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Head-to-head · Restaurant Recipe Costing Software

OpenKitchen vs Cucinovo

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
OpenKitchen #4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit OpenKitchen
Higher score Cucinovo #6 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.2/10 Free plan · paid from €7/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Cucinovo

OpenKitchen leads on 0 checks, Cucinovo on 3, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCucinovo · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCucinovo · 4 of 5

Our editors rank OpenKitchen at #4 and Cucinovo at #6 for restaurant recipe costing software; OpenKitchen has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

Cucinovo offers yield and portion scaling; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it. Cucinovo offers menu profitability; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it. Cucinovo offers ingredient price updates; OpenKitchen doesn't publish it.

OpenKitchen is the better fit for technical teams wanting open-source costing. Cucinovo is the better fit for growing teams wanting scalable recipe operations.

  • OpenKitchen fits best

    Technical teams wanting open-source costing

  • Cucinovo fits best

    Growing teams wanting scalable recipe operations

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Side by side

Feature OpenKitchen —/10 Visit ↗ Cucinovo 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score — 9.2
Ranking #4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software #6 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software
Best for Technical teams wanting open-source costing Growing teams wanting scalable recipe operations
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs, Community Email, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 1 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenKitchen 1/5 · Cucinovo 4/5
Inventory tracking Not published Not published
Yield and portion scaling Not published ✓ (best)
Menu profitability Not published ✓ (best)
Ingredient price updates Not published ✓ (best)
Multi-location support ✓ ✓
Specs
Recipe limit Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Recursive costing covers ingredients, recipes and sub-recipes.
  • Tracks supplier prices, invoices, inventory variance and production usage.
  • Self-hosting, integrations and a JSON API support custom workflows.
  • Unlimited recipes, ingredients, and categories on the Free plan
  • Sub-recipes, yield scaling, and automatic cost-per-portion calculations
  • Pro and Enterprise plans support purchasing and multi-location operations
Cons
  • Purchase-order creation and tracking are outside the documented workflows.
  • Delivery-receiving workflows are not part of the described feature set.
  • Deployment under AGPL-3.0 requires technical ownership of the self-hosted option.
  • Restaurant plans start at €24 per month with annual billing
  • The Free plan is limited to one household and one user
  • The product is available through the web, with Gmail listed as its integration
Our verdict

OpenKitchen is open-source back-of-house software for independent restaurants, multi-site groups, commissary kitchens, caterers, bakeries and cloud kitchens. It brings ingredients, suppliers, recipes, food-cost calculations, inventory,…

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Cucinovo is a web-based recipe management and food-costing platform for home cooks, restaurants, caterers, and multi-location kitchen groups. It organizes recipes and ingredients, calculates cost per portion, scales yields and events,…

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  1. OpenKitchenRestaurant Recipe Costing Software —Free plan
  2. CucinovoRestaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.2Free plan · paid from €7/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • OpenKitchen — where it wins

    • Recursive costing covers ingredients, recipes and sub-recipes.
    • Tracks supplier prices, invoices, inventory variance and production usage.
    • Self-hosting, integrations and a JSON API support custom workflows.

    Where it doesn't

    • Purchase-order creation and tracking are outside the documented workflows.
    • Delivery-receiving workflows are not part of the described feature set.
    • Deployment under AGPL-3.0 requires technical ownership of the self-hosted option.

  • Cucinovo — where it wins

    • Unlimited recipes, ingredients, and categories on the Free plan
    • Sub-recipes, yield scaling, and automatic cost-per-portion calculations
    • Pro and Enterprise plans support purchasing and multi-location operations

    Where it doesn't

    • Restaurant plans start at €24 per month with annual billing
    • The Free plan is limited to one household and one user
    • The product is available through the web, with Gmail listed as its integration
  • OpenKitchen—/10 · Free plan

    A free, open-source costing system with unusually broad inventory and supplier workflows.

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  • Cucinovo9.2/10 · Free plan · paid from €7/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

    A scalable web platform covering recipe costs, purchasing, menus, and multi-location work.

    Visit CucinovoFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026