Covered vs ResDiary · UK 2026
Indie scale, set up with you.
If you’re a 1–2 site independent, Covered gives you the operational core. We set up your account with you, there’s no setup fee, you can cancel anytime, and it’s £49 flat.
Covered and ResDiary, side by side.
Covered-side claims are the live product as of 2026. The money and contract rows come from our record of what ResDiary publish on their own site. Where we have not checked something, the cell says so. Your actual terms may differ.
| Feature | Covered£49/mo | ResDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum contract | Monthly, cancel anytime | 36 months by default, then 12-month renewals |
| Monthly cost | £49 flat | From £109 plus VAT a month, plus a £99 set-up fee |
| Per-cover fee | None | None — they publish that they charge none |
| Operational core (floor plan, pacing, pre-orders, deposits) | Included in £49 | Not checked |
| CRM depth | Focused: guest history, notes, preferences, recognition inline | Not checked |
| Integrations breadth | Core: Stripe, Square, WhatsApp, CSV export | Not checked |
| Data portability | Full CSV / JSON export anytime, self-serve | Not checked |
| Who it’s built for | Independents with one or two sites, run by the person also plating at 8pm | Not checked |
“Not checked” means we state nothing about ResDiary on that row. Where each ResDiary row comes from is set out in the Sources at the foot of this page.
What would you save? At ResDiary’s own prices.
A straight platform-fee comparison, at the prices ResDiary publish. Move the slider to your bookings a month.
Their plans are priced by bookings a month.
£720 a year less with Covered
£819 less in the first year, with their £99 set-up fee.
- Their plan
- Evo Connect, up to 150 bookings a month
- Price
- £109 a month, excluding VAT, and a £99 set-up fee
- Cover fees
- None
- Contract
- 36 months by default, then 12-month renewals
Prices and terms from each provider’s own website: pay-monthly, excluding VAT. Covered is £49 a month with no VAT to add.
A single venue, comparing monthly platform fee against monthly platform fee. Add-ons and anything else on your ResDiary bill are not counted here. Neither platform charges you per cover.
On a different deal? Read it off your invoice and put it in Other: that is the figure that applies to you. Treat the output as a guide, not a quote.
How switching actually works.
Self-serve CSV import for ResDiary exports, plus a human option if you’d rather have us run it for you.
Step 01
Export
Ask ResDiary 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 export into the in-app importer (Settings → Migrate). It recognises ResDiary'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 first? Book a 15-min migration call
Honest answers to the real questions.
Questions about moving from ResDiary to Covered, and our answers.
I'm mid-contract with ResDiary. Can I still switch?
Yes. You can run Covered in parallel during your notice period, routing new bookings to Covered while the ResDiary contract winds down. When the term ends, you turn ResDiary off. If you'd like help timing the cut-over (or reading the termination clauses), email us.
ResDiary has an integration we rely on — does Covered have it?
Covered connects to Stripe, Square and WhatsApp, and exports everything to CSV or JSON. If you rely on a specific POS, loyalty or marketing tool, email us before you commit and we'll tell you straight whether Covered connects to it.
How long does setup really take?
For a new venue, we set up your account with you and agree the day you go live. After that you run it yourself from the dashboard. For a migration from ResDiary: budget a week so we can map your export properly and you can test the widget before pointing your own booking links across. No setup fee and no consultant day-rate.
Will the team need retraining?
Covered is built around a floor plan, a booking list and a guest card, so there is not much to learn. If you'd like help getting your team started, email hello@covered.technology.
My group has multiple sites — will Covered work?
It supports multiple venues under one organisation. The clearest version of the truth is that Covered has been running real service since August 2026 and is early, and we are not going to tell you a group like yours is already using it. If you're a group of five or more sites with a central ops team, and you push booking data into BI, loyalty or marketing tools, Covered is probably not enough for you yet. It is built for independents with one or two sites. If you're in between, email us and we'll talk it through with you.
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, tags and preferences.
Why is Covered £49?
Because it is scoped for an independent with one or two sites: one plan, with no setup fee, because setting up your account with you is part of it. The fair comparison is the figure on your own ResDiary invoice against £49.
Set up with you. Cancel anytime.
Flat £49 a month. Monthly billing. No setup fee, no consultant fee.