Spec vs Toast
Spec
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| Figure | Spec | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $83.25/mo | $69/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Inventory Management Software | 8.6 (#2) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Integrations | The account sign-up page offers Google, Facebook, and Apple sign-in options. | Toast says its platform has 200+ integrations and its partner directory describes integrations with restaurant software through its API. |
| Intended users | Spec presents its tools for bars and restaurants building and running food and beverage programs. | Toast's pricing page describes Starter Kit as intended for single-location restaurants, while Build Your Own is described for restaurants ready to use the full platform. |
| Inventory | Its product library stores information about the food and beverage products a business carries. | Toast inventory tools connect counts with recipes and sales to compare actual and theoretical inventory and help identify waste. |
| Mobile app | Spec says staff can use its mobile app to view recipes, product information, and training materials. | Toast Now provides mobile access to sales reporting and restaurant controls, including delivery channel controls and multi-location views. |
| Support | The terms direct feedback, technical support requests, and other app communications to [email protected]. | Toast Care is included with every software subscription and is available 24/7/365 by phone or web messaging. |
Plans
Spec
- Free PlanFree
- Spec Pro$99 a month
- Spec Pro (annual)$999 a year
- Spec Pro annual$999 a year
In their own words
Spec
Spec is an inventory management platform for food and beverage programs at bars and restaurants. Its product library stores information about what a business carries, while recipe tools calculate ingredient, labor and sub-recipe costs. Users can assemble menus from products and recipes and analyze pricing effectiveness. Spec can draft text or email orders and divide bulk orders by vendor. Staff can use the mobile app to view recipes, product details and training materials. The Pro plan adds digitized invoices, product price alerts and invoice reports. Spec offers a free plan at free, limited to 30 ingredient costings, 30 labor costings, 30 sub-recipes and 10 menus, with no stock counts. Spec Pro costs $99 a month or $999 a year and includes unlimited costing and menus, stock counts, multiple inventory locations, and invoice and price-change reporting. A 30-day trial is listed. The platform supports Android, iOS and web. Businesses can email an inventory spreadsheet for ingestion by Spec’s team.