yelp Reservations covers Waitlist management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Resy and Yelp Reservations actually diverge.
| Attribute | Resy | Yelp Reservations |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $289/month | $99/month |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2014 | 2004 |
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 Resy
- Table optimization
- Guest CRM
- Waitlist
- Marketing
- AmEx integration
- Lightspeed
- American Express
Only in Yelp Reservations
- Waitlist management
- Table assignments
- Yelp integration
- Guest messaging
- Analytics
- Yelp
Both cover
- Online reservations
- 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 Yelp Reservations
- Waitlist and walk-in managementnot Yelp Reservations
- Event ticketing and experience management for restaurantsnot Yelp Reservations
- Guest CRM and personalised communicationnot Yelp Reservations
- Real-time analytics and revenue reportingnot Yelp Reservations
- Premium dining inventory managementnot Yelp Reservations
Yelp Reservations
- Managing restaurant reservations, waitlists and AI phone call answeringnot 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%)
Yelp Reservations
- Basic Guest Manager plan caps at 500 covers per month; higher volume requires the Plus plan at $279/month (annual) or $349/month (monthly)
- Monthly billing costs more than annual billing at every tier, for example Basic Guest Manager is $159/month billed monthly versus $129/month billed annually
Pricing, plan by plan
Resy
$289/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Resy review.
Yelp Reservations
$99/month- Basic$99/month
- Reservations
- Waitlist
- Plus$299/month
- Table management
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Yelp Reservations if
- You need waitlist management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want table assignments.
Questions people ask
- Is Resy or Yelp Reservations better?
- Neither clearly leads. Resy starts at $289/month and Yelp Reservations at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Resy or Yelp Reservations?
- Resy starts at $289/month and Yelp Reservations at $99/month.
- Does Resy or Yelp Reservations run on more platforms?
- Resy runs on Web. Yelp Reservations 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 Yelp Reservations is typically brought in for.
- What can Resy do that Yelp Reservations cannot?
- Resy covers Table optimization, Guest CRM, Waitlist, Marketing. Yelp Reservations covers Waitlist management, Table assignments, Yelp integration, Guest messaging. Both handle Online reservations, Toast, Square, Web support.
Related pages
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