Restaurant reservation software roundups tend to default to the two most famous names, OpenTable and Resy, and stop there. We checked what restaurants actually install. Stackra's corpus includes automated technology detection across restaurant websites, part of a 1.2 million-site US business corpus, so the ranking below is real install counts, not brand recognition.
What restaurants actually install
Ranked by real detected installs across restaurant websites in the corpus.
| Platform | Sites detected |
|---|---|
| Bentobox | 4,963 |
| Popmenu | 4,733 |
| Slice | 2,861 |
| OpenTable | 2,686 |
| Resy | 1,973 |
| GloriaFood | 1,398 |
| FoodBooking | 1,376 |
| Upserve | 502 |
Source: Stackra analysis of stackra_us_corpus restaurant sites, 1.2 million US business websites, May 2026 HTTP Archive crawl.
Bentobox and Popmenu, not OpenTable, lead the field
Bentobox and Popmenu are both full restaurant website platforms, not just reservation widgets: they build the site itself, then bundle ordering, reservations, and menus into it. That bundled model is why they outrank OpenTable and Resy, a restaurant adopting one of these gets reservation software as part of the package, not as a separate purchase decision. If you already have a website you like and just need a reservation widget bolted on, OpenTable and Resy remain the more direct fit.
OpenTable vs. Resy: the two everyone has heard of
OpenTable has the larger diner network and the deepest brand recognition, which matters most for restaurants relying on walk-in discovery traffic from the platform itself, not just their own site. Resy has a smaller but often more upscale-leaning diner base and a reputation for a cleaner restaurant-side interface. Neither meaningfully beats the other on raw adoption in this data; the choice comes down to which diner network matters more for a given restaurant's customer base.
Slice, GloriaFood, and FoodBooking cover a different job: ordering, not reservations
Slice, GloriaFood, and FoodBooking are primarily online ordering and delivery platforms, not table reservations. Slice specifically is built around pizzerias. If the goal is takeout and delivery rather than seated reservations, these are the more directly relevant category, and Slice's strong numbers here reflect a real, specific niche rather than general restaurant adoption.
How we got this data
Every figure above comes from Stackra's own corpus: verified US restaurant websites within the larger 1.2 million-site business corpus, built from HTTP Archive's monthly crawl and automated technology detection that identifies these platforms by matching known code patterns on each page. This reflects real, live installs.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about picking restaurant reservation software.
What reservation software do most restaurants actually use?
Bentobox and Popmenu lead real adoption in Stackra's data, but both are full website platforms that bundle reservations in, not standalone reservation tools. Among standalone reservation platforms specifically, OpenTable is the most installed, with Resy close behind.
Is OpenTable or Resy better for a small restaurant?
Adoption numbers are close enough that the decision should come down to diner network, not install counts. OpenTable has the larger, broader diner base; Resy skews toward a smaller, often more upscale-leaning audience. Pick based on which network matches your actual customers.
What is the difference between a reservation platform and an ordering platform?
Reservation platforms (OpenTable, Resy) manage seated table bookings. Ordering platforms (Slice, GloriaFood, FoodBooking) handle takeout and delivery orders instead. Bentobox and Popmenu are different again: full restaurant website builders that bundle both reservations and ordering into one package.