Covered vs OpenTable · UK 2026
£49 a month, flat. No cover fees.
Flat £49 a month. Zero per-cover fees. Your customer list is yours to export on the day you sign up, and on the day you leave.
- 0% per-cover fees
- You keep 100% of direct bookings
Side by side. No hedging.
Covered claims are the live product as of 2026. The money and contract rows come from our record of what OpenTable publish on their own site. Where we have not checked something, the cell says so. Your actual terms may differ.
| Feature | Covered£49/mo | OpenTable |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly platform cost | £49 flat | Not published — we read their page |
| Per-cover fees | None | Charged — rate not published |
| Data portability | Full CSV / JSON export anytime | Not checked |
| Floor plan, pacing, CRM, pre-orders | Included in £49 | Not checked |
| WhatsApp pre-order reminders | Included | Not checked |
| Reserve with Google | Not yet. Covered is not an approved partner | Not checked |
| Contract minimum | Monthly, cancel anytime | One year, auto-renewing |
A gold tick marks a row where Covered removes a cost, a contract, or a data restriction. Parity rows are left unmarked. Where each OpenTable row comes from is set out in the Sources at the foot of this page.
What would you actually save?
OpenTable don’t publish their rates, so we don’t either. The slider opens on Other: type what you pay OpenTable a month, and it sets it beside Covered’s £49.
In pounds, excluding VAT, with any add-ons and cover fees.
Not used for your own figure.
Your own figure
Type what you pay now each month to see the difference a year.
- You pay
- Not entered yet
- Covered
- £49 a month, with no VAT to add
Prices and terms from each provider’s own website: pay-monthly, excluding VAT. Covered is £49 a month with no VAT to add.
Every number here is one you enter. Read it off your OpenTable contract or invoice: a month’s cover fees, and any subscription you pay on top. We don’t assert a rate here.
A network fee applies to the diners the platform sends you, not the regulars who book you direct. OpenTable don’t publish a monthly price, so we don’t quote one.
Treat the output as a rough guide.
How it goes. Three steps.
Self-serve CSV import for OpenTable exports, plus a human option if you’d rather have us run it for you.
Step 01
Export
Ask OpenTable in writing for an export of your bookings and guest data. We'll help you word the request if you like.
Step 02
Map
Drop the CSV into the in-app importer (Settings → Migrate). It recognises OpenTable's export and maps bookings, guest contact details and notes for you. If you'd rather we ran the import for you, just ask.
Step 03
Launch
Embed the widget on your site, point the booking links on your own channels at Covered, and you're live.
Prefer to talk it through? Book a 15-min migration call
Questions before you switch.
What you might ask about moving from OpenTable, and our answers.
I'm in an OpenTable contract. Can I still switch?
Yes. You can run Covered alongside OpenTable during your notice period, pointing new bookings to Covered while legacy ones wind down. When your contract ends, you simply turn OpenTable off. Email us if you'd like help timing it.
Will my existing reviews come with me?
Covered can't import reviews from another booking system. Your Google reviews belong to your Google Business Profile, so switching booking system doesn't touch them.
What about diners who only use the OpenTable app?
If you leave OpenTable, those diners can no longer book you through it. Only your own numbers can tell you how many that is, so work out how many of your covers come through OpenTable's network before you decide. Covered doesn't run a marketplace, so the case for switching rests on guests booking with you directly. If you'd rather hedge, you can run both for a while.
What happens to my Reserve with Google button?
If your Reserve with Google button runs through OpenTable, you lose it when you leave, and this is the one place where switching costs you something. Reserve with Google is a partner programme and Covered is not an approved partner yet, so we cannot take over a Reserve booking button and nobody can simply re-point one. Your Google Business Profile and your Google reviews stay as they are. If that button drives a meaningful share of your covers, tell us before you commit.
What does UK GDPR say about getting my data back?
Under UK GDPR, the contract with a provider that holds your guests' data for you has to let you choose, when the service ends, whether they return it to you or delete it. Ask in writing for your bookings, guest contact details, notes and preferences.
How fast can we go live?
We set up your account with you and agree the day you go live. After that you run it yourself from the dashboard. If you're migrating from OpenTable: budget a week so we can map your CSV properly and you can test the widget before flipping the switch. No setup fee either way.
Keep every direct booking, and the guest list with it.
Flat £49 a month. Monthly billing. Cancel anytime. No exit fees and no cover charges, and you can export your data whenever you like.