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Best Restaurant Back Office Software in 2026

Restaurant back office software supports work behind the counter, such as recipe costing, inventory management, purchasing, sales reconciliation, multi-unit reporting and invoice capture. This list is for restaurant operators comparing those functions and the platforms they can use.

  1. 1

    Galley

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Galley combines recipe costing, menu planning, production scheduling, and nutrition tools for foodservice operations.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Visit site
  2. 2

    PlateSense

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    PlateSense connects invoice processing with inventory and recipe costing, and its free plan includes core tools with a monthly invoice limit.

    7.0 From $59/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  3. 3

    Crunchtime Labor & Scheduling

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Crunchtime Labor & Scheduling if your restaurant operation needs forecast-based shift planning, configurable labor rules and employee scheduling through Teamworx.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  4. 4

    reciProfity

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose reciProfity if your food operation needs recipe costing, inventory reports, and recipe management in one cloud-hosted service.

    6.0 30-day trial Visit site
  5. 5

    ChefMod

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose ChefMod if your foodservice operation needs purchasing and invoice workflows, recipe costing, and procurement support in one platform.

    5.9 Visit site
  6. 6

    Costivo Food

    Free plan
    5.9 Free plan · paid from €7/mo Visit site
  7. 7

    FoodNotify

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose FoodNotify if your hospitality operation needs supplier-based recipe costing, COGS alerts, and POS connectivity.

    5.8 From €174.90/mo Visit site
  8. 8

    KYN

    Free trial Web

    KYN brings bookkeeping, automation and multi-location analytics into one web platform, with restaurant tools for cost monitoring.

    5.8 From $7.50/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  9. 9

    MarketMan

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    MarketMan combines restaurant inventory, purchasing, recipe costing, and invoice scanning, with plan limits varying by tier. Its listed plans start at $249 a month.

    5.7 From $249/mo Visit site
  10. 10

    meez

    Free trial Web

    meez combines recipe management, costing tools, training materials, and multi-location publishing for culinary teams.

    5.7 From $19/mo (annual) Visit site
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    ChefTec

    Paid Web

    ChefTec brings recipe, inventory and compliance tools together, with production planning in Ultra and an enterprise offering for unlimited users.

    5.6 Visit site
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    MarginEdge

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose MarginEdge if your restaurant needs linked financial insights, invoice processing, inventory work, and recipe or menu analysis, with mobile apps and listed integrations.

    5.6 From $350/mo Visit site
  13. 13

    URY

    Free plan Web
    5.6 Free plan Visit site
  14. 14

    Tako Solutions

    Free plan Web
    5.5 Free plan Visit site
  15. 15

    QSROnline

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    QSROnline combines restaurant labor, inventory, reporting, and administrative workflows, with mobile apps and POS integrations.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
  16. 16

    Supy

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Supy combines purchasing, stock control, and restaurant reporting in one platform for multi-branch operations.

    5.3 From $250/mo Visit site
  17. 17

    SynergySuite Labor & Scheduling

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    SynergySuite Labor & Scheduling combines schedule planning, employee self-service, timekeeping, compliance warnings, and payroll integrations for restaurant groups.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
  18. 18

    xtraCHEF

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    xtraCHEF brings invoice processing, recipe costing, inventory tools, and cost reporting into restaurant back-office software. Plan features vary, and pricing is available on request.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    WISK

    Paid iPhoneWeb

    WISK brings inventory, invoice processing, purchasing, and cost tracking into one platform for hospitality operators.

    5.0 From $249/mo Visit site
  20. 20

    Koust

    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    4.9 From €80/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
  21. 21

    Back Office

    Paid
    4.6 Visit site
  22. 22

    Cactus AI

    Paid Web
    4.6 From $49/mo Visit site
  23. 23

    CherryBerry RMS

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
  24. 24

    Foodrazor

    Paid AndroidWeb
    4.6 From $59/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
  25. 25

    DineLabs

    Paid Web
    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site

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Check whether a tool has a free plan or free trial, what its paid price starts at, and which platforms it supports, such as web, iOS, Android, API, Windows or macOS. If you need to read or change code, review the software licence. Compare location limits and the operational features you need before choosing.

Questions

Which tools list a free plan?

Costivo Food and Galley list free plans. Costivo Food lists paid plans from €7 per month, and Galley lists paid plans from $99 per month.

Which tool lists a free trial?

Foodrazor lists a 30-day trial. ChefMod lists no free trial.

What is the lowest listed starting price?

Costivo Food lists paid plans from €7 per month. Other stated starting prices include Cactus AI at $49 per month, Foodrazor at $59 per month and Henri at $75 per month.

Which platforms are covered?

The category includes tools running on web, iOS, Android, API, Windows and macOS. Check the platform details for the product you are considering.

What features can I compare?

The comparison covers free plan, paid starting price, recipe costing, inventory management, purchasing and procurement, sales reconciliation, multi-unit reporting, invoice capture and location limit.

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