NomNom vs SevenRooms: independent venue or enterprise group?
We make NomNom, so this is our side of it — with SevenRooms' strengths left in. These two rarely end up on the same shortlist for long, because they are built for different sizes of business. SevenRooms is an enterprise guest-data platform sold to upscale groups. NomNom is a flat-fee booking system for independents and small groups.
Side by side
| NomNom | SevenRooms | |
| Headline price | £29.99 a month, everything included | Quote only |
| Per-cover commission | No | No |
| Contract | None — rolling monthly | Annual |
| Free trial | 14 days | No |
| SMS reminders | Included (pay-as-you-go credits) | Included (varies by tier) |
| Gift vouchers | Included | Not a standard feature |
| Diner marketplace | No | No |
NomNom
One plan, one published price, everything in: commission-free booking on your own branded page, Stripe deposits and card holds, SMS reminders, an allergy-aware guest database, gift vouchers, multiple venues and unlimited devices. No contract, no setup fee, 14-day free trial. The honest gap is discovery: there is no diner marketplace.
SevenRooms
Closer to a guest CRM than a booking widget: automated tagging, rich guest profiles, targeted marketing, loyalty and feedback loops. No marketplace and no per-cover fee, but it is enterprise-priced, quote-only and on an annual contract, and it is aimed at upscale groups and multi-site operators rather than a single independent site.
So which should you choose?
If you have a marketing team, several sites and a real appetite for guest segmentation, SevenRooms does things we simply do not — its CRM, tagging and automated marketing are the product, not a side feature. If you are one or two venues and the thing you actually need is a booking diary that does not take a cut, an annual enterprise contract is a lot of machinery for the job. Neither of us runs a diner marketplace, so on discovery the two are level.
Try NomNom free for 14 days
No card, no setup fee and no sales call — and your existing bookings and guest history can be imported so you are not starting from an empty diary. See how it works.
Common questions
Is SevenRooms worth it for a single restaurant?
Usually not. SevenRooms is priced and built for upscale groups and enterprise hospitality, on an annual contract with quote-only pricing. A single independent site rarely has the marketing capacity to use the guest-CRM features that justify the cost.
Does NomNom have guest profiles and booking history?
Yes — an allergy-aware guest database with booking history, notes and review follow-ups is included. It is not a marketing-automation platform: SevenRooms goes considerably further on segmentation, tagging and automated campaigns.
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Prices and features were accurate to the best of our knowledge on 11 August 2026, summarised from each vendor's own published information and from third-party trackers. Where a vendor does not publish pricing we say so rather than quoting an estimate as though it were a list price. Booking system pricing changes often — always confirm the current figure with the vendor before you sign anything.