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Spec score 8.3 #4 of 28 in Restaurant Recipe Costing Software

What it is

Chefy is a web-based hospitality costing platform for kitchens, bars and multi-venue groups. It tracks food costs and menu margins, with product price changes updating costs through recipes and menu items. Chefy Core supports nested recipes, standard products, wastage recording and approval workflows; its free plan includes one core venue, costing, recipes, bulk product import and real-time costing updates. Chefy can process supplier invoices with AI to extract prices. It syncs Square sales and menu items to costed recipes; Square is the POS it currently links to. Chefy Admin provides performance analytics, contribution margin, approvals and audit logs across venues. Chefy Go offers mobile-first tools for prep, wastage recording and stock counting on the floor. Margin threshold alerts and automated daily reports provide further monitoring. Chefy says data is encrypted at rest, hosted in Australia and automatically backed up, and that it does not hold formal certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001. Core is free; modules start at $12 a month per module.

Spec sheet

Product
Chefy is a hospitality costing platform that helps venues see food costs and margins in real time.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Intended users
Chefy is built for hospitality venues, including kitchens, bars and multi-venue groups.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp
Security
Chefy says traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, data is encrypted at rest, hosted in Australia and backed up automatically.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Support
Chefy describes its support as local and invites users to book a demo to see the product with their menu and numbers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Access controls
Chefy says it provides granular per-user permissions and a full audit log of changes.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Analytics
Chefy Admin provides performance analytics, contribution margin, approvals and audit logs across venues.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp
Certifications
Chefy states that it does not yet hold formal certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Chefy Go
Chefy Go provides mobile-first tools for prep, wastage recording and stock counting on the floor.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp
Invoice processing
Chefy can process supplier invoices with AI to extract prices automatically.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Live costs
Product price changes cascade through recipes into menu items and update their costs.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Payments
Card payments are handled by Square and Stripe, and Chefy says it does not store card numbers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Recipe costing
Chefy Core supports nested recipes, standard products, wastage recording and approval workflows.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Reporting and alerts
Chefy offers threshold alerts when margins breach targets and automated daily reports with key insights and trends.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp
Square integration
Chefy syncs Square sales and menu items and matches sales to costed recipes; the site says Square is the POS it links to today.Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com

Plans and prices

Chefy Core Free forever First core venue · costing and recipes · bulk product import · wastage recording · real-time costing updates · team included Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Additional user $4 a month per user / month Three team members included per venue Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Modules $12 a month per module / month Sales, Stocktake, Procurement or Chefy Go · price shown as starting from Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Organization admin $15 a month per admin / month Organization-wide oversight across venues Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com
Additional venue $65 a month per venue / month Each additional venue includes full core Read 29 Sep 2026 · chefyapp.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free Core plan includes one venue and recipes.
  • Product price changes update recipe and menu costs.
  • AI invoice processing extracts supplier prices.
  • Admin provides multi-venue analytics and audit logs.
  • Margin alerts and daily reports support monitoring.

Limits

  • Currently links only with Square POS.
  • Formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are not held.
  • Additional venues cost $65 a month each.
  • Additional users cost $4 a month each.

Who it suits

Chefy suits hospitality operators who need recipe and menu costing, from single venues to multi-venue groups. It may also suit teams seeking Square-linked sales data and floor tools for prep and stock counting.

Verdict

Chefy combines recipe costing, price updates and venue analytics, with a free Core plan for one venue. Check the separate module, user and venue charges, and note that Square is its current POS link.

Where Specifiction places it

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