ChefTec vs reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

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. reciProfity is cloud software for recipe costing, inventory control and recipe management, sold to restaurants, hotels, caterers, multi-unit groups and retail prepared-food departments. 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; reciProfity (incl. CostGuard) at USD 49 per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: ChefTec: Independent restaurants and small chains; reciProfity (incl. CostGuard): Independent restaurants.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. ChefTec: Web, Windows; reciProfity (incl. CostGuard): Web.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. ChefTec names 9 integrations and reciProfity (incl. CostGuard) names 31 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

ChefTec vs reciProfity (incl. CostGuard): side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldChefTecreciProfity (incl. CostGuard)
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.reciProfity is cloud software for recipe costing, inventory control and recipe management, sold to restaurants, hotels, caterers, multi-unit groups and retail prepared-food departments.
Best forIndependent restaurants and small chains; Caterers, hotels and clubs; Multi-unit operations (ChefTec Ultra)Independent restaurants; Multi-unit and central-kitchen operators; Retail prepared-food departments; Hotels and caterers
Pricing modelOne-off licenceSubscription by tier
Starting priceUSD 2,995 one-offUSD 49 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb
CountriesUnited StatesNot published
LanguagesEnglish, French, SpanishNot published
Number of integrations931
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded1990Not published
HeadquartersBoulder, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedECRS (acquired reciProfity in August 2023)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • QuickBooks
  • Sysco

Named only by ChefTec

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

Named only by reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

  • Accardis
  • Aldelo
  • Cake
  • CATAPULT
  • Caterease
  • CRS
  • Digital Dining
  • Focus
  • GFS
  • Harbor Touch
  • iControl
  • Info Genesis
and 17 more
  • Lavu
  • Maitre’D
  • NCC
  • Aloha
  • Micros
  • Brink
  • Passport Accounting
  • PlateIQ
  • Posera
  • PosiTouch
  • Revel
  • Sage 100
  • Square
  • Squirrel
  • Toast
  • TouchBistro
  • Upserve

Which to choose

ChefTec

Choose ChefTec if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants and small chains; Caterers, hotels and clubs; Multi-unit operations (ChefTec Ultra).

reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

Choose reciProfity (incl. CostGuard) if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants; Multi-unit and central-kitchen operators; Retail prepared-food departments.

Weaker fit: Businesses wanting POS, scheduling or tax tools in the same product: the vendor says it does none of these and focuses on recipe costing and inventory control.

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

reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

  • Contract term and cancellation terms
  • Whether the CostGuard desktop program is still sold or supported
  • Headquarters location and legal entity
  • Team size and funding
  • Security certifications and hosting details
  • Countries where it is sold and interface languages
  • Whether iOS or Android apps exist (the vendor says the cloud app works on phones, tablets and computers)
  • The vendor's profit and time-saving figures on its home page

Go further

ChefTec profilereciProfity (incl. CostGuard) 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.

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

reciProfity (incl. CostGuard), reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home: modules, segments, claimshttps://www.reciprofity.com
  2. Tiers, prices, trial, add-onshttps://reciprofity.com/pricing/
  3. Integrations and add-onshttps://reciprofity.com/integrations/
  4. Feature listhttps://reciprofity.com/software_features/
  5. Inventory controlhttps://reciprofity.com/our-solution/inventory-control/
  6. Segmentshttps://reciprofity.com/who-is-this-for/
  7. FAQ, support hours, scopehttps://reciprofity.com/resources/faqs/
  8. History, founders, ECRS acquisitionhttps://reciprofity.com/about-us/
  9. Customer nameshttps://reciprofity.com/testimonials/