specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: TableCheck
providerId: tablecheck
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Restaurant
- Reservations
- Hospitality
- SaaS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of TableCheck spend. TableCheck is a per-location SaaS platform,
  not a usage-metered API product: the dominant cost is a per-venue
  subscription quoted by TableCheck sales, plus any enterprise/group agreement.
  Direct online reservations taken through TableCheck's own booking widget are
  commission-free, so unlike cover-fee marketplaces there is generally no
  per-cover charge on first-party bookings. API access (Availability, Web
  Booking, Booking, CRM, POS, Site Controller) is partner-gated and enabled for
  platform customers/partners rather than billed as a separate line item; there
  is no public per-request API price. Rate limiting (10,000 requests / 5 min per
  component) is a stability control, not a metered charge.
notes: >-
  No public per-unit or per-location rates are available; figures are quoted by
  TableCheck sales. Treat the billing model below as structural (subscription +
  commission-free direct bookings + enterprise), not as reconciled pricing.
sources:
- https://www.tablecheck.com/en/join/
- https://tablecheck.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/API
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: TableCheck
serviceCategory: Restaurant Reservation and Guest Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TableCheck for Restaurants
  ServiceCategory: Restaurant Reservation and Guest Management
  ProviderName: TableCheck
  PublisherName: TableCheck
  InvoiceIssuerName: TableCheck
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: location_subscription
  description: Per-venue platform subscription; the primary TableCheck charge, quoted per location.
  unit: locations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - location
- name: direct_reservations
  description: Reservations booked via TableCheck's own widget; commission-free (tracked for value, not billed per cover).
  unit: covers
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - location
- name: api_requests
  description: Partner API requests across components; rate-limited (10k / 5 min per component) but not metered for billing.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - component
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track spend per location and per brand; monitor which venues use API integrations (POS, CRM, Availability) so subscription cost maps to usage.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each per-location subscription to the owning venue, brand, or franchise cost center.
- name: Optimization
  description: Favor commission-free direct bookings through TableCheck's own widget over cover-fee marketplaces; consolidate group locations under an enterprise agreement to negotiate per-location rates.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per location/brand and review subscription spend against booking volume and covers seated each billing period.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com