Fourth Inventory vs StockTake Online

Fourth Inventory9.0Visit StockTake Online8.8Visit

Higher score Fourth Inventory #3 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Fourth

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StockTake Online #5 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Try StockTake Online

• Fourth Inventory fits best

  Established restaurant groups with complex POS needs

• StockTake Online fits best

  Restaurant teams managing stock across locations

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Side by side

Feature	Fourth Inventory 9.0/10 Visit ↗	StockTake Online 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software	#5 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software
Best for	Established restaurant groups with complex POS needs	Restaurant teams managing stock across locations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	16 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fourth Inventory 5/6 · StockTake Online 6/6
Recipe costing	✓	✓
Waste tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Purchase orders	✓	✓
Location transfers	✓	✓
POS integrations	✓	✓
Mobile app	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Tracks ingredients, purchasing, receiving, transfers and recipe costs Connects with 15 listed POS systems, including Toast and Aloha Supports mobile updates plus menu, recipe and supplier APIs	Tracks recipe costs, waste and stock variance alongside inventory counts. Supports purchase orders, receiving, requisitioning and inter-location transfers. Offers mobile apps and links to POS and accounting tools, including Xero.
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation and demo Core restaurant inventory support is described for Chrome on Windows Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller operators	Custom pricing means costs depend on location, operation type and chosen features. No self-serve trial; evaluation is through a personalised demo. Its broad inventory scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple stock counts.
Our verdict	Fourth Inventory is a cloud-based inventory and purchasing platform for restaurants and hospitality operators. It is designed for restaurant groups and multi-site businesses that need ingredient-level stock visibility, centralized supplier… Read the review →	StockTake Online is a cloud-based inventory and stock-control platform for restaurants and other hospitality operators. It brings stock, products, recipes, orders, deliveries, suppliers and reporting into one system, with web access and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fourth Inventory — where it wins

  • Tracks ingredients, purchasing, receiving, transfers and recipe costs
  • Connects with 15 listed POS systems, including Toast and Aloha
  • Supports mobile updates plus menu, recipe and supplier APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and demo
  • Core restaurant inventory support is described for Chrome on Windows
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller operators

• StockTake Online — where it wins

  • Tracks recipe costs, waste and stock variance alongside inventory counts.
  • Supports purchase orders, receiving, requisitioning and inter-location transfers.
  • Offers mobile apps and links to POS and accounting tools, including Xero.

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom pricing means costs depend on location, operation type and chosen features.
  • No self-serve trial; evaluation is through a personalised demo.
  • Its broad inventory scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple stock counts.

• Fourth Inventory9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature, integration-focused inventory platform for complex restaurant groups.

  Visit FourthFull verdict →
• StockTake Online8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A mobile-friendly stock platform covering recipes, purchasing, waste and location transfers.

  Try StockTake OnlineFull verdict →