FoodSafety HQ vs Lemon

FoodSafety HQ8.8Visit Lemon8.5Visit

Higher score FoodSafety HQ #5 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 8.8/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit FoodSafety HQ

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Lemon #8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Lemon

• FoodSafety HQ fits best

  Australian venues needing broad compliance coverage

• Lemon fits best

  Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants

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Side by side

Feature	FoodSafety HQ 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Lemon 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Restaurant Food Safety Software	#8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software
Best for	Australian venues needing broad compliance coverage	Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	A$29/site/mo	£19/site/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FoodSafety HQ 6/6 · Lemon 5/6
Temperature logs	✓	✓
Digital checklists	✓	✓
Corrective actions	✓	✓
Inspections and audits	✓	✓
Offline mobile access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Specs
Compliance reporting	Advanced	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Temperature, cleaning, allergen and supplier checks in one system Offline mobile access with photo proof and corrective-action tracking Multi-venue dashboards, training records and council-ready reports	Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history Unlimited team members with multi-location management
Cons	No free plan; paid plans start at AUD 29 per venue monthly Enterprise requires a minimum of 10 venues Broader modules may be more than a single venue needs	No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription Group workspace pricing is quoted separately The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping
Our verdict	FoodSafety HQ is digital food-safety compliance software for Australian cafes, restaurants, bakeries, food trucks, aged-care providers and other hospitality businesses. It brings temperature monitoring, cleaning and sanitizing records,… Read the review →	Lemon is a food-safety record-keeping app for restaurants, cafés, food trucks, bakeries, pubs, takeaways and dark kitchens. It is aimed primarily at UK food businesses managing HACCP-related daily records. Teams can record fridge, freezer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FoodSafety HQ — where it wins

  • Temperature, cleaning, allergen and supplier checks in one system
  • Offline mobile access with photo proof and corrective-action tracking
  • Multi-venue dashboards, training records and council-ready reports

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid plans start at AUD 29 per venue monthly
  • Enterprise requires a minimum of 10 venues
  • Broader modules may be more than a single venue needs

• Lemon — where it wins

  • Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app
  • Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history
  • Unlimited team members with multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription
  • Group workspace pricing is quoted separately
  • The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping

• FoodSafety HQ8.8/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad Australian food-safety coverage with offline mobile checks and multi-venue reporting.

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• Lemon8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A focused HACCP record-keeping app with multi-location support at £19 per location monthly.

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