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Head-to-head · Food Costing Software

Galley vs CookBook

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Galley #4 in Food Costing Software 7.4/10 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Galley
CookBook #8 in Food Costing Software 6.5/10 Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features Visit CookBook

Galley leads on 0 checks, CookBook on 3, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGalley · 7.4/10
  • Lowest starting priceCookBook · $6.99/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCookBook · 2 of 6

Galley scores higher on our rubric for food costing software: 7.4 against 6.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

CookBook is cheaper to start at $6.99/mo against $99/mo. CookBook offers nutrition and allergens; Galley doesn't publish it. CookBook offers mobile app; Galley doesn't publish it.

Galley is the better fit for foodservice teams costing recipes, menus, and vendor prices. CookBook is the better fit for home cooks organizing recipes and nutrition.

  • Galley fits best

    Foodservice teams costing recipes, menus, and vendor prices

  • CookBook fits best

    Home cooks organizing recipes and nutrition

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Side by side

Feature Galley 7.4/10 Visit ↗ CookBook 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.4 6.5
Ranking #4 in Food Costing Software #8 in Food Costing Software
Best for Foodservice teams costing recipes, menus, and vendor prices Home cooks organizing recipes and nutrition
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $99/mo $6.99/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support Phone, Tickets, Docs Docs
Integrations 25+ integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business
Features Galley 0/6 · CookBook 2/6
Inventory cost tracking Not published —
Menu pricing tools Not published —
Nutrition and allergens Not published ✓ (best)
Purchase price updates Not published —
Multi-location support Not published —
Mobile app Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Costing scope Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Live recipe and menu costing uses vendor pricing.
  • Automates menu-based purchasing and purchase orders.
  • Connects recipe, inventory, nutrition, and allergen workflows.
  • Imports recipes from web links and social platforms, and scans pages or notes.
  • Connects meal plans to shopping lists and supports recipe scaling.
  • Calculates nutrition and macro goals across synced mobile and web apps.
Cons
  • Larger-operation pricing is customized and may require a demo.
  • The published $99/month starting price is for SMB Accelerator.
  • Its feature set is centered on foodservice operations.
  • Does not track inventory costs or purchase-price updates.
  • Has no menu-pricing tools or multi-location support.
  • Its focus on home cooking leaves commercial food-costing workflows out of scope.
Our verdict

Galley brings recipe and menu management together with food costing, inventory, purchasing, and production workflows. It is aimed at restaurants, caterers, commissaries, contract foodservice providers, and multi-unit operators that need…

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CookBook is a recipe-management and meal-planning app for home cooks who want to collect, organize and cook from recipes across devices. Recipes can be imported from websites and social platforms or scanned from cookbook pages, screenshots…

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  1. GalleyFood Costing Software 7.4Free plan · paid from $99/mo
  2. CookBookFood Costing Software 6.5Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Galley — where it wins

    • Live recipe and menu costing uses vendor pricing.
    • Automates menu-based purchasing and purchase orders.
    • Connects recipe, inventory, nutrition, and allergen workflows.

    Where it doesn't

    • Larger-operation pricing is customized and may require a demo.
    • The published $99/month starting price is for SMB Accelerator.
    • Its feature set is centered on foodservice operations.

  • CookBook — where it wins

    • Imports recipes from web links and social platforms, and scans pages or notes.
    • Connects meal plans to shopping lists and supports recipe scaling.
    • Calculates nutrition and macro goals across synced mobile and web apps.

    Where it doesn't

    • Does not track inventory costs or purchase-price updates.
    • Has no menu-pricing tools or multi-location support.
    • Its focus on home cooking leaves commercial food-costing workflows out of scope.
  • Galley7.4/10 · Free plan · paid from $99/mo

    Live vendor-based costing connects recipes and menus with purchasing and inventory workflows.

    Visit GalleyFull verdict →
  • CookBook6.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 14-day trial

    A home-cooking recipe manager, not a tool for commercial food costing.

    Visit CookBookFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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