xtraCHEF vs FoodNotify

xtraCHEF8.5Visit FoodNotify8.3Visit

Higher score xtraCHEF #5 in Restaurant Back Office Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit xtraCHEF

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FoodNotify #7 in Restaurant Back Office Software 8.3/10 From €174.90/mo ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit FoodNotify

• xtraCHEF fits best

  Restaurants automating AP and food costs

• FoodNotify fits best

  Multi-site teams managing recipes, stock and suppliers

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Side by side

Feature	xtraCHEF 8.5/10 Visit ↗	FoodNotify 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.3
Ranking	#5 in Restaurant Back Office Software	#7 in Restaurant Back Office Software
Best for	Restaurants automating AP and food costs	Multi-site teams managing recipes, stock and suppliers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	From €174.90/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	10 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features xtraCHEF 0/6 · FoodNotify 0/6
Recipe costing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Inventory management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Purchasing & procurement	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Sales reconciliation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-unit reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Invoice capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Location limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Extracts invoice line items and supports AP and general-ledger workflows Tracks ingredient prices, inventory and recipe plate costs Integrates with Toast, QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct and others	Updates ingredient and recipe costs from supplier product data Combines supplier ordering, inventory and stocktaking Supports multi-location workflows and mobile barcode scanning
Cons	Pricing requires contacting a product specialist Advanced AP workflows are reserved for Chef's Choice Its broad back-office scope may exceed the needs of restaurants seeking one narrow tool	Starter is limited to one location and one automated supplier connection Starter costs €174.90 per location per month Pro and Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict	Restaurant operators, financial teams, culinary managers and outsourced accountants can use xtraCHEF by Toast to manage accounting and food-cost work in one back-office platform. It digitizes invoices, automates accounts payable and… Read the review →	FoodNotify brings recipe management, procurement and inventory workflows together for restaurants, restaurant chains, hotel groups, caterers and other food-service operators. Teams can create and centralize recipes, link ingredient costs… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• xtraCHEF — where it wins

  • Extracts invoice line items and supports AP and general-ledger workflows
  • Tracks ingredient prices, inventory and recipe plate costs
  • Integrates with Toast, QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct and others

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting a product specialist
  • Advanced AP workflows are reserved for Chef's Choice
  • Its broad back-office scope may exceed the needs of restaurants seeking one narrow tool

• FoodNotify — where it wins

  • Updates ingredient and recipe costs from supplier product data
  • Combines supplier ordering, inventory and stocktaking
  • Supports multi-location workflows and mobile barcode scanning

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one location and one automated supplier connection
  • Starter costs €174.90 per location per month
  • Pro and Enterprise pricing is custom

• xtraCHEF8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  Automates restaurant AP and food-cost workflows, with pricing available through sales.

  Visit xtraCHEFFull verdict →
• FoodNotify8.3/10 · From €174.90/mo

  Connect recipes, supplier prices, ordering and stock across restaurant locations.

  Visit FoodNotifyFull verdict →