DishMath vs Mirus Report Writer

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.

Mirus Report Writer is a restaurant reporting solution backed by the Mirus data warehouse, designed to help multi-unit businesses access and analyze data. Users can build reports, dashboards, alerts, and graphs through drag-and-drop tools without coding skills; Mirus says clients can create and customize an unlimited number of reports. The service can automate report, alert, and PDF delivery, and supports secure sharing from one central solution. Listed integrations include 7shifts, ADP, Aloha, Brink, Excel, HotSchedules, Micros, Restaurant365, Toast, and XPIENT. The product is available on web, Android, and iOS. Its mobile apps provide report lists, report views, charts, and controls, but reports must be enabled for mobile and shared with the user or their group before they can see them. Pricing is on request, and no free plan is listed. One-time fees include $9,500, paid once for an initial Prime POS implementation and $4,500, paid once for an additional Prime POS integration; other POS systems and source integrations have separately listed fees. Mirus offers email and phone support Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM CST.