Kosto
Kosto: A focused tool for finding supplier price changes and tracking invoice disputes. Ranked #32 of 38 in Restaurant Back Office Software by our editors (5.8/10); pricing: From $29/mo · 7-day trial; best for operators targeting supplier price discrepancies.
At a glance
- Editor score5.8 / 10
- PricingFrom $29/mo · 7-day trial
- Best forOperators targeting supplier price discrepancies
- Free planNo
- Paid from$29/site/mo
- Recipe costingNo
- Facts checked29 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Parses supplier invoices and detects changes in line-item prices
- Flags potential pricing leaks against purchasing history
- Tracks dispute cases and invoice recovery
Where it doesn't
- No recipe costing or inventory management
- No sales reconciliation
- Market comparisons and vendor benchmarking require Growth
Our verdict on Kosto
Kosto gives restaurant operators a focused way to audit supplier invoices and monitor price changes. Teams upload invoices for parsing, then compare line-item prices with their purchasing history and Expected Price Bands. The workflow is geared toward independent restaurants and small to mid-market operators looking for visibility into supplier discrepancies, rather than a complete restaurant back office. Its cloud deployment is accessed on the web.
Invoice monitoring is central to the product: Kosto can flag potential pricing leaks, manage cases and dispute emails, and track recovery. Starter costs $29 per location per month and includes invoice upload and parsing, price change detection, Expected Price Band monitoring, leak alerts, case workflows, dispute email tools, and recovery tracking. A 7-day free trial is available. Growth costs $59 per location per month and includes Starter features, plus market price intelligence, vendor benchmarking insights, smarter price pressure detection, and priority intelligence updates. Choose Growth if comparisons beyond your own purchasing history are important; Starter covers the core audit and dispute workflow.
The trade-off is scope. Kosto addresses invoice capture and supplier pricing, but it does not include recipe costing, inventory management, or sales reconciliation. Operators seeking those functions in the same back-office product should consider a broader alternative. Kosto is a better fit for teams whose immediate priority is identifying supplier price changes and pursuing recoveries, especially if vendor benchmarks on Growth would inform their decisions. The published monthly per-location prices make location count relevant to the subscription cost.
Kosto pricing
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Kosto fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $29/site/mo |
| Recipe costing | No |
| Inventory management | No |
| Purchasing & procurement | Not verified |
| Sales reconciliation | No |
| Multi-unit reporting | Not verified |
| Invoice capture | Yes |
| Location limit | Not verified |
| Free trial | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Pricing | From $29/mo · 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | kosto.app |
| Facts checked | 29 Sep 2026 |
Alternatives to Kosto
- ApicbaseA back-office platform for food businesses that need connected inventory, recipes and purchasing.8.9
- MarketManBroad restaurant operations tools, with a $249 monthly starting price.8.8
- MarginEdgeConnects invoices to inventory, recipe costs and daily P&L, starting at $350 per location monthly.8.7
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