Culvana vs tSpoonLab
Culvana
culvana.ai
tSpoonLab
tspoonlab.comSide by side
| Figure | Culvana | tSpoonLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $199/mo | €95/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 12 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Menu Engineering Software | 7.7 (#17) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Integrations | Existing operators can keep Clover or Square terminals and integrate their sales with Culvana's costing and inventory layers. | Official integration documentation covers POS CSV files sent by SFTP and accounting or billing exports through the REST API. |
| Invoice automation | Its AI reads vendor invoices, updates ingredient costs and stock, posts journal entries, and flags price changes. | The invoicing module tracks supplier invoice due dates and can generate VAT accounting entries automatically. |
| Recipe costing | Recipes and sub-recipes include item, material and labor costs, yields, allergens and food-cost percentages. | Users can build ingredient-based recipe costings, calculate costs and link them automatically to connected POS sales. |
| Support | The site says demo requests receive a call within a day and provides phone support at 305-982-7075. | The listed paid plans include chat support, and the maker says personal advisors help customers through implementation. |
Plans
tSpoonLab
- Professional€95 a month
- Professional (Restauración)€95 a month
- tspoonFast€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Cocinas de producción)€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Hoteles)€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Restauración)€110 a month
- Premium (Cocinas de producción)€150 a month
- Premium Buffet (Hoteles)€250 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise (Cocinas de producción)Priced on request
In their own words
tSpoonLab
tSpoonLab is a software ecosystem for professional kitchens, combining the tspoonBack WebApp, tspoonFast app, and personal advice. tspoonBack manages and analyzes menus, purchases, sales, warehouses, and inventory across a business’s points of sale. Recipe tools support production sheets, cost and ingredient control, shared preparations, and standardized processes. Purchasing tools centralize buying activity and support supplier comparison and negotiation. For daily operations, tspoonFast supports voice-based orders and inventories, delivery-note capture by photo, checklists, waste tracking, transfers between cost centers, and production-sheet lookup. Production-kitchen tools add weekly planning and event management, including purchasing, production, profitability, allergens, staffing, and logistics. Food-safety functions cover lots, expiration dates, traceability, nutrition, allergens, and critical control points, and can generate APPCC checklists. Integrations cover POS, ERP, and e-commerce partners; ERP data can also be exported via API, CSV, or SFTP. Platforms include Android, iOS, web, and API. Plans start at €95 a month, and a no-obligation trial is offered.