simpleERB vs Taybl

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.

Taybl combines restaurant bookings, food safety, staff rotas, event ticketing, and marketing in one platform. Booking tools include website widgets and hosted pages, floor plans, guest CRM, a waiting list, deposits, and no-show charges. Food safety functions cover opening and closing routines, temperature checks, cooking and cooling checks, prep lists, and an SFBB diary. The rota features include mobile clock-in and clock-out, shift swaps, leave management, availability, and payroll exports; an AI builder uses bookings, availability, required hours, historic data, popular dates, and weather to prepare a rota. Marketing can target guest segments and automate campaigns for special dates, lapsed guests, and regulars. Ticketing includes seating plans or general admission, QR-coded tickets, food pre-orders, and door check-in. Taybl lists integrations such as Clover, Lightspeed, Square, Toast, Zonal, QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, Twilio, and an open API. It is available on Android, iOS, and web, and is described as UK-only. The 14-day trial includes all apps, features, and unlimited users; SMS and Voice AI are paid add-ons. Pricing varies by product, including Bookings at £69 a month per venue and Rotas at £39 a month per venue.