5-Out
5-Out: Broad restaurant analytics spanning forecasting, inventory, labor, food cost, and reporting. Ranked #1 of 30 in Restaurant Analytics Software by our editors (9.4/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for multi-location operators wanting broad analytics.
At a glance
- Editor score9.4 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forMulti-location operators wanting broad analytics
- POS data connectorsYes
- Multi-location reportingYes
- Founded2013
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Forecasts guest counts, sales, and item-level demand with AI
- Connects forecasting to prep lists, purchasing, inventory, and labor
- Supports multi-location benchmarking across a broad integration list
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a sales conversation
- The platform is available on the web
- Its broad scope may exceed the needs of focused operators
Our verdict on 5-Out
5-Out is a restaurant operations and forecasting platform for quick-service, fast-casual, full-service, multi-unit, franchise, and specialty restaurant groups. It combines sales, labor, purchasing, recipes, inventory, and financial data in one web platform. Its core audience is operators that need demand forecasting, food-cost visibility, labor planning, operational reporting, and comparisons across locations. Single-location restaurants can use it, while multi-location groups get additional benchmarking and performance-comparison capabilities.
The platform’s main strength is the connection between forecasting and daily operations. AI forecasting covers guest counts, sales, and item-level demand, while automated prep lists are tied to forecasted sales. Smart Pars supports predictive inventory levels, and the purchasing tools provide automated recommendations. Recipe management includes ingredients, yields, and conversions; inventory tracking covers usage, variance, and food-cost pressure points. Labor forecasting, budgets, and scheduling extend the analysis beyond food operations, while financial reporting adds a broader view of performance.
5-Out also fits restaurant groups with varied systems. Published integrations include PAR/Brink, Harri, MarketMan, Aloha, Square, Toast, 7shifts, SevenRooms, Craftable, MarginEdge, Micros, Restaurant365, Simphony, Tripleseat, and xtraCHEF. The pricing model is contact sales, with annual-billing messaging and pricing tailored to locations, modules, and operational complexity. Operators seeking a wide analytics and automation layer across forecasting, labor, inventory, food cost, and financial reporting should consider 5-Out. A focused operator that needs only one narrow function, or a buyer seeking publicly listed plan names and amounts, may prefer a simpler alternative.
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5-Out fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| POS data connectors | Yes |
| Labor analytics | Yes |
| Food-cost analysis | Yes |
| Customer behavior analysis | Not verified |
| Multi-location reporting | Yes |
| Forecasting | Yes |
| Data export | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 15 integrations: PAR/Brink, Harri, MarketMan, Aloha, Square, Toast … See all → |
| Pricing | Pricing on request (source) |
| Website | 5out.io |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
5-Out integrations
5-Out lists 15 integrations on its own site.
- PAR/Brink
- Harri
- MarketMan
- Aloha
- Square
- Toast
- 7shifts
- SevenRooms
- Craftable
- MarginEdge
- Micros
- Restaurant365
- Simphony
- Tripleseat
- xtraCHEF
Alternatives to 5-Out
- TenzoA broad analytics hub for restaurant groups managing data across locations.9.2
- NexoraBroad financial, labor and operational intelligence for restaurant groups.9.1
- DishMathDetailed dish-level profitability analytics for operators managing food, labor, and suppliers.9.0
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