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The NZ-built alternative to Eveve bookings

An Eveve alternative built for
restaurants that need more than bookings.

Eveve is the long-standing NZ booking specialist. SmakSpace is the bundled alternative — bookings plus online ordering, kitchen display, loyalty and EFTPOS, on a flat NZD subscription with no per-cover fees and no demo-gated quotes. Ask us and we load your Eveve customer list and enter your upcoming bookings for you, free.

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SmakSpace is the New Zealand-built alternative to Eveve for restaurants wanting booking management plus direct ordering, kitchen display, loyalty, Xero-ready reporting and bring-your-own EFTPOS on one platform. Eveve has historically gated pricing behind a sales conversation and handles bookings alone; SmakSpace publishes flat NZD tiers. During onboarding we build the floor plan with you, load your customer list on request, and key in your upcoming bookings from your Eveve export. NZ business-hours support; full data export anytime.

What's the best Eveve alternative for NZ restaurants?

The best Eveve alternative for NZ restaurants is one that publishes flat NZD pricing, doesn't gate quotes behind a demo, and bundles bookings with online ordering, kitchen display and loyalty so you only pay for one platform. SmakSpace is the NZ-built option — Starter from NZ$49/month, Professional from NZ$99/month including the full booking module, kitchen display and loyalty. No per-cover fees, no website-design setup fee.

Eveve vs SmakSpace

A direct comparison for NZ restaurants.

Eveve (as reported)
SmakSpace
Pricing visibility
Demo-gated; pricing shared on request
Public NZD pricing on /pricing
Pricing model
Per-cover and per-annum structures reported by operators
Flat NZD per month
Setup fees
Website / setup design fees referenced in public Eveve materials
No setup fee on any plan
Bundled features
Bookings and floor planning
Bookings + online ordering + KDS + loyalty + POS
Customer ordering app
N/A (booking widget only)
QR scan to order, no app download, profile remembered
Your EFTPOS terminal
N/A (booking-focused product)
Keep whatever you run today — we never connect to it or take a cut
Contract term
Annual contract renewal cycle described by many operators
Month-to-month, cancel anytime
Reserve with Google
Long-standing integration on Eveve
On the roadmap; direct booking widget live today
Data export
Available on request
Self-serve CSV export of orders, revenue, customers and top items, anytime
Migration support
You move yourself
Free: we load your Eveve customer list and enter your upcoming bookings for you
Built and supported in
NZ — RANZ + Hospitality NZ official partner
NZ-based, NZ business-hours support

Comparison reflects publicly available Eveve materials (eveve.co.nz) and operator commentary as of May 2026. Eveve contract terms vary by venue size and module mix — confirm specifics with Eveve directly for your situation. SmakSpace pricing is published on /pricing.

Migration

From Eveve to live without a rushed cutover.

Day 0

Free booking audit

We review your current Eveve setup, contract renewal date, integrations (Reserve with Google, OpenTable cross-listing), floor plan, no-show handling and any per-cover terms. We tell you exactly what we can match and what we cannot.

Day 1

Customers + bookings, entered for you

Ask us and we load your Eveve customer list into your account and enter your upcoming bookings from your Eveve CSV export, by hand, so the diary is not empty on day one. Past bookings and no-show history stay in Eveve — export them for your records. You sign off before we go further.

Day 2

Floor plan + service hours

We rebuild your floor plan in SmakSpace with the same table numbers, party sizes and turn times. Service hours and confirmation emails are configured, and we switch reminder emails on for you if you want them.

Day 3

Soft launch

Booking widget goes live on your website. We update your Google Business Profile booking link. Eveve and SmakSpace run in parallel for 2 weeks while you check the workflow.

Day 14

Switch and cancel

Once you are comfortable, we help you handle the Eveve cancellation paperwork at your next renewal checkpoint. No double-paying, no rushed cutover.

Eveve migration FAQ

Real questions from NZ restaurants thinking about switching.

No. Eveve is an established New Zealand booking platform with strong RANZ and Hospitality NZ relationships. Operators typically evaluate alternatives at contract renewal, when feature requirements expand beyond bookings (e.g. needing ordering, KDS or loyalty bundled in), or when they want public, NZD-denominated pricing without a demo gate.
Your customer list, yes — ask us and we load it into your account for you during onboarding, and we enter your upcoming bookings from your Eveve CSV export so your diary starts full. Past bookings and no-show history are not carried across, so export them from Eveve for your records before you cancel. All of it is included in our free migration support — you do not move yourself.
Per Eveve's public materials, pricing is shared on demo request rather than published — terms vary by venue size and module mix, with website design / setup fees referenced separately. SmakSpace publishes flat NZD pricing on /pricing: free to start (hosted QR menu, $0 forever), then Starter NZ$49/mo, Professional NZ$99/mo (includes bookings + kitchen display), Enterprise NZ$179/mo. No setup fee, no per-cover fee.
Reserve with Google integration is on the SmakSpace roadmap. Today we provide a direct booking widget you can embed on your website and your Google Business Profile booking link — the same surface Reserve with Google occupies for diners.
Yes — and we recommend it. We suggest running both systems for 2 weeks in parallel during the switchover, double-checking that the new floor plan, confirmation emails (and reminders, if you use them) and no-show flags behave the way you expect before cancelling Eveve at the next renewal date.
You can use SmakSpace bookings as a standalone product on Starter (NZ$49/mo) or Professional (NZ$99/mo, includes the floor plan + no-show flags + reminders on request) and not turn on ordering, KDS, or loyalty until you are ready. The bundle is available when you want it, not forced on day one. The menu is the easy part on the day you do switch ordering on.
Onboarding is designed to take 48 hours from starting setup to taking your first booking. We recommend a 2-week parallel run with Eveve before cancelling, so you can confirm the floor plan and confirmation flow before fully cutting over.
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