Kitchen CUT vs Platematics

Kitchen CUT is hospitality management software that brings operational tools and live data together for businesses, stakeholders, and customers. Its menu engineering analyzes sales data to flag high- and low-performing items and inform profitability decisions. KC Lite includes recipe and menu costing, product and price management, and cost modelling. The software manages allergen and nutrition details for recipes and menus, including the main 14 allergens and sub-allergens. Purchasing and supplier management connects businesses with more than 3,000 suppliers; other tools cover inventory, stock control, PAR levels, waste, purchase orders, and location transfers. Digital menus can be published at a unique URL for customers to browse or order. Kitchen CUT supports hundreds of integrations, including sales and POS links and compatibility with QuickBooks and Xero. EPOS sales data integrations may require agreement with the provider and may incur setup or ongoing fees. KC Lite is designed for single-site independent hospitality businesses. It runs on Android, iOS, and web, with API listed. Monthly KC Lite costs £75 a month for one site and one user, with limits of 50 recipes, sub-recipes, and menus.

Platematics is web-based menu engineering software for restaurants. It classifies menu items as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs by comparing each item's contribution margin and popularity with the restaurant's own menu average. POS sales data can sync nightly from Square, Toast, and Clover, and supplier invoices can be uploaded for OCR line-item reading and menu mapping. The free Starter plan provides monthly analysis for up to 50 items, manual food cost entry, dashboard and snapshot history, and PDF exports. Pro costs $49 a month and adds weekly analysis, email alerts, unlimited items, invoice scanning, a price simulator, AI ordering suggestions, an AP payables dashboard, and advanced reporting. The simulator previews the margin effect of a price change; AI ordering uses par levels and POS sales velocity to prepare a reorder list for approval. Annual costs $490 a year and includes multi-location dashboards, cross-location reports, an accountant referral portal, and priority support. Pro signup offers a 14-day trial.