Eat App vs Hostme

Eat App is reservation and table management software for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel venues. Hostme is a reservation, waitlist and table management system for restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries. Both are listed under Reservations & Table Management. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

    The vendors price on different terms. Eat App at USD 99 per month (billed yearly); Hostme at USD 98 per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Eat App: Restaurants that want commission-free direct bookings; Hostme: Full-service restaurants.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Eat App names 17 integrations and Hostme names 13 integrations. 5 partners appear in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. Eat App: ISO 27001, SOC 2; Hostme: PCI compliant.

Side by side

Eat App vs Hostme: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldEat AppHostme
What it isEat App is reservation and table management software for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotel venues.Hostme is a reservation, waitlist and table management system for restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries.
Best forRestaurants that want commission-free direct bookings; Hospitality groups and hotel venues; Small venues moving off paperFull-service restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Wineries, breweries, bars and clubs
Pricing modelSubscription per venueSubscription per location
Starting priceUSD 99 per month (billed yearly)USD 98 per month
Free planYesNot published
Free trialYesYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesNot publishedAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesChinese, English, French, German, SpanishNot published
Number of integrations1713
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 2PCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedHosted on Microsoft Azure (US), TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest
Founded2015Not published
HeadquartersNot publishedWashington, DC, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Instagram
  • Lightspeed POS
  • Square POS

Named only by Eat App

  • Adyen
  • NCR Aloha
  • Checkout.com
  • Foodics
  • MyAutoBot
  • Oracle Micros
  • PayPal Commerce
  • Revel Systems
  • Oracle Simphony
  • Stripe
  • Toast POS
  • TouchBistro POS

Named only by Hostme

  • Heartland Restaurant POS
  • Iiko
  • Lavu
  • Aloha
  • PAR Brink
  • POSItouch
  • Twilio
  • WhatsApp

Which to choose

Eat App

Choose Eat App if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants that want commission-free direct bookings; Hospitality groups and hotel venues; Small venues moving off paper.

Hostme

Choose Hostme if you are in one of these groups: Full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Wineries, breweries, bars and clubs.

What we could not confirm

Eat App

  • Headquarters city and employee count
  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Investors for the 2018, 2020 and 2022 rounds
  • Official list of countries where it is sold
  • Google Play listing details
  • The about page also states a 2015 seed of $300,000 from TENMOU; it is not treated as a structured funding round

Hostme

  • Founding year, founders, funding and team size
  • Contract minimum term
  • Interface languages
  • Named customers
  • Hardware requirements

Sources

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