We do the setup
We map your reservation flow with you and connect your website, inbox, and WhatsApp — not a self-serve wizard you’re left alone with.
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Comparison
The TheFork alternative that doesn’t charge per guest.
Direct bookings on your own website, a flat monthly price, and a team that helps you switch.
TheFork is a booking marketplace: great for discovery, but it charges per cover and puts your restaurant on a network beside your competitors. Bookler keeps the booking and the guest on your own channels.
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Compare honestly
Marketplace vs. direct
Discovery is useful. Renting your regulars isn’t.
TheFork can introduce new diners. The question is what happens after: on a marketplace, repeat guests keep costing you per cover and stay in the platform’s app. Bookler moves those bookings to your own website.
What mattersBooklerTheFork
Pricing modelFlat monthly fee, no charge per cover.Commission or fee per cover on network bookings, depending on plan.
Who owns the guestYou do — data, notes, and history are yours.Shared with the marketplace and its diner app.
Where guests bookYour own website and branded widget.Mainly the TheFork app and profile, next to other restaurants.
Loyalty & discountsYour rules, your margin.Network promotions and Yums loyalty run on the platform’s terms.
Guest messagesAI handles email + WhatsApp within your rules.Not the platform’s focus.
Getting startedWe set you up and bring your guest list over.Self-serve; export is on you.
More than software
We’re part of your team, not just another software supplier.
Marketplaces and most reservation platforms hand you a login and walk away. We don’t. We set Bookler up around the way your restaurant already works, move your guest history across, and build what you’re missing — so the software earns its place on your pass.
We bring your guests across
We import your guest list, notes, and regulars from your current system, so switching costs you nothing and no history is lost.
We build what’s missing
If your restaurant needs something the product doesn’t do yet, we build it — instead of pointing you at a roadmap.
Keep TheFork for reach, own the repeat
There’s nothing wrong with a marketplace listing for discovery. The costly part is letting it keep charging you for guests who already know you. Many restaurants run both: a listing for new diners, Bookler for everyone who comes back.
What per-cover fees really add up to
A fee on every network cover scales with how busy you are — you pay most exactly when you’re fullest. A flat fee means growth is yours to keep, whether you seat 200 covers a month or 2,000.
One system for your whole service
Bookler is a booking widget, a reservation desk, and message automation built to work together for your restaurant — not a profile in a discovery app you share with the venue next door.
FAQ
Moving from TheFork
Can I import my guests from TheFork?
Yes. Export your guest list and we bring regulars, notes, and preferences across during setup — nothing is lost.
Should I cancel TheFork completely?
You don’t have to. Many restaurants keep a listing for discovery while moving repeat and direct bookings to their own website, where there’s no per-cover fee.
Is Bookler cheaper than TheFork?
It depends on your covers, so we won’t quote their price for you — it changes by plan and market. Bookler is a flat monthly fee with no per-cover charge, so the more you fill, the bigger the difference.
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No per-cover fees, ever
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Your guests stay yours
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We import your TheFork guest list
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Send us a typical month and your current TheFork plan. We’ll show you honestly what moving repeat bookings to Bookler changes — and help you switch without losing a reservation.