The commission-free alternative to TheFork
TheFork is a marketplace and software in one — and charges per cover. Tablario is the complete restaurant software with an AI phone: fixed pricing, your own website and table management already in Starter; the QR menu and AI phone as add-ons. You can keep the marketplace reach running in parallel.
- Own website included
- Table management included
- No commission per guest
- Cancel monthly
TheFork and Tablario, row by row
The comparison shows which feature is included — not the competitor's price. The mint-highlighted column marks the advantage in each row, including where the competitor comes out ahead.
| Criterion | TheFork | Tablario |
|---|---|---|
| Base fee / month | no fixed price¹ | €69/mo |
| No commission per guest | per-cover model¹ | Included |
| AI phone | no native phone | from €39/mo · native |
| Your own SEO website | marketplace profile only | Included |
| QR menu | Not included | €9/mo · with AI chat |
| Guest data belongs to you | relationship with the platform¹ | Included |
| Table & floor management | Included | Included |
| Cancel monthly | negotiated contractually¹ | Included |
| Diner marketplace & reach | 20M+ visitors/mo¹ | your own website · still being built |
One tool for the whole service
Tablario is not just an AI phone. Reservations, your own website, table and floor management, an intelligent QR menu and a team portal — all in one system.
Reservations
Bookings from your website, Google, Instagram and WhatsApp — all in one system, with intelligent table assignment that prevents double-bookings.
AI phone
Answers every call, around the clock, in the guest’s own language. Books straight into the system instead of into a voicemail.
Your own restaurant website
An SEO-optimised site of your own that guests find on Google — with direct booking, no commission and no intermediary.
Table & floor management
Floor plan and rooms by drag-and-drop, table combinations, regular-guest profiles with preferences and allergies — all at a glance.
Intelligent QR menu
Guests scan, ask the AI about the menu, and order directly — the order routes automatically to kitchen and bar.
Role portal for your team
Kitchen sees only food, bar only drinks, front-of-house the full picture. Every role gets exactly the right view.
Marketing tools
Birthdays, events and loyalty on autopilot — built on your own guest data, which stays yours.
No-show shield
Card on file, not charged. Fewer no-shows, without scaring your guests away.
What the Starter plan includes — and others charge extra for
Own website included
In the Starter plan already — many providers have none or charge extra for it.
Table management included
Floor plan, rooms and regular-guest profiles from day one, at no extra cost.
No commission per guest
A fixed monthly price instead of cover fees — whether 50 or 5,000 bookings.
Cancel monthly
No 12-month lock-in, no surcharge for flexibility.
Where TheFork is (still) stronger
An honest comparison is part of it. Here’s where TheFork is ahead — you should know before you decide.
Huge diner network
TheFork has over 20M visitors per month, is connected to Tripadvisor and, since 2026, part of Google AI Mode booking. A restaurant tool of your own can’t replace that discovery reach.
Mature no-show payments
Credit-card guarantee, prepayment and reminders have been proven for years. Tablario offers no-show protection, but without the same payment depth.
Yield & marketing suite
TheFork Manager brings benchmarking, yield management and campaign tools. Tablario focuses on phone, reservation and table.
In short: TheFork is a discount marketplace with software, Tablario the commission-free restaurant software with an AI phone. The smartest path: keep the TheFork listing for reach and run your own bookings commission-free through Tablario.
What the per-cover commission costs
Example: around 600 marketplace bookings per month via TheFork.
- Base fee
- no fixed price¹
- Commission · 600 covers
- ~€2–4 per guest¹
- Base fee · annual
- €69/mo
- Commission per guest
- €0
TheFork bills per guest — even for the regulars you already know. Tablario's price stays fixed. Tip: keep the TheFork listing for reach, run your own bookings commission-free through Tablario.
¹ TheFork: no published fixed price; commission ~€2–4 per guest per market, individually negotiated — and also charged for returning guests (theforkmanager.com / public sources, as of May 2026). Example: 600 covers/month.
To Tablario in 24 hours — keep the marketplace
- 01
Export your data
You export guests and reservation history from TheFork Manager. You can keep your TheFork listing.
- 02
We set everything up
We import everything, connect your phone number and brief the AI on your restaurant.
- 03
Live in 24h
Your own bookings run commission-free through Tablario, while the marketplace reach stays in parallel.
Frequently asked questions
- What does TheFork cost per booking?
- TheFork doesn't publish fixed per-cover amounts — terms are negotiated per restaurant and depend on booking volume (as of May 2026). Tablario, by contrast, costs a fixed monthly price (Starter €69/mo annual, or €79/mo) with no per-guest commission — regardless of booking volume.
- Will I lose TheFork marketplace traffic if I switch?
- Not necessarily. TheFork has real discovery reach that Tablario doesn’t replace. You can keep your TheFork listing and use Tablario in parallel as a commission-free phone, website and booking base. That way you only pay commission where genuinely new guests come from.
- Is Tablario just an AI phone?
- No. Starter includes reservations, your own SEO website with direct booking and table & floor management. The AI phone, an intelligent QR menu, no-show protection, marketing tools and the role portal are available as add-ons. A POS integration is planned for Q4 2026.
- Do I have to give discounts with Tablario like on TheFork?
- No. On marketplaces visibility is often tied to discount campaigns. Tablario isn't a marketplace and doesn't force any discounts — you keep control of your pricing.
- Who owns my guest data?
- You do. On marketplaces the guest relationship belongs to the platform. With Tablario, name, phone number and booking history sit on servers in Frankfurt in line with GDPR and are not passed on to third parties.
¹ TheFork model (marketplace with per-cover commission, negotiated contracts) per public sources and TheFork statements, as of May 2026. The comparison is about feature scope, not price; please request exact terms directly from the vendor.
TheFork as a listing — Tablario as the booking base.
Try Tablario free for 14 days — no credit card. Marketplace reach stays, your own bookings become commission-free.