At a glance
| Feature | bavoli | Eat App |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Starts at $20/mo | Starts at $49/mo (paid plans) |
| Per-cover fees | Zero. Always. | None |
| Data ownership | You own 100% of your data | Full ownership on paid plans |
| Setup time | 5 minutes | 30+ minutes |
| Contract required | No contract, cancel anytime | Monthly billing |
| Free plan | Yes, 50 reservations/month | Yes (very limited) |
Pricing comparison
Eat App and bavoli both offer tiered pricing with free plans. But bavoli delivers more value at every tier — including white-label booking that Eat App charges extra for.
Eat App Starter
Monthly fee: $49/mo
No white-label on Starter plan
$49/mo
$588/year
Eat App Essential
Monthly fee: $129/mo
Marketing automation and advanced features
$129/mo
$1,548/year
bavoli Starter
Full CRM. White-label booking. Data ownership.
$20/mo
$240/year
Save $348/year vs Eat App Starter. Save $1,308/year vs Eat App Essential.
Pricing based on publicly available rates at eat.app as of March 2026.
Feature-by-feature comparison
See exactly how bavoli and Eat App compare across every feature.
| Feature | bavoli | Eat App |
|---|---|---|
| Reservations | ||
| Online booking widget | ||
| White-label widget | ||
| SMS confirmations | Coming soon | |
| Email confirmations | ||
| No-show protection | ||
| Card hold / deposits | ||
| Guest Management | ||
| Guest CRM | ||
| Full data ownership | ||
| Guest tags & preferences | ||
| Marketing automation | ||
| Export guest data anytime | ||
| Operations | ||
| Floor plan management | ||
| Waitlist management | ||
| Analytics & reporting | ||
| POS integration | ||
| Multi-location support | ||
| Pricing & Terms | ||
| No per-cover fees | ||
| Month-to-month billing | ||
| Free plan available | ||
| No long-term contract | ||
| Transparent pricing | ||
Why restaurants choose bavoli over Eat App
Eat App is a solid product, but bavoli gives you the same core features at a lower price with white-label booking included on every plan.
The bottom line
Independent restaurants choose bavoli over Eat App for three simple reasons.
59%
Lower starting price
Eat App Starter is $49/mo. bavoli Starter is $20/mo with the same core features.
100%
Your guest data
Full data ownership and export on every plan. No feature gating.
0
Contracts required
Month-to-month billing. Cancel anytime with no penalty.
Looking for an Eat App alternative?
Eat App has solid features, but their pricing tiers can get expensive as your restaurant grows — especially once you need integrations, advanced reporting, or multi-location support. For a small to midsize restaurant, you may end up paying for capabilities you'll never use.
bavoli focuses on what independent restaurants actually need: online reservations, a guest CRM, no-show protection, a waitlist, and clear analytics. Starting at $20 per month with no per-cover fees, it's built to be affordable at any scale.
If you're comparing options, the key question is whether you're paying for features your restaurant will use. bavoli keeps it simple so you're not subsidizing enterprise tools you don't need.