ASPIT vs Crunchtime

ASPIT is a Japanese cloud system for restaurant head offices and stores that covers ordering and payables, sales, time and attendance, shifts, inventory, daily profit and loss, and franchise billing. Crunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    ASPIT publishes a starting price of JPY 1,800 per location per month. Crunchtime does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: ASPIT: Restaurant chains in Japan; Crunchtime: Multi-unit restaurant chains.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. ASPIT: Web; Crunchtime: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    ASPIT names 1 country and Crunchtime names 3 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. ASPIT: PrivacyMark; Crunchtime: SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2.

  • company background

    By headquarters, ASPIT (Kobe, Japan) and Crunchtime (Boston, United States).

Side by side

ASPIT vs Crunchtime: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldASPITCrunchtime
What it isASPIT is a Japanese cloud system for restaurant head offices and stores that covers ordering and payables, sales, time and attendance, shifts, inventory, daily profit and loss, and franchise billing.Crunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens.
Best forRestaurant chains in Japan; Small operators starting to digitise; Franchise operatorsMulti-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens; Operators focused on food cost control
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceJPY 1,800 per location per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesJapanMexico, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesJapaneseNot published
Number of integrationsNot published36
CertificationsPrivacyMarkSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2
Security practicesSSL encryption; hosted in a data centre with redundant powerDisaster recovery with stated 15-minute RPO and 2-hour RTO, HTTPS, multi-factor authentication, encryption in transit and at rest
Founded2001Not published
HeadquartersKobe, JapanBoston, United States
OwnerNot publishedMerged with QSR Automations, LLC (announced June 2025); both are backed by investment firm Battery Ventures
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by ASPIT

ASPIT does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Crunchtime

  • ADP
  • NCR Aloha
  • Appetize
  • Baldor
  • Ben E. Keith
  • CBS Northstar
  • Ceridian
  • FranPOS
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Great Plains
  • Harri
  • InfoGenesis Cloud
and 24 more
  • JD Edwards
  • Lawson
  • Micros 3700
  • NetSuite
  • PAR
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Performance Food Group
  • POSitouch
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Revel
  • Rippling
  • Simphony
  • Square
  • Squirrel
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • Ultipro
  • US Foods
  • Workday
  • Xpient

Which to choose

ASPIT

Choose ASPIT if you fit its listed audience: Restaurant chains in Japan; Small operators starting to digitise; Franchise operators.

Crunchtime

Choose Crunchtime if you fit its listed audience: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens.

Weaker fit: Single-site independents. The vendor describes its customers as multi-unit restaurant brands, publishes no small-business plan, and sells only through demos.

What we could not confirm

ASPIT

  • Names of the POS makers it connects to (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Setup fee amount
  • Number of stores or companies using it
  • Funding and team size
  • Whether it is sold outside Japan

Crunchtime

  • Any price, plan tier or free trial (demo only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Founding year (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Employee count and funding
  • Official list of supported countries and languages
  • Whether the integrations page shows every integration, and which POS work with which product
  • Names of the mobile apps in the app stores beyond Teamworx

Go further

ASPIT profileCrunchtime profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

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

ASPIT, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, supporthttps://aspit.jp/
  2. Feature list, POS link, invoicinghttps://aspit.jp/service/
  3. Example priceshttps://aspit.jp/price-list/
  4. Integrations, hardware, data retention, securityhttps://aspit.jp/faq/
  5. Company facts, officeshttps://aspit.jp/company/
  6. Customer case studieshttps://aspit.jp/case-study/

Crunchtime, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: suite and navigationhttps://www.crunchtime.com
  2. Suite overviewhttps://www.crunchtime.com/suite-overview
  3. Company, offices, leadership, customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/about-us
  4. Inventory featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/inventory-management
  5. Labour featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling
  6. Compliance ruleshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/labor-law-compliance
  7. Teamworx apphttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/employee-scheduling-app
  8. Ops executionhttps://www.crunchtime.com/operations-execution
  9. Temperature monitoringhttps://www.crunchtime.com/ops-execution/temp-monitoring
  10. Kitchen displayhttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen
  11. Kitchen hardwarehttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen/hardware
  12. Host producthttps://www.crunchtime.com/host
  13. Insightshttps://www.crunchtime.com/crunchtime-insights
  14. Learning managementhttps://www.crunchtime.com/learning-and-development
  15. Integration listhttps://www.crunchtime.com/integrations
  16. Security and auditshttps://www.crunchtime.com/security
  17. Customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/our-customers
  18. Newshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press
  19. Merger with QSR Automationshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press/qsr-automations-agrees-to-merge-with-crunchtime
  20. Battery Ventures backing (press)https://www.builtinboston.com/articles/crunchtime-qsr-automations-merger-20250618
  21. Support hourshttps://www.crunchtime.com/support-policy
  22. Services and onboardinghttps://www.crunchtime.com/services