Stockcount vs Restaurant365.
Restaurant365 is an enterprise back-office ERP for restaurant groups. Stockcount is voice-first inventory and food cost for the operator doing the count. If you run one location, here's why R365 is usually more than you need.
Feature by feature
The comparison.
Restaurant365 is a powerful, mature platform. For multi-unit groups that want accounting, payroll, scheduling, and inventory in one system, it’s a strong choice. For a single location that just needs counts done and food cost current, here’s where Stockcount fits better.
| Feature | Stockcount | Restaurant365 |
|---|---|---|
Voice counting Your phone stays in your pocket. Each item is confirmed on screen when you glance at it. | ||
AI invoice scanning Restaurant365's invoice capture is built for the accounting side (AP automation, GL coding). Stockcount's is operator-first: snap a photo and it updates costs. No accounting suite required. | ||
Real-time food cost % | ||
Plate costing (recipe-level) | ||
Full restaurant accounting (GL / AP / AR) This is R365’s core. Stockcount is not an accounting system. It tracks counts, costs, and orders, and your data stays exportable as CSV. | ||
Payroll & scheduling R365 offers payroll and scheduling as paid add-on modules. Stockcount stays focused on inventory and food cost. | ||
Conversational AI agent Ask "what's my top cost this week?" and get an answer, not a report to build. | ||
Proactive daily briefings R365 has dashboards and alerts; Stockcount pushes a plain-language daily briefing to your phone. | Partial | |
Starter tier for single operators R365 uses quote-based pricing. Its own cost-comparison blog puts the Essential package at $469 to $499 per location per month (as of mid-2026), plus setup fees. | $19/mo | |
Published, self-serve pricing R365 pricing is quote-based through a sales process. Stockcount’s tiers are public and you can sign up yourself. | ||
Self-serve, same-day setup R365 implementations typically run weeks to months with a dedicated onboarding team. | ||
Month-to-month billing Per R365’s Master Subscription Agreement: annual auto-renewal with 60-day non-renewal notice, billing starts at signing rather than go-live, and early exit requires paying out the remaining term. Price increases are capped at 8% per 12 months. | Partial | |
POS integrations R365 integrates with many POS systems. Stockcount’s Square integration is in development; sales totals are entered in chat today. | Partial | |
Multi-location dashboards (Pro plan and up) | ||
Enterprise multi-unit consolidation R365 is built for franchise and multi-unit financial consolidation. Stockcount covers multi-location reporting, not full financial roll-ups. | Partial |
Built for the operator, not the back office.
Restaurant365 is an accounting-led ERP. Its center of gravity is the GL, AP, and month-end close, run by a bookkeeper or controller. Stockcount is built for the person on the floor: count by voice, photograph the invoice on the dock, ask the agent a question between tickets. Your phone stays in your pocket. Each item is confirmed on screen when you glance at it. The food cost comes out the other end without anyone sitting at a desk.
- Voice counting cuts weekly counts to minutes
- Photo invoices update costs instantly
- No accounting suite to learn before you get a food-cost number
Pricing you can sign up for today.
R365 is quote-based: a sales call, custom pricing, an annual contract, and setup fees. Per R365's Master Subscription Agreement, billing starts at signing rather than go-live, contracts auto-renew annually unless you give 60 days notice, early exit requires paying out the remaining term, and price increases are capped at 8% per 12 months. Stockcount publishes its tiers: $19/mo Starter, $49/mo Pro, $149/mo Business, all month-to-month. You can start yourself in under an hour.
- Starter ($19/mo) covers a single location
- Pro ($49/mo) adds credit headroom and multi-location dashboards
- Cancel anytime, no annual lock-in
When R365 is the right call.
If you run a multi-unit group and want accounting, accounts payable, and inventory consolidated in one back office, and you have the team to operate it, Restaurant365 is built for exactly that. It also offers payroll and scheduling as paid add-on modules. Stockcount is not an accounting system and doesn't try to be.
- Full restaurant general ledger, AP, and AR
- Payroll and scheduling as paid add-on modules on the same platform
- Franchise and multi-unit financial consolidation
The short version
Restaurant365 is the right answer if you need a full back-office ERP for a restaurant group and have a team to run it. Stockcount is the right answer if you’re the operator, you want counts done this week, and you want your food cost without a sales call and a multi-week rollout. For the pricing and contract breakdown, see our Restaurant365 alternative page.
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
- Is Restaurant365 overkill for a single cafe or restaurant?
- For a single location, usually yes. Restaurant365 is an enterprise restaurant ERP: full accounting, AP automation, and inventory, with payroll and scheduling as paid add-on modules. It is sold through a sales process with quote-based pricing and annual contracts. R365’s own cost-comparison blog puts its Essential package at $469 to $499 per location per month as of mid-2026, and per its Master Subscription Agreement, billing starts at signing and early exit requires paying out the remaining term. An independent operator who mainly needs accurate counts and a live food-cost number rarely uses most of it. Stockcount covers the inventory-and-food-cost job specifically, with voice counting and photo invoices, from $19/month, set up in under an hour.
- What does Stockcount do that Restaurant365 does not?
- Voice counting (your phone stays in your pocket; each item is confirmed on screen when you glance at it), a conversational AI agent you can ask plain-language questions, proactive daily briefings, published self-serve pricing, and setup in under an hour. Stockcount is built for the operator doing the count, not the accounting team.
- What does Restaurant365 do that Stockcount does not?
- Restaurant365 is a full back-office platform: general-ledger accounting, accounts payable and receivable, and multi-unit financial consolidation, with payroll and scheduling available as paid add-on modules. Stockcount is not an accounting system. It tracks inventory, costs, and orders, and your data stays exportable as CSV.
See it on your own invoices.
Count by voice, scan your invoices, and see your real food cost in under an hour. Plans from $19/mo, cancel anytime.