OpenTable for business

Leading restaurant reservation network.

Claim or add your listing Visit opentable.com

Cost to list: Paid; Paying is required to list
Approval: Editorial review
Shows up in searches for: 3 business types; Best #9, restaurants
Popularity: Tranco #4,379; #171 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide · AU, CA, GB…

Not established yet: whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 5 sources

Is OpenTable worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

Yes, for some

Yes, for restaurants.

OpenTable made Google's top 10 in 2 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. You have to pay to be listed.

Strongest for: Restaurants

What works

Showed up in Google for restaurants, as high as #9
Busier than most directory sites: #171 of 1,712 by Tranco

Watch out for

You have to pay to be listed

Measured fit, by business type

How often OpenTable made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Restaurants 2/4

Strong · best #9

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Where OpenTable shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

OpenTable accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Restaurants

2/4

OpenTable ranked as high as #9 in 2 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 36% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Tripadvisor 4/4, Resy 2/4, Tock 2/4

Other sites

konagrill.com, hyatt.com, kccrossroads.org

Searches: “restaurant kansas city mo”, “best restaurants in sacramento”, “restaurant omaha”, “top rated restaurants phoenix az” result
Bars and breweries check eligibility

1/4

OpenTable ranked as high as #5 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 19% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Yelp 3/4, Tripadvisor 2/4, The Infatuation 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, downtownraleigh.org, thisisraleigh.com

Searches: “bars raleigh nc”, “best breweries in st louis”, “bars austin”, “top rated breweries miami fl” result
Caterers check eligibility

1/4

OpenTable ranked as high as #5 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 23% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Yelp 3/4, Instagram 2/4, Tripadvisor 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, facebook.com, brewandsipcoffeebar.com

Searches: “catering tampa fl”, “best caterers in new orleans”, “catering denver”, “top rated caterers portland or” result

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What OpenTable costs and who can list

As stated on OpenTable's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Restaurants

Census audience: restaurants · Worldwide, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Pricing: Paid

Per OpenTable's plans & pricing pages: Basic $149/mo + network cover fee (free for 30 days, then $1.50/cover; website reservations $0.25/cover or $49/mo flat); Core $299/mo + $1/network cover (own-website reservations included); Pro $499/mo + $1/network cover. Cover fees charged only for seated guests.
Approval: Editorial review. Restaurants sign up for a paid OpenTable plan (sales/onboarding); no listing review timeline stated.
Requirements: Restaurant business; subscription to an OpenTable plan.
Note: opentable.com timed out for curl and WebFetch; prices taken from search snippets of OpenTable's own pricing pages (may be several months old); restaurant page link rel not inspected.
Sources: opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans
opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/basic
opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans/core
opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/compare/opentable-vs-tock
opentable.com

Not established: link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to add your business to OpenTable

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Prepare your details

OpenTable asks for: Restaurant business; subscription to an OpenTable plan.
- Business name, address and phone written exactly as on your Google Business Profile and website
- Primary category, plus the services you actually offer
- Opening hours, service area and website URL
- Real photos: storefront or vehicle, team, finished work
- Access to the business phone or email, in case it verifies ownership
- A way to ask real customers for reviews (never buy them)
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (industry directory), not a list published by OpenTable.
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Open the claim page
opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans
3

Approval: editorial review

Restaurants sign up for a paid OpenTable plan (sales/onboarding); no listing review timeline stated.
4

Check the watch-outs

1 thing to know before you claim.

OpenTable alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types OpenTable serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about OpenTable

Is OpenTable worth it for a business?

Yes, for restaurants. OpenTable made Google's top 10 in 2 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. You have to pay to be listed. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a OpenTable listing cost?

Paid. What we found: Per OpenTable's plans & pricing pages: Basic $149/mo + network cover fee (free for 30 days, then $1.50/cover; website reservations $0.25/cover or $49/mo flat); Core $299/mo + $1/network cover (own-website reservations included); Pro $499/mo + $1/network cover. Cover fees charged only for seated guests.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from OpenTable dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested OpenTable's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I add my business to OpenTable?

Start at opentable.com/restaurant-solutions/plans. Approval: editorial review (Restaurants sign up for a paid OpenTable plan (sales/onboarding); no listing review timeline stated.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best OpenTable alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Tripadvisor, Yelp, and The Infatuation. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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