Rocket Tronc is a web-based platform for distributing tronc at restaurants, bars, pubs, cafés, hotels and multi-venue groups in the UK and Ireland. Its rules can split distributions equally, by points, hours, role or seniority, department, or a hybrid approach. A Troncmaster can preview, audit and approve a distribution before it is sent to payroll. The product describes automatic HMRC rule enforcement, timestamped audit records, Troncmaster independence controls, a live compliance dashboard and a TRONC policy generator. Employees can view their breakdowns, and statements are generated automatically. Reporting includes live totals, trends and breakdowns, multi-venue roll-ups and location-level detail, with CSV or PDF payroll exports. Listed integrations are RocketOS EPOS, Sona HR, Xero Payroll and CSV import/export; Lightspeed, Fourth and S4Labour are described as coming soon. The product can be used standalone or as part of RocketOS. Free supports one location and up to 10 employees, with manual distributions and basic reporting. Pro is listed from £0.50/mo, billed according to active employees across locations, and has a 7-day trial with all features and no credit card required.
Who it is for
It suits hospitality businesses and groups in the UK and Ireland that distribute tronc, as well as payroll, HR and tronc advisory teams. The Free plan is aimed at operations with one location and up to 10 employees.
What is good
- Supports equal, points-based and hours-weighted distributions.
- Troncmaster approval precedes payroll export.
- Employees can view distribution breakdowns.
- Exports payroll data as CSV or PDF.
What to know first
- Free covers one location and up to 10 employees.
- Free distributions are manual.
- Some listed integrations are marked as coming soon.
Verdict
Rocket Tronc combines allocation rules, approval steps, compliance features and payroll reporting for hospitality teams. Free has defined location and employee limits; Pro pricing varies with active employees across locations.
Rocket Tronc plans and pricing
All plansCompared on restaurant tip management software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom pool rules
- Yes
- Payroll export
- both
- POS integrations
- 2
- Shift allocation
- Yes
- Record granularity
- daily
