Resy and Tock Are Merging: What It Means for Diners

If you've ever used Tock to book a tasting menu at Alinea, reserve a wine tasting at Heitz Cellar, or snag a table at a Michelin-starred restaurant, the platform you know is about to change. American Express is folding Tock into Resy, creating the largest premium dining reservation platform in the country.

The merger brings together two platforms that have operated in parallel since AmEx bought Tock from Squarespace in October 2024. Now the consolidation is happening—and it affects everything from your existing reservations to your AmEx dining credits.

What's Happening: Resy + Tock = One Platform

On February 24, 2026, American Express announced that Tock will merge into Resy, with the combined platform operating under the Resy brand. The transition is expected to complete by summer 2026.

Here's what that means in practice:

• The Tock app and exploretock.com will be sunset. All consumer-facing booking will move to Resy's app and website.
• Tock's restaurant management software stays. The back-end tools restaurants use to manage reservations will continue operating—just with Resy branding.
• Combined library: 25,000+ venues. Resy adds roughly 8,000 bookable venues from Tock, including 1,200+ wineries.
• Pablo Rivero leads the combined platform as CEO, overseeing the integration.

The short version: if you use Tock to book restaurants, you'll soon be using Resy instead. If you already use Resy, you're about to get access to thousands of new venues.

The Backstory: How We Got Here

The Resy-Tock merger didn't happen overnight. It's the culmination of a decade of competition, acquisitions, and strategic bets in the restaurant reservation space.

The key detail: AmEx now owns both platforms. Running them separately made sense during the transition period, but the long-term play was always consolidation. One app, one brand, one massive venue library.

What Changes for Diners

For the average diner, this merger is largely positive. Here's what's changing:

One app for everything

Instead of switching between Resy and Tock to find restaurants, you'll have a single app. Tock's ~8,000 bookable venues—including restaurants, wineries, pop-ups, and even experiences like tattoo parlors and goat farms—will be searchable through Resy.

Prepaid and ticketed experiences come to Resy

Tock's biggest innovation was ticketed dining: you pay upfront for a tasting menu or experience, similar to buying a concert ticket. This eliminates no-shows and lets restaurants plan precisely. Resy will inherit this feature, so you'll be able to book prepaid experiences directly through the Resy app.

Tiered experience options

Tock also pioneered tiered booking—offering different experience levels at the same restaurant (standard seating vs. chef's counter, regular tasting menu vs. wine pairing upgrade). Expect these options to appear on Resy as the platforms merge.

Global Dining Access extends to Tock venues

Resy's Global Dining Access program—which offers exclusive reservations, special menus, and priority seating to AmEx cardholders—is expected to expand to former Tock venues. That means more options for priority booking at top restaurants.

What Changes for AmEx Cardholders

If you carry an AmEx Platinum or Gold card, this merger could significantly increase the value of your dining benefits.

Dining credit expanding to Tock venues

The AmEx Resy dining credit—$400/year on Platinum ($100/quarter) and $100/year on Gold ($50/semi-annual)—is widely expected to extend to Tock venues once the integration is complete. This would add thousands of new restaurants where you can use the credit, including:

• 1,200+ wineries like Heitz Cellar and Antica Terra—previously not eligible for the credit
• Michelin-starred restaurants that currently only use Tock for reservations
• Unique experiences like chef's tables, pop-up dinners, and food festivals

For a deeper dive on how the credit works and strategies to maximize it, see our AmEx Resy Credit Guide.

Priority Notify covers more restaurants

AmEx cardholders get Priority Notify on Resy, which places your cancellation alerts ahead of standard users. As Tock restaurants join Resy, the pool of restaurants where Priority Notify works will grow substantially.

What Changes for Restaurants

For restaurant operators currently on Tock, the transition is designed to be seamless. Here's what the merger means on the business side:

Management software continues

Tock's restaurant management platform—the tools used for floor plans, guest notes, and reservation management—will keep running as part of Resy. Restaurants won't need to migrate to a completely new system overnight.

Access to a larger diner base

Tock restaurants gain exposure to Resy's larger user base and, critically, AmEx's cardholder network. For restaurants that relied on Tock's smaller but dedicated audience, this is a significant marketing boost.

New integrations

• Toast POS integration: Server handhelds show guest preferences, birthdays, and wine preferences from Resy/Tock profiles
• CRM integrations: Loyalist and Fishbowl connectivity for guest relationship management
• AI-powered features: AI-driven discovery and guestbook management planned for the combined platform

The Bigger Picture: Reservation Platform Wars

The Resy-Tock merger doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's part of a massive consolidation wave in restaurant tech, driven by companies betting that controlling the reservation layer means controlling the diner relationship.

OpenTable still leads in raw numbers with 60,000+ restaurants globally, but Resy+Tock dominates the premium segment. Meanwhile, DoorDash's $1.2 billion acquisition of SevenRooms signals that delivery giants want a piece of the reservation market too.

The credit card connection is no coincidence. AmEx, Chase, and DoorDash are all using dining reservations as a loyalty play—the platform that controls where you eat also controls which card you pull out of your wallet. For diners, this competition is good news: more perks, better features, and platforms fighting for your attention.

How to Prepare for the Merger

There's no urgent action needed, but a few moves now will put you in a good position when the transition happens:

• 1Don't cancel Tock reservations. Your existing bookings should transfer seamlessly. There's no need to rebook.
• 2Download the Resy app if you haven't already. Once Tock sunsets, this will be your primary booking tool for both Resy and former Tock restaurants.
• 3Link your AmEx card to your Resy account for Priority Notify and dining credit benefits that will expand to Tock venues.
• 4Set up alerts for Tock restaurants now. ReservationFinder already monitors Tock restaurants, so you can get cancellation alerts today—no need to wait for the merger.