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PlateSense
What PlateSense is
PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe-costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs. It extracts invoice items, quantities, units, and prices, then holds entries needing a decision for review before they affect inventory. Kitchens can track ingredient stock, purchase and count history, average inventory cost, and latest delivery cost. Reusable prep recipes and menu build sheets connect ingredient costs to dish food cost and contribution margin, which recalculate as costs change. The free plan automatically reads 15 invoices per month and includes inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts, and Sage, its assistant for questions about invoices, ingredients, and recipe costs. PlateSense Pro costs $59 a month per location and includes unlimited invoices, inventory, recipes, and menu items for a team on one account. New kitchens get a 30-day trial with everything included and no card; afterward, the account pauses while its data remains available. PlateSense runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Invoices can be submitted by upload or email forwarding. It does not currently compare expected ingredient use from sales with actual use.
Who it suits
PlateSense is intended for fine dining restaurants, cafes and coffee shops, fast casual restaurants, and food trucks. It suits kitchens that want invoice-based cost updates alongside inventory and recipe costing.
What it does well
- Free plan includes 15 automatically read invoices monthly.
- Tracks ingredient stock and purchase and count history.
- Recipe costs and margins recalculate as ingredient costs change.
- 30-day trial requires no card.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
What to know first
- Does not compare expected ingredient use with actual use.
- Pro costs $59 a month per location.
- The account pauses after the 30-day trial.
Limits
The free plan automatically reads 15 invoices per month. PlateSense Pro costs $59 per location per month and includes unlimited invoices, inventory, recipes, and menu items. The 30-day trial includes everything; afterward, the account pauses while its data remains available.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PlateSense Pro | $59 per location / month · Unlimited invoices · unlimited inventory, recipes and menu items · whole team on one account | $59 a month |
As platesense.ai lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open https://platesense.ai/.
- Choose the free plan or start the 30-day trial with everything included and no card.
- Submit supplier invoices by upload or email forwarding.
- Review invoice entries that need a decision before they affect inventory.
- Use inventory, recipes, and menu build sheets to track costs.
Verdict
PlateSense connects invoice processing with inventory and recipe costing, and its free plan includes core tools with a monthly invoice limit. Its stated usage-tracking gap and the post-trial account pause are important to consider.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. It includes automatic reading of 15 invoices per month, inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts, and Sage.
How much does PlateSense Pro cost?
PlateSense Pro costs $59 per location per month.
What happens during the trial?
New kitchens receive 30 days with everything included and no card. Afterward, the account pauses and its data remains available.
Which platforms does PlateSense support?
PlateSense is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Can it compare ingredient usage with sales?
It does not currently compare expected ingredient usage from sales with actual usage.
How can invoices be submitted?
Invoices can be submitted by upload or email forwarding.
Facts from PlateSense's own pages
- AI assistant
- Sage answers questions about restaurant invoices, ingredients and recipe costs, and can help users navigate the app. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says business data is not used to train PlateSense’s own models and AI processing uses Google Gemini API under terms that prohibit training on submitted API data. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site names fine dining, cafes and coffee shops, fast casual restaurants, and food trucks as intended users. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Free plan limit
- The docs describe a free plan with 15 invoices per month read automatically, plus inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts and Sage. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site describes invoice submission by upload or email forwarding and mentions Sysco in an example; it does not identify a named POS integration on the pages reviewed. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- It tracks ingredient stock, purchase and count history, average inventory cost and latest delivery cost. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Invoice processing
- It extracts invoice line items, quantities, units and prices, and holds items needing a decision for review before they affect inventory. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- PlateSense says it does not currently compare expected ingredient usage from sales with actual usage. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- PlateSense runs in a browser and has iPhone and Android apps with the same data. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Price monitoring
- PlateSense Pro includes price alerts and a weekly price report. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Recipes and menu costing
- It supports reusable prep recipes and menu build sheets, with dish food cost and contribution margin recalculated as ingredient costs change. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, uses Firebase Authentication and restaurant-level Firestore data isolation, and is stored on Google Cloud servers in the United States. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available at [email protected], and the company says it aims to respond within a few hours during business days. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026
- Trial and pause
- New kitchens receive 30 days with everything included and no card; after the trial, the account pauses and built data remains available. · platesense.ai, 8 Oct 2026