Chefy vs RistoBrain

Chefy9.0Visit RistoBrain8.8Visit

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

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RistoBrain #5 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software 8.8/10 Free plan · paid from €19/mo Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit RistoBrain

• Chefy fits best

  Restaurants needing broad costing and operations

• RistoBrain fits best

  Small restaurants wanting AI-assisted costing

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Side by side

Feature	Chefy 9.0/10 Visit ↗	RistoBrain 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software	#5 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software
Best for	Restaurants needing broad costing and operations	Small restaurants wanting AI-assisted costing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$12/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Chefy 5/5 · RistoBrain 5/5
Inventory tracking	✓	✓
Yield and portion scaling	✓	✓
Menu profitability	✓	✓
Ingredient price updates	✓	✓
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	Automatic food-cost calculation from recipes and supplier prices Invoice extraction supports XML, PDF and photo uploads Menu engineering, inventory tracking and AI-assisted recommendations
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	The Free plan supports only 1 location, 30 recipes and 50 ingredients Advanced menu engineering starts with the €49-per-month Pro plan Multi-restaurant teams and roles require the €99-per-month Business plan
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 →	RistoBrain is browser-based software for restaurants that need to calculate dish food costs, monitor ingredients and evaluate menu profitability. It connects recipes, ingredient quantities and supplier prices to automatic food-cost… Read the review →

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

• RistoBrain — where it wins

  • Automatic food-cost calculation from recipes and supplier prices
  • Invoice extraction supports XML, PDF and photo uploads
  • Menu engineering, inventory tracking and AI-assisted recommendations

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan supports only 1 location, 30 recipes and 50 ingredients
  • Advanced menu engineering starts with the €49-per-month Pro plan
  • Multi-restaurant teams and roles require the €99-per-month Business plan

• 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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• RistoBrain8.8/10 · Free plan · paid from €19/mo

  A practical costing and menu-analysis tool with a free plan and AI assistance.

  Visit RistoBrainFull verdict →