Avatable vs BokaBord vs Bordsbokaren vs TheFork Manager

Avatable is an Italian-language restaurant reservation system that bundles a booking engine, table and floor management, and a restaurant website. BokaBord is a Swedish restaurant discovery and booking site. Bordsbokaren is a Swedish restaurant table booking system, sold since 2014, that guests use from the restaurant's own website. TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace. All four are listed under Reservations & Table Management. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Avatable at EUR 49 per month; BokaBord at SEK 895 per month, excluding VAT; Bordsbokaren at SEK 795 per month (excluding VAT). These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. TheFork Manager does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Avatable: Independent restaurants in Italy; BokaBord: Restaurants in Sweden wanting bookings and visibility together; Bordsbokaren: Restaurants that want bookings on their own website; TheFork Manager: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Avatable: Web; BokaBord: Web, iOS, Android; Bordsbokaren: Web; TheFork Manager: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Avatable names 1 country, BokaBord names 1 country, Bordsbokaren names 1 country and TheFork Manager names 11 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Avatable names 14 integrations, BokaBord names 2 integrations, Bordsbokaren names 5 integrations and TheFork Manager names 17 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Avatable was founded in 1999, BokaBord in 2003, Bordsbokaren in 2014 and TheFork Manager in 2007.

Side by side

Avatable vs BokaBord vs Bordsbokaren vs TheFork Manager: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldAvatableBokaBordBordsbokarenTheFork Manager
What it isAvatable is an Italian-language restaurant reservation system that bundles a booking engine, table and floor management, and a restaurant website.BokaBord is a Swedish restaurant discovery and booking site.Bordsbokaren is a Swedish restaurant table booking system, sold since 2014, that guests use from the restaurant's own website.TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace.
Best forIndependent restaurants in Italy; Restaurants without a website; Venues taking prepaid events and depositsRestaurants in Sweden wanting bookings and visibility together; Restaurants of any sizeRestaurants that want bookings on their own website; Seasonal restaurants; Restaurants using Personalkollen or OnslipRestaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups; MICHELIN-listed restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription by seat bandSubscription per locationFixed monthly subscriptionQuote only
Starting priceEUR 49 per monthSEK 895 per month, excluding VATSEK 795 per month (excluding VAT)Not published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYesNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedThe analytics page says no lock-in period for the analytics tools; no term is stated for the booking systemNone (no lock-in period)Not published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesItalySwedenSwedenAustralia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands and 5 more
LanguagesItalianSwedishEnglish, German, Spanish, SwedishDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish and 3 more
Number of integrations142517
CertificationsGDPRNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded1999200320142007
HeadquartersPoggibonsi (Siena), ItalyStockholm, SwedenNot publishedNot published
OwnerTNX s.r.l. (also makes Ordinalo and Invoicex)Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Avatable

  • Banca Sella
  • Glovo on demand
  • Google
  • iPratico
  • Meta
  • myPos
  • Nexi
  • PayPal
  • PostFinance
  • SatisPay
  • Twint
  • Unicredit

Named only by BokaBord

  • Guestrix
  • Mailchimp

Named only by Bordsbokaren

  • Mat och Mat
  • Nitesoft
  • Onslip
  • Personalkollen

Named only by TheFork Manager

  • Apple Pay
  • Brevo
  • Google Pay
  • Instagram
  • L'Addition
  • Lightspeed
  • Mailjet
  • Oracle
  • Revinate
  • Revo
  • Salesforce
  • Trivec
and 4 more
  • Untill
  • Winrest
  • Zelty
  • Zonesoft

Which to choose

Avatable

Choose Avatable if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants in Italy; Restaurants without a website; Venues taking prepaid events and deposits.

BokaBord

Choose BokaBord if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants in Sweden wanting bookings and visibility together; Restaurants of any size.

Less suited to: Restaurants outside Sweden. The vendor describes itself as serving Swedish restaurants and all its pages are in Swedish.

Bordsbokaren

Choose Bordsbokaren if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants that want bookings on their own website; Seasonal restaurants; Restaurants using Personalkollen or Onslip.

TheFork Manager

Choose TheFork Manager if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups.

What we could not confirm

Avatable

  • Contract minimum term, renewal and free trial
  • Whether the booking system is offered outside Italy
  • Full list of interface languages for the guest booking widget (the vendor only says it is translated into the most spoken languages)
  • Employee count and funding
  • Whether the tool is native iOS or Android (only a web app is described)

BokaBord

  • Named POS integration partners
  • Named customers
  • Team size and funding
  • Security certifications
  • Exact contract term for the booking system
  • Whether the apps are listed on the App Store or Google Play

Bordsbokaren

  • Legal entity, headquarters, employee count and funding
  • FAQ answers
  • Security and data-hosting details
  • Whether an iOS or Android app exists

TheFork Manager

  • Any price (plans show 'Ask for pricing')
  • Contract length, renewal and any per-cover or commission fees on marketplace bookings
  • Headquarters, founders, employee count and funding
  • Ownership (the vendor's site does not state a parent company)
  • The list of countries served by TheFork Manager (inferred from the consumer app listing)
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Which POS integrations apply in which country

Go further

Avatable profileBokaBord profileBordsbokaren profileTheFork Manager profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Avatable, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, WhatsApp, events, no-showshttps://www.avatable.com
  2. Plans and priceshttps://www.avatable.com/prezzi/
  3. Integrationshttps://www.avatable.com/integrazioni/
  4. Booking featureshttps://www.avatable.com/gestione-prenotazioni-ristorante/
  5. Web app and table managementhttps://www.avatable.com/app-gestione-prenotazioni-ristorante/
  6. CRM and analyticshttps://www.avatable.com/web-marketing-e-crm-per-ristoranti/
  7. Takeaway and deliveryhttps://www.avatable.com/delivery-e-take-away/
  8. Google booking, commissions, websitehttps://www.avatable.com/faq/
  9. Customer testimonialshttps://www.avatable.com/dicono-di-noi/
  10. Support hourshttps://www.avatable.com/contattaci/
  11. Parent company: founding, addresshttp://www.tnx.it

BokaBord, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Consumer portal homehttps://www.bokabord.se
  2. Restaurant offer and link to WaiterAidhttps://www.bokabord.se/bokningssystem-for-restauranger
  3. Company and relationship to WaiterAidhttps://www.bokabord.se/kontakt
  4. WaiterAid homehttps://waiteraid.com
  5. Pricinghttps://waiteraid.com/priser
  6. Booking system features, app and integrationshttps://waiteraid.com/losningar/bokningssystem
  7. BokaBord for restaurantshttps://waiteraid.com/losningar/bokabord
  8. Marketinghttps://waiteraid.com/losningar/marknadsforing
  9. Analytics boostershttps://waiteraid.com/losningar/analys
  10. AI assistanthttps://waiteraid.com/waiterai
  11. History and customershttps://waiteraid.com/om-oss

Bordsbokaren, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: features, integrations, supporthttps://bordsbokaren.se
  2. Pricinghttps://bordsbokaren.se/priser
  3. Partner integrationshttps://bordsbokaren.se/partnersamarbeten
  4. Company philosophy, founding yearhttps://bordsbokaren.se/om-oss
  5. Customer testimonialshttps://bordsbokaren.se/referenser
  6. Contact detailshttps://bordsbokaren.se/kontakt
  7. FAQ topicshttps://bordsbokaren.se/fragor-och-svar

TheFork Manager, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Consumer site: its 'For restaurants' link leads to theforkmanager.comhttps://www.thefork.com
  2. Restaurant site home: languages, vendor figureshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/
  3. Overview, customer quoteshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-management-software
  4. Plans and features per planhttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-software-price
  5. Plan names and included serviceshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/blog/thefork-tools/new-packages-thefork-manager
  6. Booking and service management featureshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-booking-management
  7. No-shows, analytics, marketinghttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-performance-optimization
  8. CRM and loyalty featureshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-customer-retention
  9. Integration logoshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-software-integrations
  10. Tripadvisor and MICHELIN partnershipshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-partnerships
  11. 11 countries, 55,000 restaurantshttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/why-thefork-manager
  12. Support and legal entity in footerhttps://www.theforkmanager.com/en/contact
  13. iOS restaurant app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/thefork-manager/id1295795281
  14. Google Play restaurant app listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lafourchette.tfm3&hl=en_US
  15. Consumer app listing: markets and founding yearhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/thefork-restaurant-bookings/id424850908