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Score6.9
Rank#5 of 37
From$40.83/mo
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Runs onWeb

Summary

Platematics is web-based menu engineering software that helps restaurants assess the performance and profitability of menu items. It categorizes items as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs, using contribution margin and popularity compared with the restaurant’s menu average. POS sales data can sync nightly from Square, Toast, and Clover. Users can also upload supplier invoices for OCR line-item reading and mapping to menu items. The free Starter plan provides monthly quadrant analysis for up to 50 items, manual food-cost entry, snapshot history, and PDF exports. Pro costs $49.00 per month and adds weekly analysis, email alerts, unlimited items, invoice scanning, price simulation, AI ordering suggestions, an AP payables dashboard, and advanced reporting. The simulator previews how a price change could affect margin. AI ordering combines par levels with POS sales velocity to prepare a reorder list for approval. The Annual plan costs $490.00 per year and adds multi-location dashboards, cross-location reports, an accountant referral portal, and priority support. Pro signup offers a 14-day trial.

Who it is for

Platematics is suited to restaurant operators who want menu-item analysis tied to margins and sales. Its multi-location tools are relevant to businesses comparing locations.

What is good

  • Free Starter plan supports up to 50 menu items.
  • Syncs sales data from Square, Toast, and Clover.
  • Pro includes invoice OCR and price simulation.
  • Annual plan adds cross-location comparison reports.

What to know first

  • Starter analysis is monthly.
  • Starter is limited to 50 menu items.
  • Pro costs $49.00 per month.
  • Annual plan costs $490.00 per year.

Verdict

Platematics offers a free entry point for basic menu analysis and adds deeper reporting and workflow tools on paid plans. Pro’s trial may help restaurants assess its paid features before choosing a plan.

Platematics plans and pricing

All plans
Starter Free free forever Monthly quadrant analysis · Up to 50 menu items · Manual food cost entry · Dashboard + snapshot history · PDF exports platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Pro $49/mo per month Weekly analysis + email alerts · Unlimited menu items · Invoice scanning (OCR) · Price simulator · AI ordering suggestions · AP payables dashboard · Advanced reporting platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Annual $490/yr per year Everything in Pro · Multi-location dashboard · Cross-location comparison reports · Accountant referral portal · Priority support platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Facts

Purpose
Platematics provides menu engineering software that analyzes restaurant menu items as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Analysis method
It plots each item by contribution margin and popularity relative to the restaurant's own menu average.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
POS integrations
The site lists Square, Toast, and Clover for nightly sales data syncing.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Invoice scanning
Supplier invoices can be uploaded for OCR line-item reading and mapping to the menu.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Price simulator
The Pro plan includes a slider to preview the margin impact of a price change.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
AI ordering
The platform combines par levels and POS sales velocity to produce a reorder list for approval.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Getting started
The site says setup takes under an hour and describes POS connection as a two-minute OAuth flow.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Data cadence
POS sales data syncs nightly, and the Starter plan provides monthly quadrant analysis.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Item limit
Starter supports up to 50 menu items, while Pro lists unlimited menu items.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Multi-location
The Annual plan includes a multi-location dashboard and cross-location comparison reports.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support
The Annual plan includes priority support.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026
Trial
The Pro plan signup button offers a 14-day trial.platematics.com · 30 Sept 2026

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