Shokken vs Waitflo
Shokken
shokken.rsvpWaitflo
waitflo.appSide by side
| Figure | Shokken | Waitflo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.99/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 8 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Waitlist Software | 8.0 (#11) | 7.5 (#19) |
| Integrations | Users can sign in with Google or Apple. | The site lists Reserve with Google and says payments are processed by Paddle as Merchant of Record. |
| Support | Shokken offers a 15-minute setup call and in-person setup help in Las Vegas. | Waitflo says it usually responds to contact inquiries within 24 hours. |
Plans
Waitflo
- Basic$20 a year
- Basic$25 a month
- Premium$39 a year
- Premium$49 a month
- Professional$79 a year
- Professional$99 a month
- Enterprise$249 a year
- Enterprise$249 a month
In their own words
Shokken
Shokken is a restaurant waitlist service that lets staff manage parties while guests follow their place in line. Guests can join from a browser using a QR code, without installing an app or creating an account, then share a live tracker with the rest of their party. Staff can manage multiple waitlists, run a tablet in kiosk mode, let guests leave the list, and clear finished parties overnight. Restaurants can publish a public menu at an assigned Shokken URL and make printable QR cards and signs. Guest pages support English, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tagalog; the host app is in English. The free plan includes manual entry, QR self-join, browser tracking, core waitlist tools, and public menus. Founding Pro is $19.99 for the first month, then $99.99/month while continuously active; its regular rate is $200/month. The service is available to U.S. restaurants and needs internet access to sync lists and send texts.