Couverty vs Zenchef
12-month contract in € or a flexible plan in CHF? For your restaurant in Switzerland.A French tool with a 12-month contract in euros, or a Swiss system with no commitment, in francs? The comparison for your restaurant in Switzerland.
Who should choose what?
An honest comparison: yes, sometimes the competitor is the better fit.
Choose Zenchef if…
- You are based in France and invoice in euros
- You want a ready-made restaurant website (Zenchef offers one as a paid add-on)
- You need advanced email/CRM marketing campaigns
Choose Couverty if…
- You invoice in CHF and want to avoid unfavourable exchange rates
- You don't want to be tied to a 12-month contract with automatic renewal
- You want local support based in Switzerland
- You want to see prices publicly, without going through a salesperson
ComparisonThe essentials, side by side
Pricing, features, commitment: everything side by side.
| Criterion | Couverty | Zenchef |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Currency | CHF | EUR |
| Monthly subscription | Pay as you go / CHF 69 / CHF 99 | ~CHF 118/month (€129) |
| Prices published on the website | ||
| Commission per cover | CHF 0 | €0 |
| Minimum commitment | None | 12 months, auto-renewed |
| Features | ||
| Booking widget on your website + shareable link | ||
| Automatic reminder the day before | ||
| Native Stripe card guarantee | Épicurien plan | 3 plans (sliding-scale fees) |
| Digital QR code menu included | Gourmet and Épicurien plans | Not confirmed |
| Restaurant website included | Paid add-on | |
| Commitment & support | ||
| Cancellation notice | None | 30 days before renewal |
| Local support | Martigny | France, remote |
| Origin | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | France 🇫🇷 |
Pricing and features checked in May 2026 · Sources in the FAQ
Behind CouvertyA local team, based in Valais
No remote marketing team. One person, in Martigny, who answers your emails.
Ryan Rouiller
Founder of Couverty
Martigny, Valais
“I was tired of seeing Swiss restaurant owners sign a 12-month contract with a French company whose public reviews point to patchy email support. I have been working on Couverty full time since December 2025: a simple tool, with no commission on your covers, designed for French-speaking Switzerland.”
A question? contact@couverty.ch
Your savingsHow much you save with Couverty
Zenchef has a fixed price (no commission per cover). Here is the yearly comparison.
Couverty / year
CHF 828
Zenchef / year
CHF 1'416
Your savings / year
CHF 588
Breakdown over 12 months
Yearly subscription
Couverty
CHF 828
Zenchef
CHF 1'416
Setup fee
Couverty
CHF 0
Zenchef
CHF 0
12-month total
Couverty
CHF 828
Zenchef
CHF 1'416
| Item | Couverty | Zenchef |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly subscription | CHF 828 | CHF 1'416 |
| Setup fee | CHF 0 | CHF 0 |
| 12-month total | CHF 828 | CHF 1'416 |
Assumptions: Reserve plan at €129/month excl. VAT (entry level). Source: shine.fr (March 2026). The official zenchef.com/plans page does not publish prices.
Source: Estimate (Zenchef does not publish its prices) · Confidence: Medium
Gourmet plan at CHF 69/month. Gourmand pay-as-you-go plan: CHF 2.00 per honoured online booking, capped at CHF 69/month.
FAQQuestions about Couverty vs Zenchef
Everything you need to know before you switch
Note the end date and the notice period (30 days before renewal under Zenchef's terms). In the meantime, start Couverty alongside it, with no commitment, to test it.Zenchef contracts typically run for 12 months with tacit renewal and a notice period of 30 days before the renewal date (Zenchef terms of service, to be confirmed in your contract). Put these dates in your diary: they are easy to miss. In the meantime, start Couverty alongside it (no commitment) to get to know it, and move all your bookings over when your Zenchef contract ends.
Zenchef lets you export your guest list (CSV). Send us the file and we import it.Zenchef lets you export your guest list as a CSV file from your dashboard. Once it is exported, send the file to contact@couverty.ch and we import it into your Couverty account. Allow 30 minutes for the whole operation.
Zenchef is French, Couverty is Swiss. We invoice in CHF, with no exchange fees.Zenchef is a French company that invoices all of Europe in EUR. For a Swiss restaurant, that means exchange fees on every invoice and a cost that varies with the exchange rate. Couverty is based in Martigny and invoices in CHF. No surprises on the amount, no needless bank charges.
On Capterra, the support sub-score is 3.3/5 (overall rating 3.7/5); on Trustpilot, Zenchef scores 3.9/5 from ~232 reviews. Worth checking before you sign.On Capterra, Zenchef's support sub-score is 3.3/5 (overall rating 3.7/5), with a public review describing an email request that went unanswered for a month. On Trustpilot, the rating is 3.9/5 from ~232 reviews (mixed): phone support is generally well rated (agents are named individually), while email support draws more criticism. Couverty is small, but we read our emails and reply within a few hours. Write to contact@couverty.ch to see for yourself.
All figures come from public sources (official websites or recognised SaaS comparison sites). Main sources: Zenchef: official plans page (features by plan) + shine.fr: Best restaurant booking software 2026 (third-party prices).All figures and estimates on this page come from verifiable public sources. Main sources used for this comparison: - Zenchef: official plans page (features by plan): https://www.zenchef.com/plans - shine.fr: Best restaurant booking software 2026 (third-party prices): https://www.shine.fr/blog/meilleurs-logiciels-reservation-restaurant/ - help.zenchef.com: Card guarantee (Stripe + sliding-scale fees): https://help.zenchef.com/hc/fr/sections/202525189-Empreinte-bancaire - LawInsider: Zenchef terms of service (12-month contract + 30 days' notice): https://www.lawinsider.com/fr/contracts/4ygmbR6KRSn - Capterra: Zenchef/ZenBook reviews (overall rating 3.7/5): https://www.capterra.com/p/174819/ZenBook/ - Trustpilot: Zenchef reviews (3.9/5, ~232 reviews): https://www.trustpilot.com/review/zenchef.com If something changes, we update the page. If a figure looks wrong to you, write to us at contact@couverty.ch.
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No contract. No commitment. In Swiss francs.
The alternative from French-speaking Switzerland that does not lock you in for 12 months. No commitment, cancel at any time.
A question? contact@couverty.ch