commission-free restaurant booking software with Stripe pre-auth

A commission-free restaurant booking software with Stripe pre-auth addresses the two biggest variable costs a restaurant carries on bookings: per-cover commissions and no-show losses. Flat pricing fixes the first; real card pre-authorisation through Stripe fixes the second. Reserver puts both in the Plus plan without per-reservation fees.

The pricing model is flat: Free to start, Pro at €49/month (billed annually), Plus at €74/month (annual). No per-cover commission, regardless of channel — widget, Reserve with Google, AI voice agent, manual phone. For a restaurant doing 300 monthly reservations through a marketplace with per-cover fees, this typically saves €500-€1,200 every month.

Stripe pre-authorisation is native in Plus. At reservation time, the customer’s card is validated and the configured amount is held — not charged — for the legally allowed window. If the customer shows or cancels within the policy window, no charge is captured. If it’s a real no-show, the charge is captured automatically with the descriptor configured in your Stripe Connect account.

The policy is configurable per service, per day, per reservation type. You can require pre-auth only on weekend dinners, exempt customers tagged VIP or regular, and adjust the cancellation window. All under Stripe’s official PCI-compliant gateway — the restaurant never touches card data. Activate Stripe from the panel in minutes once you’re on Plus.