The TheFork alternative that stops charging you per diner
Your booking engine, on your website, for a flat €49 a month. Zero commission per diner and zero per booking: fill 200 tables or 2,000, you pay the same. Everyone who books lands in your CRM and belongs to you, so when they come back they cost you nothing. On a marketplace like TheFork, that same cover gets paid for again every time it arrives through the portal. Start today with 30 days free, no card.
Stop paying by the head: €49 a month, whatever happens
TheFork combines management software with a marketplace audience. Its official pricing page lists average-spend-based commissions for bookings from TheFork, Tripadvisor and partners. Bookings from your website, Instagram and Facebook are included in the plan: not every booking has the same cost.
Qomanda is an engine for your own website and direct channels. A 39-language engine, booking diary, floor plan and CRM are included for €49/month + VAT per restaurant, with no Qomanda per-guest or per-booking fee.
Compare your actual invoice and booking sources. Switching tools does not guarantee retaining demand supplied by a marketplace. Try Qomanda for 30 days without a card.
The full comparison, nothing hidden.
| Feature | Qomanda | TheFork / El Tenedor |
|---|---|---|
| Base priceCompare the current fee, taxes, extras and included channels from each provider. | €49/mo flat per restaurant | Variable fee by plan; rate not always public |
| Commission per diner or reservationThat cost rises with every table you fill. Qomanda's doesn't move. | €0 — never | Commission based on average spend for bookings from TheFork, Tripadvisor and partners; confirm your contracted percentage. |
| Brings new diners (marketplace)Its portal captures people who don't know you: that's its strong point. The fine print is that you don't pay for that acquisition once — the guest stays in its database and every return pays commission again. With Qomanda the guest is yours from the first booking, and coming back costs nothing. | No: it's your engine, and the guest who books is yours | Yes — its portal and app can bring guests who don't know you |
| Bookings from your website, Google and socialYour direct bookings pay no commission with either. The difference is where the guest ends up: with Qomanda, in your CRM. | Yes — embeddable engine in 39 languages, no commission | Yes — its widget on your site charges no commission either |
| Ownership of the guest and their dataWhoever holds the guest's record decides who pays to bring them back. | Yours and exportable, in your CRM (14 allergens, notes, VIP, history) | The relationship and data largely live inside its platform |
| Lock-in | No lock-in | Depends on your plan's contract |
| Anti no-showBoth fight no-shows. With Qomanda the deposit money lands in your own restaurant's Stripe account. | Card deposits/holds (Stripe, on your account) + SMS reminders | Also offers card imprint and reminders |
| Trial and onboardingWith Qomanda you try the full software for 30 days without a card and decide on data from your own dining room. | 30 days free, no card | Offers an entry plan to list in its directory |
| SupportNo layers, no tickets escalating upward: you talk to the people who code the tool. | Direct line to the team that builds it (Alture, Granada) | Support from a large international platform |
Reviewed on 30 September 2026. TheFork publishes average-spend-based commissions for its channels and includes bookings from your site, Instagram and Facebook in its plans. Check its official terms and your contract. CoverManager quotes after a demo; a public 2025 pricing document also exists and may have changed. No-show figures link their sources and do not guarantee outcomes for your restaurant. Trademarks belong to their owners; no affiliation.
The portal introduces the guest. Then charges you every time they return
TheFork's portal has an audience of its own: people looking for somewhere to eat who can discover you there. That's genuine acquisition, and it earns a first visit.
The fine print is that you don't pay for that acquisition once. The guest comes in through the portal, stays in its database and returns through its app; and every time they return, you pay commission again. A regular's tenth cover costs you exactly what a stranger's first one did. That isn't discovery any more: it's renting your own customer.
Qomanda gives them back. The booking runs through your website, under your brand, and the guest lands in your CRM with their history, their allergens and their notes. Let them come back as often as they like: it still costs €49 a month.
The play that works: the portal, to get discovered. Qomanda's engine, for everything else — your website, your Google listing, your Instagram, word of mouth and, above all, the people who already know you. You pay to acquire once, not to be remembered. Set it up today: 30 days free, no card.
Fill your tables from your own database
Everyone who books moves into your CRM: name, contact, visit history, spend, up to 14 allergens, notes and a VIP tag. It's your database, and you export it whenever you want.
That's how you fill up with no middleman. The last-minute gap gets covered by the waitlist. The regular walks in and their waiter already knows they avoid gluten and that it's their birthday. The slow Tuesday gets lifted straight from that list, without asking anyone's permission or paying for every head that answers.
In a marketplace, that relationship lives inside the platform: the guest associates the booking with the portal and, every time they come back that way, you pay again for someone who was already yours.
Start building your database today. 30 days free, no card, and whatever you gather leaves with you.
Calculate costs using your own data and channels.
Use an illustrative calculation: 300 commission-based covers at an assumed €3 per guest would cost €900/month. This is not an official TheFork rate. Qomanda’s reservation plan costs €588/year + VAT. Any saving depends on moving bookings to your direct channel while keeping demand, and excludes optional modules, messaging and payment fees.
No-show prevention is a separate problem. Review reminders, deposits and cancellation rules for your restaurant rather than assuming a specific reduction.
Use the calculator with your actual costs, then try the tool for 30 days without a card.
Average no-shows in Spanish restaurants in 2025, per TheFork
What no-shows take each year from a restaurant handling around 500 bookings a month
TheFork average-spend-based commission for acquisition channels
Qomanda reservation plan; VAT and optional extras excluded
Before you make the move.
What restaurants thinking about switching usually ask us. No fine print.
Qomanda manages direct channels for €49/month + VAT without a Qomanda booking fee. TheFork combines software and a marketplace: its plans include bookings from your own site and social channels, while acquisition channels carry an average-spend-based commission. Compare the service, demand source and contracted costs.
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