The OpenTable alternative that charges nothing per cover
A fee on a stranger who found you is advertising. The same fee on a Tuesday regular is not.
A real Clay site, built from a Google listing
OpenTable is the biggest name in restaurant bookings and it prices per cover: a fee for a diner who came through their network, and usually a smaller one for a diner who booked through the widget on your own site. That second charge is the one worth thinking about, because those are people who already knew your name. Clay puts the booking on a site of your own and charges nothing when a table fills.
Clay vs OpenTable
Your photographs, already sorted
Clay reads the pictures on your Google listing, grades them, crops them for the shape each band needs and puts the best one at the top. Nothing to upload, nothing to resize.
What it looks like when it is live
Drawn rather than described, the page, the address, and what it can switch on.
How it works
Search your business
Type your name, Clay pulls your photos, hours, reviews and contact details straight from your Google listing.
Pick a style
Choose a look and Clay builds a full site around your content. Change anything with a tap, no code, no templates to wrestle.
You're online
Publish to your own name.clay.site in minutes. Add a custom domain and connect your own tools whenever you're ready.
Real sites, made with Clay
Open one. It is the live site in a frame, not a screenshot, so what you see is what it looks like right now.
Questions
How long does it really take?
Most people are live in two to three minutes, search your business, pick a style, publish. There is nothing to install and no signup needed to see your site first, because it is built from your Google listing rather than from a blank page.
Is it free?
Yes. You get a live site on your own name.clay.site address with a small badge in the footer, and nothing expires. The paid plan is your own domain, the badge removed and the pro features.
Do I need any tech skills?
None. If you can type your business name, you can build a Clay site: the live page is the editor, so you tap the thing you want to change. There is no code anywhere, and nothing to install or keep updated, see the WordPress comparison for what that saves.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, buy it wherever you like and point it at Clay on a paid plan; the certificate is issued for you. Until then the free name.clay.site address is a real one you can print, and it keeps working afterwards.
Would I lose the new diners?
If you leave entirely, yes, and for some restaurants that network is worth its price. Many keep both and move the regulars to their own address, where a full table costs nothing.
Can Clay handle a busy service?
It takes bookings against your own hours and covers. For floor plans, shift management and a pacing algorithm, OpenTable is the specialist tool.
What about no shows?
A deposit is stated on the page and settled with you, rather than charged through us: how the booking works.
Try it with your business
Search your business and see your site in seconds, free, no signup.