Guest Wi-Fi
- Yesnative
- ResDiary
- Nonot offered
Comparison · Table bookings
Stampede vs ResDiary
Stampede does 16 of the 16 things compared here natively. ResDiary does 9.
OrderingBookingsWi-FiPaymentsMarketingReviewsLoyalty
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellOrg-wide profile
AI insights
Table 12, Margarita ready. Tell the kitchen: nut allergy.
Visits14
Spend£1,342
Loyalty320
Device
Last 30 days3 visits peak
This visit · Table 12Square
2×Jerk wings to share£16.00
1×Half jerk chicken£14.50
1×Margarita£9.50
ReviewData used12.62.4GB
Ordering
Bookings
Wi-Fi
Payments
Reviews
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellOrg-wide profile
AI insights
Table 12, Margarita ready. Tell the kitchen: nut allergy.
Visits14
Spend£1,342
Loyalty320
Device
Last 30 days3 visits peak
This visit · Table 12Square
2×Jerk wings to share£16.00
1×Half jerk chicken£14.50
1×Margarita£9.50
ReviewData used12.62.4GB
Powering 2,500+ UK venues
The score
16 to 9.
Native capabilities across the 16 compared below.
Campaign
Sent
Opened
Clicked
Booked
Marketing
- Yesincluded
- ResDiary
- LimitedCRM/marketing add-on
Day planner
17:0020:00Now
Table bookings
- Yes
- ResDiary
- Yes
Reviews
Reviews
- YesAI replies + sentiment
- ResDiary
- YesAI summaries + suggested replies
Guest profile
Square bill
Priya Shah6th visit · Table 12
Bill · 20:415 items
1×Lobster linguine£26.00
1×MargheritaV£12.00
1×Falafel bowlVGGF£14.00
2×Pale ale, pint£12.80
Paid on Square£64.80
Visits6Lifetime£412Points+64
Payments
- YesSquare-powered
- ResDiary
- Yes
Feature comparison
Feature by feature.
Native, limited or not offered. Checked September 2026, sources below.
| Capability | ResDiary | |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings and front of house | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Online reservations and booking management | Yes | Yes |
| Waitlist (host and online) | Yes | Yes |
| Table and floor-plan management | Yes | Yes |
| Deposits and no-show protectionCollected online and recorded against the booking | Yes | Yes |
| Fully branded booking page and guest journeyOne brand kit across the booking page, menus, events, emails, wallet card and Wi-Fi splash | Yesone brand kit | Limitedcustomisable website widget |
| Guest data and marketing | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| Unified guest profile and CRM | Yes | Yes |
| Email marketing | Yesincluded | LimitedCRM/marketing add-on |
| Guest Wi-Fi data captureA captive portal that turns footfall into opted-in contacts | Yesnative | Nonot offered |
| Points loyalty programme | Yes | NoVIP tags and offers only |
| Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google) | Yesno app needed | Nonot offered |
| Reviews and payments | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Review management and reputation | YesAI replies + sentiment | YesAI summaries + suggested replies |
| Payments and deposits | YesSquare-powered | Yes |
| POS integration | YesSquare, two-way | Yes£10/mo add-on, 70+ integrations |
| Ownership and pricing | 3 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Flat per-venue pricing | Yes | Noquote only |
| No per-cover fees | Yes | Yes |
| Independent (not owned by a software group) | Yes | NoAccess Group |
Bookings and front of house5/5ResDiary4/5
Online reservations and booking managementStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Waitlist (host and online)Stampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Table and floor-plan managementStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Deposits and no-show protectionStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Fully branded booking page and guest journeyStampede: one brand kit · ResDiary: customisable website widgetStampede: YesResDiary: Limited
Guest data and marketing5/5ResDiary1/5
Unified guest profile and CRMStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Email marketingStampede: included · ResDiary: CRM/marketing add-onStampede: YesResDiary: Limited
Guest Wi-Fi data captureStampede: native · ResDiary: not offeredStampede: YesResDiary: No
Points loyalty programmeResDiary: VIP tags and offers onlyStampede: YesResDiary: No
Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google)Stampede: no app needed · ResDiary: not offeredStampede: YesResDiary: No
Reviews and payments3/3ResDiary3/3
Review management and reputationStampede: AI replies + sentiment · ResDiary: AI summaries + suggested repliesStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Payments and depositsStampede: Square-poweredStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
POS integrationStampede: Square, two-way · ResDiary: £10/mo add-on, 70+ integrationsStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Ownership and pricing3/3ResDiary1/3
Flat per-venue pricingResDiary: quote onlyStampede: YesResDiary: No
No per-cover feesStampede: YesResDiary: Yes
Independent (not owned by a software group)ResDiary: Access GroupStampede: YesResDiary: No
Pricing
What you pay.
One flat price per venue
The whole platform, priced per venue and sized to your estate on one call.
- You get the number in the first conversation, flat per venue
- Wi-Fi capture, loyalty, reviews and marketing included, not add-ons
- No per-cover fees, ever
- Your guest data is yours to keep and export at any time
ResDiary
Flat subscription, plus add-ons
Commission-free per-site plans (Connect, Express, Pro, Ultimate). Prices are now quote-only.
- Genuinely commission-free on direct bookings (we do not dispute this)
- Plan prices are not published, so pricing is quote-based
- Add-ons on top: CRM/marketing, POS and PMS integration at £10 a month each; Order & Pay, gift vouchers, ResPhone and Event Manager at £35 a month each
- A 1% surcharge on deposits and payments, and 3% on gift vouchers
- Now one brand inside The Access Group, after being sold by Accor in 2023
Why switch
The short version.
Why venues switch to
- You want bookings and Wi-Fi capture, loyalty and reviews feeding one profile you own.
- If your brand matters, Stampede is the choice: every venue gets its own fully branded booking page, and one brand kit carries it across menus, events, emails, the wallet card and the Wi-Fi splash, not just a styled booking widget.
- You want it all in one flat price, not a booking plan plus add-on after add-on.
- You want to turn walk-ins into regulars, not just the guests who already book.
- You want an independent platform, not one that has changed hands twice.
- You want your data future-proofed for AI, with one guest record across every service rather than a booking tool’s slice.
Where it falls short
ResDiary only fits if
- You want a proven, commission-free bookings and table-management tool.
- You are happy to add CRM and marketing as separate paid modules.
- Sitting inside a large software group (Access) suits you.
Proof
The proof.
Operators running on Stampede, in their own numbers.
4.59 → 4.80Google rating, year on year
2.3×average bill from email bookings
“Having everything under one roof is simply superior, full stop.”
Matthew Sankey, owner, Sankey'sRead the story
24,604covers in a single month
0.3%no-show rate across eight venues
“You innovate at a rate I have never seen in a software company.”
Edwin Kirk, founding director, ART HospitalityRead the story
3,920guests enriched with real spend
6 weekstheir first six weeks with Stampede
“Every payment lands on the guest who made it now. Everything a guest does with us, online and in our venues, finally joins up in one view.”
Louis Scott, Howies, EdinburghFull story coming soon
- 89%
- Wi-Fi marketing opt-in rate
- 55p
- average value of a guest contact
- 2,500+
- UK venues run on Stampede
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Yes. Stampede does direct online bookings, waitlist, floor plans and deposits like ResDiary, then adds native guest Wi-Fi capture, a points loyalty programme with wallet passes, and Google review management, all in one flat price feeding one owned profile.
Because AI is only as good as the data beneath it. ResDiary holds your booking data, but it offers no guest Wi-Fi capture or points loyalty, and marketing is a paid add-on. On Stampede, every booking, Wi-Fi login, Square payment, loyalty point and review lands on one guest record as it happens, so our AI agent answers from your data, not a guess, and asks before it acts.
Not on direct bookings, and neither does Stampede. The difference is not the fee; it is that Stampede also captures walk-ins on Wi-Fi and includes points loyalty and marketing, where ResDiary has no points scheme and sells CRM/marketing as a monthly add-on.
Yes, and we do it for you. Give us your logins and our team brings your bookings, guests and history across, then switches it on while your existing contract runs down.
No. ResDiary captures guests at the point of booking; it has no captive-portal Wi-Fi product, so it cannot turn anonymous footfall into contacts. Guest Wi-Fi capture is built into Stampede.
The Access Group, which acquired it from AccorHotels in 2023 (Accor had bought it in 2018). It is now one brand within Access Hospitality. Stampede is independent.
Yes, every page of it. Each venue gets its own fully branded booking page, with your logo, colours, fonts, photography, menus and what’s on. One brand kit then carries it to the emails, wallet card and Wi-Fi splash. ResDiary sells a customisable booking widget and a booking button built for your website, but offers no guest Wi-Fi or wallet card for your brand to reach. If your brand matters, Stampede is the choice.
See it on your venue.
Book a live walkthrough and we will show you exactly how Stampede compares to ResDiary for your setup.
SourcesChecked September 2026
ResDiary details were checked in September 2026 against the sources below. Products change; if anything here is out of date, tell us at hello@stampede.ai and we will correct it. Pricing is taken from ResDiary's own published pages where they exist, and from the third-party sources listed where they do not.
- 1.The Access Group completes acquisition of ResDiary (2023)www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/about/news/the-access-group-completes-acquisition-of-resdiary-to-extend-its-hospitality-proposition
- 2.AccorHotels acquires ResDiary (2018)press.accor.com/accorhotels-acquires-resdiarya-leading-platform-for-restaurant-reservation-table-management/?lang=en
- 3.ResDiary pricing: no commission, plan names, add-on prices and surcharges; plan prices not publishedresdiary.com/pricing
- 4.ResDiary product (bookings, CRM, reviews, 70+ integrations)resdiary.com
- 5.ResDiary Evo: AI review summaries, sentiment, suggested replies, VIP taggingresdiary.com/blog/resdiary-evo-ai-booking-system
- 6.ResDiary W8List waitlist (online and walk-in)resdiary.com/blog/restaurant-waitlist-management
- 7.ResDiary is now part of Access Hospitalityresdiary.com/media-news/resdiary-is-now-part-of-access-hospitality-part-of-the-access-group
- 8.ResDiary for restaurants: "Customisable website booking widget"resdiary.com/who-we-serve/restaurants
- 9.ResDiary: "Bespoke booking widget", "a booking button built for your website"resdiary.com/features/attract-diners