Zavo describes itself as an AI operating system for hospitality. TablePort builds AI into the daily work: photo-to-menu, multi-channel phone agent, invoice OCR, par-level forecasting. Zavo lists AI Intelligence, AI Voice and Custom AI. Here's how the products compare.
Based on Zavo's website (zavopay.com), checked 5 October 2026. Features and pricing change; verify current details before deciding.
At a glancefull table below
Side by side
| Feature | TablePort | Zavo |
|---|---|---|
AI surface area | AI across onboarding, operations, communications and analytics | AI Voice, AI Intelligence, and Custom AI agents |
AI phone answering | Voice + WhatsApp + SMS, multi-language | AI Voice agent for calls and reservations |
AI menu import | Menu photo or pasted text → menu structure with allergens and modifiers | AI menu editor (upload and digitise menus) |
AI staff import | Paste text, CSV, or XLSX → employees with roles | Not listed on Zavo's website |
Invoice OCR | Photo/PDF → stock match, 3-way PO/delivery match | Not listed on Zavo's website |
AI inventory | Par levels with confidence scoring, auto-ordering, Auto-86 | Inventory management listed as "Coming soon" |
AI menu translation | One-click, restaurant-context-aware | Not listed on Zavo's website |
Self-service kiosk | Any iPad with tip prompts, multi-language | Not listed on Zavo's website |
QR order & pay | Not listed on Zavo's website | |
Gift cards | Digital, with Apple & Google Wallet | Not listed on Zavo's website |
Waitlist | Digital waitlist with real-time SMS | Walk-ins and waitlist management listed |
Offline mode | Offline-first POS: orders and kitchen tickets continue through an outage and sync on reconnection | Offline-first POS and device connectivity listed |
Pricing transparency | Published plan and add-on pricing on the website (ex VAT) | Custom Pricing (not published, contact for quote) |
Self-serve signup | 30 days free, no sales call required | Schedule Demo and Get Started on its website; no self-serve sign-up listed |
Payment processing | Stripe Connect | Zavo Payments, powered by Adyen; rates shown as custom |
Daily insights | AI daily reports with insights and recommendations | AI Intelligence reporting |
Marketing & CRM | Guest profiles via reservations; email campaigns, automations, and revenue attribution via the Marketing Suite add-on (£99/mo) | Email & SMS marketing and guest CRM listed in its plan feature list |
Why operators switch
Sign up, snap a photo of your menu, and start taking orders. No installation appointment or hardware shipment needed. Your phone is the POS until you're ready for a reader. Setup time depends on your menu.
Photo-to-menu in onboarding. Phone agent for the calls you can't pick up. Invoice OCR in the back office. Output where you already look.
Plans and add-ons are published, ex VAT, with card processing rates listed beside them.
Who it's for
Zavo lists email and SMS marketing in its plan features; TablePort's equivalent (email campaigns, automations, revenue attribution) lives in the optional Marketing Suite add-on rather than the base price. If bundled marketing matters most today, weigh that. Otherwise, the free trial lets you test the platform.
Get started
Sign up after close, snap a photo of your menu, and process your first order the next morning. No hardware shipment and no demo call needed. Your phone is the POS until you're ready for a reader. Setup time depends on your menu and hardware.
Create your account in two minutes. No appointment, no credit card.
Snap a photo of your menu or paste the text. AI builds the full structure: items, modifiers, allergens.
Your phone is the POS. Take your first order once your menu is imported. Add a card reader when you're ready.
Switching from Zavo?
We import your menu, reservations book, and historical sales from Zavo. Timing depends on your data and setup.
Pull your data from your current system; we'll guide you through it.
Menus, modifiers, customer records, and history: imported and validated.
Run a test service on TablePort. Confirm everything looks right.
Flip when you're confident. Timing depends on your data and setup.
Honest answers
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Disclosure: this comparison is published by TablePort, one of the two providers compared, and is based on publicly available information as at October 2026. Zavo is a trade mark of its owner; TablePort is not affiliated with or endorsed by Zavo. Features and pricing change, so check with each provider before deciding.
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