FoodTraze vs LotThread

FoodTraze tracks food ingredients and products through the supply chain, from origin to consumption, using a blockchain built with Hyperledger Fabric. Its records can cover provenance, suppliers, harvest and processing timestamps, quality data, allergens, nutrition and batch or lot identifiers. It also tracks asset transfers, ownership changes, logistics routes, inventory, delivery schedules and recall information. FoodTraze says it can connect with supply chain systems, databases, IoT devices, ERP systems, farm management tools and quality-control sensors. Deployment choices include managed SaaS on FoodTraze or a private blockchain with dedicated nodes and governance. The maker describes the software as open source; installation documentation covers the network, API and Explorer using Docker and source repositories. The offering is intended for participants including farmers, producers, processors, distributors, retailers and end consumers. Pricing is on request and varies with usage and selected options. The calculator lists six months of free bug-fix support; a premium option includes 24/7 priority support, phone and video support, monitoring, updates and training.

LotThread connects material, production batch, finished-lot, and shipment records so food and beverage producers can trace products and prepare recall information. Teams can follow a supplier lot forward to customers or trace a finished lot backward to its materials and suppliers. Production tracking records formulas, consumed materials, operators, time, and yield; inventory tracking covers quantities, expiry, warehouse locations, and hold or release status. The product supports mock recalls and exports trace records for review. Records can be entered through mobile scanning, scanner guns, manual entry, bulk imports, or connected apps. LotThread is designed for growing producers who need connected production records without a heavyweight ERP, and can sit alongside QuickBooks and Shopify. The free Starter plan covers one facility and three users. Growth costs $59/month and adds unlimited users, lot-level inventory, mock recalls, label printing, supplier COA status, and API and integration keys. Production costs $199/month and adds multiple facilities and lines, quality holds, recall case workflows, compliance exports, and priority onboarding. LotThread says it is a record-keeping tool and does not itself make customers compliant with laws or standards such as FSMA 204 or HACCP.