Galley vs GastroCore

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.

GastroCore is stock control, ingredient tracking and food-cost software for independent UK restaurants, cafés, pubs and takeaways. It tracks ingredient quantities in real time, supports minimum levels and expiry dates, and emails low-stock alerts. Recipe tools calculate costs and margins, produce PDF recipe cards, and track all 14 mandatory UK allergens with report generation. Teams can record food waste with reasons and costs, create purchase orders, and update inventory when deliveries arrive. Batch traceability follows products from supplier to plate, while reports cover consumption, margins, low stock and cost breakdowns. Unlimited team members can be assigned Owner, Manager or Staff roles without extra charge. GastroCore runs on Android, iOS and the web, and responds to phones, tablets and desktops. Monthly pricing is 59.00 GBP; annual pricing is 531.00 GBP, both with a 14-day trial.