SnagRes vs Table Alert
SnagRes is a reservation tracker for New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. A factual grid, with its price from its own pages.
- Prices as of 2026-11-12
- Sourced from its own pages
- SnagRes
- Alerts for 340 restaurants in four US cities on Resy, OpenTable, Tock and SevenRooms. You book yourself.
- Table Alert
- Alerts across many platforms in New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Europe and more. You book yourself.
- Price
- SnagRes: free for one or two restaurants (its pages differ); Plus $14.99 a month. Table Alert: from $5 a month.
SnagRes and Table Alert at a glance
SnagRes facts are from snagres.com (snapshot 2026-11-12). Table Alert facts are our own.
| SnagRes | Table Alert | |
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| What it is | A reservation tracker and alert service; it never signs in or books for you | An alert service. Alerts you; you book it yourself. We never book, hold or resell a table. |
| Who it is for | People hunting hard tables in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles or Chicago | People hunting hard tables across several platforms and cities |
| Price (its pages, 2026-11-12) | Free: watch one or two restaurants (its pages differ), see which dates opened. Plus: $14.99 a month, or $59.99 for the first year then $99.99 a year | Plans from $5 a month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Cities | New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago | New York, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Seoul, London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Bangkok, San Francisco and more |
| Platforms | Resy, OpenTable, Tock and SevenRooms | Resy, OpenTable, Tock, SevenRooms, DoorDash reservations, TableCheck, OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, CatchTable, CoverManager and more |
| Restaurants covered | 340: 104 in New York, 72 in San Francisco, 80 in Los Angeles, 84 in Chicago | Restaurants on the platforms above; our restaurant guides carry measured data |
| How you are alerted | Email, bundled at most once an hour by default; Plus adds text and iPhone push | Email, SMS, WhatsApp and push |
| How often it looks | Throughout the day; it says frequency varies by city, platform and demand | Around the clock |
| Release times | Release-time guides for its four cities; blank where a restaurant has not confirmed one | Observed release times and days open in our guides |
What SnagRes does that Table Alert does not
- It has a free tier for one or two watched restaurants (its pages differ), with email alerts of which dates opened.
- It publishes release-time guides and tracker pages for four US cities, and a public status page for its coverage.
- Its site says it can be used from Claude and ChatGPT.
What Table Alert does that SnagRes does not
- We cover Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Seoul, London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen and Bangkok as well as New York and San Francisco. SnagRes names four US cities.
- We watch platforms beyond its four: DoorDash reservations, TableCheck, OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, CatchTable, CoverManager and more.
- We alert by email, SMS, WhatsApp and push, with a plan from $5 a month. SnagRes's text alerts are on Plus.
Which to choose when
- Choose SnagRes if you want to try one or two New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles or Chicago restaurants for free (its pages differ on which).
- Choose Table Alert if any restaurant is outside those four cities or on another platform, or you want SMS or WhatsApp.
- Both leave the booking to you, so you can run them together.
How it works
Set it once.
We refresh so you don’t have to.
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Add a restaurant
Pick your restaurant and set your preferences.
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We track it nonstop
We re-check every few seconds — cancellations, no-shows, and fresh drops.
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You get the alert
Push, SMS, or email the instant a table opens. One tap to book.
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Reviews
The table they thought was impossible.
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Lifesaver service for booking difficult reservations
“Been looking for something like this for years, so glad I finally found it. It actually works — I just set up my alerts and wait for them to ping me. Already more than paid for itself with the couple of reservations I’ve managed to get this month alone.”
Ally UK · Booked restaurants in Tokyo -
Table Alert is great!!
“I got a reservation at Somni — 3 Michelin stars, booked up until forever — within a week of setting my alert. And Jacob is super responsive and friendly. What a gift to diners!”
Jordan C.
US · Booked Somni, West Hollywood
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Table Alert is a total game changer
“Table Alert is a total game changer. I love the interface and integration with so many different reservations platforms. It makes planning travel significantly easier.”
Jerry
US · Booked restaurants in Tokyo
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Excellent app
“Works very well! I was able to snag very difficult reservations. Issues are fixed and addressed immediately!”
Ryan US · Booked n/naka, Los Angeles -
Excellent and highly useful app!
“Excellent and highly useful app! Have been on it only for a few days and have already secured a booking to a world-famous restaurant.”
Rick US · Booked Disfrutar, Barcelona -
Booked 2 restaurants in Korea on short notice
“Was able to book 2 restaurants in Korea on short notice during my trip. Also got myself a Disfrutar booking for September. Thanks to the creator of the app!”
Alexander G.
UK · Booked Kwonsooksoo, Seoul
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Pricing
Costs less than a single drink.
Alerts within 30 seconds. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Pro
No limits. Every restaurant, everywhere.
Billed as $189/year
Standard
More restaurants. More control.
Billed as $84/year
Essential
For the restaurants you can't stop thinking about.
Billed as $48/year
No alert within 30 days? Full refund, no questions asked.
FAQ
SnagRes vs Table Alert: questions people ask
SnagRes tracks reservation availability for 340 hard-to-book restaurants in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago across Resy, OpenTable, Tock and SevenRooms. It alerts you and you book yourself; it was previously called SnagNYC.
As of 2026-11-12 its pages say a free account watches one or two restaurants (they differ), and Plus is $14.99 a month, or $59.99 for the first year then $99.99 a year. Check snagres.com for today's price.
New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago, per its FAQ. Table Alert covers those and Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Seoul, London, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Bangkok and more.
No. Its FAQ says it never logs into your accounts and never books on your behalf; it alerts you and you book on the restaurant's platform.
Its FAQ says Plus members get a text, or a push notification in the iPhone app, and email alerts are bundled into a summary of at most one email per hour by default.
Yes. Each alerts you and you book yourself, so they do not conflict. You can use SnagRes's free tier and Table Alert for the rest.
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.
No alert within your first 30 days? Cancel and send us an email. We'll refund you in full — no questions asked.
Yes. Cancel from your account settings at any time. You'll keep access until your subscription expires.
62,198+ restaurants across Resy, Omakase, Tock, SevenRooms, OpenTable, TableCheck, and more — including the hardest tables in Tokyo, New York, Paris, and beyond. Search here to see if we cover yours.
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.
- SnagRes FAQ
- SnagRes: about (formerly SnagNYC)
- SnagRes Plus
- Table Alert: the restaurants we watch, with measured data
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