Kouver
French table reservation software, with floor plan and an AI voice agent to take calls.
A reservation form with floor plan can be rebuilt fairly well. Handling no-shows and the AI voice agent that answers the phone are what remain hard to reproduce alone.
What you lose
- The voice agent that answers the phone.
- The vendor's support.
- Platform integrations.
Existing alternatives to Kouver
- OpenRestoOpen source
Self-hosted table reservation system (MIT), floor plan, multi-restaurant, no customer account.
- TastyIgniterOpen source
Online ordering and table reservations for restaurants, open source (MIT), self-hosted, no commission.
- resOSFree
Reservations with no commission, free plan up to 25 reservations a month, French interface (Danish vendor).
The prompt to build it yourself
Build me a reservation tool with floor plan, for my venue, to replace a subscription. Stack: web app (Next.js or Node/Express) with SQLite, hosted on my small server, usable on phone and computer. No mandatory paid service, no telemetry. Core of the tool: - Reservation form and floor plan. - No-show handling: manual blacklist and reminder message. - Configuration page for hours and services. Requirements: - Reservation form embeddable in my site: date, time, number of covers, contact details, remarks. - Capacity per slot and per service, meal duration by group size, blocked dates, waiting list. - Confirmation and reminder by email, with a cancellation link; no-show tracking. - Customer file with GDPR consent, export and deletion on request; spam protection. - Daily view for service: arrivals, tables, notes. Out of scope: the AI voice agent that answers the phone and platform integrations. README: installation, SMTP configuration, GDPR reminder, and a reminder that syncing with Google, TheFork or other platforms is out of scope.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Kouver be replaced by a custom-built tool?
- casevibecode verdict: Partly replaceable. A reservation form with floor plan can be rebuilt fairly well. Handling no-shows and the AI voice agent that answers the phone are what remain hard to reproduce alone.
- What is Kouver used for?
- French table reservation software, with floor plan and an AI voice agent to take calls.
- What alternatives to Kouver already exist?
- OpenResto (open source), TastyIgniter (open source), resOS (free). Options to compare before committing to a custom build.
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