Fourth Inventory vs Galley

Fourth Inventory is a web and API platform for restaurant procurement, supply-chain management, and inventory operations. It consolidates suppliers, supports supplier engagement, and enables direct ordering with predictive purchasing. Automatic stock tracking follows depletion to ingredient level across menus, while the mobile app updates central inventory records in real time. Recipe and menu engineering include ingredient costing, nutritional values, portion sizes, and plating guidance. Production and prep tools use demand forecasts and digital instructions to manage preparation and track waste. POS integrations update stock information and show on-hand inventory; listed partners include Aloha, Toast, Simphony, Revel, PAR POS, and Lightspeed U Series. APIs cover inventory, recipe and menu engineering, menu cycles, and POS gateway integrations. The purchase-to-pay and inventory solution comes in four editions with different control levels. It supports multi-location operations, purchase orders, transfers, labor and payroll tools, compliance, allergen tracking, and nutrition information. Pricing is on request.

Galley is a culinary resource planning platform for foodservice operators, linking kitchen planning with operational and financial data. It calculates recipe costs from ingredients, sub-recipes, yields, and vendor prices, then updates those costs when prices change. Teams can organize multi-week menu cycles across locations and convert menus into scheduled production plans based on demand. Nutrition tools include USDA-backed analysis, FDA-compliant labels, and allergen tracking that adjusts when recipes change. Galley Assist imports recipes from files, URLs, or prompts, and the platform connects to external AI tools through MCP. Its open API exposes recipes, ingredients, costs, menus, and nutrition data. Galley lists many software integrations and EDI supplier connections, including Sysco and US Foods. It is a web application optimized for desktop and tablet screens; smartphones are not supported or recommended. A free plan is available, and the SMB Accelerator plan starts at $99 a month. Full platform pricing is scoped to operation size and location count.