Oventab

At a glance

• Editor score
  6.4 / 10
• Pricing
  From $49/mo · 7-day trial
• Best for
  Single-location restaurants using invoice automation
• Free plan
  No
• Paid from
  $49/mo
• Menu profitability
  Yes
• Facts checked
  20 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Unlimited recipes, ingredients and invoice reading on every plan
  • Automatic cost recalculation after invoice price updates
  • Supplier comparisons, purchase recommendations and deviation alerts

• Where it doesn't

  • Integration options are limited to Google Drive and electronic invoicing portals
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing varies by location count and should be confirmed before subscribing

Our verdict on Oventab

Oventab is web-based recipe-costing and food-cost management software for restaurants, bars, cafés, bakeries, dark kitchens and caterers. It combines recipe costing by portion and food-cost percentage with ingredient and supplier pricing, invoice processing, food-cost targets, deviation alerts and supplier comparisons. The product is particularly suited to a single location that wants invoice data to inform recipe and menu-item costs without manually updating every ingredient price.

The published plans are priced by location count, with all features included in each tier. The 1-location plan costs $49 per month, the Up to 2 locations plan costs $89 per month, the Up to 5 locations plan costs $199 per month, and the Up to 10 locations plan costs $299 per month. Each plan includes unlimited recipes and ingredients, unlimited invoice reading, deviation alerts and supplier price comparison. A 7-day free trial is available, and the trial requires a card according to the vendor’s pricing information. Buyers should confirm the applicable price and trial billing terms before subscribing.

Oventab’s strongest workflow is its connection between purchasing documents and recipe control. It can process PDF, image and electronic invoices, update ingredient prices, recalculate recipes automatically, and flag deviations from food-cost targets. Sub-recipes, yields and waste handling add useful depth for operations with prepared components. An in-app assistant can query business data, while Google Drive and electronic invoicing portals provide the stated integrations. The trade-off is a narrow ecosystem: restaurants needing broader connections to other business systems may prefer an alternative with more integrations. Choose Oventab for invoice-led costing and supplier analysis; look elsewhere if wide platform connectivity is a primary requirement.

Oventab pricing

All 4 Oventab plans and prices →

Oventab fact sheet

Oventab integrations

Oventab lists 2 integrations on its own site.

• Google Drive
• Electronic invoicing portals

Alternatives to Oventab

• FreecostA free restaurant costing system with inventory, invoices, margins, and multi-location support.9.0
• ChefyA broad restaurant costing platform with modular pricing for recipes, stock and procurement.9.0
• ChefExpensesA low-cost web tool for recipe costing, menu profitability, and multi-location control.8.3

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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Last updated 28 Sep 2026 · How we research and update