CoverManager vs OpenTable
CoverManager is a reservation and guest-management platform from Seville, Spain, for restaurants, nightclubs, beach clubs, hotel food and beverage outlets and large events. OpenTable for restaurants is reservation, table management and guest management software that also lists a restaurant on OpenTable's diner network. Both are listed under Reservations & Table Management. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
The only starting price published is OpenTable's: USD 149 per month plus a per cover fee. CoverManager does not publish a starting price.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: CoverManager: Independent restaurants; OpenTable: Restaurants that want bookings from a large diner network.
platforms
Platform support differs. CoverManager: Web; OpenTable: Web, iOS.
countries covered
CoverManager names 5 countries and OpenTable names 15 countries. 4 countries appear in every list.
integrations
CoverManager names 15 integrations and OpenTable names 10 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.
company background
By founding year, CoverManager (2013) and OpenTable (1998). Headquarters: CoverManager, Sevilla, Spain; OpenTable, San Francisco, United States. Parent companies: CoverManager, Part of Hospitality Tech Group with Zenchef (alliance announced July 2025; the vendor says products stay separate for now); OpenTable, Booking Holdings Inc..
Side by side
| Field | CoverManager | OpenTable |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | CoverManager is a reservation and guest-management platform from Seville, Spain, for restaurants, nightclubs, beach clubs, hotel food and beverage outlets and large events. | OpenTable for restaurants is reservation, table management and guest management software that also lists a restaurant on OpenTable's diner network. |
| Best for | Independent restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Fine dining, beach clubs, nightlife and events | Restaurants that want bookings from a large diner network; Busy dining rooms that need table management; Restaurant groups; Hotels and casinos with several outlets |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Subscription per location |
| Starting price | Not published | USD 149 per month plus a per cover fee |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | 12 months on Core and Pro; month-to-month on Basic |
| Platforms | Web | Web, iOS |
| Countries | France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain | Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and 9 more |
| Languages | English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico) | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and 1 more |
| Number of integrations | 15 | 10 |
| Certifications | Not published | CCPA, GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type 2 |
| Security practices | Not published | EU-U.S., Swiss-U.S. and UK Data Privacy Framework participation |
| Founded | 2013 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Sevilla, Spain | San Francisco, United States |
| Owner | Part of Hospitality Tech Group with Zenchef (alliance announced July 2025; the vendor says products stay separate for now) | Booking Holdings Inc. |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- Lightspeed
- Oracle Simphony
Named only by CoverManager
- Adyen
- Apple Pay
- Brevo
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Maps
- Google Pay
- ICG
- Mailchimp
- PaynoPain
- Simple Night
and 1 moreshow fewer
- Stripe
Named only by OpenTable
- NCR Aloha
- GoTab
- Meta
- Shiji
- SkyTab
- Toast
- Union
Which to choose
CoverManager
Choose CoverManager if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Fine dining, beach clubs, nightlife and events.
OpenTable
Choose OpenTable if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants that want bookings from a large diner network; Busy dining rooms that need table management; Restaurant groups.
What we could not confirm
CoverManager
- Any price or plan cost
- Contract term and cancellation terms
- Full list of integrations and countries
- Funding history
- Security certifications
- App store listings and supported devices for the mobile app
OpenTable
- Core and Pro plan prices, and the per cover fee amount
- Android app availability
- Full integration partner list
- Founders
- Funding (OpenTable is part of Booking Holdings)
- Supported interface languages for restaurants
- Plan details from the main plans overview page
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
CoverManager, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, claims, contacthttps://www.covermanager.com/en
- Plans and add-onshttps://www.covermanager.com/en/pricing
- Integration listhttps://www.covermanager.com/en/integrations
- Reservation featureshttps://www.covermanager.com/en/solution/reservations
- Deposits and gift cardshttps://www.covermanager.com/en/solution/payments
- Business typeshttps://www.covermanager.com/en/who
- Group and chain fithttps://www.covermanager.com/en/who/groups-chains
- Company, Hospitality Tech Grouphttps://www.covermanager.com/en/about-us
- Founding year, headcount, Zenchef mergerhttps://www.covermanager.com/en/press-room
- Legal entity and registryhttps://www.covermanager.com/en/legal-notice
- Zenchef alliancehttps://www.covermanager.com/en/blog/covermanager-and-zenchef-join-forces-to-create-the-leader-in-reservations-management-for-europe-and-latam
OpenTable, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Restaurant solutions homehttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/
- Basic plan and pricehttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/basic/
- Core plan, contracthttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/core/
- Pro planhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/pro/
- Private dining add-onhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/private-dining/
- Reservationshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/reservation-management/
- Table managementhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/table-management/
- Guest managementhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/relationship-management/
- Reviewshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/reputation-management/
- Experienceshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/features/experiences/
- Reportinghttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/features/reporting/
- Marketinghttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/products/features/restaurant-marketing/
- Diner networkhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/diner-network/
- Groups and countrieshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/restaurant-groups/
- Hotelshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/hotels-casinos/
- Integrations pagehttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/
- Toast integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/toast-opentable-better-together/
- Lightspeed integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/lightspeed-opentable/
- NCR Aloha integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/ncr-aloha-pos/
- SkyTab integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/skytab-opentable/
- GoTab integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/gotab-opentable/
- Union integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/union-opentable/
- Micros Simphony integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/integrations/micros-simphony-pos/
- Shiji integrationhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/shiji-pos/
- APIs, addresshttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/api-partners/
- Supporthttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/service/
- Securityhttps://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/learn/built-to-protect/
- iOS restaurant apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/opentable-for-restaurants/id766049754
- Founding year, size, HQhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/opentable
