BellHawk vs BRAINR

BellHawk is barcode and RFID inventory, work-in-process and traceability software for manufacturers and industrial distributors, from Milramco LLC and sold through KnarrTek. BRAINR is cloud software for food factories that covers production planning, shop-floor execution, quality, traceability and warehousing in one system. Both are listed under Food Manufacturing Execution & Production Planning. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is BellHawk's: USD 400 per month. BRAINR does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: BellHawk: Small and mid-size food and beverage processors; BRAINR: Meat and poultry processors.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. BellHawk: Web, Windows; BRAINR: Web, Android.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. BellHawk names 1 country and BRAINR names 2 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    BellHawk names 5 integrations and BRAINR names 10 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

BellHawk vs BRAINR: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldBellHawkBRAINR
What it isBellHawk is barcode and RFID inventory, work-in-process and traceability software for manufacturers and industrial distributors, from Milramco LLC and sold through KnarrTek.BRAINR is cloud software for food factories that covers production planning, shop-floor execution, quality, traceability and warehousing in one system.
Best forSmall and mid-size food and beverage processors; Manufacturers replacing paper job trackingMeat and poultry processors; Food factories replacing paper and spreadsheets; Multi-site food manufacturers
Pricing modelSubscriptionQuote only
Starting priceUSD 400 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb, Android
CountriesUnited StatesPortugal, Spain
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations510
CertificationsNot publishedISO 27001, SOC 2
Security practicesEncrypted data links (no certification named)Encryption in transit and at rest, independent database per customer, daily backups, 99.9 percent uptime on AWS
FoundedNot published2021
HeadquartersNot publishedLeiria, Portugal
OwnerKnarrTekNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by BellHawk

  • BarTender Automation
  • Crystal Reports
  • MilramX
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • SSRS

Named only by BRAINR

  • BarTender
  • Bizerba
  • Captemp
  • Marel
  • MTECH
  • PHC
  • Primavera
  • SAGE X3
  • SAP
  • Zebra

Which to choose

BellHawk

Choose BellHawk if you are in one of these groups: Small and mid-size food and beverage processors; Manufacturers replacing paper job tracking.

Weaker fit: Restaurants and food service: the site is aimed at manufacturers and industrial distributors, not restaurant operations.

BRAINR

Choose BRAINR if you fit its listed audience: Meat and poultry processors; Food factories replacing paper and spreadsheets; Multi-site food manufacturers.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Restaurants, cafes and other food service businesses: the product is aimed at food factories.

What we could not confirm

BellHawk

  • Headquarters, founding year and team size
  • Contract term
  • Countries served beyond the USA
  • Named food customers
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages

BRAINR

  • Any price (quote only)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Date and investors of the 11 million euro seed round
  • Legal entity name and company registration
  • Team size
  • Which product languages are supported (the pricing page mentions multilanguage support without a list)
  • iOS support (only native Android apps are described)
  • Certifications: the vendor says SOC2 and ISO27001 'ready', not certified
  • Full country list of customers

Go further

BellHawk profileBRAINR 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.

BellHawk, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.bellhawk.com/
  2. Overview and price rangehttps://www.bellhawk.com/BellHawkSoftware/BellHawkOverview.php
  3. FAQ, pricing, integrationshttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.php
  4. Product line and delivery optionshttps://www.bellhawk.com/Products/SoftwareProducts.php
  5. Receivinghttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/ReceivingPutAway.php
  6. Traceability for foodhttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/MaterialsTraceability.php
  7. WIP trackinghttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/WorkInProcessTracking.php
  8. Quality assurancehttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/QualityAssurance.php
  9. Mobile data collectionhttps://www.bellhawk.com/Solutions/MobileDataCollection.php
  10. Architecturehttps://www.bellhawk.com/Technology/BellHawkTechArchitecture.php
  11. Partnershttps://www.bellhawk.com/Partners/PartnerOpportunities.php
  12. KnarrTek vendor sitehttps://knarrtek.com/