ResDiary cuts payment surcharge to 1%, renames two add-ons
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of ResDiary's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Payment processing surcharge cut from 1.2% to 1% on Deposits and Payments; two add-ons renamed with pricing unchanged: 'Pre-orders' to 'Order & Pay' ($45/mo) and 'Group Central Reservations' to 'Group Bookings' ($15/mo). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists Order & Pay + Events Manager Bundle at $65, ResPhone at $50, Event Manager at $45, Gift Vouchers at $45 and PMS Integration at $15.
It lands 15 days after ResDiary's previous change, "ResDiary raises payment processing fee to 1.2%, renames Order & Pay add-on" (Oct 12, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "ResDiary raises Pre-orders payment surcharge from 1% to 1.2%" (Sep 14, 2026). ResDiary has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window TouchBistro, Lightspeed and Toast also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Deposits · Price−17%1.2%1%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposits | Price | 1.2% | 1% | −17% |
Values as written on ResDiary's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of ResDiary's pricing page (resdiary.com) from Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where deposits price reads 1.2% and then 1%.
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ResDiary, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026decreaseResDiary cuts payment surcharge to 1%, renames two add-ons · this change
- Oct 12, 2026packagingResDiary raises payment processing fee to 1.2%, renames Order & Pay add-on
- Sep 14, 2026increaseResDiary raises Pre-orders payment surcharge from 1% to 1.2%
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- TouchBistroAug 31TouchBistro moves 24/7 support and POS integration badges into plan features
- TouchBistroAug 24TouchBistro clarifies bundle pricing with fully itemized feature lists
- LightspeedMay 25Lightspeed slashes card-present rate from 2.6% to 1.5% across all plans
- ToastApr 27Toast rebrands handheld POS as Toast Go 3 with next-gen positioning
- LightspeedApr 9Lightspeed Ends Spring Promo Offering Up to $1,500 Off Retail
Questions about this change
Did ResDiary raise prices in October 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 ResDiary's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Deposits: 1.2% → 1% (−17%).
What changed on ResDiary's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Deposits price: 1.2% → 1% (−17%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does ResDiary change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for ResDiary in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "ResDiary raises payment processing fee to 1.2%, renames Order & Pay add-on" on Oct 12, 2026; ResDiary has been tracked since 2026-05-16.