GastroCore
6.8#10 in restaurant inventory management softwareFrom £531 a yearAndroidiOSWeb
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Spec
8.0#1 in restaurant inventory management softwareFrom $999 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebmacOS
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| Fact | GastroCore | Spec |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | NEXUS POS is described as launching soon; the maker says its orders will automatically deduct stock in NEXUS Stock. | The account sign-up page offers Google, Facebook, and Apple sign-in options. |
| Intended users | The maker says GastroCore is built for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs, and takeaways across the UK. | Spec presents its tools for bars and restaurants building and running food and beverage programs. |
| Inventory | It tracks ingredient stock in real time, with minimum stock levels, expiry dates, and email alerts for low stock. | Its product library stores information about the food and beverage products a business carries. |
| Recipe costing | It calculates recipe costs and margins and generates PDF recipe cards with allergens. | Recipes use product-library quantities to calculate associated ingredient costs, and recipes can be nested inside other recipes. |
GastroCore plans
- GastroCore (monthly)£59 a month
- GastroCore (annual)£531 a year
Spec plans
- Free PlanFree
- Spec Pro$99 a month
- Spec Pro (annual)$999 a year
- Spec Pro annual$999 a year
Pick GastroCore if…
It suits UK independent food businesses needing inventory, recipe costing, allergen, purchasing, waste, and traceability tools. Teams can use unlimited user access on mobile or desktop devices.
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.