SMS marketing for restaurants: the providers that publish a restaurant offer
SMS marketing for restaurants is the use of text messages to send promotions, reservation confirmations, waitlist updates and table-ready texts to guests. Of the 45 providers we score, 13 publish a restaurants page on their own site. At 2,000 texts a month, the cheapest of those is ClickSend at $70.37 on pay as you go, read September 28, 2026.
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Restaurant texting services compared
| Provider | What its site publishes | Named integrations | A month at your volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| SinchScore 8.00 | Publishes a restaurants page Sinch Engage restaurants page for reservation messages, order notifications, promotions and customer service. Named uses: reservation messages, order notifications, Waitlist and table-ready notifications, Reservation confirmation. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $15.60 in message charges |
| ClickSendScore 7.58 | Publishes a restaurants page Bars and restaurants page for quick promotions and hospitality messaging. Named uses: promotions. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $70.37 pay as you go, number and carrier fees in |
| TextmagicScore 6.92 | Publishes a restaurants page Hospitality page for hotels, restaurants and travel agencies: booking confirmations and pre-arrival reminders. Named uses: booking confirmations, pre-arrival reminders, check-in reminders. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $98 in message charges |
| SlickTextScore 6.67 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants and franchises page for promotions, reservations, review requests, loyalty offers and hiring, with QR-code sign-ups. Named uses: reservations, review requests, loyalty offers, QR codes on table tents. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $87.40 on the 2,000 credits plan |
| MessageMediaScore 6.58 | Publishes a restaurants page Sinch Engage restaurants page for reservation messages, order notifications, promotions and customer service. (MessageMedia is now Sinch Engage.) Named uses: reservation messages, order notifications, Waitlist and table-ready notifications, Reservation confirmation. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| SimpleTextingScore 6.42 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants page for waitlist texts, menus, table-ready alerts and loyalty offers. Named uses: waitlist, table is ready, review requests, weekly menu specials. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $84 on the 2,000 texts plan |
| Text-Em-AllScore 6.17 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants page for flash deals, waitlist alerts and reservation reminders. Named uses: flash deals, waitlist alerts, reservation reminder, happy hour alerts. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $170 in message charges |
| TextlineScore 5.75 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurant SMS page for promotions, surveys, staff scheduling and multi-location numbers. Named uses: mass messaging, survey, Employee scheduling, unique textable number for each one. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| EZ TextingScore 5.67 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants page for table-ready paging, reservation confirmations and order updates, with named restaurant integrations (Toast, OpenTable, Square, DoorDash). Named uses: table-ready notifications, reservation confirmation, order updates, Restaurant Paging System. Source, read 28 September 2026 | Toast, OpenTable, Square, DoorDash | $90 on the Launch plan, 500 credits |
| TrumpiaScore 5.67 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants (food and beverages) page for SMS marketing and customer surveys. Named uses: Text Message Marketing for Restaurants, SMS surveys. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $75 on the Standard plan, 2,000 credits |
| TextedlyScore 5.42 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurant SMS marketing page for daily specials, loyalty and coupons. Named uses: daily specials, Loyalty Marketing, coupon. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $87 on the Plus plan, 2,000 credits |
| BirdeyeScore 4.92 | Publishes a restaurants page Birdeye links a restaurants page (and a hospitality page) from its navigation (Australian path). Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| CommunityScore 3.75 | Publishes a restaurants page Restaurants and hospitality page for texting guests directly to fill tables and reward regulars. Named uses: Fill Tables, reward regulars. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| Kudosity (formerly BurstSMS)Score 8.17 | Not checked | None named | $35 pay as you go, number and carrier fees in |
| TelnyxScore 8.08 | Publishes a hotel or travel page, not a restaurant one Telnyx lists a travel and hospitality page; its quick-service and fine-dining page now redirects to the solutions listing. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $8 in message charges |
| TwilioScore 7.42 | Publishes a hotel or travel page, not a restaurant one Travel and hospitality page (hotels and guest experience); no restaurant-specific page. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $16.60 in message charges |
| InfobipScore 7.25 | Not checked | None named | $16.36 in message charges |
| BandwidthScore 6.83 | Publishes a hotel or travel page, not a restaurant one Bandwidth lists a hospitality industry page. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $12 in message charges |
| SMSGlobalScore 6.67 | Not checked | None named | $38 in message charges |
| TrueDialogScore 6.58 | No restaurants page on the pages read No restaurant or hospitality page. TrueDialog's industry menu lists B2B tech, finance, healthcare, higher education and sports. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $15.80 in message charges |
| VonageScore 6.58 | Not checked | None named | $17.20 in message charges |
| NotifyreScore 6.50 | Not checked | None named | $56.40 pay as you go, number and carrier fees in |
| PlivoScore 6.25$1,000 a month minimum (Enterprise plan) | Not checked | None named | $15.40 in message charges |
| Text RequestScore 6.25 | No restaurants page on the pages read No restaurant or hospitality page in Text Request's industries listing. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| PodiumScore 5.92 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| AvochatoScore 5.83 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| ClickatellScore 5.83 | Not checked | None named | $15.02 in message charges |
| SalesmsgScore 5.83entry plan, $25 a month for 500 credits; Salesmsg says credits start at 4 cents on higher plans | Not checked | None named | $100 in message charges |
| Mobile Text AlertsScore 5.75 | No restaurants page on the pages read No restaurant page. The homepage industry list has a "Hospitality & Travel" entry but links no page for it. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $74 on the 2,000 messages plan |
| Bird (formerly MessageBird)Score 5.67 | Not checked | None named | $7 in message charges |
| MessenteScore 5.58 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| OmnisendScore 5.58 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| HeymarketScore 5.50 | Publishes a hotel or travel page, not a restaurant one Hospitality page aimed at hotels: guest reservations, bookings and review requests. No restaurant-specific page. Named uses: Schedule and confirm guest reservations, Increase bookings, increase online reviews. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | Not priced |
| CallHubScore 5.42 | No restaurants page on the pages read No page for this industry. CallHub's industries menu lists political, advocacy, nonprofit and union only. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $38 in message charges |
| BulkSMSScore 5.17 | Not checked | None named | $70 in message charges |
| PostscriptScore 5.08 | Not checked | None named | $55.60 on the Starter |
| EmotiveScore 5.00 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| TextUsScore 4.83 | No restaurants page on the pages read No restaurant page in TextUs's industries menu. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $299 on the Pro plan, 5,000 credits |
| WeaveScore 4.83 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| KlaviyoScore 4.58 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| AttentiveScore 4.42 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| TextlaScore 4.33 | No restaurants page on the pages read No industry pages. Textla's site navigation is product, pricing and blog only. Source, read 28 September 2026 | None named | $45 on the Starter |
| SendlaneScore 4.00 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
| YepTextScore 3.83 | Not checked | None named | $79 on the The Champ plan, 2,000 credits |
| SkipioScore 3.17 | Not checked | None named | Not priced |
Showing the 13 providers whose own site publishes it, highest score first.
What SMS marketing does for a restaurant
Providers name six kinds of restaurant texts on their restaurants pages, read September 28, 2026. Table-ready and waitlist texts appear at EZ Texting, SimpleTexting, Sinch Engage and Text-Em-All. Reservation confirmations and reminders appear at EZ Texting, SlickText, Sinch Engage and Text-Em-All. Daily or weekly specials and flash deals appear at Textedly, SimpleTexting and Text-Em-All. Loyalty offers appear at SlickText and Textedly, review requests at SlickText and SimpleTexting, and surveys at Trumpia and Textline. Our SMS keywords guide lists the keywords guests text to join a list.
What the providers publish for restaurants
Of the 45 SMS providers this site scores, 13 publish a restaurants page on their own site, 4 publish a hospitality page that is about hotels or travel rather than restaurants (Twilio, Heymarket, Bandwidth and Telnyx), and 6 publish none on the pages we read, as of September 28, 2026. The other 22 were not checked. EZ Texting's restaurants page names Toast, OpenTable, Square and DoorDash. No other restaurants page read names restaurant software. No restaurants page publishes a discount. We score restaurants with the same method we use for real estate texting.
How to choose a restaurant texting service
Start with the texts you send most. For table-ready or waitlist texts, EZ Texting, SimpleTexting, Sinch Engage and Text-Em-All name them. For Toast or OpenTable users, EZ Texting is the only restaurants page read that names your software. Then compare the month at your volume: 9 of the 13 are priced by our cost functions at 2,000 texts a month. Do not compare a per-message month with a plan month as if they were the same. SMS marketing platforms are compared at your monthly volume in our SMS marketing platforms comparison, and the opt-in form builder covers guest signups.
Restaurant SMS marketing questions
How much does SMS marketing cost a restaurant?
At 2,000 texts a month, the cheapest plan or pay as you go month with fees in is ClickSend at $70.37, then Trumpia's Standard plan at $75 and SimpleTexting at $84, read September 28, 2026. Message charges alone start at $15.60 at Sinch.
Which texting services connect to Toast or OpenTable?
EZ Texting's restaurants page names Toast, OpenTable, Square and DoorDash, read September 28, 2026. No other restaurants page read names restaurant software, so we cannot confirm another connection.
Can a restaurant text guests when a table is ready?
Yes. EZ Texting, SimpleTexting, Sinch Engage and Text-Em-All name table-ready or waitlist texts on their own restaurants pages, read September 28, 2026. EZ Texting and Text-Em-All also name reservation confirmations or reminders.
Do any providers offer a restaurant discount?
No. None of the 13 restaurants pages publishes a discount, as of September 28, 2026. The prices in the table are the published plan, pay as you go or per-message prices, with the fees each provider publishes.