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Count the Crumbs vs Restaurant365
Restaurant365 is an established tool and covers more connections. Count the Crumbs puts the back of house first, with Ask Crumb in every step.
Pick Restaurant365 if…
You run a group and want accounting and payroll in one suite.
Pick Count the Crumbs if…
You want the back of house sorted first: counts, deliveries, recipe costs and crew in one place.
| Feature | Count the Crumbs | Restaurant365 |
|---|---|---|
| Counting and deliveries | ||
| Counts by storage area, in your own units | Yes | YesStorage locations, each unit of measure |
| Count a shelf from a photo✦ | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Record a delivery from an invoice photo✦ | Coming soon | YesAP Automation |
| Check a delivery photo against the order✦ | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Waste log | YesNot counted twice in food cost | YesWaste Logs |
| Recipes and menu | ||
| Recipe costs and food-cost % | Yes | Yes |
| Suggested price at your food-cost target | Yes | Not listed |
| Ideas to lower a dish’s cost✦ | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Develop a special from what’s in stock✦ | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Inventory health for each dish✦ | With Core + Ask CrumbNeeds inventory data | Not listed |
| Ordering and team | ||
| Suggested orders✦ | Coming soon | YesAI-driven purchase orders |
| Send orders to suppliers | YesAfter your review screen | Yes |
| Staff scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Ask Crumb | ||
| Ask about your costs, sales and stock | YesIn plain English | Early accessR365 AI Advisor |
| Suggests changes you approve | YesOnly what you allow; changes wait for Confirm | Early accessR365 AI Scheduling |
| Remembers your hours and house rules | Yes | Not listed |
| Promotion drafts and posters✦ | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Connections and fit | ||
| POS integrations | Not yet | Yes |
| Accounting and payroll | Not included | Built inAccounting and Payroll & HR |
| Starting price | CustomPriced per restaurant | Quote-basedCustom quote |
| Built for | Restaurants and restaurant groups | One location to hundreds |
✦ marks what Ask Crumb does. Restaurant365 column checked against Restaurant365’s public website, plan pages and help docs on October 23, 2026. Count the Crumbs column matches the app on the same day. “Early access” means the vendor has announced it for a limited group. Not listed means we didn’t find it in their public information, not that it doesn’t exist. Plans and prices change, so check with each vendor. MarketMan and Restaurant365 are trademarks of their respective owners.
Sources (loaded Oct 23, 2026):
- restaurant365.com/pricing
- restaurant365.com/ai
- restaurant365.com/inventory
- restaurant365.com/inventory/purchasing-receiving
- restaurant365.com/inventory/recipes
- restaurant365.com/accounting
- restaurant365.com/accounting/ap-automation
- restaurant365.com/payroll-hr/payroll
- restaurant365.com/workforce/scheduling
- restaurant365.com/partner-category/technology
- restaurant365.com/ai-info
- docs.restaurant365.com/docs/inventory-count-screens-mobile
- docs.restaurant365.com/docs/waste-logs-overview-security
- restaurant365.com/in-the-news (R365 AI announcement, May 12, 2026)
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On a call we go through one delivery, one count and one of your dishes. No payment, nothing to set up.