ResDiary alternatives
ResDiary alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
ResDiary: A$115 to A$220 a month plus GST, up to A$2,640 a year before setup and add-ons.
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The options
What people compare ResDiary with
ResDiary Pro lists A$220 a month plus GST, which comes to A$2,640 a year before setup and add-ons, and the lower tiers cap how many bookings you can take each month. Owners start looking elsewhere when they want their booking volume, guest history and connections built around their own restaurant rather than fitted into a fixed plan.
Yours to own
Reservations for Claude Code
The open-source restaurant reservations and guest book system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your ResDiary data brought across.
See how it worksHow to choose
How to choose a ResDiary alternative
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What your bill is tied to
ResDiary prices by how many bookings a month you take, from 150 on Connect up to unlimited on Pro, on top of a setup fee and a separate charge for a point of sale connection. Check whether a bill rises with your covers or stays fixed regardless of how busy you get.
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Whether your records stay yours
Ask where your guest history, notes and booking details actually live and whether you can take them with you. A booking details export exists, so find out what it covers and what is left behind if you ever move on.
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Whether it fits your own rules
Look at whether the system can carry your own fields, seating rules and internal service sheets, or whether you are working inside someone else's fixed layout. A kitchen acknowledgement for a declared allergy is one example of a rule worth checking for.
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What switching actually involves
Moving means exporting your bookings and guest contact details, mapping the columns and reconciling dates and covers against what you had. Marketing lists and payment records need their own separate migration, so ask what is included and what is extra work.
The option that fits
Own your reservations system, built around your restaurant
Enterprise DNA builds each business its own version around how it actually runs, brings your ResDiary bookings and guest history across, and runs it for you for one setup fee then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself, starting with your guest book and service sheets before adding booking channels and connections as agreed custom work.
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
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Make it yours
Design your own ResDiary replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from ResDiary. Try it here, and we build the real one.
2. What it runs
3. Make it fit
4. Your colour
Answered from your own database
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We build it from the open-source base, bring your ResDiary data across and run it for you.
Questions
ResDiary alternatives, answered
Is there a free way to try an alternative before switching? expand_more
Yes. The free version starts with your guest book, service sheets and follow-ups, using records you keep in a database you own. Booking channels and connections are added as agreed custom work once you decide the free version fits your restaurant.
How much does ResDiary actually cost each month? expand_more
The AUD price list starts Connect at A$115 a month plus GST for up to 150 bookings, Express at A$170 for up to 500, and Pro at A$220 for unlimited bookings. A setup fee of A$129 and a A$20 a month point of sale connection sit on top.
Can I bring my existing ResDiary bookings across? expand_more
Yes, using the booking details export that ResDiary documents. The free version imports bookings and their guest contact details from that export, with headings mapped and dates and covers reconciled. Marketing lists and payment records need their own separate migration.
Does an owned version support my own service rules? expand_more
Yes. Enterprise DNA builds your fields, seating rules, reports and staff screens around your restaurant, including a named kitchen acknowledgement for a declared allergy. You start with the working guest book, agree your booking channels, then test a service before switching over fully.
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