The OpenTable alternative for small restaurants.
Big booking networks take a cut of guests you already earned. Bzz is a flat-rate booking and waitlist system for independents — keep your margins, and keep your guests.
Why Small Restaurants Overpay on Booking Networks
Per-cover fees stack up
A commission on every seated guest punishes you exactly when you are busy. For a small dining room, that can quietly cost more than your software ever should.
Contracts & hardware
Annual lock-ins and proprietary tablets are designed for large groups. Independents end up paying for capacity and complexity they will never use.
They own your guests
On a marketplace, the diner belongs to the network. With Bzz, every booking and contact is yours to keep and re-market to.
What is a flat-rate reservation system?
Instead of taking a cut of every diner who books, a flat-rate system charges one predictable monthly fee no matter how many guests you seat. For a small, independent restaurant that turns a cost that climbs with every busy night into a fixed bill you can actually plan around.
OpenTable-style Networks vs. Bzz
| Feature | Booking networks | Bzz |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per seated guest | Up to ~$1 per cover | No per-cover fees — ever |
| Monthly price | Tiered subscription + cover commissions | Free plan, then from $11.99/mo flat |
| Contract | Often annual lock-in | Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
| Hardware | Proprietary tablet / coaster pagers | None — runs in any browser |
| You own the guest relationship | Network keeps the diner data | Your guests, your data |
| Walk-in waitlist + digital pager | Add-on or separate tool | Included |
| Earn revenue during the wait | Not possible | Show specials & cocktails in-wait |
| Best fit | Large, high-traffic venues | Small, independent restaurants (<5 sites) |
*Competitor fees vary by provider, plan, and region; figures are industry estimates. Paid plans from $11.99/mo.
What Switching Looks Like
100%
Of covers, commission-free
Replace per-head reservation fees with one flat subscription and keep every euro from guests you earned.
~15%
In-wait revenue uplift
Showing specials and cocktails to waiting guests typically lifts pre-seating bar and appetizer spend.
Switch in an afternoon — start free
Online bookings, a live walk-in waitlist, drag-and-drop floor plans and digital table pagers — built for independents, with no per-cover fees and nothing to install.