5-Out vs DishMath

5-Out9.4Visit DishMath9.0Visit

Higher score 5-Out #1 in Restaurant Analytics Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 7 features Visit 5-Out

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DishMath #4 in Restaurant Analytics Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 7 of 7 features Visit DishMath

• 5-Out fits best

  Multi-location operators wanting broad analytics

• DishMath fits best

  Operators wanting detailed profitability analytics

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Side by side

Feature	5-Out 9.4/10 Visit ↗	DishMath 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Restaurant Analytics Software	#4 in Restaurant Analytics Software
Best for	Multi-location operators wanting broad analytics	Operators wanting detailed profitability analytics
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$149/site/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community
Integrations	15 integrations	60+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features 5-Out 5/7 · DishMath 7/7
POS data connectors	✓	✓
Labor analytics	✓	✓
Food-cost analysis	✓	✓
Customer behavior analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Multi-location reporting	✓	✓
Forecasting	✓	✓
Data export	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Forecasts guest counts, sales, and item-level demand with AI Connects forecasting to prep lists, purchasing, inventory, and labor Supports multi-location benchmarking across a broad integration list	Dish-level P&L combines food cost, labor cost, and contribution margin. Broad POS, accounting, supplier, labor, and scheduling integrations. Weekly menu engineering, supplier recommendations, and operational SMS briefings.
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation The platform is available on the web Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused operators	Starts at $149 per location per month with no free plan. Solo costs $199 per location per month on monthly billing. Group requires 2–10 locations; Operator pricing is custom.
Our verdict	5-Out is a restaurant operations and forecasting platform for quick-service, fast-casual, full-service, multi-unit, franchise, and specialty restaurant groups. It combines sales, labor, purchasing, recipes, inventory, and financial data in… Read the review →	DishMath is restaurant analytics software for independent operators, small restaurant groups, accountants, and distributors. It connects POS, accounting, supplier-invoice, labor, scheduling, reservation, and delivery data in a web app with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 5-Out — where it wins

  • Forecasts guest counts, sales, and item-level demand with AI
  • Connects forecasting to prep lists, purchasing, inventory, and labor
  • Supports multi-location benchmarking across a broad integration list

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • The platform is available on the web
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused operators

• DishMath — where it wins

  • Dish-level P&L combines food cost, labor cost, and contribution margin.
  • Broad POS, accounting, supplier, labor, and scheduling integrations.
  • Weekly menu engineering, supplier recommendations, and operational SMS briefings.

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $149 per location per month with no free plan.
  • Solo costs $199 per location per month on monthly billing.
  • Group requires 2–10 locations; Operator pricing is custom.

• 5-Out9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad restaurant analytics spanning forecasting, inventory, labor, food cost, and reporting.

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• DishMath9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  Detailed dish-level profitability analytics for operators managing food, labor, and suppliers.

  Visit DishMathFull verdict →