Parsley is cloud-based kitchen management and ERP software for food-industry operations. It combines recipe management with production planning, inventory, purchasing and label creation. Teams can edit, scale and cost recipes, with nutrition facts and allergens calculated automatically. Prep lists and production plans use scaled quantities for cooking and preparation. Inventory tools cover locations or GL, par lists, purchasing and order receiving. A label editor can draw on recipe and production details such as ingredients, nutrition facts, prices and expiration dates, and supports barcodes and QR codes. Parsley offers an Open API, webhooks, standard integrations and a data uploader for connections with suppliers, POS, accounting and other systems. Its API can provide menu item details and accept sales data for cost, ingredient-usage variance and revenue accounting. The Chef plan is $129 / month; Chef Plus is $189 / month and Business is $379 / month. Enterprise includes multi-location support, while separate location accounts can share recipes and cost information. Parsley serves restaurants, universities, prepared-meal services, grocers, caterers and corporate hospitality. It is available on Android, iOS and web. The company says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and encrypts data in transit and at rest, with backups and DDoS mitigation. Free 24/7 support options include an introductory screen-share call, videos, email and phone; the support page instructs users to launch Parsley in Google Chrome.
Who it is for
Parsley suits food-service and food-industry teams that need recipe costing, scaling, production planning, purchasing or inventory tools. Its listed customers include restaurants, universities, prepared-meal services, grocers, caterers and corporate hospitality, with Enterprise offering multi-location support.
What is good
- Recipes can be edited, scaled and costed with nutrition and allergens calculated automatically.
- Production plans and prep lists use scaled quantities.
- Inventory, purchasing and order receiving are supported.
- Labels can include barcodes and QR codes.
- Offers an Open API, webhooks, integrations and a data uploader.
- Free 24/7 support options include email and phone.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- The Chef plan costs $129 / month.
- The support page directs users to launch Parsley in Google Chrome.
Verdict
Choose Parsley if your food operation needs recipe management alongside production, inventory or purchasing tools. Chef starts at $129 / month, while access to production planning, inventory and Open API features requires the $379 / month Business plan. Operations needing multi-location support can look at Enterprise, which is priced by quote.
Get started with Parsley
- Visit https://www.parsleysoftware.com/.
- Choose a plan; Chef starts at $129 / month, with Chef Plus at $189 / month and Business at $379 / month.
- Use Parsley on Android, iOS or web.
- For browser use, launch Parsley in Google Chrome.
- Contact Parsley for an Enterprise quote if you need its multi-location plan.
Limits to know first
There is no free plan. Chef costs $129 / month and lists recipe tools, menu editing and web, mobile and tablet apps; nutrition details are added in Chef Plus at $189 / month, while prep lists, production plans, purchasing, inventory and Open API access are listed in Business at $379 / month.
Questions about Parsley
How much does Parsley cost?
Chef is $129 / month, Chef Plus is $189 / month and Business is $379 / month. Enterprise is available by quote. The label printing add-on is $59 / month and invoice scanning is $69 / month.
Does Parsley have a free plan or trial?
Parsley has no free plan. The listed facts say there is no free plan; they do not state a free trial.
Which platforms does Parsley support?
Parsley is available on Android, iOS and web. Its support page instructs users to launch it in Google Chrome.
What does the Business plan add?
Business includes Chef Plus features, prep lists and production plans, purchasing and inventory, unlimited users and Open API access.
Does Parsley support multiple locations?
Enterprise includes multi-location support. Separate location accounts can share recipes and cost information.
What integrations does Parsley offer?
It offers an Open API, webhooks, standard integrations and a data uploader for connecting with suppliers, POS, accounting and other systems.
Parsley plans and pricing
All plansCompared on restaurant recipe management software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $129/mo
- Multi-location support
- Yes
- Allergen tracking
- Yes
- Yield scaling
- Yes
- Preparation instructions
- Yes
- Nutrition information
- Yes
