StockTake Online vs MarketMan

StockTake Online8.8Visit MarketMan8.7Visit

Higher score StockTake Online #5 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Try StockTake Online

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MarketMan #6 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit MarketMan

• StockTake Online fits best

  Restaurant teams managing stock across locations

• MarketMan fits best

  Organizations needing broad finance and vendor workflows

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Side by side

Feature	StockTake Online 8.8/10 Visit ↗	MarketMan 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software	#6 in Restaurant Inventory Management Software
Best for	Restaurant teams managing stock across locations	Organizations needing broad finance and vendor workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$249/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7
Integrations	8 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features StockTake Online 6/6 · MarketMan 6/6
Recipe costing	✓	✓
Waste tracking	✓	✓
Purchase orders	✓	✓
Location transfers	✓	✓
POS integrations	✓	✓
Mobile app	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Tracks recipe costs, waste and stock variance alongside inventory counts. Supports purchase orders, receiving, requisitioning and inter-location transfers. Offers mobile apps and links to POS and accounting tools, including Xero.	Real-time recipe costing, waste tracking, and inventory counts Purchase orders, receiving, vendor pricing, and invoice scanning POS, accounting, supplier, and multi-location integrations
Cons	Custom pricing means costs depend on location, operation type and chosen features. No self-serve trial; evaluation is through a personalised demo. Its broad inventory scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple stock counts.	Starts at $249 per month with no free plan Starter limits vendor EDI to one integration Advanced reporting and read-only API access require Enterprise
Our verdict	StockTake Online is a cloud-based inventory and stock-control platform for restaurants and other hospitality operators. It brings stock, products, recipes, orders, deliveries, suppliers and reporting into one system, with web access and… Read the review →	MarketMan is a cloud-based restaurant management platform for restaurants, cafés, bars, hospitality groups, and franchises. It brings together inventory counts, recipe management, real-time recipe costing, purchasing, receiving, waste… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• StockTake Online — where it wins

  • Tracks recipe costs, waste and stock variance alongside inventory counts.
  • Supports purchase orders, receiving, requisitioning and inter-location transfers.
  • Offers mobile apps and links to POS and accounting tools, including Xero.

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom pricing means costs depend on location, operation type and chosen features.
  • No self-serve trial; evaluation is through a personalised demo.
  • Its broad inventory scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple stock counts.

• MarketMan — where it wins

  • Real-time recipe costing, waste tracking, and inventory counts
  • Purchase orders, receiving, vendor pricing, and invoice scanning
  • POS, accounting, supplier, and multi-location integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $249 per month with no free plan
  • Starter limits vendor EDI to one integration
  • Advanced reporting and read-only API access require Enterprise

• StockTake Online8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A mobile-friendly stock platform covering recipes, purchasing, waste and location transfers.

  Try StockTake OnlineFull verdict →
• MarketMan8.7/10 · Paid

  A broad restaurant operations platform with strong costing, purchasing, and vendor workflows.

  Visit MarketManFull verdict →