COGS-Well vs MarketMan

COGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control. MarketMan is cloud software for restaurant back-of-house control. Both are listed under Inventory Management. The main differences are in price, contract terms and audience.

Key differences

  • price

    The vendors price on different terms. COGS-Well at USD 199 per location per month; MarketMan at USD 249 per month. The amounts cannot be compared directly.

  • contract terms

    Contract terms differ. COGS-Well: None (month-to-month); MarketMan: 12 months.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: COGS-Well: Multi-location restaurant brands; MarketMan: Independent restaurants and cafes.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. COGS-Well: Web; MarketMan: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    COGS-Well names 1 country and MarketMan names 4 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    On integrations, COGS-Well names 26 integrations and MarketMan names 20 integrations. 12 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

COGS-Well vs MarketMan: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCOGS-WellMarketMan
What it isCOGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control.MarketMan is cloud software for restaurant back-of-house control.
Best forMulti-location restaurant brands; Operators with a commissary or central kitchenIndependent restaurants and cafes; Multi-unit restaurant groups and franchises; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen; Food distributors and suppliers
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per location
Starting priceUSD 199 per location per monthUSD 249 per month
Free planNot publishedNo
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNone (month-to-month)12 months
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesCanada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish
Number of integrations2620
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersDanville, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Clover
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Aloha
  • Micros
  • QuickBooks
  • Revel
  • Shamrock Foods
  • Square
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • TouchBistro
  • Xero

Named only by COGS-Well

  • GoTab
  • Heartland
  • HungerRush
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Ottimate
  • Brink
  • PAR PixelPoint
  • POSitouch
  • Restaurant365
  • Sage
  • SpotOn
and 2 more
  • Upserve
  • US Foods

Named only by MarketMan

  • Barventory
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed
  • Otter
  • Performance Foodservice
  • Revolut POS
  • Shift4 SkyTab
  • SumUp

Which to choose

COGS-Well

Choose COGS-Well if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Multi-location restaurant brands; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen.

MarketMan

Choose MarketMan if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants and cafes; Multi-unit restaurant groups and franchises; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen.

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

MarketMan

  • Whether plan prices are per location or per account
  • Free trial (none mentioned)
  • Founding year, headquarters, founders, funding and team size
  • Relationship to 'Meal Ticket', the name used on the About page
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Full list of supported countries and interface languages
  • Which POS and supplier integrations work in which country
  • The vendor's customer counts ('15,000+ restaurants' on the homepage, '12,000+' on the case studies page) are unaudited and inconsistent
  • App store listing details (only the iOS link appears on the site)

Go further

COGS-Well profileMarketMan 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.

MarketMan, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, distributor offerhttps://www.marketman.com
  2. Plans, prices, add-ons, FAQs, customershttps://www.marketman.com/pricing-for-restaurant-inventory-management-system
  3. Platform overview and FAQhttps://www.marketman.com/platform
  4. Inventory features, hardwarehttps://www.marketman.com/platform/restaurant-inventory-management-software
  5. Multi-unit and commissary featureshttps://www.marketman.com/platform/multi-unit-restaurant-commissary-kitchen-inventory-software
  6. Invoice scanning and APhttps://www.marketman.com/platform/marketman-accounts-payable-automation
  7. Integration partner listhttps://www.marketman.com/partners
  8. Named customershttps://www.marketman.com/case-studies
  9. Legal entities, term and renewalhttps://www.marketman.com/saas-subscription-agreement
  10. Company descriptionhttps://www.marketman.com/about-us
  11. Page discoveryhttps://www.marketman.com/sitemap.xml