Reservations
Waitwhile
Waitlist and queue management for walk-in-heavy venues.
free–~$31+/mo
What it costs
Free tier (1 location, up to ~50–100 visits/mo), Starter from ~$31/mo (up to 2,500 visits, up to 10 locations), Business from ~$55/mo (up to 5,000 visits), and custom Enterprise; annual billing saves ~20%.
Best for
Walk-in-heavy QSR and fast-casual venues that need a simple, cheap waitlist and queue system rather than a diner network.
Pros
- Free tier and very low entry price
- Simple waitlist and queue management
- Two-way SMS and self-check-in
- Scales to multiple locations affordably
Cons
- Not a diner-network reservation platform
- No discovery/marketing reach like OpenTable
- Visit caps on lower tiers
- Lighter on full-service table management
Integrations
API access on higher tiers plus integrations with common business tools; not a deep restaurant-POS reservations hub.
Alternatives
Yelp Guest Manager · OpenTable · Resy
Our take: A cheap, no-nonsense way to tame the door line for walk-in venues — just don't expect it to fill seats the way a diner-network platform does.
Pricing is the public list rate or a research estimate as of June 2026 — always confirm on a live quote. We take no commission from any vendor; this is for reference.