Dineplan vs TheFork Manager

Dineplan is a South African reservation platform. TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace. Both are listed under Reservations & Table Management. The main differences are in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Dineplan: Restaurants and cafes wanting bookings without commission; TheFork Manager: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Dineplan: Web; TheFork Manager: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

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

  • integrations

    Dineplan names 1 integration and TheFork Manager names 17 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Dineplan vs TheFork Manager: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldDineplanTheFork Manager
What it isDineplan is a South African reservation platform.TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace.
Best forRestaurants and cafes wanting bookings without commission; Restaurant groups; Wineries and picnic venues; Walk-in venues that do not take bookingsRestaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups; MICHELIN-listed restaurants
Pricing modelSubscription per venueQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planYesNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNone (monthly)Not published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesSouth AfricaAustralia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands and 5 more
LanguagesNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish and 3 more
Number of integrations117
CertificationsGDPRNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2007
HeadquartersCape Town, South AfricaNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Dineplan

  • Reserve with Google

Named only by TheFork Manager

  • Apple Pay
  • Brevo
  • Google Pay
  • Instagram
  • L'Addition
  • Lightspeed
  • Mailjet
  • Oracle
  • Revinate
  • Revo
  • Salesforce
  • Stripe
and 5 more
  • Trivec
  • Untill
  • Winrest
  • Zelty
  • Zonesoft

Which to choose

Dineplan

Choose Dineplan if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and cafes wanting bookings without commission; Restaurant groups; Wineries and picnic venues.

TheFork Manager

Choose TheFork Manager if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups.

What we could not confirm

Dineplan

  • Founding year, founders, funding, team size
  • Prices in USD for non-South African customers
  • Integrations with POS or other systems
  • Interface languages and countries where restaurants use it
  • Security certifications
  • Native apps for restaurants (only the diner app is described)

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

Dineplan 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.

Dineplan, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Diner site and network sizehttps://www.dineplan.com
  2. Restaurant homepagehttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/
  3. Plans and priceshttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/pricing
  4. Booking featureshttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/reservations-and-payments
  5. Guest network and Googlehttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/dineplan-guest-network
  6. Guest tags and reviewshttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/guest-and-review-management
  7. Marketinghttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/sms-and-email-marketing
  8. Reportinghttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/advanced-reporting
  9. Ticketing and vouchershttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/ticketing-and-events
  10. Support and locationhttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/support-and-onboarding
  11. Listing-only planhttps://restaurants.dineplan.com/listing-only-product
  12. Legal entity and privacyhttps://www.dineplan.com/terms/privacy

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