Fourth Inventory
5.5#26 in restaurant inventory management softwareWebAPI
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8.0#1 in restaurant inventory management softwareFrom $999 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebmacOS
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| Fact | Fourth Inventory | Spec |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States | Tennessee, United States |
| Integrations | Fourth lists POS partners including Aloha, Toast, Simphony, Revel, PAR POS, and Lightspeed U Series. | The account sign-up page offers Google, Facebook, and Apple sign-in options. |
| Mobile app | The mobile app updates the central inventory system in real time to maintain an account of held inventory. | Spec says staff can use its mobile app to view recipes, product information, and training materials. |
| Ordering | It provides predictive ordering and streamlined purchasing with direct supplier ordering. | Spec manages supplier orders, separates bulk orders by vendor, tracks order status and manages ordering and delivery days. |
| Recipe costing | Fourth provides recipe and menu engineering with ingredient-level costing, nutritional values, portion sizes, and plating guidelines. | Recipes use product-library quantities to calculate associated ingredient costs, and recipes can be nested inside other recipes. |
Fourth Inventory plans
- Fourth InventoryPriced on request
Spec plans
- Free PlanFree
- Spec Pro$99 a month
- Spec Pro (annual)$999 a year
- Spec Pro annual$999 a year
Pick Fourth Inventory if…
Fourth Inventory is aimed at casual and fine-dining restaurant operations managing purchasing, stock, recipes, and preparation. It may suit teams that need ingredient-level tracking and POS-linked inventory visibility.
Pick Spec if…
Spec is aimed at bars and restaurants managing food and beverage inventory, recipe costs, menus, and ordering. The free plan may suit a small program that can work within its costing and menu limits and does not need stock counts.