COGS-Well vs Craftable vs Orca Inventory vs Yellow Dog Software

COGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control. Craftable is a cloud back-office platform for restaurants and hotels that connects vendor ordering, inventory and recipe costing, invoice processing and accounts payable, and daily cost dashboards. Orca Inventory is inventory and ordering software for restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses. Yellow Dog is back-office inventory software for restaurants, bars, retail and concession operators, made by a privately owned company in Norfolk, Virginia. All four are listed under Inventory Management. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, COGS-Well at USD 199 per location per month; Orca Inventory at USD 179 per store per month; Yellow Dog Software at USD 295 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. Craftable does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: COGS-Well: Multi-location restaurant brands; Craftable: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Orca Inventory: Restaurants and bars wanting automated ordering; Yellow Dog Software: Single restaurants wanting simple inventory.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. COGS-Well: Web; Craftable: Web; Orca Inventory: Web; Yellow Dog Software: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    On integrations, COGS-Well names 26 integrations, Craftable names 21 integrations, Orca Inventory names 25 integrations and Yellow Dog Software names 27 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: COGS-Well, Danville, United States; Craftable, Farmers Branch (Dallas area), Texas, United States; Orca Inventory, Camarillo, CA, United States; Yellow Dog Software, Norfolk, United States.

Side by side

COGS-Well vs Craftable vs Orca Inventory vs Yellow Dog Software: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCOGS-WellCraftableOrca InventoryYellow Dog Software
What it isCOGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control.Craftable is a cloud back-office platform for restaurants and hotels that connects vendor ordering, inventory and recipe costing, invoice processing and accounts payable, and daily cost dashboards.Orca Inventory is inventory and ordering software for restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses.Yellow Dog is back-office inventory software for restaurants, bars, retail and concession operators, made by a privately owned company in Norfolk, Virginia.
Best forMulti-location restaurant brands; Operators with a commissary or central kitchenMulti-unit restaurant groups; Hotels and resorts; Finance-led restaurant operatorsRestaurants and bars wanting automated ordering; Operators buying from large distributors; Independents up to corporate franchisesSingle restaurants wanting simple inventory; Restaurants and bars needing actual versus theoretical food cost; Stadium, arena and venue concessions; Multi-outlet hospitality groups
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote onlySubscription per locationSubscription per location
Starting priceUSD 199 per location per monthNot publishedUSD 179 per store per monthUSD 295 per month
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNone (month-to-month)Not publishedMonthly, annual or 2-year plans2 years (single-restaurant plan)
PlatformsWebWebWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations26212527
CertificationsNot publishedSOC 2 Type 2Not publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedHosted on AWS with AES256 encrypted backups and TLS 1.2+Not publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot publishedNot published2006
HeadquartersDanville, United StatesFarmers Branch (Dallas area), Texas, United StatesCamarillo, CA, United StatesNorfolk, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all four

  • Clover
  • Revel
  • Toast

Named only by COGS-Well

  • HungerRush
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • PAR PixelPoint
  • Sage
  • Upserve
  • Xero

Named only by Craftable

  • 5-Out
  • 7shifts
  • Acumatica
  • ADP
  • NCR Aloha
  • Bill.com
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • PAR Tech
  • Performance Food Group
  • Southern Glazer's

Named only by Orca Inventory

  • Aldelo
  • Baldor Specialty Foods
  • Ben E Keith
  • Breadcrumb
  • Cheney Brothers
  • Lavu
  • Performance Foods
  • Reinhart Foods

Named only by Yellow Dog Software

  • Agilysys
  • Appetize
  • Cantaloupe
  • Digital Dining
  • Dinerware
  • Focus
  • Genius Enterprise
  • Infor POS
  • Mashgin
  • NCR Aloha/Essentials
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Shift4
and 3 more
  • Shift4 Dine
  • Squirrel
  • Toshiba

Which to choose

COGS-Well

Choose COGS-Well if you are in one of these groups: Multi-location restaurant brands; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen.

Craftable

Choose Craftable if you are in one of these groups: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Hotels and resorts; Finance-led restaurant operators.

Orca Inventory

Choose Orca Inventory if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants and bars wanting automated ordering; Operators buying from large distributors; Independents up to corporate franchises.

Yellow Dog Software

Choose Yellow Dog Software if you are in one of these groups: Single restaurants wanting simple inventory; Restaurants and bars needing actual versus theoretical food cost; Stadium, arena and venue concessions.

What we could not confirm

COGS-Well

  • Founding year and team size
  • Which listed partners are live integrations and for which POS
  • Security certifications
  • Mobile app availability on iOS or Android
  • Interface languages
  • Whether Foundation plan is available without the named AP partners

Craftable

  • Any price, plans or contract terms
  • Exact founding year (the About page says twelve years) and team size
  • Funding (the About page says it began without venture capital)
  • Countries where it is sold and interface languages
  • Mobile app names and app store listings
  • Which POS integrations support live data vs file import
  • Vendor performance claims (for example 5% lower cost of goods) are unaudited

Orca Inventory

  • Year founded and team size
  • Named accounting integrations (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Native mobile apps in the App Store or Google Play
  • Countries and languages
  • Security certifications
  • Some feature pages are marked coming soon in the site footer

Yellow Dog Software

  • Pricing for multi-store and concession customers
  • Named customers (the vendor's site gives only a count of over 7,500 inventory outlets)
  • Countries, languages and security certifications
  • Team size and legal entity

Go further

COGS-Well profileCraftable profileOrca Inventory profileYellow Dog Software profile

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Sources

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