Guest Wi-Fi
- Yesnative
- TheFork Manager
- Nonot listed
Comparison · Table bookings
Stampede vs TheFork Manager
Stampede does 15 of the 16 things compared here natively. TheFork Manager does 7.
OrderingBookingsAI phoneWi-FiPaymentsMarketingReviewsLoyalty
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellEvery venue
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
OrderingBookingsWi-FiReviews
PaymentsAI phoneMarketingLoyalty
One profileVIP
Sarah MitchellEvery venue
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
15 to 7.
Native capabilities across the 16 compared below.
Wallet pass
Loyalty
- Yespoints, your own
- TheFork Manager
- NoYums, network-wide
Reviews
Reviews
- YesAI replies + sentiment
- TheFork Manager
- Limitedreplies on TheFork reviews
Day planner
17:0020:00Now
Table bookings
- Yes
- TheFork Manager
- Yes
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
- TheFork Manager
- YesTheFork Pay
Campaign
Sent
Opened
Clicked
Booked
Marketing
- Yesincluded
- TheFork Manager
- Yesemail campaigns
Feature comparison
Feature by feature.
Native, limited or not offered. Checked September 2026, sources below.
| Capability | TheFork Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yescard guarantee + prepay |
| 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 | Limitedwidget, styled with a Design Kit |
| Guest data and marketing | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| One guest profile across bookings, Wi-Fi, spend and loyalty | Yes | Limitedbooking guest database |
| Email marketing | Yesincluded | Yesemail campaigns |
| Guest Wi-Fi data captureA captive portal that turns footfall into opted-in contacts | Yesnative | Nonot listed |
| Loyalty programme your venue owns | Yespoints, your own | NoYums, network-wide |
| Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google) | Yesno app needed | Nonot published |
| Reviews and payments | 3 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Review management and reputation | YesAI replies + sentiment | Limitedreplies on TheFork reviews |
| Payments | YesSquare-powered | YesTheFork Pay |
| Square POS integration | Yestwo-way | Nonot among 16 POS partners |
| Ownership and pricing | 2 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| No per-cover or per-booking fees | Yes | Nofee on network bookings |
| Flat per-venue pricing | Yes | Noquote-only plan + fees |
| Consumer booking marketplaceA public site diners browse to find and book venues | Noyour guests book you direct | Yescharged per booking |
Bookings and front of house5/5TheFork Manager4/5
Online reservations and booking managementStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Waitlist (host and online)Stampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Table and floor-plan managementStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Deposits and no-show protectionTheFork Manager: card guarantee + prepayStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Fully branded booking page and guest journeyStampede: one brand kit · TheFork Manager: widget, styled with a Design KitStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Limited
Guest data and marketing5/5TheFork Manager1/5
One guest profile across bookings, Wi-Fi, spend and loyaltyTheFork Manager: booking guest databaseStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Limited
Email marketingStampede: included · TheFork Manager: email campaignsStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Guest Wi-Fi data captureStampede: native · TheFork Manager: not listedStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Loyalty programme your venue ownsStampede: points, your own · TheFork Manager: Yums, network-wideStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Digital wallet passes (Apple and Google)Stampede: no app needed · TheFork Manager: not publishedStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Reviews and payments3/3TheFork Manager1/3
Review management and reputationStampede: AI replies + sentiment · TheFork Manager: replies on TheFork reviewsStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Limited
PaymentsStampede: Square-powered · TheFork Manager: TheFork PayStampede: YesTheFork Manager: Yes
Square POS integrationStampede: two-way · TheFork Manager: not among 16 POS partnersStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Ownership and pricing2/3TheFork Manager1/3
No per-cover or per-booking feesTheFork Manager: fee on network bookingsStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Flat per-venue pricingTheFork Manager: quote-only plan + feesStampede: YesTheFork Manager: No
Consumer booking marketplaceStampede: your guests book you direct · TheFork Manager: charged per bookingStampede: NoTheFork Manager: Yes
Pricing
What you pay.
One flat price per venue
The whole platform, priced per venue and sized to your estate on one call.
- No per-cover fees, whoever the guest is and however they booked
- Wi-Fi capture, loyalty, reviews and marketing included
- Your guest data is yours to keep and export at any time
- Works with Square, two-way
TheFork Manager
Plan plus a fee on marketplace bookings
Performance and Enterprise plans, both "ask for pricing", plus a fee on every booking the marketplace sends.
- Bookings from TheFork, Tripadvisor and partners are charged as a percentage of your average bill per guest
- The more covers the marketplace sends, the more you pay
- Only bookings from your own website, Instagram and Facebook avoid the fee
- Neither plan prices nor fee rates are published
Why switch
Your guests, not a marketplace’s.
Why venues switch to
- You want one flat price per venue, with no per-cover fees on any booking.
- 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 walk-ins captured on guest Wi-Fi, not only the guests who book.
- You want a points card in Apple and Google Wallet that belongs to your venue.
- You run on Square and want every order, payment and walk-in on the guest profile.
- You want guest data that is yours to keep and export.
- You want your data future-proofed for AI, with one guest record rather than a booking database and a network-wide loyalty scheme.
Where it falls short
TheFork Manager only fits if
- You are happy to pay a fee on every booking TheFork sends, set as a percentage of your average bill per guest.
- You want your regulars earning Yums they can spend at any participating restaurant, with your venue funding half of each discount.
- You do not mind your booking platform changing hands, from Tripadvisor to American Express.
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 matches TheFork Manager on online reservations, waitlist, floor plans and deposits, with no per-cover fees on any booking. It then adds what TheFork does not list: native guest Wi-Fi capture, a points card in Apple and Google Wallet that belongs to your venue, Google review management and a two-way Square integration, all on one guest profile.
Because AI is only as good as the data beneath it. TheFork holds your booking data, but guest Wi-Fi capture is not listed, Square is not among its POS partners and Yums loyalty is network-wide, so spend and walk-ins live elsewhere. 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.
TheFork Manager plans are quote-only, and bookings that come from TheFork, Tripadvisor and partner channels carry a fee based on a percentage of your average bill per guest. Only bookings from your own website, Instagram and Facebook avoid it. Stampede is one flat price per venue with no per-cover fees, so a busy night never costs you more.
No. Yums is TheFork’s network-wide diner scheme: diners earn Yums on TheFork bookings and redeem £20 to £50 at any participating restaurant, and your venue funds half of each discount while TheFork reimburses the rest. The programme belongs to TheFork’s network. Stampede’s loyalty is your own points card in Apple and Google Wallet, with no app to download.
Guest Wi-Fi capture is not listed among TheFork Manager’s features or integrations, so walk-ins who never book stay invisible. Stampede’s guest Wi-Fi turns them into opted-in contacts, with an 89% Wi-Fi marketing opt-in rate, on the same profile as your bookings.
No. Square is not among the 16 POS partners TheFork Manager lists. Stampede’s Square integration is two-way: every order, payment and walk-in from your Square point of sale lands on one guest profile.
Tripadvisor, for now. In June 2026 Tripadvisor agreed to sell TheFork to American Express for $700 million, with the deal expected to close before the end of 2026. Stampede is independent, and your guest data is yours to keep and export.
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. TheFork calls its own tool a reservation button, widget or booking module for your website, styled with a Design Kit for colours, fonts and size. 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 TheFork Manager for your setup.
SourcesChecked September 2026
TheFork Manager 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 TheFork Manager's own published pages where they exist, and from the third-party sources listed where they do not.
- 1.American Express announces proposed acquisition of TheFork (Paris-based, 50,000+ clients, 11 countries)www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260614939103/en/American-Express-Announces-Proposed-Acquisition-of-TheFork-a-Leading-European-Restaurant-Booking-Platform
- 2.Tripadvisor enters into agreement to sell TheFork to American Express for $700 million (Tripadvisor press release, 15 June 2026)tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/2026-06-15-Tripadvisor-Enters-into-Agreement-to-Sell-TheFork-to-American-Express-for-700-Million
- 3.TheFork Manager pricing (quote-only plans, fee as % of average bill on marketplace bookings, TheFork Pay)www.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-software-price
- 4.TheFork Manager features and network sizewww.theforkmanager.com/en-gb
- 5.TheFork Manager email campaigns and guest segmentationwww.theforkmanager.com/en/marketing-established-restaurants
- 6.Yums loyalty programme for restaurants (50% reimbursed)www.theforkmanager.com/en/landing-page/yums
- 7.TheFork POS integrationswww.theforkmanager.com/en/pos-integration-restaurant
- 8.TheFork Manager software integrationswww.theforkmanager.com/en/restaurant-software-integrations
- 9.Restaurants can respond to all reviews on their TheFork listingwww.theforkmanager.com/en/blog/improve-rating-thefork
- 10.TheFork Manager: reservation button, widget or booking module, and the Design Kitwww.theforkmanager.com/en/blog/thefork-tools/theforks-revamped-booking-module-fresh-approach-your-restaurant
- 11.TheFork booking widget installation guidelinescalendarexamples.thefork.com/installation-guidelines