Fishbowl vs Stampede

Fishbowl9.0Visit Stampede8.9Visit

Higher score Fishbowl #5 in Restaurant Marketing Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Fishbowl

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Stampede #6 in Restaurant Marketing Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Stampede

• Fishbowl fits best

  Established brands wanting measurable CRM

• Stampede fits best

  Square-based restaurants wanting unified engagement

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Side by side

Feature	Fishbowl 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Stampede 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#5 in Restaurant Marketing Software	#6 in Restaurant Marketing Software
Best for	Established brands wanting measurable CRM	Square-based restaurants wanting unified engagement
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$150/site/mo	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fishbowl 4/5 · Stampede 5/5
Audience segmentation	✓	✓
Automated campaigns	✓	✓
Loyalty program	✓	✓
POS integration	✓	✓
Review requests	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Campaign channels	Multichannel	Email_sms
Guest or contact limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Harmonizes guest data across POS, ordering, loyalty, and reservation sources Combines segmentation with automated email, SMS, offer, and loyalty campaigns Provides campaign analytics, ROI reporting, and AI-assisted insights	Combines guest, payment, review, loyalty and marketing data Supports targeted email and SMS campaigns with automated journeys Connects Square with Google, Tripadvisor, Facebook and digital wallets
Cons	There is no free plan The listed platform is web-based Premium costs $400 per location per month	Pricing requires a sales conversation Web platform availability may limit channel preferences Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller operators
Our verdict	Fishbowl is a guest relationship management and marketing platform for restaurants and restaurant groups. It combines customer data platform and CRM capabilities with guest profiles, audience segmentation, automated campaigns, loyalty… Read the review →	Stampede is a hospitality marketing and engagement platform for restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels. It is designed for individual venues and multi-venue groups that want to connect bookings, guest Wi-Fi, payments, reviews, loyalty and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fishbowl — where it wins

  • Harmonizes guest data across POS, ordering, loyalty, and reservation sources
  • Combines segmentation with automated email, SMS, offer, and loyalty campaigns
  • Provides campaign analytics, ROI reporting, and AI-assisted insights

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan
  • The listed platform is web-based
  • Premium costs $400 per location per month

• Stampede — where it wins

  • Combines guest, payment, review, loyalty and marketing data
  • Supports targeted email and SMS campaigns with automated journeys
  • Connects Square with Google, Tripadvisor, Facebook and digital wallets

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Web platform availability may limit channel preferences
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller operators

• Fishbowl9.0/10 · Paid

  A data-focused restaurant CRM for segmentation, campaigns, loyalty, and ROI reporting.

  Visit FishbowlFull verdict →
• Stampede8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A Square-connected platform combining restaurant marketing, loyalty, reviews and guest data.

  Visit StampedeFull verdict →