MenuEdge vs tSpoonLab
MenuEdge
nxtedge.net
tSpoonLab
tspoonlab.comSide by side
| Figure | MenuEdge | tSpoonLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €95/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 12 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Menu Engineering Software | 7.6 (#22) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Cloud access | NxtEdge is described as cloud-based and accessible from a computer, tablet, or mobile device with an internet connection, with no local software installation required. | The service is cloud-based and supports access from smartphones, iPads and tablets with native iOS and Android support. |
| Recipe costing | The software supports plate, sub-recipe, and batch recipes, with yield and waste tracking and ingredient costs updated from purchasing and invoice data. | Users can build ingredient-based recipe costings, calculate costs and link them automatically to connected POS sales. |
| Security and privacy | The website privacy policy says Google Analytics collects website usage information and that NxtEdge does not use the tool to track or collect visitors’ personally identifiable information. | The legal notice identifies tSpoonLab as controller for submitted personal data and references GDPR rights under EU Regulation 2016/679. |
| Support | NxtEdge says onboarding, training, ongoing support, and weekend assistance when needed are included with the subscription. | The listed paid plans include chat support, and the maker says personal advisors help customers through implementation. |
Plans
tSpoonLab
- Professional€95 a month
- Professional (Restauración)€95 a month
- tspoonFast€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Cocinas de producción)€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Hoteles)€110 a month
- tspoonFast (Restauración)€110 a month
- Premium (Cocinas de producción)€150 a month
- Premium Buffet (Hoteles)€250 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise (Cocinas de producción)Priced on request
In their own words
MenuEdge
MenuEdge helps hospitality operators track recipe costs and assess menu and event profitability. It updates recipe costs from invoices and supports plate, sub-recipe, batch, and prep recipes, with yield and waste tracking. Menu analysis covers food cost percentages, contribution margins, and profitability by item to highlight strong performers and pricing opportunities. The platform also supports costing banquet menus, catering functions, and special events, including projected-versus-actual results. Recipe costing and menu engineering can be used without a point-of-sale connection. Connecting POS sales data adds menu mix analysis, theoretical food cost, and variance reporting, including comparisons of theoretical and actual usage. Listed POS integrations include Toast, NCR Aloha, Infrasys, onePOS, Club Essentials, PAR Brink, Square, and custom systems. Accounting connections include QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Sage, M3, Jonas, Northstar, Club Essentials, and other hospitality accounting systems. Reports cover food cost, profitability, margins, and trends, with PDF and Excel export. The cloud-based service is accessible from a computer, tablet, or mobile device with internet access. Pricing varies by modules, locations, and operational requirements; prospective customers are asked to request a quote.
tSpoonLab
tSpoonLab is a software ecosystem for professional kitchens, combining the tspoonBack WebApp, tspoonFast app, and personal advice. tspoonBack manages and analyzes menus, purchases, sales, warehouses, and inventory across a business’s points of sale. Recipe tools support production sheets, cost and ingredient control, shared preparations, and standardized processes. Purchasing tools centralize buying activity and support supplier comparison and negotiation. For daily operations, tspoonFast supports voice-based orders and inventories, delivery-note capture by photo, checklists, waste tracking, transfers between cost centers, and production-sheet lookup. Production-kitchen tools add weekly planning and event management, including purchasing, production, profitability, allergens, staffing, and logistics. Food-safety functions cover lots, expiration dates, traceability, nutrition, allergens, and critical control points, and can generate APPCC checklists. Integrations cover POS, ERP, and e-commerce partners; ERP data can also be exported via API, CSV, or SFTP. Platforms include Android, iOS, web, and API. Plans start at €95 a month, and a no-obligation trial is offered.