--- title: "OpenTable vs Toast Tables: Which is searched more?" description: "Is OpenTable or Toast Tables more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant booking platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/opentable-vs-toast-tables" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # OpenTable vs Toast Tables: Which is searched more? Is OpenTable or Toast Tables more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant booking platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: OpenTable and Toast Tables - **Competitive set**: Restaurant booking platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **OpenTable Share of Search**: 75.5% - **Toast Tables Share of Search**: 0.27% ## Is OpenTable or Toast Tables more popular in search? - In September 2026, OpenTable had more branded searches than Toast Tables among restaurant booking platforms worldwide. OpenTable had about 1 million branded searches, while Toast Tables had 3,600. OpenTable made up 75.5% of all restaurant booking platform searches we track, and Toast Tables accounted for 0.27%. - OpenTable was ahead of Toast Tables in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenTable’s share of searches among restaurant booking platforms worldwide moved from 77% to 75.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toast Tables’ share of searches among restaurant booking platforms worldwide moved from 0.34% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K. ## Top restaurant booking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OpenTable appeared in all five answers. Toast Tables was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. OpenTable was listed before Toast Tables in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OpenTable | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Resy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Tock | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Toast Tables | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SevenRooms | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Eat App | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | First Table | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ResDiary | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dish Cult | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about restaurant booking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant booking platform should I go to?": 1. OpenTable, 2. Resy, 3. Tock - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurant booking platforms?": 1. OpenTable, 2. Resy, 3. Tock - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant booking platform for table reservations?": 1. OpenTable, 2. Resy, 3. Tock - Searched Google, AI Overview "restaurant booking platform": 1. OpenTable, 2. Resy, 3. Tock, 4. Toast Tables, 5. SevenRooms, 6. Eat App - Searched Google, AI Overview "restaurant reservation system": 1. OpenTable, 2. Resy, 3. Tock, 4. SevenRooms, 5. Toast Tables, 6. Eat App Not named in any answer: First Table, ResDiary and Dish Cult. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for restaurant booking platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Toast Tables worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | OpenTable estimated searches | OpenTable Share of Search | OpenTable rank | Toast Tables estimated searches | Toast Tables Share of Search | Toast Tables rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1M | 77% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.34% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 81.3% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.24% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 84.7% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.25% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 80.2% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.29% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 86.1% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.25% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 78.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.28% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 79% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.28% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.5M | 81.7% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.29% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 79.1% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.29% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 1M | 76% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.27% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 1M | 75.5% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.27% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 1M | 75.5% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.27% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OpenTable’s and Toast Tables’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **OpenTable**: Measured on the search term “opentable”. - **Toast Tables**: Measured on the search term “toast tables”. - [OpenTable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opentable) - [Toast Tables profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toast-tables) - [All restaurant booking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/restaurant-booking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is OpenTable or Toast Tables more popular in search? In September 2026, OpenTable had more branded searches than Toast Tables among restaurant booking platforms worldwide. OpenTable had about 1 million branded searches, while Toast Tables had 3,600. OpenTable made up 75.5% of all restaurant booking platform searches we track, and Toast Tables accounted for 0.27%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "OpenTable vs Toast Tables: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/opentable-vs-toast-tables This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/opentable-vs-toast-tables. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.