MarginEdge vs PlateSense
MarginEdge
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| Figure | MarginEdge | PlateSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $350/mo | $59/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Back Office Software | 7.7 (#8) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · Restaurant Inventory Management Software | 7.7 (#17) | 7.9 (#10) |
| Invoice processing | The platform processes invoices to remove manual data entry and updates reports as invoices come in. | It extracts invoice line items, quantities, units and prices, and holds items needing a decision for review before they affect inventory. |
| Purpose | MarginEdge provides restaurant operators and accountants with tools to manage restaurant performance and back-office work. | PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs. |
| Security | MarginEdge says its program aligns with SOC 2 security standards, maintains PCI DSS compliance, and encrypts data at rest and in transit using TLS 1.2 or greater. | The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, uses Firebase Authentication and restaurant-level Firestore data isolation, and is stored on Google Cloud servers in the United States. |
Plans
In their own words
MarginEdge
MarginEdge has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PlateSense
PlateSense is restaurant inventory and recipe-costing software that uses supplier invoices to update food costs. It extracts invoice items, quantities, units and prices, and sends entries needing a decision for review before they affect inventory. Kitchens can track ingredient stock, purchase and count history, average inventory cost and latest delivery cost. Reusable prep recipes and menu build sheets link ingredient costs to dish food cost and contribution margin, recalculating as costs change. Its assistant, Sage, answers questions about invoices, ingredients and recipe costs and can help users navigate the app. The free plan reads 15 invoices per month automatically and includes inventory, recipes, menu costing, price alerts and Sage. PlateSense Pro costs $59 a month, billed per location, and includes unlimited invoices, inventory, recipes and menu items for a team on one account. New kitchens get a 30-day trial with everything included and no card; afterward the account pauses while its data remains available. PlateSense runs on Android, iOS and the web, with invoice submission by upload or email forwarding. It does not currently compare expected ingredient usage from sales with actual usage.