Buyer's guide · Restaurant table booking
The best WhatsApp table booking systems for restaurants in India
The best WhatsApp table booking system books a real table, not just a time: a party of two gets the two-seater, the table is held only as long as that party needs, bookings stop at what the kitchen can handle, and full nights offer a waiting list. MotherBot does all of this inside WhatsApp, with deposits, pre-orders from your menu and a floor plan for your staff.
Updated 27 October 2026. Competitor prices quoted from each vendor’s own pricing page, checked 3 September 2026.
At a glance
The short version. Every row links to the detail below.
| Tool | Best for | Starts at | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
1. MotherBot | Full table booking inside WhatsApp | ₹0 · Free Forever | Yes |
2. Zoko | Selling food from a WhatsApp catalogue | $49.99/mo · Starter | No |
3. Interakt | Catalogues and payments for a big team | ₹0 · Starter | Yes |
4. Wati | A simple booking flow on a small budget | $49/mo · Growth | No |
5. AiSensy | The lowest cost to get on the API | ₹0 · Free Forever | Yes |
We make MotherBot, so it’s first on our own list — read it knowing that. To keep it fair, every competitor figure is quoted from that company’s own page, “Not published” means they don’t say (not that they can’t), and each card names where the tool is weaker, ours included.
What to look for
01
Real tables and turn times
A couple keeps a table for about an hour, a party of eight for two. The system should know, or it double-books.
02
Kitchen pacing
A cap on covers per quarter hour, so every table doesn't arrive at 8:00 sharp.
03
A waiting list that works
When you're full, guests join a queue and the next free table is offered — and held — automatically.
04
Deposits for big parties
So an unpaid party of twelve doesn't quietly hold your best tables on a Saturday.
05
Your menu, filtered
Pure veg, Jain, no onion-garlic, allergens and spice levels, so guests only see what they can eat.
06
A floor plan for the shift
Who's booked, who has arrived and what's free, on a phone, for seating walk-ins in one tap.
The list
1. MotherBot
Ten channels, one inbox, built in India
Best for: Full table booking inside WhatsApp
Areas and tables, turn times by party size, covers per 15 minutes, a waiting list with held offers, deposits, pre-orders, a diet-aware menu from your catalogue and a floor plan in the phone app. A ready-made table-booking chatbot needs no setup beyond your floor. Table booking isn't on the public REST API yet — your own software books through the appointment endpoints.
- Free Forever
- ₹0
- Spark
- ₹2,499/mo
- Growth
- ₹4,499/mo
- Infinity
- ₹6,499/mo
Monthly prices, plus GST. No card for the free plan; nothing expires.
See all plans2. Zoko
Commerce-led, per-conversation
Best for: Selling food from a WhatsApp catalogue
Built around WhatsApp commerce, with catalogue messaging aimed at selling. Table booking isn't listed among its plan features, and its entry plan adds a markup to every chat.
- Starter
- $49.99/mo
- Plus
- $79.99/mo
- Elite
- $139.99/mo
From Zoko's own pricing page. Instagram is published as a $9.99/month platform fee. WhatsApp's own rate card is separate on both platforms.
MotherBot vs Zoko3. Interakt
Unlimited agents, WhatsApp-led
Best for: Catalogues and payments for a big team
Catalogues and payments on its Growth plan, with unlimited agents. Table booking isn't listed among its plan features, so plan on building a booking flow.
- Starter
- ₹0
- Growth
- ₹2,799/mo
- Advanced
- ₹3,799/mo
From Interakt's own pricing page, plus taxes. WhatsApp's own per-message charges are separate on both platforms.
MotherBot vs Interakt4. Wati
Low entry price, tight seats
Best for: A simple booking flow on a small budget
A low entry price and a proven chatbot builder. Table booking isn't listed among its plan features, so tables, turn times and the waiting list would be up to you.
- Growth
- $49/mo
- Pro
- $99/mo
- Business
- $399/mo
From Wati's own pricing page at annual billing; monthly rates in brackets. Meta's charges are separate on both platforms.
MotherBot vs Wati5. AiSensy
Cheapest entry, AI sold separately
Best for: The lowest cost to get on the API
The lowest paid price of the Indian tools here. The chatbot builder is a paid add-on, and table booking isn't listed among its plan features.
- Free Forever
- ₹0
- Basic
- ₹1,500/mo
- Pro
- ₹3,200/mo
From AiSensy's own pricing and help-centre pages. Excludes GST. WhatsApp's own per-message charges are separate on both platforms.
MotherBot vs AiSensy
WhatsApp or a reservation app?
Reservation and discovery apps bring you new diners. WhatsApp is where your regulars already talk to you — and a booking there costs you nothing per cover from MotherBot, because you pay a plan rather than a cut of the bill.
Many restaurants run both: the apps for discovery, WhatsApp for direct bookings, reminders, birthdays and repeat visits. What matters is that every booking lands on the same floor plan, so the 8 o'clock table isn't sold twice.
From 'table for four' to seated
Here's what a guest sees with a WhatsApp table booking bot, and what happens behind it.
Ask. Party size, area (indoor, terrace, rooftop), day, time and occasion — all read live from your real floor.
Book. The tightest table that fits is taken, for as long as that party really needs it.
Or wait. If it's full, the guest joins the waiting list and is offered the next table that frees up.
Remind. A reminder before the booking, with the address and a way to change it.
Seat. Staff seat the party in one tap on the floor plan; occasion and dietary notes are right there.
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