Anolla vs simpleERB

Anolla is an AI-powered restaurant reservation system for online bookings, walk-ins, table seating, availability, and guest flow. Its calendar supports hourly reservations, dinner slots, variable-duration bookings, and multi-day group or banquet events. A guest CRM can keep notes on regulars, food and allergy preferences, table preferences, and guest segments. Restaurants can accept online deposits; the restaurant page also describes Stripe payment processing. Automated email and SMS can confirm bookings, send reminders and updates, and request feedback. A multilingual AI assistant is described as available around the clock to answer questions and help manage reservations. Listed integrations include Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Excel, Google Sheets, BI/ML tools, and a public API, alongside POS, inventory, loyalty, and hotel booking systems. Businesses can manage multiple locations centrally with role-based access. Anolla lists Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows access, a free plan, and a 30-day trial without credit card details.

simpleERB is cloud-based restaurant reservation and table management software for front-of-house teams. It handles online bookings, email and SMS reminders, customer amendments and cancellations, and waitlists. Restaurants can set cover limits, booking windows, party-size limits, and which tables or areas are bookable online, as well as rank tables. Stripe integration supports card holds, deposits, prepayments, and no-show fees. Guest records can include preferences, dietary needs, and visit history, alongside CRM and reporting features. Bookings can come through a website widget, Google Search and Maps, Facebook, or Instagram; Epos Now can connect bookings to the till. The system supports PCs, Macs, Windows POS systems, and iPads, with multi-user access across unlimited devices. Every plan includes 10 SMS messages; additional messages cost £40 per 1,000. Plans include a free trial and a free-for-life option for training restaurants or catering colleges. Paid options include Starter at £21 a month for up to 300 covers and Plus at £47 a month for up to 1,200 covers. Pro is £80 a month for unlimited covers, while Small Chain is £202.50 a month billed annually for up to five restaurants.