Eat App vs Hostme
No clear leader: Hostme (59.6) and Eat App (58.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for restaurant reservations. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Eat App
A digital platform that enables restaurants to manage reservations, guest relationships, dining operations, and marketing, with integrated payment processing and POS connectivity. Consumers can discover and book restaurants through the platform.
Hostme
A cloud-based system that enables restaurants to accept online reservations, manage tables and waitlists in real-time, and streamline operations through integrated messaging and POS connections.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Hostme
From CAD$139/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required. No contracts or per-cover fees.
- MezzoCAD$139/month (CAD$125/month annual)
- Unlimited parties
- 1 free upcoming event per month (extra events $20 each)
- Comprehensive analytics reports
- Unlimited SMS and WhatsApp messages
- Premium support
- +12 more
- GrandeCAD$229/month (CAD$206/month annual)
- All Mezzo features
- 5 free upcoming events per month
- Dedicated POS integration
- Full analytics and reports
- Guestbook with edit and export functionality
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All Grande features
- Dedicated premium support for all locations
- Volume pricing available
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Square
- Lightspeed
- TripAdvisor
- Lavu
Eat App
- Toast
- Clover
- NCR Aloha
- Oracle Micros
- Upserve
- TouchBistro
- Agilysys
- Heartland
- Syrve
- RistaPOS
- Foodics
- Zenput
- Xenial
- Epos Now
- Avero
- Doshii
- HungerRush
- Checkout.com
- PayPal Zettle
- CardConnect
- Network International
- GoCardless
- Maya
- Time Out
- +20 more
Hostme
- Google Search
- Google Maps
- Google My Business
- Aloha
- Heartland Restaurant POS
- Iiko
- Maitre'D
- Oracle Micros 3700
- Oracle Micros Simphony
- Oracle Micros Simphony FE
- PAR Brink
- POSItouch
- Squirrel
- Twilio
- Wix
- XPient
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.