Simple, honest pricing

One plan. Every feature. No per-seat pricing, no add-ons.

How much does restaurant inventory software cost?

Most restaurant inventory platforms publish $249 to $450 per location per month, and some add a one-time onboarding fee on top. Almost none of them let you try the product without booking a demo first. ShelfCount is $50 a month flat, every feature included, with a 14-day trial you start yourself.

Here is what the category publishes on its own pricing pages, checked August 2026. MarketMan lists $249, $299, and “from $449” a month for its three plans. MarginEdge lists $350 per location per month, or $500 with its Freepour bar module. WISK lists $249–$399 a month for a single venue and, unusually, publishes its one-time onboarding fee as well: $750 for one venue, rising past $9,500 at the enterprise end. Craftable doesn’t publish a price anywhere.

The subscription isn’t the only cost. Every one of those four is sold through a demo, and none of them offers a free trial, so evaluating them means a call, a scheduled walkthrough, and a quote before you have touched the software with your own item list in it. That’s a week of your time spent finding out whether the thing fits, and it is the reason we went self-serve: you can sign up, import your items, and decide on your own schedule.

Being the cheap one only means something if nothing is missing, so the $50 plan is the whole product: unlimited team members and storage locations, waste tracking, receipt scanning, purchase orders, POS sales sync, theoretical vs. actual food cost. What it doesn’t have is multi-unit enterprise reporting, which is not yet built and is the honest reason a twenty-location group should look elsewhere. For the line-by-line version see our MarketMan comparison, or, if you run a cafe, the coffee shop page.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a credit card to start?

Yes — you add a card when you sign up, but nothing is charged during the 14-day trial. We email you 3 days before it ends and again the day before, and you can cancel in one click from your billing settings.

What happens after the trial?

Your subscription starts at $50/month and you keep working — nothing changes. If you cancel before the trial ends you're never charged, and your account is paused, not deleted: your data stays put and comes right back if you subscribe later.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. It's month to month with no contract — cancel from your billing settings and you won't be charged again.

Does it work with Square?

Yes. Connect your Square account and sales sync automatically, powering theoretical vs. actual COGS. Square isn't required, though — counts, recipes, and purchasing all work without it.

How many people can I add?

As many as you like. Team members and storage locations are unlimited on the one plan — there's no per-seat pricing.

Why is ShelfCount cheaper than MarketMan?

One plan instead of three, sold self-serve instead of through a sales team, and nothing held back for a higher tier: no per-seat pricing, no add-on for waste tracking, no onboarding fee. You start the trial yourself rather than booking a demo. The honest tradeoff: multi-unit enterprise reporting is not yet built, because ShelfCount is aimed at independents and small groups rather than at large chains.

Are there setup, onboarding, or implementation fees?

No. $50 a month is the whole bill — importing your items and setting up your recipes costs nothing. If you would rather hand that over, done-for-you migration is an optional one-time $299, and it's the only other thing we sell.

What if I need help?

Email us at hello@getshelfcount.com and a human will get back to you, usually the same day. There's also a help center with guides for every feature.