OpenTable Pricing: The Real Monthly Cost in 2026

How much does OpenTable really cost per month? At list price: $149, $299 or $499 for the subscription, plus $1.00 to $1.50 for every cover booked through the OpenTable network, plus (since January 2026) a 2% service fee on no-show charges, deposits and prepaid bookings. Operators report real bills of $600 to $1,200 a month. Here is the whole fee structure with sources, then a calculator to run your own numbers. Pricing changes and contracts vary, so always check OpenTable's site and your own agreement.

The subscription tiers

One honest caveat on sourcing: opentable.com blocks automated fetchers, so this matrix is corroborated across three independent third-party sources (Capterra's official pricing listing, Eat App's teardown updated April 2026, and Tekpon) rather than read off the vendor page directly. Also note these are list prices: negotiated contracts differ, and one operator published a matrix with $0.35 name-search covers. Quote list price, negotiate hard.

What counts as a network cover (the Google problem)

The line item that radicalizes operators is not the subscription, it is which bookings get billed as "network" covers. Operators report that bookings arriving from Google Search and Google Maps, including diners who searched the restaurant's own name, are classified as OpenTable Network covers on many contracts and billed at the network rate. Some contracts exempt Google covers; the exemption is reportedly not spelled out clearly, and reports do not break out the source.

The fees on top of the fees

• 2% service fee (new, January 2026): applied to transactions made through the platform, including no-show penalties, deposits and prepaid dining. Absorb it or pass it to diners.
• Bonus Points promotions: reservation fees up to $7.50 per diner for bookings via the 1,000-point promotion program, per third-party reporting (OpenTable publishes no rate; treat the exact figure as unverified). One operator: promoted campaigns "work out at $5 a reservation."
• Premium SMS: a $19/mo add-on on Core, included on Pro.

The contract terms that change the math

Since the March 2026 Client Agreement, subscriptions run on 12-month auto-renewing terms. Cancelling mid-term for convenience costs 100% of remaining subscription fees (at undiscounted list price) plus 100% of remaining cover fees during the initial term, or 50% of remaining subscription fees plus 100% of remaining cover fees in a renewal term. Opting out of auto-renewal while staying on the service forfeits your discounts. And after the initial term, OpenTable "may in its sole discretion modify the fees." A monthly price you cannot leave is not really a monthly price; multiply by the term.

What operators actually pay

Other first-hand reports: a mom-and-pop paying "up to $600/month" while suspecting Google, not OpenTable, was sending the guests; and the owner of Town in LA, who calculated over $10,000 a year paid across nine years before switching. These are self-reported figures, but they are consistent with the arithmetic: a Basic plan doing 800 network covers a month is $149 + (800 x $1.50) = $1,349 at list price, before own-site cover fees or the 2% service fee on any deposits.

Run your own numbers

The calculator below applies the sourced list-price rates to your monthly volumes. On Basic, it automatically uses the $49 flat own-website fee whenever that beats $0.25 per cover.

Is it worth it? The honest answer

Sometimes, yes. OpenTable's software rates 4.7/5 across 1,321 Capterra reviews, and the diner network genuinely fills seats: there is a documented case of a restaurant that left, lost so much business it returned within a month. The question is what share of your covers the marketplace actually originates. If most of your book is regulars, your own website and your Google profile, you are paying network rates on demand you already own. That is the case where flat-fee software (TableHelm is free for unlimited reservations, or $29/mo for Pro, never a per-cover fee) keeps the whole difference; and we say plainly that we bring you no marketplace demand in exchange.

Common questions

How much does OpenTable cost per month in 2026?

List price: $149 (Basic), $299 (Core) or $499 (Pro) per month, plus network cover fees of $1.50 (Basic) or $1.00 (Core/Pro), own-website cover fees on Basic, and a 2% service fee on no-show, deposit and prepaid transactions. Real operator-reported bills run $600 to $1,200 a month. Check OpenTable's site for current pricing.

Does OpenTable charge for reservations from my own website?

On Basic, yes: $0.25 per cover booked through the widget on your own site, or a $49/mo flat alternative. Core and Pro include own-website covers at $0. Bookings from Google are the contested category; many contracts bill them as network covers at the full rate.

Can I negotiate OpenTable's fees?

Operators report yes: fee matrices vary by contract, some include free Google covers, and one operator reported the fee dropped as soon as they mentioned switching to Resy. Get any exemption in writing, because reports do not break out booking sources.