Hostme vs Tock
Hostme is a reservation, waitlist and table management system for restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries. Tock is reservation, table and event-ticketing software for restaurants, bars and wineries. Both are listed under Reservations & Table Management. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
Starting prices: Hostme at USD 98 per month; Tock at USD 289 per month. They are in one currency and billed on the same basis.
audience
Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Hostme: Full-service restaurants; Tock: Restaurants selling ticketed experiences.
platforms
Platform support differs. Hostme: Web, iOS, Android; Tock: Web.
integrations
On integrations, Hostme names 13 integrations and Tock names 17 integrations. 5 partners appear in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Hostme | Tock |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hostme is a reservation, waitlist and table management system for restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries. | Tock is reservation, table and event-ticketing software for restaurants, bars and wineries. |
| Best for | Full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Wineries, breweries, bars and clubs | Restaurants selling ticketed experiences; Wineries and tasting rooms; Venues that want to cut no-shows |
| Pricing model | Subscription per location | Subscription per business |
| Starting price | USD 98 per month | USD 289 per month |
| Free plan | Not published | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Set in the order form |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Countries | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States | Not published |
| Languages | Not published | English, French (Canada) |
| Number of integrations | 13 | 17 |
| Certifications | PCI compliant | Not published |
| Security practices | Hosted on Microsoft Azure (US), TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States | Not published |
| Owner | Not published | American Express (Global Dining, alongside Resy). Acquired from Squarespace; completed October 2024. |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
Named by both
- Lavu
- Lightspeed
- Aloha
- POSItouch
- Square POS
Named only by Hostme
- Heartland Restaurant POS
- Iiko
- PAR Brink
- Twilio
Named only by Tock
- Commerce 7
- Fishbowl
- Google Analytics
- Maitre D
- Micros 3700
- Reserve with Google
- Micros Simphony
- Squirrel
- Toast
- Tripleseat
- Wine Direct
- Heartland Xpient
Which to choose
Hostme
Choose Hostme if you fit its listed audience: Full-service restaurants; Restaurant groups and chains; Wineries, breweries, bars and clubs.
Tock
Choose Tock if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants selling ticketed experiences; Wineries and tasting rooms; Venues that want to cut no-shows.
What we could not confirm
Hostme
- Founding year, founders, funding and team size
- Contract minimum term
- Interface languages
- Named customers
- Hardware requirements
Tock
- Whether Tock keeps a separate brand and dashboard long term: the Resy site still links a Tock Dashboard login and Tock terms, but the network announcement is the only statement on the merger
- Purchase price and acquisition terms (only the announcement headline is available)
- Founding year, headquarters, founders and team size for Tock
- Countries where Tock is sold
- Named integrations per plan
- Native mobile app for restaurants
- Security certifications
- Which Resy plans are Tock-powered beyond the Powered by Tock labels on Essential and Premium
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
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
Tock, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Tock business page: redirects to Resy join sitehttps://www.exploretock.com/join/
- Tock LLC, owned by American Expresshttps://www.exploretock.com/privacy
- Redirect target and Tock notehttps://resy.com/join/
- Plans and priceshttps://resy.com/join/plans-pricing/
- Experiences and eventshttps://resy.com/join/experiences/
- Reservation featureshttps://resy.com/join/reservations/
- Wineries; American Express acquisition October 2024https://resy.com/join/wineries/
- Integration logoshttps://resy.com/join/integrations/
- Security and fraudhttps://resy.com/join/platform-security/
- Resy and Tock network announcement, 11 August 2026https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-welcomes-tock-restaurants-wineries-experiences/
- American Express acquisition announcement (headline only readable)https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/newsroom/articles/company-statements/american-express-completes-acquisition-of-tock.html
- Merchant terms: Tock LLC, term and renewalhttps://www.exploretock.com/merchant-terms