Waitlist Me

• Restaurants replacing paper lists or pagers

  Adds guests on a tablet, texts them when it is their turn and lets them check the wait from their phone.

• Small venues that want published, low prices

  Three paid tiers with published prices, no contracts and a free version to try.

• Non-restaurant businesses with queues

  The site lists salons, clinics, gyms, car repair and many other business types alongside restaurants.

• Waitlist view

  Add guests with party size and estimated wait, and see the live list.

• Text and call notifications

  Send a text or automated call when a table is ready; templates can be customised.

• Reservations calendar

  Schedule future reservations or appointments and see today's bookings in the waitlist view.

• Self check-in and add-yourself widget

  Guests can check the wait and add themselves from a phone or website widget, and a kiosk mode is offered.

• Two-way texting

  Guests can reply to a notification so staff know whether they are on their way.

• Table and resource management

  Assign parties to tables or other resources, with sections, layouts and availability tracking.

• Predictive wait estimates

  Wait estimates by party size based on past data.

• Reports and analytics

  In-app statistics and downloadable reports on activity, demographics, loyalty and party size, plus weekly email summaries.

• Feedback surveys and text ratings

  Automated post-visit surveys and reply-by-text ratings.

• Smart floorplans

  Floorplan views, spatial sections and multi-room layouts on the top plan.

• Local phone number

  Text guests from a chosen local number, with calls forwarded to the venue.

• Multi-location management

  Subscriptions include multi-device syncing and multi-location management.

Starting price

From USD 27.99 per month, billed annually

Pricing model

Subscription per location

Minimum contract

None (no contracts, per the vendor)

Renewal

Monthly or annual; can cancel or downgrade from the account page

Free plan

Yes

US plans are Premium $34.99 per month ($27.99 per month billed annually), Pro $59.99 ($47.99 annually) and Platinum $99.99 ($79.99 annually). They bundle 1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 notifications a month, with extra ones at $0.02 each. The site says there are no contracts, set-up costs or hidden fees, and mentions a free version. Other countries have separate plans from $8 per month, with texts billed separately.

Point of sale

Square

The only named integration is Square customer sync in the iPad app. An API is offered on the Platinum plan for enterprise customers.

Available in

United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa

Platforms

Web, iOS, Android

Apps

Waitlist Me: Waitlist, reservations and table management for staff

Hardware

Needs an iPad, iPhone, Android phone or tablet, or a computer with an internet connection.

These are the countries in the site's selector and international plans page, which says it is available in selected countries. The pricing page says it is used in over 50 countries.

Company

Waitlist Me, Inc.

Founded

2012

Headquarters

Charleston, United States

Customers named by the vendor

Red Robin International

Support

Support by email and a Report Issue feature in the app settings; a knowledge base is linked. No support hours are published.

Built for

Restaurants, Cafés, Bars

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

waitlist.me

• TablesReady

  TablesReady is a cloud waitlist and queue app that texts guests when their table is ready.

  Starts at USD 39 per month, billed annually, against USD 27.99 per month, billed annually for Waitlist Me.

• ScanQueue

  ScanQueue is cloud queue and waitlist software where customers join a queue by scanning a QR code, then wait anywhere and get notified by WhatsApp, SMS or email when it is their turn.

  Starts at USD 49 per month, against USD 27.99 per month, billed annually for Waitlist Me. The two prices are quoted on different terms.

• Tabling

  Tabling (Korean: 테이블링) is a South Korean restaurant service that combines an on-site waitlist, reservation board, vacant-table claiming and QR/NFC table ordering for restaurants, with a consumer app where diners find and queue for those venues.

  Listed as best for: Restaurants in South Korea with queues; Venues that want exposure on Naver.

• Waittable

  Cloud platform for restaurants with online waitlist management, reservations, table management and CRM.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Waitlist Me vs ScanQueue
• Waitlist Me vs TablesReady
• Waitlist Me vs Tabling
• Waitlist Me vs ScanQueue vs TablesReady
• Waitlist Me vs ScanQueue vs TablesReady vs Tabling

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Whether the free version is still offered (the pricing page mentions it, the FAQ lists Free)
• Which features the free plan includes
• Integrations other than Square
• Security certifications and data hosting
• Employee count and funding
• Interface languages
• App store listings

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

1. Homepage, entry price, customer quotehttps://waitlist.me/
2. US plans and featureshttps://waitlist.me/pricing
3. Countries and non-US planshttps://waitlist.me/international_plans
4. Billing, devices, Squarehttps://waitlist.me/faq
5. Core waitlist featureshttps://waitlist.me/waitlist-app
6. Premium featureshttps://waitlist.me/premium
7. Pro featureshttps://waitlist.me/pro-features
8. Company historyhttps://waitlist.me/about
9. Address and supporthttps://waitlist.me/contacts
10. Press coveragehttps://waitlist.me/press