The next big things in dining out

A rundown of new developments in restaurant reservation technology. (All are apps except Tock.)

Tock

- A restaurant management system that provides ticketing services.

- Restaurants can introduce demand-based price hikes and reductions for busy and slow nights, respectively.

Table8

- For a $95 annual membership, allows diners access to unlimited last-minute reservations at popular restaurants.

- Hosts special events and tastings for members.

- Popular with business travelers.

Resy

- Lets users pay as they go for last-minute reservations.

- Also offers a restaurant management system.

- Offers special "Fast Fine" prepaid prix-fixe dinners at select restaurants.

NoWait

- Lets users know how much longer they have to wait for a table and allows them to add themselves to a restaurant's wait list before they arrive.

Reserve

- Assigns a "digital concierge" to help users find restaurant reservations, for a flat $5 fee per reservation.

- Offers "Pay With Reserve," which automatically bills a credit card on file with the app so users don't have to worry about a bill.

- If a restaurant has enabled the feature, users can bid for reservations, volunteering to overpay by a percentage.

This story was originally published April 5, 2016 at 2:12 PM with the headline "The next big things in dining out."