Durby Intelligence vs Foodcast

Durby Intelligence is a web-based AI operations platform for restaurants, combining inventory, demand forecasting and staff scheduling. Inventory tools track stock, consumption and purchasing to help manage waste and avoid stockouts. Forecasts use historical sales, patterns and operational signals. Staffing plans can account for expected demand, employee availability and operational requirements. The Durby Intelligence assistant answers operational questions using live data about inventory, costs, forecasts, menus and staffing. Other listed functions include order tracking, workforce compliance tracking, review insights, analytics, AI phone calls and social content scheduling. Connections and data sources include POS systems, supplier invoices, spreadsheets and CSV files, and reservations. Starter lists one POS integration; Growth and Pro list multiple integrations. AI Calls requires one-time setup with Durby’s team. Plans are billed monthly per location: Starter is €49 a month at the limited-time launch price, Growth 99.00 EUR, and Pro 179.00 EUR; each page also shows a higher reference price. Enterprise pricing is custom.

Foodcast is web-based software for restaurant sales forecasting, intended to help manage stock and staffing. It turns city events into expected covers and analyzes 24 months of sales history for seasonal and weekly patterns. Foodcast says it compares forecasts with actual sales daily and adjusts predictions in real time for weather, local events, holidays, and strikes; the site claims 95% forecast accuracy. Listed tools include proactive weather alerts, a local events calendar, and staffing recommendations based on customer flow. It automatically syncs historical sales data from a connected POS, and plans deliver forecasts by newsletter. Named POS integrations include Lightspeed, L'Addition, SumUp, Zelty, Innovorder, Jalia, Clyo Systems, MyPOS, PI Electronique, and Cashpad. Basic costs €49 a month, Pro €69 a month, and Enterprise €99 a month; the first month is free on each listed plan. Basic and Pro have capacity and seat limits and exclude multi-site management and API integration, both included with Enterprise. Per-service, per-dish, and per-channel forecasts and staffing recommendations are marked as coming soon.