5-Out vs Novaryq

5-Out is a web-based restaurant forecasting and automation platform founded in 2013. It uses machine learning to forecast sales from historical sales and guest patterns, day-part trends, menu mix, weather, local events, and operational data. Forecasts are available hourly, daily, and weekly. The platform turns forecasts into automated prep lists, predictive Smart Pars, purchasing recommendations, inventory and recipe management, labor forecasting, and food-cost visibility. Restaurant operations tools include labor schedules and budgets, food budgets, purchase and prep lists, Smart Actions, forecasts, and custom reporting. Managers can adjust prep amounts, labor guidance, and purchasing recommendations for local events or promotions. 5-Out lists integrations including PAR Brink, Harri, MarketMan, Aloha, Square, Toast, 7shifts, SevenRooms, Craftable, MarginEdge, Micros, Restaurant365, Simphony, Tripleseat, and xtraCHEF. It supports restaurants from one location to 500 and connects to restaurant tools without manual setup or data entry. Pricing is on request, with a listed plan at $100 a month per location.

Novaryq is an all-in-one restaurant operating system for North American food and beverage businesses. It combines point of sale, payments, kitchen display, online ordering, delivery dispatch, loyalty, marketing, inventory, staff, and accounting tools. The POS runs in a browser or native Android terminal app and supports floor maps, coursing, split checks, and tips. Each location can offer branded pickup, delivery, and dine-in ordering without a Novaryq per-order commission, although payment-processing and courier or third-party delivery charges may apply. Kitchen displays show live tickets, route stations, track ticket age and all-day counts, and support tap-to-bump. Inventory covers recipe depletion, par levels, 86-ing, purchasing, stock counts, and replenishment suggestions based on open orders. Multi-location operators can manage menus, pricing, and policies centrally while retaining local control and consolidated reporting. Helcim handles card payments and settlement reconciliation. Plans start at C$129 a year billed annually for Core; hardware, payment processing, and applicable taxes are extra.