GastroCore vs growyze

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.

Growyze is an app for managing hospitality back-of-house work, from stock and purchasing to invoices, waste and recipes. Barcode scanning and digital stocksheets support stock counts; the product says this can reduce stocktake time by 60%. Automated checks compare orders, deliveries and invoices to flag discrepancies. Dashboards cover expected versus actual COGS, gross profit and item price changes. Recipe tools include costing, margin calculations and allergen details. Growyze runs on iOS, Android and desktop browsers. Its product page displays integrations for Square, Clover, Go-EPOS, Newbridge, Xero and Sage. A free plan is available, with limits on stocktakes, orders, suppliers, delivery notes, invoice validations, recipes, dishes, waste records and reports. Pro costs $79 a month and includes 25 automated invoice validations, then £0.50 per invoice. The maker also advertises a 30-day trial without requiring a card, with setup available on or off site upon request.