Free restaurant reservation software that stays free
bavoli's Free plan is $0 a month, forever: online bookings, a floor plan, an email waitlist, guest profiles, and no-show tracking. No credit card, no per-cover fees, no trial clock. And below, every other real free reservation system compared honestly, including where each one starts charging.
Free restaurant reservation software does exist, and you should not need a magnifying glass to use it. bavoli's Free plan costs $0 a month with no end date: 50 reservations a month, a booking page guests can use from your website or Instagram bio, one floor plan with up to 10 tables, an email waitlist, 50 guest profiles, no-show tracking, and basic analytics. No credit card to sign up, and $0.00 per-cover fees on every plan.
Most software that ranks for "free reservation system" is one of three things: a trial that quietly becomes a bill, a teaser tier too small to run a dining room on, or a genuinely free tool that pays for itself somewhere less obvious, like ads, per-transaction fees, or listing your restaurant on someone else's marketplace. A few options are honestly free and honestly limited. The table below compares the real ones: bavoli, Tableo, resOS, Eat App, GloriaFood, and TableAgent.
And if you outgrow Free, bavoli's paid tiers are flat and month-to-month: Starter at $20/mo, Professional at $50/mo, Premium at $100 per location per month. Every new account also gets 30 days of Professional free with no card required, so you can try the paid features first and settle onto Free if that is all you need.
What bavoli's Free plan includes
Free is a real tier, not a demo. It is built for a small or new dining room: enough reservations to replace the paper book, a floor plan so the host stand knows what is open, and a guest list that remembers who has dined with you. The one visible limit is a small "Powered by bavoli" badge on your booking page.
There is no end date and no card on file, so there is nothing to cancel and no surprise charge. When you consistently do more than 50 reservations a month, Starter at $20/mo lifts the cap. You choose when to pay; nothing upgrades itself.
- $0/mo with no end date and no credit card to sign up
- 50 reservations per month
- 1 floor plan with up to 10 tables
- 1 staff account and 50 guest profiles
- Email waitlist, no-show tracking, and basic analytics
- $0.00 per-cover and per-booking fees, on every plan
Every real free reservation system, compared honestly
These are the systems with a genuine free tier as of July 2026, not free trials. Each is a reasonable choice for the right restaurant, and each has a catch worth knowing before you build your host stand around it.
Verified from each vendor's public pricing pages in July 2026. Caps and prices change, so check the vendor's own page before you commit.
| System | Free tier | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| bavoli | 50 reservations/mo (bookings, not covers — a party of four counts once): floor plan, email waitlist, 50 guest profiles, no-show tracking. $0 forever, no card. | "Powered by bavoli" badge and one staff account. Paid starts at a flat $20/mo. |
| Tableo | Up to 100 covers/mo with email and SMS reminders | The cap counts covers (seats), not bookings, so a busy weekend eats it fast. |
| resOS | Up to 25 bookings/mo with core features | The lowest cap of the group. Paid plans list around $47/mo. |
| Eat App | Up to 100 covers/mo with table management and guest profiles | No waitlist and no SMS on the free tier, and paid plans climb steeply. |
| GloriaFood | Unlimited table reservations | An online-ordering platform first. Branded website, apps, and marketing are paid add-ons. |
| TableAgent | Unlimited reservations, truly $0 | A list-based book: no floor plan, no guest CRM, a widget you cannot brand, SMS at $20/mo, and $30/mo to keep your restaurant off their public directory. |
Looking for a free table booking system? Same shortlist
If you searched for a free table booking system or a free restaurant booking system, this is the same software category: "table booking" is the British English phrasing, "reservations" the American one. The systems above take bookings the same way wherever your tables are.
bavoli's Free plan works anywhere. Prices are listed in USD, but $0 is $0 in any currency, and the booking page, floor plan, and waitlist behave the same whether your guests say "book a table" or "make a reservation."
When free is enough, and when it is not
Free is enough when you are doing fewer than 50 reservations a month: a new opening, a small dining room, a place that lives mostly on walk-ins. At that volume you get online booking, a guest list, and no-show tracking without paying anyone anything, and that already beats the notebook.
Free stops being enough when you clear the cap most months, need more than one staff login, want your own brand on the booking page, or need SMS reminders, card-on-file holds, and deposits to fight no-shows. That is Starter territory at $20/mo, flat, with $0.00 per-cover fees at any volume. We would rather tell you where the line is than have you discover it mid-service.
Moving off the paper notebook in an afternoon
Most restaurants that start on bavoli's Free plan are not leaving another reservation platform. They are leaving a paper notebook, a spreadsheet, or a Google Form. The move is one afternoon: add your tables, set your hours, put the booking link on your website, Google Business Profile, and Instagram bio.
From then on, guests book themselves, the floor plan fills in as reservations land, and every booking builds a guest profile you own. If it is not for you, there is nothing to uninstall and nothing to cancel.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a completely free restaurant reservation system?
Yes, several. bavoli's Free plan is $0 a month with no end date and no credit card: 50 reservations a month, a floor plan with up to 10 tables, an email waitlist, 50 guest profiles, no-show tracking, and basic analytics. Tableo, resOS, Eat App, GloriaFood, and TableAgent also have real free tiers, each with different caps and trade-offs.
Is bavoli's Free plan actually a free trial?
No. The Free plan stays $0 for as long as you use it. Separately, every new account gets 30 days of the Professional plan free with no card required. When that preview ends you simply land on Free unless you choose to subscribe. Nothing converts into a charge on its own.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. You can create an account and run the Free plan with no credit card at all. A card is only needed if and when you choose to subscribe to a paid plan. This is a firm promise, not a limited-time offer.
Is there a free table booking system for restaurants outside the US?
Yes. A table booking system and a reservation system are the same software, and bavoli's Free plan works anywhere. Prices are shown in USD, but the Free plan is $0 everywhere, and the booking page and floor plan work the same in any country.
What is the best free restaurant reservation system?
It depends on what you need. If you want unlimited volume and can live with a bare list and no branding, TableAgent or GloriaFood. If you want an actual reservation system with a floor plan, waitlist, guest profiles, and no-show tracking, bavoli's Free plan is built to run a small dining room, with Tableo and Eat App as cover-capped alternatives.
What happens when I pass 50 reservations in a month?
Nothing punitive. You are never auto-charged and nothing shuts off mid-service. The cap is the signal that the Free plan has done its job; when you clear it most months, Starter at $20/mo lifts it, adds staff accounts and SMS reminders, and removes the booking-page badge.
Does the free plan charge per cover or per booking?
No. bavoli charges $0.00 per cover and $0.00 per booking on every plan, including Free. Getting busier never raises your bill; only the plan you choose sets the price.