ChefTec vs Qubi Software

ChefTec is back-of-house software from Culinary Software Services of Boulder, Colorado, for recipe and menu costing, inventory control, purchasing and ordering, nutritional analysis and production. Qubi is cloud back-of-house software from Italy that costs recipes, tracks inventory and batches, sends supplier orders and keeps a digital HACCP temperature log. Both are listed under Recipe Costing & Menu Engineering. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Starting prices: ChefTec at USD 2,995 one-off; Qubi Software at EUR 50 per month, excluding VAT. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: ChefTec: Independent restaurants and small chains; Qubi Software: Independent restaurants and small kitchens.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. ChefTec: Web, Windows; Qubi Software: Web.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. ChefTec names 1 country and Qubi Software names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    By founding year, ChefTec (1990) and Qubi Software (2021). Headquarters: ChefTec, Boulder, United States; Qubi Software, Como, Italy.

Side by side

ChefTec vs Qubi Software: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldChefTecQubi Software
What it isChefTec is back-of-house software from Culinary Software Services of Boulder, Colorado, for recipe and menu costing, inventory control, purchasing and ordering, nutritional analysis and production.Qubi is cloud back-of-house software from Italy that costs recipes, tracks inventory and batches, sends supplier orders and keeps a digital HACCP temperature log.
Best forIndependent restaurants and small chains; Caterers, hotels and clubs; Multi-unit operations (ChefTec Ultra)Independent restaurants and small kitchens; Restaurant chains and franchises; Hotels, farm stays, bakeries, bars and pastry shops
Pricing modelOne-off licenceSubscription
Starting priceUSD 2,995 one-offEUR 50 per month, excluding VAT
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb
CountriesUnited StatesItaly
LanguagesEnglish, French, SpanishEnglish, Italian
Number of integrations9Not published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded19902021
HeadquartersBoulder, United StatesComo, Italy
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by ChefTec

  • FreshPoint Produce
  • Jonas
  • Maines Paper & Food Service
  • Performance Foodservice
  • QuickBooks
  • Reinhart Foodservice
  • Sysco
  • UNFI
  • US Foods

Named only by Qubi Software

Qubi Software does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

ChefTec

Choose ChefTec if you are in one of these groups: Independent restaurants and small chains; Caterers, hotels and clubs; Multi-unit operations (ChefTec Ultra).

Qubi Software

Choose Qubi Software if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants and small kitchens; Restaurant chains and franchises; Hotels, farm stays, bakeries, bars and pastry shops.

What we could not confirm

ChefTec

  • Edition-by-edition price list and subscription options
  • Contract terms and renewal
  • Current feature list per edition
  • Security certifications
  • Employee count and funding
  • Whether the distributor EDI list from 2017 is still current
  • Edition price list

Qubi Software

  • Named POS, accounting or supplier integrations
  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Mobile apps
  • Countries where it is sold
  • Funding and team size
  • Founders

Go further

ChefTec profileQubi Software 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.

ChefTec, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, editions, services, customershttps://www.cheftec.com/
  2. Company history, Boulder locationhttps://www.cheftec.com/about
  3. Indicative prices, address, languageshttps://www.cheftec.com/shopping-cart
  4. Distributor EDI integrationshttps://www.cheftec.com/edi-interface-suite-expands
  5. Modules and integrations historyhttps://www.cheftec.com/press
  6. Marketplaces and product indexhttps://www.cheftec.com/sitemap
  7. Product description and installationshttps://www.cheftec.com/download-from-the-cloud