Apicbase vs Loaded

Apicbase is a cloud back-of-house platform for large multi-site foodservice businesses. Loaded is a cloud back-office platform for hospitality venues that pulls sales from the venue's POS and combines revenue reporting, stock and recipe costing, AI invoice processing, rosters, timesheets and award-rate wage costs. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Loaded's: USD 119 per venue per month. Apicbase does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Apicbase: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Loaded: Multi-site hospitality groups.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Apicbase: Web, iOS, Android; Loaded: Web.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Apicbase names 5 countries and Loaded names 2 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Apicbase names 21 integrations and Loaded names 28 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Apicbase, Antwerp, Belgium; Loaded, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Side by side

Apicbase vs Loaded: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldApicbaseLoaded
What it isApicbase is a cloud back-of-house platform for large multi-site foodservice businesses.Loaded is a cloud back-office platform for hospitality venues that pulls sales from the venue's POS and combines revenue reporting, stock and recipe costing, AI invoice processing, rosters, timesheets and award-rate wage costs.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant groups; Hotel chains and hotel F&B; Central kitchens and caterers; Ghost kitchen and meal-kit operatorsMulti-site hospitality groups; Franchise operators; Independent cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs in Australia and New Zealand
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per venue
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 119 per venue per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesBelgium, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, New Zealand
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations2128
CertificationsGDPR, SOC 2 Type 2Not published
Security practicesEncryption in transit and at rest, daily backups, Hosted on AWS, SSO, multi-factor authentication and role-based permissionsNot published
Founded2017Not published
HeadquartersAntwerp, BelgiumQueenstown, New Zealand
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Revel
  • Square

Named only by Apicbase

  • Aloha Cloud by NCR Voyix
  • Bidfood UK
  • Brakes
  • Clover
  • Deliverect
  • Epos Now
  • Foodics
  • Goodtill
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Lightspeed
  • Makro Netherlands
  • Oracle Micros
and 7 more
  • Sligro
  • Sysco US
  • Toast
  • Transgourmet Germany
  • US Foods
  • Vectron
  • Vita Mojo

Named only by Loaded

  • Abacus
  • Bepoz
  • Bustle
  • Crystal Payroll
  • Dnero
  • Epos
  • Ezypay
  • Fedelta
  • H + L
  • Idealpos
  • Impos
  • Info Genesis
and 14 more
  • iPayroll
  • Lightspeed (K-Series)
  • Lightspeed (O-Series)
  • MYOB
  • Aloha
  • Onetap
  • Ordermate
  • PayHero
  • Pay Sauce
  • Posbiz
  • Redcat
  • Swiftpos
  • Tevalis
  • Xero

Which to choose

Apicbase

Choose Apicbase if you are in one of these groups: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Hotel chains and hotel F&B; Central kitchens and caterers.

Less suited to: Single-site or very small businesses. The entry Growth plan is described as starting from 5 outlets, and the vendor positions the product for large and enterprise food businesses.

Loaded

Choose Loaded if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Multi-site hospitality groups; Franchise operators; Independent cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs in Australia and New Zealand.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Venues wanting a POS as well: Loaded connects to an existing POS. Its award and wage compliance features are built for Australia.

What we could not confirm

Apicbase

  • Any price or per-outlet fee (quote only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Free trial or free plan
  • Official list of countries where it is sold and supported
  • Interface languages of the product (site is in English, Dutch, French, German)
  • Employee count and registration number
  • Funding after the 2021 Series A
  • Names of the 9 financial and accounting integrations (none found on the vendor's site)
  • Names of the native mobile apps in the app stores

Loaded

  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Founding year, employee count, funding
  • App store listings and platforms for the team and timeclock apps
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Interface languages

Go further

Apicbase profileLoaded profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Apicbase, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, modules, AI, security summaryhttps://get.apicbase.com
  2. Plans, add-onshttps://get.apicbase.com/pricing-plans/
  3. Company: Belgium headquartershttps://get.apicbase.com/about/
  4. Offices in Antwerp and New Yorkhttps://get.apicbase.com/contact/
  5. Customer segments and exampleshttps://get.apicbase.com/customers/
  6. Case studies and countrieshttps://get.apicbase.com/cases/
  7. Security, SOC 2, apps, APIhttps://get.apicbase.com/trust-security-compliance/
  8. Allergen, HACCP, traceabilityhttps://get.apicbase.com/food-safety-and-compliance/
  9. Production planninghttps://get.apicbase.com/production-planning/
  10. Internal orderinghttps://get.apicbase.com/internal-ordering/
  11. Menu planninghttps://get.apicbase.com/menu-planning/
  12. Demand forecastinghttps://get.apicbase.com/demand-forecasting-software-restaurant/
  13. Carbon trackinghttps://get.apicbase.com/carbon-footprint-tracking-software/
  14. MCP / AI assistantshttps://get.apicbase.com/mcp/
  15. Mobile counting app, offlinehttps://get.apicbase.com/mobile-counting/
  16. POS integration directoryhttps://partners.apicbase.com/integrations/pos
  17. Supplier integration directoryhttps://partners.apicbase.com/integrations/suppliers
  18. Page discoveryhttps://get.apicbase.com/sitemap_index.xml
  19. Series A, founders, founding year, early customershttps://tech.eu/2021/05/19/antwerp-based-hospitality-tech-apicbase-cooks-up-e4-million-in-series-a-round/