HalloTisch vs HappyChef

HalloTisch (Germany, value score 8.0/10, #1 of 12 in Reservations) and HappyChef (Belgium, 7.8/10, #2) are two of the EU-headquartered reservations solutions ranked on TechForMerchant. Criterion by criterion, here is how they compare.

	HalloTisch	HappyChef
Value score	8.0 / 10 · #1 in Reservations	7.8 / 10 · #2 in Reservations
Market penetration	2.0 / 10	1.0 / 10
Scores	Deployment10Ease of use9Innovation6Price & terms9 Market penetration2.0 Adoption2Integration2	Deployment9Ease of use9Innovation6Price & terms9 Market penetration1.0 Adoption1Integration1
Tagline	Flat-fee online reservations plus a restaurant website for German restaurants	Restaurant reservation system you buy once instead of renting
Category	Reservations	Reservations
Status	Rising Sole-proprietor business from Kaiserslautern, launched recently, no public customer figures	Rising Small bootstrapped Belgian team; published references include restaurants that switched from Zenchef and Tablemanager.
Headquarters	Germany, Kaiserslautern	Belgium, Essen
Founded	—	2025
From	€49/month One flat plan for the whole restaurant: website, hosting, SSL, email confirmations and reminders included; no per-guest fee, no setup fee; four-week free trial, cancel monthly; shown without VAT (small-business scheme)	Free Start plan free with 0% commission; Owner licence €1,500 one-time, or €129/month over 12 months, €79/month over 24 or €49/month over 60; add-ons: WhatsApp confirmations €9/month, reminders €9/month, AI email replies €19/month, newsletters €19/month, AI phone assistant from €99/month; 90-day money-back guarantee
For	restaurants	restaurants hospitality
Size	independent	independent
Serves
European	EU headquarters · EU-owned · EU hosting stated	EU headquarters · EU-owned · hosting not stated
Funding	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
What is new	An AI assistant handles set-up and sends a weekly analysis, and the website is bundled with the reservation system at one flat price with no per-guest fee.	Sells reservations as a one-time, transferable licence instead of a subscription, with a free plan, no commission per cover and an owners' council that votes twice a year on the roadmap.
Strengths	Flat monthly price with no commission per guest or booking Website, hosting and SSL included; four-week free trial, cancel monthly Google Business Profile booking link and guest self-service changes	Free plan with unlimited reservations and no commission per cover Buy once instead of renting: one-time, transferable licence with a 90-day money-back guarantee WhatsApp confirmations and reminders, with 26% fewer no-shows reported from its own July 2026 data Licence holders vote twice a year on the roadmap, one vote per business
Limits	Germany only, German-language interface Sole-proprietor business with no public customer figures; no POS integrations stated	Young company with a small installed base, so far in Belgium Many features are paid add-ons (WhatsApp, AI assistants, takeaway), so the full cost depends on the options chosen No guest-discovery marketplace like TheFork
Website	hallotisch.com ↗	happychef.cloud ↗

Our reading

HalloTisch leads on Deployment, Adoption, Integration. They are level on Ease of use, Innovation, Price & terms.

HalloTisch. Best for independent German restaurants that want commission-free online reservations and a simple website without hardware or an IT project.

HappyChef. Best for independent Belgian restaurants that want commission-free reservations and would rather own their software than pay a monthly subscription.

Ranking computed by AI (Claude) from customer reviews, comparators, trade associations and the news · editorial responsibility Camille POTVIN · reviewed 12 Oct 2026 · how this page is made