Traceo vs Lemon

Traceo8.6Visit Lemon8.5Visit

Higher score Traceo #7 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Traceo

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Lemon #8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Lemon

• Traceo fits best

  Small operators prioritizing traceability

• Lemon fits best

  Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants

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Side by side

Feature	Traceo 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Lemon 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in Restaurant Food Safety Software	#8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software
Best for	Small operators prioritizing traceability	Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€29/mo	£19/site/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone	Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Traceo 5/6 · Lemon 5/6
Temperature logs	✓	✓
Digital checklists	✓	✓
Corrective actions	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Inspections and audits	✓	✓
Offline mobile access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Specs
Compliance reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers temperatures, receiving, cleaning, traceability, labels, and reports Works on web, iOS, and Android with offline access Supports sensor records, AI extraction, and multi-establishment reporting	Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history Unlimited team members with multi-location management
Cons	Free plan is limited to one establishment and individual use Connected temperature monitoring costs extra each month Some advanced capabilities require paid plans	No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription Group workspace pricing is quoted separately The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping
Our verdict	Traceo is HACCP software for restaurants, bakeries, catering teams, food retailers, and other food businesses. It brings goods-receiving checks, temperature records, cleaning plans, food traceability, HACCP labels, searchable history,… Read the review →	Lemon is a food-safety record-keeping app for restaurants, cafés, food trucks, bakeries, pubs, takeaways and dark kitchens. It is aimed primarily at UK food businesses managing HACCP-related daily records. Teams can record fridge, freezer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Traceo — where it wins

  • Covers temperatures, receiving, cleaning, traceability, labels, and reports
  • Works on web, iOS, and Android with offline access
  • Supports sensor records, AI extraction, and multi-establishment reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to one establishment and individual use
  • Connected temperature monitoring costs extra each month
  • Some advanced capabilities require paid plans

• Lemon — where it wins

  • Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app
  • Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history
  • Unlimited team members with multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription
  • Group workspace pricing is quoted separately
  • The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping

• Traceo8.6/10 · Free plan

  A broad HACCP toolkit for small operators that need traceability across daily records.

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• Lemon8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A focused HACCP record-keeping app with multi-location support at £19 per location monthly.

  Visit LemonFull verdict →