NEW ZEALAND · RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS, SPAS AND SALONS
Kiwi venues often fill quiet tables with discount platforms and pay per cover or per staff member for the rest. FlowHub takes no cut of any booking: one flat monthly price in NZD, and your regulars book you directly.
For restaurants, cafés, spas and salons in New Zealand: online booking, a guest list you own, reminders, Google review requests and loyalty in one system. We set it up for you.
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Same total at 100 bookings or 3,000. Starter from NZ$129, Pro NZ$579.
THE NEW ZEALAND MARKET · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
Two of the best-known names in hospitality and beauty booking started here. They charge in very different ways, and neither is a direct swap for the other.
| Platform | Mainly for | How it charges you |
|---|---|---|
| First TableRestaurants | Restaurants | No software fee. You offer 50% off the food bill for set early or late tables, and the diner pays First Table a booking fee of about NZ$10–15. source 1 |
| TimelySalons and spas | Salons and spas | Subscription per staff member, about US$26–47 each per month. No marketplace commission. source 2 |
| FreshaSalons and spas | Salons and spas | Subscription per bookable team member (about US$14.95 each), plus a one-off 20% fee on new clients who book you through the Fresha marketplace. source 3 |
| OpenTableRestaurants | Restaurants | Monthly plan plus a fee for each diner seated from the OpenTable network. US list prices are $149–$499 a month plus $1.00–$1.50 per network cover. source 4 |
| FlowHubAll four venue types | Restaurants, cafés, spas and salons | One flat monthly fee (Starter, Growth or Pro). 0% commission, no per-diner fee, no new-client fee. Setup included. |
Public information checked October 2026. Prices are list or reported prices, before local taxes; your contract may differ. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
First Table can be a fair way to fill an early sitting, and FlowHub doesn't replace it: we have no marketplace. What FlowHub does is make sure every guest, including the ones who came for the deal, is in your guest list, gets a review request after the visit, and hears from you again on WhatsApp, SMS or email. Many venues run both.
WHAT YOU GET
Booking, guest CRM, WhatsApp, SMS and email in one inbox, Google review requests and loyalty. Configured for how your venue actually takes bookings.
Diners book by party size and service time from your website, Google, Instagram and WhatsApp. Confirmations and reminders go out automatically, and every booking adds to a guest list you own. A full summer weekend costs the same as a quiet winter week.
Clients book by stylist, barber or therapist with real service times. Spas book therapist and room together, and couples treatments as one booking. The price doesn't rise when you add staff, and a rebooking reminder brings clients back on schedule.
THE RECEIPT
Take the figures from your last invoice. If FlowHub costs you more, this will tell you.
Count guests, not bookings. A table of four is four diners.
Example: OpenTable Core US list price ($299 a month plus $1.00 per network cover) converted at about NZ$1.72 per US$1. Replace with your last invoice.
Example: Fresha Team plan for 4 team members (about US$14.95 each) converted at about NZ$1.72 per US$1, plus its 20% new-client fee. Replace with your last invoice.
Fees are only part of it. FlowHub has no marketplace, so it won't list you in front of new diners or clients the way an app can. What it does is get you booked on channels you own, and keep the guest list and every message to it with you.
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PRICING IN NZD
Pick a plan. Get 14 days to try it. We do the setup.
For one venue moving off DMs and spreadsheets.
For venues ready to market to their own guest list, not just take bookings.
Replace three platform bills with one dashboard.
Every plan: 14-day free trial · set up for you in 48 hours · 0% commission · no contract · cancel anytime
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Running more than 3 venues? Talk to us
Prices shown in NZD. Currently billed in IDR — your bank converts at checkout. Local taxes may apply.
HOW SETUP WORKS
All onboarding is remote, by video call and WhatsApp, so it works the same in New Zealand as anywhere else.
You tell us how you take bookings today: tables or treatments, staff, opening hours, the channels guests use.
We build your booking page, import your guest list, connect your channels and write your first messages. You check it and approve it.
Keep your current platform for the first two weeks. Compare what each one cost you on your own bookings, then decide.
Yes. Onboarding is remote: one video call, then we build your booking page, import your guest list and connect your channels. You usually go live within 48 hours.
Starter is NZ$129, Growth NZ$359 and Pro NZ$579 a month. One flat fee, 0% commission on every booking. Today every plan is billed in Indonesian rupiah (IDR) and your bank converts at checkout, so the exact NZD amount on your statement can differ slightly. Local taxes may apply.
Yes. FlowHub has no marketplace and doesn't replace a discount platform. Keep First Table for the sittings you want to fill, and use FlowHub so every guest lands in your own guest list and gets a review request after the visit.
No. FlowHub plans are priced per venue, not per staff member. Pro covers up to 3 locations; for more, talk to us.
Yes. Spas book therapist and room together, packages as one block and couples treatments as one booking. Salons and barbers book by stylist with real service times, and a rebooking reminder brings clients back on schedule.
No contract and no cancellation fee. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Your card is required, but you are not charged until day 15, and you can cancel before then.
KEEP READING
Availability by party size and service, reminder sequence against no-shows, no per-cover fee.
Therapist and room booked together, packages as one block, couples treatments.
Booking by stylist with real service times and an automatic rebooking reminder.
For spas and salons: per-team-member plans and new-client fees, versus one flat plan.
For spas and salons: a quote-based enterprise suite, versus a published flat price.
FlowHub in other countries
14 DAYS. YOUR NUMBERS.
We set everything up. You run your venue. Keep it or cancel. You're not charged until day 15.
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