TableAgent
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A workable free booking widget for tiny independent cafés and restaurants that just need basic reservations.
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Comparison
TableAgent vs BookingNinja
TableAgent and BookingNinja both land on Depends.
BookingNinja
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a small UK restaurant, cafe, or activity venue and want one flat price without per-cover fees.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Independent restaurants on a budget | Independent restaurants and cafes |
| Who it's not for | Busy full-service restaurants needing floor and waitlist management | Multi-site chains needing enterprise PMS like Mews |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.16 |
| Support quality | Sparse evidence; no support details found | Family-run; founder answers users directly |
| Public sentiment | Reviews are sparse and split: users praise ease of use, while Trustpilot reviewers and competitors call it dated and error-prone.¹ | A small review base points to a well-liked, affordable, customizable product with the founder personally answering posts. |
| Biggest gotcha | Some listed restaurants (Alberto's Grill House, French's Café) say they never signed up . unauthorized booking pages exist10 | Commission moved from 0% to 1%; pricing model can shift after you commit |
Pick TableAgent when
- Independent restaurants on a budget
- Cafés taking simple bookings
- A free widget on a basic site
When TableAgent is not a fit
- Busy full-service restaurants needing floor and waitlist management
- Venues wanting deep POS or payment integrations
- Anyone who cares about modern booking UX
- Operators who need responsive support
Pick BookingNinja when
- Independent restaurants and cafes
- Soft play and activity venues
- UK venues avoiding per-cover commissions
- Small teams wanting one flat price
When BookingNinja is not a fit
- Multi-site chains needing enterprise PMS like Mews
- Venues relying on OpenTable-style diner discovery traffic
- Teams needing large integration ecosystems
- Buyers requiring audited enterprise security posture
Sources
- TableAgent Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- TableAgent G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- TableAgent Info-Tech SoftwareReviewsinfotech.comreview
- TableAgent vs BookingNinjabookingninja.ioreview
- Best TableAgent alternative (resOS)resos.comreview
- TableAgent vs Tableintablein.comreview
- Free Restaurant Reservation System . TableAgenttableagent.comofficial
- TableAgent Data Processing Addendumtableagent.comsecurity
- TableAgent.com Terms of Usetableagent.comofficial
news
- French's Cafe and Bistro . no affiliation noticefacebook.comnews
- TableAgent company profile . Tracxntracxn.comnews
- BookingNinja homepagebookingninja.ioofficial
- BookingNinja Pricingbookingninja.ioofficial
- BookingNinja All Featuresbookingninja.ioofficial
- BookingNinja Security pagebookingninja.iosecurity