An ERP for finance teams is more than one location needs.
Stockcount covers the inventory and food cost job (counts, invoices, recipe costing, live food cost percentage) for the operator who does the count personally. Count by voice in the walk-in. Photograph the invoice at the dock. From $19/month, no contract, no setup fee.
The money side
Pricing, side by side.
Restaurant365 publishes no prices. Contract terms below are from R365’s Master Subscription Agreement; prices are from R365’s own cost-comparison blog, as of mid-2026. Stockcount pricing from our pricing page.
| Stockcount | Restaurant365 | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price (single location) | $19/mo | $469 to $499/mo for Essential |
| Pro tier (more credits, multi-location) | $49/mo | $689 to $749/mo for Professional. Final price is quote-based |
| Setup fee | None | Per-instance setup fee plus per-location POS setup fees. Amounts unpublished. |
| Extras beyond the plan price | Usage credits included; optional extra usage bills at cost | Add-on modules (payroll, scheduling, intelligence), priced by quote |
| Contract | Month-to-month, cancel from the billing page | Annual or multi-year, auto-renews unless you give 60 days notice |
| Early exit | Cancel anytime | Full payment of the remaining subscription term |
| When billing starts | When you subscribe | At contract signing, not at go-live |
| First-year cost, one location | $228 on Starter, $588 on Pro | $5,628 at the Essential floor, before setup fees |
The count happens without typing.
Restaurant365 counts on a mobile app: templates, barcode scanning, typed quantities. Stockcount removes the typing. Walk the walk-in and say what you see: '2 cases chicken thighs, half a bag of flour.' Each item shows on screen as it is heard. The count is done when you stop talking.
- A weekly count is about 15 minutes of talking
- Invoices captured by photo or PDF upload, with anything uncertain flagged for review
- Food cost percentage updates the moment a count or invoice lands
A price you can read before a sales call.
Restaurant365 publishes no prices. Its own cost-comparison blog puts the Essential package at $469 to $499 per location per month, and per its Master Subscription Agreement, billing starts at signing rather than go-live. Stockcount starts at $19 per month, self-serve, month-to-month. If it does not earn its keep, cancel from the billing page.
- No setup fee, no annual commitment, published pricing at every tier
- Starter ($19/mo) covers a single location
- Pro ($49/mo) adds credit headroom and multi-location dashboards
Who should stay on Restaurant365.
R365 is a real restaurant accounting suite, not a layer on top of QuickBooks. If you run five or more locations with a controller, it is a serious platform. Stockcount has no accounting suite and no accounting integrations. If you need general ledger, AP, and AR consolidation, we are not that.
- Full restaurant accounting: general ledger, AP, AR, bank reconciliation
- Multi-entity and franchise consolidation with strong POS and bank integrations
- Deep actual-vs-theoretical reporting and unlimited users
Last updated 2026-07-02
Restaurant365 pricing, explained.
As of 2026-07-02, Restaurant365’s pricing pages publish no prices; every package is quote-only. The best first-party numbers come from R365’s own cost-comparison blog, which as of mid-2026 puts the Essential package at $469 to $499 per location per month and Professional at $689 to $749, with the final number set by quote. Both include unlimited users. Payroll and scheduling are paid add-on modules at every tier.
The contract terms matter as much as the sticker. Per R365’s Master Subscription Agreement: billing begins at signing, not at go-live, and additional fees can apply if customer tasks slip past the 180-day window. Every new instance carries a setup fee, and every added location or integration a one-time POS setup fee, amounts unpublished. Contracts run annual or multi-year and auto-renew unless you give 60 days notice. Early exit requires full payment of the remaining subscription term. Price increases are capped at 8% per 12-month period.
That structure fits the customer R365 is built for: multi-unit groups with a finance function, where the accounting suite is the real product. Reviewers who run a single location tell a different story. They report a steep learning curve, support tickets that wait days, and yearly price increases. R365’s own blog says implementation takes a few weeks to several months.
The first-year math at their blog’s floor: $469 times 12 is $5,628 per location, before setup fees. Stockcount Pro is $588 a year, published, month-to-month, with no setup fee. The gap is the accounting, and it is a real gap: Stockcount has no general ledger and no accounting integrations. If you need that, R365 is a serious platform and we are not it.
What switching looks like.
There is no multi-month implementation. Export your item list as a CSV and import it, or skip the export entirely: photograph one recent invoice from each of your vendors and Stockcount builds your catalog from the line items. Then do your first count. Signup to a finished first count is a same-day job, not a project.
If you are mid-term with Restaurant365, read your contract before you cancel. Per R365’s Master Subscription Agreement, early exit means paying out the remaining term, and non-renewal requires 60 days of notice before the term ends. Because Stockcount is month-to-month, the sensible move is to run both for an inventory cycle, keep the one that earns it, and send the non-renewal notice on time. If you want help moving a large catalog, email us and we will migrate it with you.
Keep reading.
- Stockcount vs Restaurant365The full feature-by-feature comparison table.
- AI inventory managementHow voice counting and invoice scanning work.
- Free food cost calculatorCheck your food cost percentage in 30 seconds.
- Stockcount pricingStarter, Pro, and Business, all month-to-month.
Frequently asked questions.
- How much does Restaurant365 cost?
- Restaurant365 does not publish prices; every plan is quote-only. R365’s own cost-comparison blog, as of mid-2026, puts the Essential package at $469 to $499 per location per month and Professional at $689 to $749, with the final number set by quote. Per R365’s Master Subscription Agreement, every new instance also carries a setup fee, every added location or integration carries a one-time POS setup fee, and billing begins at signing rather than go-live. Stockcount starts at $19 a month with no setup fee.
- Is Restaurant365 worth it for one location?
- It depends on whether you need the accounting. R365 is a restaurant ERP: its core is the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank reconciliation, and its reviewer base skews multi-unit. Single-location reviewers keep citing price, complexity, and slow support response times. If what you need is accurate counts and a live food cost number, an ERP with a $469 per location floor is a lot of tool for the job. Stockcount covers that job from $19 a month.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Restaurant365?
- Yes. Stockcount covers the inventory side of the R365 use case (counts, invoice capture, recipe and plate costing, live food cost percentage) from $19/month for a single location, $49/month for busier or multi-location operations. The tradeoff is clear-cut: Stockcount has no accounting suite and no accounting integrations. You keep whatever bookkeeping you already use. For month-end, your counts and inventory values export as CSV for your bookkeeper.
- Does Stockcount have usage limits?
- Each plan includes monthly usage credits for the AI features. Starter covers roughly 1.5 hours of voice counting or 60 invoice scans a month; Pro covers about 5 hours or 180 scans. If you run out mid-month, turn on extra usage, which bills at cost with a monthly cap you set. No surprise invoices.
- What is the difference between Stockcount and Restaurant365?
- Who each tool is built for. Restaurant365 is an ERP for restaurant groups with a finance function: accounting first, with inventory, scheduling, and payroll modules around it. Stockcount is the inventory and food cost layer for the operator who does the count personally: you count by voice with your phone in your pocket, photograph invoices at the receiving dock, and ask questions in plain language. Stockcount is also month-to-month with no setup fee.
- Can I switch from Restaurant365 to Stockcount?
- Yes. Export your item list as a CSV and import it, or photograph a recent invoice from each vendor and Stockcount builds the catalog from those. A single-location catalog is usually set up and counted the same day. One caveat if you are mid-term with R365: per its Master Subscription Agreement, leaving early means paying out the remaining subscription term, and non-renewal requires 60 days of notice. The practical move is to run both until your term ends and send the notice on time.
- Does Stockcount have every Restaurant365 feature?
- No, and it does not try to. Stockcount covers counting, invoice capture, recipe and plate costing, and live food cost. It has no general ledger, no AP or AR, and no accounting integrations. Purchase orders work through the chat agent, with no EDI. Variance is count-based today. POS-based theoretical-vs-actual is planned alongside the Square POS integration, which is in development. If you run a multi-unit group with a controller, R365 is likely still the better fit.
- Why is Stockcount so much cheaper than Restaurant365?
- Different product, different cost structure. R365 sells an accounting ERP through a sales process, a contract, and an implementation that its own blog describes as a few weeks to several months. Stockcount is self-serve inventory software: you sign up, photograph an invoice or speak a count, and you are running the same day. The AI does the typing, shows you what it read, and flags anything it is unsure about for your review.
Do a count this week. No quote, no contract.
Set up your catalog from a handful of invoice photos and do your first voice count the same day. Plans from $19/mo, month-to-month, cancel anytime.