OpenTable pricing in Canada, explained
Last updated: July 2026. Every figure below comes from a public source, cited at the end of the page.
OpenTable does not publish its Canadian pricing. On opentable.ca, each plan shows "Contact us for pricing" where the price would be. The only public numbers come from the US site, which states on the page that those plans are available in the US only.
So there are two honest answers to "what does OpenTable cost a Canadian restaurant." The first is the published US structure, which tells you how the model works. The second is that the Canadian figures are not published, and a sales quote is the only way to get them.
This page sets out both, with sources. Amounts are in US dollars because that is how OpenTable publishes them.
The three plans
OpenTable lists three plans on its US site.
| Plan | Monthly subscription | Network cover | Direct cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $149 USD | $1.50 USD | $0.25 USD, or $49 USD per month flat |
| Core | $299 USD | $1.00 USD | included |
| Pro | $499 USD | $1.00 USD | included |
The subscription is a fixed amount. The per-cover fees stack on top of it, every month, according to booking volume.
Better guest experience. Bigger nights. $299. Once.
Network covers and direct covers
This is the central distinction in the model. OpenTable charges an amount per seated guest, but only for certain reservations.
A network cover is a reservation that arrives through OpenTable's own channels. OpenTable's help documentation defines it as a reservation made through the OpenTable app, the OpenTable website, or partner links, such as Google or TripAdvisor.
A direct cover is a reservation that arrives through the restaurant's own channels: its own booking tool, the phone, a walk-in. On Core and Pro these are included in the subscription. On Basic they cost $0.25 USD each, or $49 USD per month as a flat rate.
One detail changes the arithmetic: the fee applies per seated guest, not per reservation. A table of four booked through the network counts as four covers.
The 2% service fee
OpenTable applies a 2% service fee to transactions its platform processes.
OpenTable's own published rate tables list the 2% for prepaid experiences and ticketing. The wider scope comes from an OpenTable spokesperson quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer in January 2026, extending it to no-show penalties, deposits, and prepaid dining experiences such as special events.
In practice: if a restaurant collects a deposit or charges a no-show fee through OpenTable, 2% of that amount goes to OpenTable.
Everything is billed in US dollars
The published plans are priced in US dollars, so a Canadian restaurant's invoice follows the exchange rate.
At a rate of roughly 1.37 (mid-2026), the Core plan at $299 USD works out to about $410 CAD per month before a single cover. That conversion is our own estimate, offered for illustration. It is not a rate OpenTable publishes.
OpenTable does not publish Canadian pricing
On opentable.ca, the plans page lists two plans, Core and Pro. The Basic tier does not appear. In both cases, where the price would be, the page reads "Contact us for pricing." There is no subscription figure and no per-cover figure. The term "network cover" does not appear anywhere on the page. The only buttons offered lead to "Contact sales" and "Schedule a demo."
We checked the page in July 2026. No Canadian pricing is published anywhere else on OpenTable's official channels either. The only figures available are the US ones, which the US page itself states apply to the United States. Getting a Canadian price means requesting a quote.
This matters for anyone trying to compare options on paper. The US structure tells you how the model works: a fixed subscription, a per-seated-guest fee on network bookings, a 2% cut of processed transactions. It does not tell you what any of those three components costs in Canada.
Reserve with Google: what is documented
OpenTable publishes no amount for these bookings, which makes the question hard to settle.
What OpenTable does document:
- Its help article on the monthly cover report defines a network cover as a reservation coming from the OpenTable app, the OpenTable website, or partner links, such as Google or TripAdvisor. Google is named there as a partner link.
- Its Reserve with Google help article answers the question "Do partner bookings change my OpenTable pricing?" this way: partner booking fees depend upon the restaurant's OpenTable plan and pricing. No amount is given. The article points to the Billing History tab in the account.
What OpenTable does not write anywhere publicly: that a Reserve with Google booking is a network cover at a specific amount. That conclusion follows from the two documents above. It is not stated in either of them.
In practice, a restaurant using Reserve with Google through OpenTable should assume those bookings are billed as network covers, and confirm the exact amount with OpenTable or in its own billing tab.
One point remains unresolved. There is a difference between a reservation that comes through an OpenTable-routed "Reserve a table" button and one that comes from the restaurant's own Google Business Profile. No official source settles which of those is billed, or whether they are billed the same way.
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Sources
First-party sources (OpenTable and Google):
- OpenTable, Plans & Pricing (United States): https://www.opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/
- OpenTable, Plans & Pricing (Canada): https://www.opentable.ca/restaurant-solutions/en/plans/
- OpenTable, Reserve with Google help article: https://support.opentable.com/s/article/reserve-with-google?language=en_US
- OpenTable, "Review cover performance in the Monthly Email Report" (network cover definition, updated 21 January 2026): https://support.opentable.com/s/article/Monthly-Covers-Summary-Emails-Reports?language=en_US
- OpenTable Regulars, loyalty programme: https://www.opentable.com/rewards
- Google Actions Center, reservations: https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/reservations/e2e/overview
- OpenTable, press release on the Libro acquisition (20 April 2026): https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/20/3277506/0/en/OpenTable-Acquires-Canadian-Reservation-Platform-Libro-Expanding-Presence-in-Quebec-and-Beyond.html
Third-party sources:
- Philadelphia Inquirer, OpenTable's 2% service fee (14 January 2026): https://www.inquirer.com/food/restaurants/opentable-service-fee-no-show-restaurant-reservation-20260114.html
- SEC, Priceline Group, Form 8-K on the OpenTable acquisition (2014): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001075531/000110465914053138/a14-17598_1ex99d1.htm
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays for OpenTable?
The restaurant. It pays a monthly subscription, plus a fee per seated guest on reservations that arrive through OpenTable's own channels. The diner making the booking pays nothing.
Does OpenTable charge fees?
Yes, in three ways. A fixed monthly subscription. A network cover fee, $1.00 to $1.50 USD per seated guest depending on the plan, in the United States. And a 2% service fee on transactions the platform processes.
Do you have to pay to be on OpenTable?
Yes. There is no free tier. The lowest published US plan is Basic at $149 USD per month, and it also charges for direct bookings, at $0.25 USD per cover or $49 USD per month flat. On opentable.ca only Core and Pro are offered, both without a published price.
How does OpenTable make money?
From restaurants, through the three sources above. Diners pay nothing, either to book or for the OpenTable Regulars loyalty programme, which is free and awards points per reservation. The revenue comes entirely from the restaurant side.
How much does OpenTable make per reservation?
In the United States, $1.00 to $1.50 USD per seated guest on a network cover, depending on the plan. A table of four therefore represents $4.00 to $6.00 USD. On Core and Pro, a direct booking carries no per-cover fee. No Canadian amount is published.
What company owns OpenTable?
Booking Holdings, which also owns Booking.com, Priceline, Kayak and Agoda. The Priceline Group bought OpenTable in 2014 for $2.6 billion USD, then took the Booking Holdings name in 2018. In Canada, OpenTable announced its acquisition of Libro on 20 April 2026. The two remain separate products, and the pricing described on this page is OpenTable's. It does not automatically apply to a Libro account.
