DishMath
dishmath.com
What it is
DishMath gives independent restaurants a way to examine the costs and margins of individual menu items, then sends weekly recommendations by SMS. It calculates food cost, labor cost, and contribution margin from POS sales and supplier invoices. Its weekly menu analysis sorts dishes into Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs according to popularity and margin. Listed connections include Toast, Square for Restaurants, Clover, QuickBooks Online, and Xero, as well as labor tools, supplier invoice sources, and services such as DoorDash and OpenTable. TouchBistro, Lightspeed, and Revel connections are labeled beta; CSV import is offered as a fallback. The product runs on web and provides an API, including rate-limited REST access and webhooks for agencies and accountants. Group costs $149 a month, billed month-to-month; Solo costs $199 a month, billed month-to-month. Annual billing is listed as two months free. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is available.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- DishMath provides independent restaurants with dish-level financial analysis and weekly recommendations by SMS.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Audience
- The maker describes its core audience as independent restaurants with 1–5 locations, including full-service, fast-casual, café, and bar operators.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- API
- DishMath offers a rate-limited REST API and webhooks for agencies and accountants.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Integrations
- The maker lists POS connections including Toast, Square for Restaurants, and Clover, plus QuickBooks Online and Xero accounting sync.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Privacy
- The maker says it shares only anonymized aggregate benchmarks with suppliers, using a minimum cohort size of 50, and supports deletion within 14 days after export.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Compliance
- DishMath says it is SOC 2 Type II audited annually, with its report available under NDA.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Support
- DishMath lists live chat, email, and phone support daily from 7am to 9pm ET, with support included across tiers.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · dishmath.com
- AI controls
- The FAQ says customer data is not used to train third-party models, and owners must approve actions before menus, prices, or orders are changed.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Company history
- The About page says the founders began working with 12 restaurants in 2024 and reports 5,000 locations in 48 states in 2026.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Data handling
- The FAQ says DishMath hosts data in AWS us-east-1 and us-west-2, encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Dish-level P&L
- It calculates food cost, labor cost, and contribution margin for menu items using POS sales and supplier invoices.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Limit
- TouchBistro, Lightspeed, and Revel are labeled beta on the integrations page; the FAQ also lists CSV import as a fallback.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Menu analysis
- Weekly menu engineering categorizes dishes as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs by popularity and margin.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
- Other integrations
- Listed connections include 7shifts and Homebase for labor, supplier invoice sources such as Sysco and US Foods, and services such as DoorDash and OpenTable.Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
Plans and prices
Group $149 a month Month-to-month; annual billing is 2 months free. 2–10 locations · roll-ups · per-GM SMS routing · quarterly analyst review Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
Solo $199 a month Month-to-month; annual billing is 2 months free. Single location · full product · unlimited invoices and users Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
Operator Priced on request Custom pricing; outcome-based pricing available. 11+ locations · dedicated analyst · SSO + SCIM · custom integrations Read 3 Oct 2026 · dishmath.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Calculates food, labor, and contribution margin by dish.
- Weekly menu categories reflect popularity and margin.
- Connects with named POS and accounting services.
- Includes API access and webhooks.
- Support is listed daily from 7am to 9pm ET.
Limits
- No free plan is listed.
- TouchBistro, Lightspeed, and Revel are beta connections.
- Group costs $149 a month.
- Solo costs $199 a month.
Who it suits
DishMath is aimed at independent restaurant operators, especially full-service, fast-casual, café, and bar businesses with 1–5 locations. Its multi-location reporting and API may also suit restaurant groups, agencies, and accountants.
Verdict
DishMath centers its offering on item-level restaurant economics and weekly menu recommendations. Check whether your POS connection is fully supported, and compare the listed plans with your location count.
Where Specifiction places it
- Restaurant Analytics Software#5 of 308.1
- Restaurant Menu Engineering Software#8 of 398.2
