Tako Solutions review
A free one-location back office platform that connects invoices to food costs, inventory and purchasing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Tako Solutions is a cloud-based restaurant back office platform focused on food costs and profitability. It is aimed at independent restaurants and small groups that want to connect supplier invoices with recipe margins, inventory and purchasing. Invoice capture uses AI and OCR to extract products, prices and quantities; operators can scan invoices by photo, forward them by email or connect accounting software. The platform also provides daily metrics, alerts and insights through WhatsApp, alongside centralized invoice and document storage.
For a single location, the Free plan costs €0 per month and includes the full platform, invoice capture and AI extraction, food cost and COGS calculation, recipe and menu margin tracking, inventory management, and supplier orders. The published plan details make this a broad starting point rather than a limited invoice-only tier. The separate Multi-location custom plan adds consolidated performance and supplier and purchasing data, cross-location cost and margin comparisons, custom dashboards, reports and workflows, and custom integrations. This structure suits a restaurant starting with one location, while groups should account for custom pricing as they assess expansion.
Integration breadth is central to the product's fit: Tako lists connections across POS, accounting, delivery, BI and HR, with named POS and hospitality systems including Lightspeed, Oracle Micros, Carré POS and Innovorder. That can make it relevant to restaurants seeking to tie purchasing and cost tracking into existing operational tools. The trade-off is that multi-location functionality sits behind a custom plan, and the stated platform is web-based with email support. Single-location operators wanting invoice-led costing and purchasing in one place are the clearest fit; businesses requiring published multi-location pricing or a non-web platform should compare alternatives.
Tako Solutions pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free one-location plan includes the full platform and core food-cost tools
- Invoice OCR updates food costs, COGS, recipes and inventory from supplier data
- Integrates with POS, accounting, delivery, BI and workforce tools
- Where it doesn't
- Multi-location capabilities require a custom plan
- The product is available on web, with no other platform listed
- Support is provided by email
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