PlateSense
PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe-costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs.
What PlateSense is
PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe-costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs. It extracts line items, quantities, units, and prices, and sends entries needing a decision for review before they affect inventory. The system tracks ingredient stock, purchase and count history, average inventory cost, and latest delivery cost. Reusable prep recipes and menu build sheets connect ingredient costs to dish food cost and contribution margin, recalculated as ingredient costs change. Sage answers questions about invoices, ingredients, and recipe costs, and can help users navigate the app. The free plan reads 15 invoices per month automatically and includes inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts, and Sage. PlateSense Pro costs $59 a month per location and provides unlimited invoices, inventory, recipes, and menu items for a team on one account. New kitchens receive a 30-day trial with all features and no card; afterward the account pauses while its data remains available. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and invoices can be submitted by upload or email forwarding.
Good
- Invoice items needing review are held before inventory updates.
- Tracks average inventory and latest delivery costs.
- Recipe and menu costs recalculate as ingredient costs change.
- Free plan includes 15 automatically read invoices monthly.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Watch out
- Free plan reads 15 invoices per month automatically.
- Pro costs $59 per location per month.
- Does not compare expected ingredient usage with actual usage.
Who it suits
PlateSense is aimed at fine dining restaurants, cafes and coffee shops, fast casual restaurants, and food trucks. It suits kitchens that want invoice data connected to inventory and recipe costs.
Verdict
PlateSense connects supplier invoices to stock records and menu costing, with a free plan and a 30-day trial. Kitchens should note the invoice limit on free access and the absence of expected-versus-actual usage comparison.
Plans and prices
From PlateSense's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PlateSense Pro | $59 a month | Unlimited invoices · unlimited inventory, recipes and menu items · whole team on one account · $59 per location / month |
The facts
Each one read from PlateSense's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- Sage answers questions about restaurant invoices, ingredients and recipe costs, and can help users navigate the app.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says business data is not used to train PlateSense’s own models and AI processing uses Google Gemini API under terms that prohibit training on submitted API data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site names fine dining, cafes and coffee shops, fast casual restaurants, and food trucks as intended users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site describes invoice submission by upload or email forwarding and mentions Sysco in an example; it does not identify a named POS integration on the pages reviewed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Inventory
- It tracks ingredient stock, purchase and count history, average inventory cost and latest delivery cost.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Invoice processing
- It extracts invoice line items, quantities, units and prices, and holds items needing a decision for review before they affect inventory.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- PlateSense says it does not currently compare expected ingredient usage from sales with actual usage.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, uses Firebase Authentication and restaurant-level Firestore data isolation, and is stored on Google Cloud servers in the United States.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available at [email protected], and the company says it aims to respond within a few hours during business days.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan limit
- The docs describe a free plan with 15 invoices per month read automatically, plus inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts and Sage.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Price monitoring
- PlateSense Pro includes price alerts and a weekly price report.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Recipes and menu costing
- It supports reusable prep recipes and menu build sheets, with dish food cost and contribution margin recalculated as ingredient costs change.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial and pause
- New kitchens receive 30 days with everything included and no card; after the trial, the account pauses and built data remains available.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- PlateSense runs in a browser and has iPhone and Android apps with the same data.checked 8 Oct 2026
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