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One set of tools instead of five subscriptions.
Waitlist apps, reservation books, kitchen screens, handhelds and signage are usually separate bills. Here is what each company publishes, checked Sept 27, 2026, next to what RightPlace covers.
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Side by side
- Waitlist and host stand: Walk-in list, arrivals, text when the table is ready. Elsewhere: Waitlist Me Premium $34.99/mo, Waitwhile Starter $31/mo, TablesReady Starter $39/mo, NextMe Starter $59.99/mo, Yelp Guest Manager Basic $159/mo
- Reservations and call-aheads: Book ahead with party size, allergies and occasion. Elsewhere: Eat App Lite $99/mo, OpenTable Basic $149/mo, Resy Platform $289/mo
- Kitchen screen: Tickets, allergies, received and done, notes from the door. Elsewhere: Fresh KDS Essentials $20/mo, Clover KDS $25/mo, Square KDS $30/mo
- Server phone orders: Servers send items from their own phones to the kitchen. Elsewhere: Square Handheld $37/mo
- Door TV: Wait, specials, menu and photos on a TV. Elsewhere: Yodeck Basic $8/mo, OptiSigns Standard $10/mo, ScreenCloud Core $20/mo
- Order ahead (food after you sit): The guest sends the order before arriving. Elsewhere: ChowNow Launch $249/mo, Owner.com Flexible $249/mo
- Points for seated guests: Points when the host seats a guest, perks, birthday bonus. Elsewhere: Square Plus (includes loyalty) $49/mo
- Deals to Facebook and Instagram: Copy a deal for social in one tap. Elsewhere: Buffer Essentials, 2 channels $10/mo, Later Starter $25/mo, Hootsuite Standard $99/mo
- Pre-shift note: A note the host stand marks Seen before the shift. Elsewhere: Homebase Essentials $30/mo, Sling Premium, 10 staff $20/mo
- Night Report: Deal taps, arrivals, kitchen times, no-shows. Elsewhere: Square Premium over Plus $100/mo
Where the others do more
- Register companies' handhelds and online ordering take payment. RightPlace never does; your register closes the check.
- Big reservation networks send you diners from across the country. RightPlace starts with guests near Akron and Summit County.
- Sending orders straight onto your register is planned for Clover, Toast and Lightspeed. Until then, orders get rung in once and RightPlace tracks it.
Keep reading
All pages for restaurant and bar owners
- For restaurants and bars
- Waitlist and host stand
- Kitchen screen
- Server phone orders
- Door TV
- Deals and specials
- Night Report
- For bars and pubs
- How it works
- Why it matters
- Cost of doing nothing
- Plans
- Case studies
- FAQ
- Get started
- Success guide
- Problems we solve
- Problem: walkouts
- Problem: no-shows
- Problem: table turns
- Problem: slow tickets
- Problem: sold out
- Problem: paper list
- Problem: short-staffed
- Problem: slow nights
- Problem: nobody knows
- Problem: marketing
- Problem: quiet bar
- Summit County, Ohio
- Akron, Ohio
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Kent, Ohio (Portage County)
- Hudson, Ohio
- Stow, Ohio
- Barberton, Ohio
- Tallmadge, Ohio
- Fairlawn, Ohio
- Green, Ohio