Fourth Purchasing vs Craftable

Fourth Purchasing9.2Visit Craftable9.0Visit

Higher score Fourth Purchasing #2 in Restaurant Procurement Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Fourth

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Craftable #4 in Restaurant Procurement Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Craftable

• Fourth Purchasing fits best

  Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control

• Craftable fits best

  Restaurants needing broad integrations

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Side by side

Feature	Fourth Purchasing 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Craftable 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Procurement Software	#4 in Restaurant Procurement Software
Best for	Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control	Restaurants needing broad integrations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2
Integrations	8 integrations	1,000+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fourth Purchasing 6/6 · Craftable 1/6
Supplier management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Purchase orders	✓	✓
Receiving workflows	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Invoice capture	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Food-cost tools	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Multi-location support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects supplier catalogs, ordering, receiving, invoices, and reporting AI invoice capture and three-way matching support invoice control Multi-site purchasing controls with POS, ERP, EDI, and API connectivity	Covers purchasing, inventory, costing, waste, transfers, and financial workflows Connects with POS, accounting, ERP, supplier systems, and 1,000 integrations iOS and Android apps support inventory audits and barcode scanning
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Enterprise controls may exceed the needs of a single-site operator Focused on procurement and payables rather than broader restaurant operations	Pricing uses a contact-sales model and requires booking a demo Support channels are limited to email and documentation Its broad back-office scope may exceed the needs of simple single-site operations
Our verdict	Fourth Purchasing is a hospitality procurement and purchase-to-pay platform for restaurants, hotels, and multi-site operators. It brings supplier catalog and contract price management, demand-driven order suggestions, electronic purchase… Read the review →	Craftable is a cloud-based back-office platform for restaurants, hotels, bars, and multi-location hospitality operators. It brings together purchasing, inventory management, recipe and plate costing, accounts payable automation, financial… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fourth Purchasing — where it wins

  • Connects supplier catalogs, ordering, receiving, invoices, and reporting
  • AI invoice capture and three-way matching support invoice control
  • Multi-site purchasing controls with POS, ERP, EDI, and API connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Enterprise controls may exceed the needs of a single-site operator
  • Focused on procurement and payables rather than broader restaurant operations

• Craftable — where it wins

  • Covers purchasing, inventory, costing, waste, transfers, and financial workflows
  • Connects with POS, accounting, ERP, supplier systems, and 1,000 integrations
  • iOS and Android apps support inventory audits and barcode scanning

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model and requires booking a demo
  • Support channels are limited to email and documentation
  • Its broad back-office scope may exceed the needs of simple single-site operations

• Fourth Purchasing9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad procure-to-pay platform for enterprise restaurant groups managing suppliers, invoices, and sites.

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• Craftable9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad restaurant procurement platform with costing, inventory, AI, and 1,000 integrations.

  Visit CraftableFull verdict →