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Galley vs Spec
Both stand on restaurant inventory management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Galley combines recipe costing, menu planning, production scheduling, and nutrition tools for foodservice operations. The free plan offers a way to start, while the full platform is priced according to operation size and locations.
Visit Galley Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1
Choose Spec if your bar or restaurant needs food and beverage inventory tools alongside recipe costing, menu analysis, and order drafting. Look elsewhere if you need stock counts on the free plan; those are included with Spec Pro.
Visit SpecThe facts
| Galley | Spec | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | SMB Accelerator: $99 a month | Spec Pro annual: $999 a year |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | galleysolutions.com | specapp.com |
| On restaurant inventory management software | #1 of 26 | #5 of 26 |
Galley: what it does well
- Updates recipe costs when vendor prices change.
- Turns menus into demand-based production plans.
- Provides USDA-backed nutrition analysis and allergen tracking.
- Open API exposes recipes, costs, menus, and nutrition data.
- Free plan is available.
What to know first
- Smartphones are not supported or recommended.
- Full-platform pricing requires a quote.
- The platform is optimized for desktop and tablet screens.
Spec: what it does well
- Stores information about a business's food and beverage products.
- Calculates ingredient, labor, and sub-recipe costs.
- Builds menus from products and recipes and analyzes pricing effectiveness.
- Drafts text or email orders and splits bulk orders by vendor.
- The mobile app provides recipes, product information, and training materials.
What to know first
- The Free Plan does not include stock counts.
- The Free Plan limits recipe ingredient and labor costing to 30 each.
- The Free Plan is limited to 30 sub-recipes and 10 menus.
- Spec Pro costs $99 a month.