Chefy
Chefy: A broad restaurant costing platform with modular pricing for recipes, stock and procurement. Ranked #2 of 28 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software by our editors (9.2/10); pricing: Free plan; best for restaurants needing broad costing and operations.
At a glance
- Editor score9.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forRestaurants needing broad costing and operations
- Free planYes
- Paid from$4/user/mo
- Menu profitabilityYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free core costing plan with recipes, wastage and real-time updates
- Connects Square sales with menu-item cost and margin analysis
- Supports procurement, stocktakes and multi-venue oversight
Where it doesn't
- Paid capabilities are split across separate monthly modules
- Square is the only listed integration
- Formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are not currently held
Our verdict on Chefy
Chefy is a web-based hospitality costing platform for kitchens, bars and multi-venue restaurant groups. It combines nested recipe and sub-recipe building with live recipe and menu costing, supplier product and price management, inventory, wastage recording, procurement, production workflows and margin analysis. Operators can track ingredient prices and stock, update dish costs when supplier prices change, and connect Square sales to recipe costs. Its multi-venue features extend recipes, standards, stock and oversight across restaurant groups.
Pricing is modular. Start free costs $0 per venue per month and includes core costing and recipes, bulk product import, wastage recording and real-time costing updates. Sales costs $20 per venue per month for a POS connection, sales and margin analytics and costing visibility. Stocktake is $12 per venue per month for stocktakes and live stock accuracy, while Procurement is $29 per venue per month for supplier ordering and purchasing workflows. Chefy Go costs $12 per venue per month for mobile workflows and production and prep tools. Additional venues cost $65 per venue per month, additional users cost $4 per user per month, and organisation admin costs $15 per admin per month. The published plans show a low-cost entry point, but broader operations may require several modules.
The main advantage is breadth: Chefy brings recipe costing, inventory, purchasing, AI invoice capture, sales synchronization and multi-venue governance into one platform. Square is the listed integration, so the product fits operators using that sales system particularly well. Chefy is a strong match for restaurants that need connected costing and operations rather than recipe management alone. Organisations requiring a wider integration ecosystem or formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications should consider alternatives. The free plan suits teams starting with core costing, while growing groups can add stock, procurement, mobile and administrative capabilities as needed.
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Chefy fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $4/user/mo |
| Inventory tracking | Yes |
| Yield and portion scaling | Yes |
| Menu profitability | Yes |
| Ingredient price updates | Yes |
| Multi-location support | Yes |
| Recipe limit | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: Square |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | chefyapp.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Chefy integrations
Chefy lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- Square
Alternatives to Chefy
- FreecostA free restaurant costing system with inventory, invoices, margins, and multi-location support.9.3
- ChefExpensesA low-cost web tool for recipe costing, menu profitability, and multi-location control.9.1
- OpenKitchenA free, open-source costing system with unusually broad inventory and supplier workflows.9.0
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