DinnerBooking vs Formitable vs Resos vs TheFork Manager

DinnerBooking is a Copenhagen-based table booking system for restaurants and cafes, sold in three plans (Essential, Business, Enterprise). Formitable was a restaurant reservation and table management platform from Amsterdam. Resos is a Copenhagen-based restaurant booking and table management system for restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs. TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace. All four 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 Resos's: EUR 45 per month. DinnerBooking, Formitable and TheFork Manager do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: DinnerBooking: Fine dining restaurants; Formitable: Independent restaurants taking online bookings; Resos: Independent restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs; TheFork Manager: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: DinnerBooking: Web, iOS, Android; Formitable: Web; Resos: Web, iOS, Android; TheFork Manager: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    DinnerBooking names 6 integrations, Formitable names 22 integrations, Resos names 15 integrations and TheFork Manager names 17 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

DinnerBooking vs Formitable vs Resos vs TheFork Manager: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldDinnerBookingFormitableResosTheFork Manager
What it isDinnerBooking is a Copenhagen-based table booking system for restaurants and cafes, sold in three plans (Essential, Business, Enterprise).Formitable was a restaurant reservation and table management platform from Amsterdam.Resos is a Copenhagen-based restaurant booking and table management system for restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs.TheFork Manager is the restaurant-side software for TheFork, a European restaurant booking marketplace.
Best forFine dining restaurants; Single restaurants and cafes; Owners of several restaurantsIndependent restaurants taking online bookings; Busy venues fighting no-shows; Restaurant groups and fine diningIndependent restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs; Venues replacing complex or per-cover booking systems; Venues running ticketed eventsRestaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups; MICHELIN-listed restaurants
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscriptionSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedEUR 45 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYesNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNone; plans can be paused or cancelled anytimeNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany and 5 moreNot publishedBelgium, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary and 4 moreAustralia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands and 5 more
LanguagesDanish, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian and 5 moreDanish, Dutch, English, French, German, SwedishAlbanian, Catalan, Danish, English, Finnish, French and 11 moreDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish and 3 more
Number of integrations6221517
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published20182007
HeadquartersCopenhagen, DenmarkParis, FranceCopenhagen, DenmarkNot published
OwnerNot publishedZenchef, part of Hospitality Tech Group (with CoverManager); Formitable, Resengo and Zenchef merged under the Zenchef name in 2024Not publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by DinnerBooking

  • Dantaxi
  • OnlinePos
  • Plecto
  • Tamigo

Named only by Formitable

  • AreTheyHappy
  • BookDinners
  • Bookler
  • BORK Horeca
  • DiningCity
  • Instagram & Facebook Reserve
  • Lightspeed L-series
  • MessageBird
  • MICE Operations
  • Mollie
  • MplusKASSA
  • Nappkin
and 4 more
  • Pasy
  • Shiftbase
  • Social Deal
  • Taurus

Named only by Resos

  • BookItPlease
  • Campaign Monitor
  • Facebook & Instagram
  • First Table
  • Google Sheets
  • Hey Listen
  • Millie AI
  • Opally
  • Trustpilot
  • Venjue
  • Zapier

Named only by TheFork Manager

  • Apple Pay
  • Brevo
  • Google Pay
  • Instagram
  • L'Addition
  • Lightspeed
  • Mailjet
  • Oracle
  • Revinate
  • Revo
  • Salesforce
  • Trivec
and 3 more
  • Winrest
  • Zelty
  • Zonesoft

Which to choose

DinnerBooking

Choose DinnerBooking if you are in one of these groups: Fine dining restaurants; Single restaurants and cafes; Owners of several restaurants.

Formitable

Choose Formitable if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants taking online bookings; Busy venues fighting no-shows; Restaurant groups and fine dining.

Less suited to: Buyers who want a platform still receiving new features under the Formitable name: the vendor says Formitable no longer gets new features and points buyers to ZenchefOS.

Resos

Choose Resos if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs; Venues replacing complex or per-cover booking systems; Venues running ticketed events.

TheFork Manager

Choose TheFork Manager if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants that want more bookings from a diner marketplace; Restaurants that lose revenue to no-shows; Restaurant groups.

What we could not confirm

DinnerBooking

  • Any price or per-plan fee
  • Contract term and free trial
  • Founding year and founders
  • Security certifications
  • Employee count
  • Full list of the 13 countries

Formitable

  • Any prices (Zenchef publishes plans without amounts)
  • Founding year of Formitable and its founders
  • Contract term and cancellation terms
  • Funding
  • Whether every listed Formitable integration is also available in ZenchefOS
  • Security certifications
  • Mobile app platforms

Resos

  • Employee count
  • Funding
  • Security certifications

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

DinnerBooking profileFormitable profileResos 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.

DinnerBooking, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Consumer site, country versionshttps://www.dinnerbooking.com
  2. Country listhttps://dinnerbooking.com/dk/en-US
  3. Business site homehttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/
  4. Plans and featureshttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/full-plans/
  5. Integration partners, languageshttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/partners/
  6. Fine dining fithttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/fine-dining/
  7. Single restaurant fithttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/single-restaurant/
  8. Multi-venue fithttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/multiple-restaurants/
  9. Company facts, historyhttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/about-us/
  10. Address, registration, support hourshttps://biz.dinnerbooking.com/en-gb/contact-us/
  11. Help centrehttps://support.dinnerbooking.com/
  12. iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/dk/app/dinnerbooking-business/id751433888

Formitable, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Formitable homepage: rebrand noticehttps://formitable.com/en/
  2. Merger announcement and ZenchefOS featureshttps://formitable.com/en/formitable-becomes-zenchef
  3. Status of Formitable platform, no-show toolshttps://formitable.com/en/faq/
  4. Integration listhttps://formitable.com/en/integrations/
  5. Widget, REST API and WordPress pluginhttps://formitable.com/en/developers/
  6. Support hours and Amsterdam addresshttps://formitable.com/en/contact/
  7. Zenchef homepage: customer quote, platformhttps://www.zenchef.com/
  8. Plans and add-onshttps://www.zenchef.com/plans
  9. Booking featureshttps://www.zenchef.com/solution/booking-restaurant
  10. Payment featureshttps://www.zenchef.com/solution/payment-solutions
  11. Group structure, size, countrieshttps://www.zenchef.com/about
  12. Legal entity and Paris registered officehttps://www.zenchef.com/legal-notice

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