Resy Notify vs Table Alert: what each one does
Resy Notify alerts you when a full date opens at a Resy restaurant. What it covers, what it does not, and where Table Alert fits.
- Resy help desk, checked 2026-11-12
- Both alert; you book
- What Notify is
- Resy's waitlist for full dates: pick a date or time range and get alerted if a table opens.
- What it does not do
- It holds nothing, and it covers restaurants on Resy only. You claim the table by booking it.
- Where we fit
- Table Alert watches Resy, OpenTable, Tock, OMAKASE and more, and alerts by email, SMS, WhatsApp and push.
What Resy Notify does
Resy's help desk describes Notify as a future waitlist: a guest adds themselves to a list and is alerted when a table opens that meets the date or time range they asked for.
On resy.com the Notify Me button sits under the booking calendar; in the Resy app you set it in the interface. Resy's 2021 blog post says you choose a party size and a preferred date and time.
Per the same post, alerts go out by email and, if you use the Resy iOS app with push turned on, to your phone. Resy says an alert is not a reservation: you must click into it and book the table.
Resy also lists Priority Notify: eligible Global Dining Access Card Members can be in the first group notified when tables open, before other Resy users.
Resy Notify and Table Alert side by side
Resy facts are from Resy's help desk and blog (snapshot 2026-11-12). Table Alert facts are our own.
| Resy Notify | Table Alert | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Restaurants on Resy | Resy, OpenTable, Tock, SevenRooms, DoorDash reservations, TableCheck, OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, CatchTable, CoverManager and more |
| Cities | Wherever the restaurant is on Resy | New York, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Seoul, London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Bangkok, San Francisco and more |
| What you set | A restaurant, a party size and a date or time range | A restaurant, dates, times and party size |
| How you are alerted | Email and app push (iOS), per Resy | Email, SMS, WhatsApp and push |
| Who goes first | Eligible Global Dining Access Card Members can be notified first | Alerts go out as tables appear |
| Does it hold the table | No: you must book it from the alert | No: you book it yourself |
| Price | No separate fee is named on the Resy pages we read | Plans from $5 a month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| How often it looks | Resy does not state it on those pages | Around the clock |
Where Notify stops
- It is Resy's tool for Resy restaurants. A restaurant on OpenTable, Tock, TableCheck or OMAKASE needs that platform's own tool, or a separate alert service.
- You set it restaurant by restaurant, so a search across several restaurants and several platforms means several separate setups.
- It tells you a table opened. It does not say how often that restaurant opens a table or how fast it goes.
- Priority Notify means other Resy guests can be notified ahead of you.
Where Table Alert fits
Notify is Resy's own tool for one Resy restaurant at a time. If that is all you want, it may be enough.
Table Alert fits when the tables you want are spread across platforms: a counter in Tokyo on OMAKASE or Pocket Concierge, a Seoul room on CatchTable, a New York room on Resy or Tock. It also suits you if you want SMS or WhatsApp rather than email and app push.
Our restaurant guides add measured data: how many days a table was open, how long it lasted. The two can run side by side. Neither books for you.
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FAQ
Resy Notify vs Table Alert: what each one does: questions people ask
Resy's help desk calls it a future waitlist. A guest adds a date or time range for a restaurant on Resy and is alerted when a table opens that matches. It is set on resy.com or in the Resy app.
No. Resy says getting a Notify alert is not a guarantee of a reservation. You must click into the alert and book the table, and Resy notes that sought-after tables tend to book quickly.
Resy's 2021 blog post says alerts are sent by email, and to your phone as a push notification if you use the Resy iOS app with push turned on. Check the app for what it offers today.
No. It is Resy's feature for restaurants that take bookings on Resy. OpenTable and Tock each have their own tool for their own restaurants, and the two are separate.
Resy says Global Dining Access gives eligible Card Members Priority Notify: they are in the first group notified when tables become available, before other Resy users.
Yes. They do not conflict: each alerts you and you book yourself. You can keep Notify on a Resy restaurant and use Table Alert for the rest of your list on other platforms.
No. Table Alert alerts you by email, SMS, WhatsApp or push when a table opens, and you book it yourself on the restaurant's own booking page. We never book, hold or resell a table.
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Sources and how this page is made
Written by Jacob, founder of Table Alert. Facts checked against the sources below on November 12, 2026 and re-checked every night, last on . The monitoring numbers are Table Alert's own, refreshed every night. Out of date? Tell us.
- Resy Help Desk: Notify Feature
- Resy blog: How to Snag Hard-to-Get Tables with Resy's Notify Feature (2021-09-02)
- Table Alert: the restaurants we watch, with measured data
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