GastroCore vs Marji
GastroCore
gastrocore.co.ukMarji
marji.coSide by side
| Figure | GastroCore | Marji |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £44.25/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Inventory Management Software | 8.1 (#6) | 8.0 (#8) |
| Intended users | The maker says GastroCore is built for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs, and takeaways across the UK. | The product is described as built for independent restaurants, cafés and bakeries. |
| Recipe costing | It calculates recipe costs and margins and generates PDF recipe cards with allergens. | Marji links reviewed ingredient costs to recipe quantities, portions and yields to calculate dish costs. |
| Security | The FAQ says GastroCore runs on Render and PostgreSQL with encrypted connections, JWT authentication, daily automatic backups, and no third-party data sharing. | The maker says restaurant data is scoped to each restaurant, requests use HTTPS, and sensitive actions are recorded in an append-only audit log. |
Plans
In their own words
GastroCore
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.
Marji
Marji connects supplier prices to recipe costs so independent restaurants, cafés, and bakeries can see which dishes may need attention when ingredient costs change. On the web, users upload supplier invoice photos or PDFs; Marji extracts invoice lines and suggests ingredient matches for review. Reviewed ingredient costs link to recipe quantities, portions, and yields to calculate dish costs. The Single plan includes margin alerts, pricing suggestions, and AI recipe drafts; those drafts are estimates that users should review for quantities and supplier costs. A free QR Menu plan covers one location, with a hosted menu, downloadable QR code, live price edits, and sold-out controls. Single costs $59 a month per location and includes a 14-day trial with no credit card required. Operator costs $149 a month per location and is available by invite. Square is available through OAuth for pushing approved price changes to linked items; Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, SpotOn, and TouchBistro are not built yet. Menu and cost data can be exported as CSV on any plan. Marji does not provide stock counting, accounting reconciliation, bill pay, or automatic nested batch and sub-recipe dependencies.