Eat App vs Hostme vs SevenRooms
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. SevenRooms is a reservation, guest data and marketing platform for restaurants, hotels, bars and other venues. All three are listed under Reservations & Table Management. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.
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. SevenRooms does not publish a starting price.
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Eat App: Restaurants that want commission-free direct bookings; Hostme: Full-service restaurants; SevenRooms: Restaurant groups.
platforms
Listed platforms: Eat App: Web, iOS, Android; Hostme: Web, iOS, Android; SevenRooms: Web, iOS.
integrations
On integrations, Eat App names 17 integrations, Hostme names 13 integrations and SevenRooms names 45 integrations. 5 partners appear in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Eat App | Hostme | SevenRooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | 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. | SevenRooms is a reservation, guest data and marketing platform for restaurants, hotels, bars and other venues. |
| Best for | Restaurants that want commission-free direct bookings; Hospitality groups and hotel venues; Small venues moving off paper | Full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Wineries, breweries, bars and clubs | Restaurant groups; Upscale and high-volume restaurants; Hotels, bars, clubs and event venues; Restaurants that want to avoid cover fees |
| Pricing model | Subscription per venue | Subscription per location | Quote only |
| Starting price | USD 99 per month (billed yearly) | USD 98 per month | Not published |
| Free plan | Yes | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | One year if the order form states no term |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS |
| Countries | Not published | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States | Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages | Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 17 | 13 | 45 |
| Certifications | ISO 27001, SOC 2 | PCI compliant | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Hosted on Microsoft Azure (US), TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest | Not published |
| Founded | 2015 | Not published | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Not published | Washington, DC, United States | New York, United States |
| Owner | Not published | Not published | DoorDash (agreement to acquire announced 2025-05-06; the site footer now says "a DoorDash company") |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by all three
- Lightspeed POS
- Square POS
Named only by Eat App
- Checkout.com
- Foodics
- MyAutoBot
- Oracle Micros
- PayPal Commerce
- TouchBistro POS
Named only by Hostme
- Heartland Restaurant POS
- Iiko
- Lavu
- Aloha
- PAR Brink
- POSItouch
Named only by SevenRooms
- Amazon Alexa
- Bookline
- Bruncher.com
- ItsaCheckmate
- Chope
- Comtrex
- CyberSource
- Deliverect
- DoorDash Drive
- DoorDash Reservations
- Eats365
- FreedomPay
and 21 moreshow fewer
- Givex
- InfoGenesis POS
- inKind Capital
- Journey
- Network International
- Olo
- OpenRice
- OrderMate
- Orkestro
- Reserveout
- Revinate
- Salido
- Slang
- SMSGlobal
- SpotOn
- Squirrel Systems
- Tevalis
- The Chefz
- TheFork
- Tripadvisor
- Zonal
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.
SevenRooms
Choose SevenRooms if you fit its listed audience: Restaurant groups; Upscale and high-volume restaurants; Hotels, bars, clubs and event venues.
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
SevenRooms
- Any price or the difference between Starter, Growth and Premium
- Size of the one-time setup fee and the transaction fee rate
- Countries where the product is sold and product languages
- Employee count
- Security certifications
- Whether an Android operator app exists
- Amounts of the 2018 Amazon Alexa Fund and 2023 Enlightened Hospitality Investments rounds (not stated in the announcements)
- Completion date of the DoorDash acquisition (the footer says it is a DoorDash company; the announcement gives an expected close in the second half of 2025)
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Eat App, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage, pricing summary, languageshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/
- Plans and priceshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/pricing
- Integration listhttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/integrations
- Company history, founders, fundinghttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/about
- Reservation featureshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/restaurant-reservation-software
- Table management featureshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/table-management
- CRM and marketing featureshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/crm-restaurants
- Booking channelshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/booking-channels
- Group featureshttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/for-hospitality-groups
- Legal entityhttps://restaurant.eatapp.co/terms-of-service
- Compliancehttps://trust.eatapp.co/
- iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/eat-app-manager-for-iphone/id1481318419
Hostme, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage, address, company namehttps://www.hostmeapp.com/
- US pricing and plan comparisonhttps://www.hostmeapp.com/pricing/us
- UK pricinghttps://www.hostmeapp.com/pricing/uk
- Integrationshttps://www.hostmeapp.com/integration
- Reservation featureshttps://www.hostmeapp.com/features/reservation
- Waitlist featureshttps://www.hostmeapp.com/features/waitlist
- Marketing campaignshttps://www.hostmeapp.com/marketing-campaigns
- Securityhttps://www.hostmeapp.com/security
- Company storyhttps://www.hostmeapp.com/about
- iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/app/id1021031770
- Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hostmeapp.hostmepanel
SevenRooms, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage: positioning, hubs, customer claimshttps://sevenrooms.com/
- Plans, add-ons, pricing FAQhttps://sevenrooms.com/pricing/
- Integration partnershttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/integrations-apis/
- Reservations and waitlisthttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/reservations-waitlist/
- Table managementhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/table-management/
- CRMhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/crm/
- Marketing automationhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/marketing-automation/
- Email marketinghttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/email-marketing/
- Text marketinghttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/text-marketing/
- Reputation managementhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/reputation-management/
- Voice AIhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/VoiceAI/
- Revenue managementhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/revenue-management/
- Reportinghttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/reporting/
- Events and add-onshttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/events-experiences/
- Event managementhttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/event-management/
- Channel Connecthttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/channel-connect/
- Loyalty perkshttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/perks/
- DoorDash Reservationshttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/doordash-reservations/
- Booking channelshttps://sevenrooms.com/platform/booking-channels/
- Founders, founding year, investorshttps://sevenrooms.com/our-story/
- Press listhttps://sevenrooms.com/press/
- DoorDash acquisitionhttps://sevenrooms.com/press/DoorDash-Acquires-SevenRooms/
- Series Bhttps://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-raises-50m-series-b-round-with-providence-strategic-growth/
- 2017 roundhttps://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-brings-on-comcast-ventures-as-first-institutional-investor-in-8m-round/
- Contract term, renewal, addresshttps://sevenrooms.com/generalterms/
- Support contacthttps://sevenrooms.com/lets-talk/
- iOS operator app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/sevenrooms-os/id516418638


