Fourth Purchasing vs Supy

Fourth Purchasing9.2Visit Supy8.8Visit

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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Supy #6 in Restaurant Procurement Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Supy

• Fourth Purchasing fits best

  Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control

• Supy fits best

  Restaurant groups wanting structured branch procurement

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Side by side

Feature	Fourth Purchasing 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Supy 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Restaurant Procurement Software	#6 in Restaurant Procurement Software
Best for	Enterprise groups focused on procure-to-pay control	Restaurant groups wanting structured branch procurement
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$250/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	8 integrations	75+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fourth Purchasing 6/6 · Supy 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	Centralizes suppliers, pricing, compliance, communication, and delivery details Connects requisitions, approvals, receiving, invoices, and discrepancies Adds food-cost dashboards, internal ordering, and POS/ERP integrations
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	There is no free plan or free tier The starting price is $250 per month Its branch-oriented scope may exceed the needs of smaller operators
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 →	Supy is a cloud-based back-of-house platform for restaurant operators, particularly multi-branch groups. It brings procurement, supplier management, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, invoice processing, inventory control,… 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

• Supy — where it wins

  • Centralizes suppliers, pricing, compliance, communication, and delivery details
  • Connects requisitions, approvals, receiving, invoices, and discrepancies
  • Adds food-cost dashboards, internal ordering, and POS/ERP integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan or free tier
  • The starting price is $250 per month
  • Its branch-oriented scope may exceed the needs of smaller operators

• 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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• Supy8.8/10 · Paid

  A structured procurement platform for restaurant groups managing purchasing across branches.

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