Chefy vs Optimum Control

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.

Optimum Control is a suite of restaurant inventory management tools for Windows-based desktop devices, with options for restaurants, multi-unit chains, and leisure or entertainment centers. OC Pro supports full or targeted inventory counts, menu engineering to identify dishes that perform well or need improvement, and ordering guided by par levels, forecasts, and reminders. OC Enterprise is designed for multi-unit chains, with centralized recipe management and cloud-based reporting accessible over the internet. OC Premier handles multiple inventories across outlets and supports stock requisitions and transfers between centers. The suite integrates with POS, accounting, and rebate processing systems; named integrations include Aloha, TouchBistro, QuickBooks Desktop, Sysco, US Foods, and Notch. Usernames, passwords, and role-based access levels range from no access to full access. Subscriptions include support, and the company says it aims to answer enquiries within 24 hours on business days. Evaluation Mode is available for the first 30 days before registration. Plans include OC Mobile at $25 a month, OC Pro at $150 a month, OC Enterprise at $180 a month, and OC Premier at $300 a month.