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These inventory tools serve at least one of the same types of restaurant as reciProfity. They're ordered by RTC Score.

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  1. MarketMan

    By MarketMan

    Inventory and purchasing software with published plans from $249 a month: Starter includes inventory counts, recipe costing, actual vs. theoretical reporting and 50 invoice scans a month. The subscription agreement sets a 12-month commitment that renews unless you give 60 days' notice.

    RTC SCORE

    8.0

    #1 overall

    Pros

    • Published plans: Starter at $249 a month already includes inventory counts, transfers, recipe costing, actual vs. theoretical reporting and purchase orders.
    • Connects with Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS, Lightspeed and TouchBistro, among others, with no MarketMan fee to integrate.
    • Phone support seven days a week, plus chat, email and WhatsApp, and onboarding included in every plan.

    Cons

    • The subscription agreement sets a 12-month commitment even on monthly billing, renews for the same term and needs 60 days' notice to stop the renewal.
    • If you leave early, the rest of the 12 months is still due.
    • Starter caps invoice scanning at 50 a month; unlimited scanning starts on the higher Growth plan.
    Initial term
    12 months
  2. MarginEdge

    By MarginEdge

    Food cost software at one published price of $350 a month per location, with inventory, recipe costing, unlimited invoice processing and bill pay included, month to month unless you choose annual billing. With Toast you also pay Toast's own fees.

    RTC SCORE

    7.9

    #2 overall

    Pros

    • One published price, $350 a month per location, with inventory, recipe costing, theoretical usage reports, unlimited invoice processing and bill pay in the same plan.
    • Month to month on monthly billing, with no cancellation fee, and 12 months of access to your account after you cancel.
    • Connects with a long list of POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS, Lightspeed and SpotOn, with no MarginEdge fee to connect them.

    Cons

    • With Toast you also pay Toast $50 a month per location for its Restaurant Management Suite, plus a Toast API fee whose amount is not published.
    • Onboarding packages are sold separately and their price is not published.
    • Support is by email or ticket on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern; there is no phone line you can call.
    Initial term
    Month to month
  3. BevSpot

    By BevSpot

    Inventory, ordering and recipe costing built around bars and beverage programs, with bottle weights for partial counts. The Standard tier, the cheapest with recipe costing, has a published annual price, on an annual term that renews automatically with 60 days' notice.

    RTC SCORE

    7.8

    #3 overall

    Pros

    • Built around bars: bottle weights for partial counts and recipe costing for drinks and dishes.
    • Unlimited users on every published tier.
    • Free POS connection with Lightspeed, Square, Toast and Upserve, and a file upload for any other POS.

    Cons

    • Annual term that renews automatically unless you cancel at least 60 days ahead, by booking a call; fees are not refunded.
    • Variance against POS sales and AI invoice processing are on the Pro tier, which is quoted.
    • The pricing page shows only annual prices, food and beverage are priced separately, and the length of the free trial is not published.
    Initial term
    12 months
  4. WISK

    By WISK

    Inventory, recipe costing and invoice scanning for bars and restaurants, sold per location on an annual or quarterly term: $299 a month on the quarterly Food plan for one venue, with a published $750 setup fee and Bluetooth scale counts for partial bottles.

    RTC SCORE

    7.6

    #4 overall

    Pros

    • Published per-location prices for one to ten outlets, including the one-time setup fee.
    • Partial bottles are weighed with a supported Bluetooth scale in the mobile app.
    • Lists more than 50 POS integrations, including Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS and Lightspeed, with no extra charge to connect.

    Cons

    • No month-to-month option: the shortest term is a quarter, and fees already billed are not refunded.
    • A one-time $750 setup fee for one venue, and the single-venue plan caps AI invoice scanning at 75 a month.
    • Food and beverage are separate products; tracking both means the bundle, which costs more than either one.
    Initial term
    3 months
  5. Yellow Dog Inventory

    By Yellow Dog Software

    Inventory, recipe costing and actual vs. theoretical food cost for food and beverage operations, with a published single-restaurant plan at $295 a month on a two-year contract that includes setup, one POS connector and unlimited scanned invoices.

    RTC SCORE

    7.4

    #6 overall

    Pros

    • Published price for one restaurant: $295 a month with implementation, one POS connector and unlimited scanned invoices included.
    • Inventory counts, recipe costing and actual vs. theoretical food cost, with purchase orders, transfers and commissary tools.
    • Long list of POS connectors, including Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS, Lightspeed and PAR Brink.

    Cons

    • The single-restaurant plan carries a two-year contract, and the software agreement (renewal, notice and early exit) is not public.
    • Restaurant POS connectors are 1-way, and only one is included in the published plan.
    • Live help desk is weekdays only, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern; nights and weekends are emergency support.
    Initial term
    24 months
  6. Restaurant365

    By Restaurant365

    Back office suite with restaurant accounting, inventory, recipe costing, AP automation and scheduling. The Operations page lists Professional at $489 a month per location billed annually, while the pricing page only offers a custom quote; the contract runs for the term on the Order Form and renews automatically.

    RTC SCORE

    7.4

    #7 overall

    Pros

    • Accounting, AP automation, inventory, recipe costing and scheduling in one system, with actual vs. theoretical food cost reports.
    • The Operations page publishes a per-location price for the Professional plan ($489 a month billed annually).
    • Integrates with a long list of POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, Shift4 POS, Lightspeed and SpotOn.

    Cons

    • The pricing page only offers a custom quote, so the published $489 may not be what you are quoted; billing is annual or quarterly, not monthly.
    • You cannot cancel or downgrade during the term: the whole subscription term is owed, and it renews automatically unless you email notice 60 days before the end.
    • A paid implementation and a one-time POS setup fee per location are required, with no published amounts.
    Initial term
    Quote only
  7. meez

    By meez

    Recipe software for kitchens that also counts inventory from the Pro plan, with a published monthly price and a lower one on an annual plan. POS sales and invoice processing come only on higher plans.

    RTC SCORE

    7.2

    #8 overall

    Pros

    • Month-to-month billing on published plans, a 14-day free trial and no setup fee on Pro.
    • Recipe costing on every plan, with built-in yields and unit conversions.
    • Inventory counts in any unit of measure from the Pro plan.

    Cons

    • No POS connection below Enterprise, so Pro cannot compare actual and theoretical food cost from your sales.
    • Invoice processing starts on Premium; on Pro you enter costs by hand or by spreadsheet.
    • No bar inventory by weight or pour is documented.
    Initial term
    Month to month
  8. xtraCHEF by Toast

    By Toast

    Toast's back-office add-on for Toast restaurants: the Pro plan at $279 a month per location adds inventory and recipe costing to invoice automation; the $179 Essentials plan covers invoices and accounting sync only.

    RTC SCORE

    6.4

    #9 overall

    Pros

    • Published price per location: Pro at $279 a month with inventory and recipe costing, or Essentials at $179 for invoices only.
    • Built into Toast: sales come from your Toast account and recipes connect to your Toast menu without a separate connector.
    • Invoice scanning in both plans with no monthly cap published, plus ordering from your vendors.

    Cons

    • Works only with Toast POS; if you use another POS, it is not an option.
    • Inventory and recipe costing are only in Pro; Essentials does not count inventory or cost recipes.
    • The term is not published, and the only published terms (from 2020) make you pay through the end of the term with no refunds.
    Initial term
    Quote only
  9. Craftable

    By Craftable

    Back office platform for restaurants and hotels with ordering, inventory counts, recipe costing, AP automation and supplier payments. Price by quote only; the Terms of Service set a one-year term that renews each year unless you give 30 days' written notice.

    RTC SCORE

    5.6

    #10 overall

    Pros

    • Ordering, inventory counts, recipe costing, AP automation and supplier payments in one platform.
    • Integrates with many POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, SpotOn and TouchBistro, and with QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite and R365.
    • Published per-payment fees for paying suppliers: $0.49 by ACH, $0.99 by eCheck and $1.49 by paper check.

    Cons

    • No published price: you only get one through a demo and a quote.
    • One-year term that renews each year; if you leave early, all fees become due at once.
    • Electronic invoice reading and the POS integration depend on add-ons or higher accounts.
    Initial term
    12 months
  10. Apicbase

    By Apicbase

    Back-of-house platform for multi-outlet food service, with recipes, inventory, purchasing and actual vs. theoretical food cost. Every plan is by quote, the Growth plan starts at 5 outlets, and subscriptions are billed annually.

    RTC SCORE

    5.0

    #11 overall

    Pros

    • Recipes, inventory, purchasing and actual vs. theoretical food cost in one platform, with transfers and central kitchen tools for groups.
    • Connects to Toast, Square, Clover and Lightspeed, among more than 40 POS and online ordering systems.
    • You can download your data during a grace period after you cancel, and Apicbase keeps it for 60 days.

    Cons

    • Every plan is by quote, and the Growth plan says it starts from 5 outlets.
    • Contracts renew automatically, you must give 90 days' notice to stop the renewal, and fees can't be cancelled before the term ends.
    • Monthly billing costs 15% more, fees are payable in euros and prices can rise every year with a Belgian wage index.
    Initial term
    Quote only
  11. Crunchtime

    By Crunchtime

    Inventory, recipe and actual vs. theoretical food cost software for restaurant chains, part of an operations suite with labor, kitchen and task tools. Price by quote only; orders renew each year unless you give 30 days' notice.

    RTC Score: Not enough data

    Pros

    • Inventory counts, recipe management, suggested ordering and actual vs. theoretical food cost built for multi-unit chains, with above-store reports.
    • Its agreement is public: one-year renewals, 30 days' notice and renewal increases capped at CPI-U plus 1%.
    • You can export your data within 60 days after the agreement ends.

    Cons

    • No published price, and the initial term is set in each order.
    • Few of the common POS systems are listed: Toast, Square (through APIs) and PAR, but not Clover, Shift4 POS, Lightspeed or SpotOn.
    • Implementation is sold separately, and only up to 5 authorized contacts can open support cases.
    Initial term
    Quote only
  12. Fourth Purchase-to-Pay and Inventory

    By Fourth

    Inventory, recipe costing, supplier ordering and invoice matching for restaurant groups, sold in four editions by quote. Unless your order says otherwise, Fourth's general terms set a three-year term that renews each year, with 90 days' notice.

    RTC Score: Not enough data

    Pros

    • Inventory counts on mobile (even offline), recipe costing by ingredient and actual vs. theoretical stock control in one product.
    • Three-way matching of invoices, purchase orders and delivery notes, with supplier invoices by EDI or PDF.
    • Central ordering and supplier catalogs for groups that want budget control across every location.

    Cons

    • No published price for any of its four editions, and required training is charged separately.
    • Three-year initial term by default, renewals each year with 90 days' notice, and the remaining fees are owed if you leave early.
    • Fourth may raise fees every year, with no cap in its general terms.
    Initial term
    36 months