Fourth Purchasing vs Oracle Hospitality Materials Control

Fourth Purchasing9.2Visit Oracle Hospitality Materials Control8.6Visit

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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Oracle Hospitality Materials Control #8 in Restaurant Procurement Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Oracle

• Fourth Purchasing fits best

  Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control

• Oracle Hospitality Materials Control fits best

  Hotel groups needing centralized procurement

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Side by side

Feature	Fourth Purchasing 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Oracle Hospitality Materials Control 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Procurement Software	#8 in Restaurant Procurement Software
Best for	Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control	Hotel groups needing centralized procurement
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Docs, Tickets
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fourth Purchasing 6/6 · Oracle Hospitality Materials Control 6/6
Supplier management	✓	✓
Purchase orders	✓	✓
Receiving workflows	✓	✓
Invoice capture	✓	✓
Food-cost tools	✓	✓
Multi-location support	✓	✓
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, receiving, inventory, food cost, and waste analysis Supports centralized management and replication across properties Connects with POS, PMS, supplier B2B, and back-office systems
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 requires contacting Oracle No free plan is available No AI features are included
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 →	Oracle Hospitality Materials Control is an inventory, procurement, and cost-control system for hotels and food-and-beverage operations. It brings supplier and price management, purchase requests, approvals, purchase orders, receiving,… 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

• Oracle Hospitality Materials Control — where it wins

  • Covers purchasing, receiving, inventory, food cost, and waste analysis
  • Supports centralized management and replication across properties
  • Connects with POS, PMS, supplier B2B, and back-office systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Oracle
  • No free plan is available
  • No AI features are included

• 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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• Oracle Hospitality Materials Control8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hospitality procurement system for centralized purchasing, inventory, and food-cost control.

  Visit OracleFull verdict →