Head-to-head · Restaurant Recipe Costing Software

Chefy vs OpenKitchen

Updated Sep 2026
Both researched from official sources
6 checks side by side

Higher score Chefy #2 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.0/10 Free plan · paid from $12/mo Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Chefy

OpenKitchen #4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit OpenKitchen

Chefy leads on 4 checks, OpenKitchen on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

Highest scoreChefy · 9.0/10
Free planboth
Most featuresChefy · 5 of 5

Our editors rank Chefy at #2 and OpenKitchen at #4 for restaurant recipe costing software; OpenKitchen has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

Chefy offers inventory tracking; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it. Chefy offers yield and portion scaling; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it. Chefy offers menu profitability; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it. Chefy offers ingredient price updates; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it.

Chefy is the better fit for restaurants needing broad costing and operations. OpenKitchen is the better fit for technical teams wanting open-source costing.

Chefy fits best
Restaurants needing broad costing and operations
OpenKitchen fits best
Technical teams wanting open-source costing

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Side by side

Show only differences

Feature	Chefy 9.0/10 Visit ↗	OpenKitchen —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	—
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software	#4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software
Best for	Restaurants needing broad costing and operations	Technical teams wanting open-source costing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$12/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	1 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Chefy 5/5 · OpenKitchen 1/5
Inventory tracking	✓ (best)	Not published
Yield and portion scaling	✓ (best)	Not published
Menu profitability	✓ (best)	Not published
Ingredient price updates	✓ (best)	Not published
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Specs
Recipe limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Free core costing plan with recipes, wastage and real-time updates Connects Square sales with menu-item cost and margin analysis Supports procurement, stocktakes and multi-venue oversight	Recursive costing covers ingredients, recipes and sub-recipes. Tracks supplier prices, invoices, inventory variance and production usage. Self-hosting, integrations and a JSON API support custom workflows.
Cons	Paid capabilities are split across separate monthly modules Square is the only listed integration Formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are not currently held	Purchase-order creation and tracking are outside the documented workflows. Delivery-receiving workflows are not part of the described feature set. Deployment under AGPL-3.0 requires technical ownership of the self-hosted option.
Our verdict	Chefy is a web-based hospitality costing platform for kitchens, bars and multi-venue restaurant groups. It combines nested recipe and sub-recipe building with live recipe and menu costing, supplier product and price management, inventory,… Read the review →	OpenKitchen is open-source back-of-house software for independent restaurants, multi-site groups, commissary kitchens, caterers, bakeries and cloud kitchens. It brings ingredients, suppliers, recipes, food-cost calculations, inventory,… Read the review →

ChefyRestaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.0Free plan · paid from $12/mo
O OpenKitchenRestaurant Recipe Costing Software —Free plan

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Strengths and trade-offs

Chefy — where it wins
- Free core costing plan with recipes, wastage and real-time updates
- Connects Square sales with menu-item cost and margin analysis
- Supports procurement, stocktakes and multi-venue oversight
Where it doesn't
- Paid capabilities are split across separate monthly modules
- Square is the only listed integration
- Formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are not currently held
OpenKitchen — where it wins
- Recursive costing covers ingredients, recipes and sub-recipes.
- Tracks supplier prices, invoices, inventory variance and production usage.
- Self-hosting, integrations and a JSON API support custom workflows.
Where it doesn't
- Purchase-order creation and tracking are outside the documented workflows.
- Delivery-receiving workflows are not part of the described feature set.
- Deployment under AGPL-3.0 requires technical ownership of the self-hosted option.

Chefy9.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $12/mo
A broad restaurant costing platform with modular pricing for recipes, stock and procurement.
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OpenKitchen—/10 · Free plan
A free, open-source costing system with unusually broad inventory and supplier workflows.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026