Guestplan vs SimplySeated
Guestplan is a restaurant reservation and table management system from an Amsterdam company. SimplySeated is front-of-house software for restaurants covering online reservations, walk-ins and call-aheads, floor-plan table management, wait-time quotes, two-way SMS and a guest CRM. Both are listed under Reservations & Table Management. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
Starting prices: Guestplan at EUR 49.99 per month; SimplySeated at USD 99 per location per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable.
audience
Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Guestplan: Independent restaurants wanting commission-free bookings; SimplySeated: Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants.
platforms
Platform support differs. Guestplan: Web, iOS; SimplySeated: Web.
Side by side
| Field | Guestplan | SimplySeated |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Guestplan is a restaurant reservation and table management system from an Amsterdam company. | SimplySeated is front-of-house software for restaurants covering online reservations, walk-ins and call-aheads, floor-plan table management, wait-time quotes, two-way SMS and a guest CRM. |
| Best for | Independent restaurants wanting commission-free bookings; Fine dining and larger restaurants; Restaurants running several locations | Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants; Restaurants wanting to own the guest relationship; Restaurants selling ticketed events; Restaurant groups with 10 to 1,000 locations |
| Pricing model | Subscription per location | Subscription per location |
| Starting price | EUR 49.99 per month | USD 99 per location per month |
| Free plan | No | Not published |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Contract | None beyond the period paid for (monthly, quarterly or yearly) | None; the vendor says no contracts and cancel anytime |
| Platforms | Web, iOS | Web |
| Countries | Netherlands | Not published |
| Languages | Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Italian and 2 more | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 26 | Not published |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Guestplan
- Annoncer
- BookDinners
- Bork
- breeze.social
- Dinestar
- DISH Personeelsplanner
- Dyflexis
- Gault&Millau
- Gifty
- HighTea
- Lightspeed L-Series
- MEWS
and 14 moreshow fewer
- Mice Operations
- Mollie
- My Lucky Table
- Nappkin
- Nostradamus
- Reserve with Google
- Runnr.ai
- Shiftbase
- Smart Event Manager
- SocialDeal
- Stripe
- unTill
- Webgrade
- WorkFeed
Named only by SimplySeated
SimplySeated does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.
Which to choose
Guestplan
Choose Guestplan if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants wanting commission-free bookings; Fine dining and larger restaurants; Restaurants running several locations.
SimplySeated
Choose SimplySeated if you are in one of these groups: Independent and multi-unit full-service restaurants; Restaurants wanting to own the guest relationship; Restaurants selling ticketed events.
Weaker fit: Restaurants that want to be discovered by new diners through a marketplace. The vendor states it has no consumer marketplace and does not send guest traffic.
What we could not confirm
Guestplan
- Legal entity and founding year (site says nearly two decades and copyright from 2006)
- Team size and funding (the vendor says it takes no venture capital)
- Countries served: 28 are claimed but not named; restaurant count is 8,000 on the homepage and 5,500 on the customers page
- Android app (the pricing page says iOS and Android app access, but no Android listing is linked)
- Security certifications
- Whether the listed price is the monthly-billing rate or a discounted rate
SimplySeated
- Which POS, payment or other systems it integrates with (only Stripe is named)
- Hardware requirements and whether there are iOS/Android apps
- Countries where it is sold
- Headquarters location and team size
- Funding
- Security certifications
- The vendor says over 1,100 restaurants (home) and 1,200+ locations (about); these are unaudited claims
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Guestplan, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage, languages, planshttps://www.guestplan.com/
- Plans and priceshttps://www.guestplan.com/pricing/
- Feature listhttps://www.guestplan.com/features/
- Widget, Google, gift cardshttps://www.guestplan.com/online-reservations/
- Marketing toolshttps://www.guestplan.com/engagement/
- Integration marketplacehttps://www.guestplan.com/integrations/
- Customers and reachhttps://www.guestplan.com/success-stories/
- Company and founderhttps://www.guestplan.com/about-us/
- iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/guestplan/id935284963
SimplySeated, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Home: positioning, features, pricehttps://www.simplyseated.com/
- Featureshttps://www.simplyseated.com/features
- Pricinghttps://www.simplyseated.com/pricing
- Ticketed events and Stripehttps://www.simplyseated.com/events
- History, customershttps://www.simplyseated.com/about
- Support channelshttps://www.simplyseated.com/contact
- Legal entityhttps://www.simplyseated.com/privacy
- Vendor comparison, no-marketplace positioninghttps://www.simplyseated.com/best-opentable-alternatives