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Tock vs BentoBox

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Tock

Software

All-in-one reservation and events platform

From
$199/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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); BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • They diverge on capability: Tock covers Reservations, BentoBox covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Tock and BentoBox actually diverge.

Attributes where Tock and BentoBox differ
AttributeTockBentoBox
Starting price$199/month$99/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20142013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Tock

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

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Online ordering
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy

Both cover

  • Toast
  • Square
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Tock

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

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot Tock
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot Tock
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot Tock

Where each one falls short

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

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)

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

Pricing, plan by plan

Tock

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

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

Which should you pick?

Choose Tock if

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

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.
BentoBox review

Questions people ask

Is Tock or BentoBox better?
Neither clearly leads. Tock starts at $199/month and BentoBox at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tock or BentoBox?
Tock starts at $199/month and BentoBox at $99/month.
Does Tock or BentoBox run on more platforms?
Tock runs on Web, Ios, Android. BentoBox runs on Web.
What is Tock best used for?
Tock is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what BentoBox is typically brought in for.
What can Tock do that BentoBox cannot?
Tock covers Reservations, Prepaid bookings, Event ticketing, Experiences. BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. Both handle Toast, Square, Web support.
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