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Head-to-head · Restaurant Recipe Costing Software

OpenKitchen vs Galley

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score OpenKitchen #4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit OpenKitchen
Galley #8 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Galley

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

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreOpenKitchen · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresOpenKitchen · 1 of 5

OpenKitchen scores higher on our rubric for restaurant recipe costing software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

OpenKitchen is the better fit for technical teams wanting open-source costing. Galley is the better fit for operators needing purchasing and supplier connectivity.

  • OpenKitchen fits best

    Technical teams wanting open-source costing

  • Galley fits best

    Operators needing purchasing and supplier connectivity

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Side by side

Feature OpenKitchen 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Galley 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #4 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software #8 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software
Best for Technical teams wanting open-source costing Operators needing purchasing and supplier connectivity
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan $99/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs, Community Phone, Tickets, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 25+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenKitchen 1/5 · Galley 0/5
Inventory tracking Not checked yet Not checked yet
Yield and portion scaling Not checked yet Not checked yet
Menu profitability Not checked yet Not checked yet
Ingredient price updates Not checked yet Not checked yet
Multi-location support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Recipe limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
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.
  • Free plan includes recipe costing, menus, and production planning
  • EDI, POS, supplier connections, and an open API support connected operations
  • Covers recipes, inventory, purchasing, nutrition, allergens, and labeling
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.
  • Paid SMB pricing starts at $99 per month
  • Larger operations go through a customized sales process
  • Its wide feature set may exceed the needs of recipe-only teams
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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Galley is a culinary resource planning platform for restaurants, caterers, commissaries, contract foodservice providers, and multi-unit operators. It brings recipe and menu management together with ingredient costs, production planning,…

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  1. OpenKitchenRestaurant Recipe Costing Software 9.0Free plan
  2. GalleyRestaurant Recipe Costing Software 8.6Free plan

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.

  • Galley — where it wins

    • Free plan includes recipe costing, menus, and production planning
    • EDI, POS, supplier connections, and an open API support connected operations
    • Covers recipes, inventory, purchasing, nutrition, allergens, and labeling

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid SMB pricing starts at $99 per month
    • Larger operations go through a customized sales process
    • Its wide feature set may exceed the needs of recipe-only teams

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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