Head-to-head · Restaurant Inventory Management Software
OrderNow Inventory vs Nory
OrderNow Inventory leads on 0 checks, Nory on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreOrderNow Inventory · 8.4/10
- Free planonly OrderNow Inventory
- Most featuresNory · 6 of 6
OrderNow Inventory scores higher on our rubric for restaurant inventory management software: 8.4 against 7.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #9 and #21.
Nory offers mobile app; OrderNow Inventory doesn't.
OrderNow Inventory is the better fit for budget-conscious operators needing broad core features. Nory is the better fit for forecast-led restaurant groups.
- OrderNow Inventory fits best
Budget-conscious operators needing broad core features
- Nory fits best
Forecast-led restaurant groups
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Side by side
| Feature | OrderNow Inventory 8.4/10 Visit ↗ | Nory 7.2/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Ranking | #9 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software | #21 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software |
| Best for | Budget-conscious operators needing broad core features | Forecast-led restaurant groups |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | $44/mo | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | Web |
| Support | Email, Live chat · 24/7 | Live chat |
| Integrations | 9 integrations | 9 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features OrderNow Inventory 5/6 · Nory 6/6 | ||
| Recipe costing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waste tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase orders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Location transfers | ✓ | ✓ |
| POS integrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | — | ✓ (best) |
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| Our verdict | OrderNow Inventory is a cloud-based inventory module for restaurants, cafés, hotels, cloud kitchens and multi-location food operations. It tracks ingredients, raw materials, semi-finished items, recipes, stock balances, purchasing, goods… Read the review → |
Nory is a cloud-based restaurant management platform for multi-site hospitality operators. It brings together demand forecasting, recipe costing, stock counts, waste logging, supplier ordering, invoice matching, and live COGS and… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
OrderNow Inventory — where it wins
- Recipe-linked ingredient deductions and food-cost reporting
- Purchasing, receiving, waste, transfers and reorder workflows
- POS, QR ordering and kitchen workflow connections
Where it doesn't
- The Free plan is limited to a view-only QR menu
- Inventory is listed in the Ultra plan at $95 per month
- Some integration capabilities are marked as coming soon
Nory — where it wins
- Demand forecasting supports forecast-led supplier ordering.
- Live COGS, gross-profit, and P&L reporting.
- Multi-site and site-level inventory views with POS integrations.
Where it doesn't
- Core platform coverage is web-based.
- Pricing is handled through customer order forms.
- Its broad operations scope may exceed inventory-only needs.
- OrderNow Inventory8.4/10 · Free plan
Broad restaurant inventory workflows with a free menu tier and paid inventory features.
Visit OrderNowFull verdict → - Nory7.2/10 · Pricing on request
A forecasting-led inventory platform for restaurant groups managing costs across locations.
Visit NoryFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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