# An alternative to Bookio and Tableo: prices and limits compared

> Looking for an alternative to Bookio or Tableo? Prices, free plans and their limits, with a source for every figure, and what you pay with Booklio.ai.

Page: https://booklio.ai/en/articles/bookio-and-tableo-alternative

Updated 2026-11-02

Booklio.ai is an alternative to Bookio and Tableo that is free in full: the core and all 9 modules cost CZK 0 a month, and you only pay for text messages to guests (CZK 3) and drafts by Claude (CZK 3), excl. VAT. Bookio’s hospitality plans cost CZK 480 to 1,730 a month excl. VAT with a 14-day trial, while Tableo has a free plan for up to 100 guests a month and paid plans at 59, 99 and 299 with no currency stated.

## Booklio.ai, Bookio and Tableo side by side

Bookio and Tableo come up often when Czech venues search Google for a restaurant reservation system. Both are well established and both have paid plans. The table shows their prices as their public price lists state them, with a link next to every figure so you can check it.

**Booklio.ai, Bookio and Tableo, prices and limits checked on 2 November 2026**

|  | Booklio.ai | Bookio | Tableo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paid plans per month | CZK 0, no plans | Basic CZK 480 / 430, Standard CZK 980 / 880, Premium CZK 1,730 / 1,550 excl. VAT, with monthly or annual billing ([price list](https://www.bookio.com/cs/cenik)) | three plans at 59, 99 and 299, currency not stated ([price list](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)) |
| Free | the core and all 9 modules; you don’t pay for bookings or tables | 14-day trial for hospitality; the Freemium plan is for services only, up to 100 bookings a month ([price list](https://www.bookio.com/cs/cenik)) | Freemium for up to 100 guests a month ([price list](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)) |
| Extra charges | text messages CZK 3, drafts by Claude CZK 3, AI floor plan suggestion CZK 5, excl. VAT | we found no other charges in the hospitality price list | SMS and WhatsApp messages at transmission cost, deposits 1% + Stripe fees ([price list](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)) |
| Booking right inside Google | not yet; you add a free link to your booking page in your Business Profile | the website mentions booking through Google ([bookio.com](https://www.bookio.com/cs)) | the price list includes booking with Google ([price list](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)) |

*Prices from the public price lists of Bookio and Tableo, checked on 2 November 2026. VAT is shown where the source states it. Prices may change; the vendor’s current price list always applies. Booklio’s prices are on the [Pricing](https://booklio.ai/en/pricing) page.*

## Free plans come with limits

A free reservation system doesn’t always mean the same thing. With other vendors the free version is usually an entry plan with a cap, and once you pass it you move to a paid plan:

- **Tableo Freemium** is free for up to 100 guests a month ([Tableo price list](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)). A restaurant that seats 25 bookings of four over a weekend uses it up in one weekend.
- **Bookio** has a permanently free Freemium plan for services only, up to 100 bookings a month. Its hospitality plans are paid, with a 14-day trial ([Bookio price list](https://www.bookio.com/cs/cenik)).
- **Tabloy Free**, another system with a free version, is capped at 50 bookings a month and 8 tables ([Tabloy price list](https://www.tabloy.cz/cenik)).

Paid restaurant reservation systems cost roughly CZK 325 to 1,730 a month according to public price lists, from Tabloy Start to Bookio Premium. The full table of eleven systems with sources is in [Free restaurant reservation systems: prices compared, 2026](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/free-restaurant-booking-system-price-comparison).

> **Booklio has no free-plan cap**
>
> Booklio has no plans and no cut-down free version. Every venue gets the core and all 9 modules, and you don’t pay for bookings, guests, tables or spaces. The only limits are protective: bookings through guests’ AI assistants have flood limits, and one email address sets up one venue.

## What you pay with Booklio

With Booklio you only pay for what actually gets sent, from prepaid credit you top up by bank transfer with a QR code. Signing up needs no payment card.

**What you pay for with Booklio (excl. VAT)**

| Service | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Text messages to guests (confirmations, reminders) | CZK 3 per message |
| Drafts by Claude (review replies, event translations, invitation texts) | CZK 3 per draft |
| Floor plan suggested by AI from a photo of your plan or room | CZK 5 per suggestion |
| Emails to guests | CZK 0, up to 3,000 a month |
| Bookings through guests’ AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT) | CZK 0 |
| Bookings, tables, spaces, admin, statistics | CZK 0 |

> **Worked example**
>
> A venue with 200 bookings a month, where half the guests give a phone number and get a confirmation and a reminder, sends 200 text messages: CZK 600 excl. VAT a month. Guests who give an email address get their messages for free. Drafts by Claude are only on if you switch them on. Work out your own numbers with the [calculator on the Pricing page](https://booklio.ai/en/pricing).

## What Booklio does differently

- **Free times from real tables.** The system accounts for table sizes and combinations, and the website only offers times when the party really fits. Two guests can’t grab the same last table at once.
- **Tables held back for walk-ins.** At peak times the website offers only part of your tables; management decides how many (50 to 100%).
- **Auto-confirm.** Requests that meet the rules are confirmed in seconds. Less than 3 hours before the booking, a person who can see the room decides.
- **Bookings through AI assistants.** Guests book in Claude and ChatGPT through Booklio’s own MCP server, under the same rules as the website and free for the venue. More in [Booking through ChatGPT and Claude](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/booking-through-chatgpt-and-claude).
- **Several spaces with their own hours.** Restaurant by day, bar into the night, club until morning, each with its own rules. That’s how it runs at [James Dean Prague](https://booklio.ai/en/customers).
- **Stats without cookies.** Statistics show where guests came from, and your website needs no consent banner for them.

Every feature, with the status of each, is on the [Features](https://booklio.ai/en/features) page.

## When Bookio or Tableo may suit you better

A fair comparison also says when Booklio isn’t the right fit:

- **Booking right inside Google.** Bookio and Tableo both list it. Booklio isn’t one of the providers Google offers this through yet; you add a link to your booking page in your Business Profile instead, as described in [How to add reservations to Google Maps](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/add-reservations-to-google-maps).
- **One system for several trades.** If you run a spa or a sports venue next to your restaurant, Bookio can handle those too. Booklio only does table bookings.
- **A deposit on every booking.** According to its price list, Tableo takes deposits and prepayments for 1% + Stripe fees. Booklio only takes payment upfront for bottle tables (an optional module, ready in the code and waiting for payments to be switched on); otherwise bookings are deposit-free for guests.
- **A long track record and many customers.** Bookio has been around since 2013 and lists more than 2,500 venues. Booklio.ai is a new system with one reference customer, James Dean Prague.

By the way, Booklio.ai and Bookio are two different systems from two different companies, even though their names differ by a single letter. More in [Booklio.ai is not Bookio](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/booklio-is-not-bookio).

## How to switch to Booklio

1. **Sign up.** On the [Get Booklio for free](https://booklio.ai/en/contact) page you fill in a few details and confirm your email. Booklio sets itself up and you have the admin within minutes.
2. **Add your tables and opening hours.** The setup guide walks you through your venue, spaces and tables. A photo of your floor plan is enough, or you can place tables on a grid.
3. **Move your upcoming bookings.** Enter the bookings from your old system through New booking; each takes about 30 seconds. In test mode you can try everything without a single message going out to guests.
4. **Swap the code on your website.** Paste two lines of code from the setup guide in place of the old form; the steps are on the [How to add the widget](https://booklio.ai/en/embed) page.
5. **Update your links.** In your Google Business Profile, on Instagram and on Facebook, replace the old link with your Booklio booking page, as described in [Bookings from Instagram and Facebook](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/bookings-from-instagram-and-facebook).

Keep the old system running until the bookings guests made in it have passed. Check the bookings it took up to the switch once more, so none is left only there.

## Časté otázky

### What is a free alternative to Bookio?

Booklio.ai. The core and all 9 modules cost CZK 0 a month, with no trial period after which you start paying. You only pay for text messages to guests (CZK 3) and drafts by Claude (CZK 3), excl. VAT.

### Does Tableo have a free plan?

Yes. According to Tableo’s price list, its Freemium plan is free for up to 100 guests a month. Paid plans cost 59, 99 and 299; the price list doesn’t state the currency.

### How much does Bookio cost for a restaurant?

According to Bookio’s price list, its hospitality plans are Basic CZK 480 / 430, Standard CZK 980 / 880 and Premium CZK 1,730 / 1,550 a month excl. VAT, with monthly or annual billing. There’s a 14-day trial.

### Can guests book a Booklio venue right inside Google Maps?

Not right inside Google yet; Booklio isn’t one of Google’s booking providers. You add a free link to your Booklio booking page in your Google Business Profile.

## Zdroje

- [Bookio price list (hospitality plans, Freemium for services), in Czech](https://www.bookio.com/cs/cenik)
- [Bookio home page (booking through Google, number of venues), in Czech](https://www.bookio.com/cs)
- [Tableo price list (Freemium, plans, SMS, deposits, booking with Google), in Czech](https://tableo.com/cs/cenik)
- [Tabloy price list, in Czech](https://www.tabloy.cz/cenik)

## Mohlo by vás zajímat

- [Free restaurant reservation system: 2026 price comparison](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/free-restaurant-booking-system-price-comparison)
- [Booklio.ai is not Bookio: two different reservation systems](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/booklio-is-not-bookio)
- [Pricing](https://booklio.ai/en/pricing)

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