COGS-Well vs MarketMan vs NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) vs StockTake Online

COGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control. MarketMan is cloud software for restaurant back-of-house control. NxtEdge is cloud back-office software for hospitality operators that ties vendor price comparison, purchasing, invoice capture and approval, bill pay, inventory, recipe costing and accounting export into one workflow. StockTake Online is cloud inventory software for restaurants, bars, cafes and hospitality groups. All four are listed under Inventory Management. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Starting prices: COGS-Well at USD 199 per location per month; MarketMan at USD 249 per month. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable. NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) and StockTake Online do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: COGS-Well: Multi-location restaurant brands; MarketMan: Independent restaurants and cafes; NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge): Restaurants and multi-unit groups watching food cost; StockTake Online: Multi-location restaurant and bar groups.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. COGS-Well: Web; MarketMan: Web, iOS, Android; NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge): Web; StockTake Online: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    COGS-Well names 1 country, MarketMan names 4 countries, NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) names 1 country and StockTake Online names 5 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. COGS-Well names 26 integrations, MarketMan names 20 integrations, NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) names 15 integrations and StockTake Online names 15 integrations. 3 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

COGS-Well vs MarketMan vs NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) vs StockTake Online: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCOGS-WellMarketManNxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge)StockTake Online
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.NxtEdge is cloud back-office software for hospitality operators that ties vendor price comparison, purchasing, invoice capture and approval, bill pay, inventory, recipe costing and accounting export into one workflow.StockTake Online is cloud inventory software for restaurants, bars, cafes and hospitality groups.
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 suppliersRestaurants and multi-unit groups watching food cost; Country clubs, hotels and resorts; Operators drowning in manual invoice entryMulti-location restaurant and bar groups; Independent restaurants, cafes and bars; Operators who want cost-control help
Pricing modelSubscription per locationSubscription per locationQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceUSD 199 per location per monthUSD 249 per monthNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNoNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNone (month-to-month)12 monthsNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesCanada, Germany, United Kingdom, United StatesUnited StatesAustralia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglishNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations26201515
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersDanville, United StatesNot publishedUnited StatesCroydon, United Kingdom
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedDiningEdge Technology (former name; site says NxtEdge is powered by DiningEdge Technology)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all four

  • Aloha
  • Square
  • Toast

Named only by COGS-Well

  • GoTab
  • Heartland
  • HungerRush
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Ottimate
  • PAR PixelPoint
  • POSitouch
  • Restaurant365
  • SpotOn
  • Upserve
  • US Foods

Named only by MarketMan

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

Named only by NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge)

  • Clubessential club management software
  • HIA Hospitality Intelligence Accounting
  • Infrasys POS
  • Intuit QuickBooks Desktop
  • Intuit QuickBooks Online
  • Jonas Club Software
  • M3 Accounting Core hotel accounting software
  • Northstar Club Management Software
  • onePOS
  • RePay
  • Sage accounting software

Named only by StockTake Online

  • Epos Now
  • Grafterr
  • HubRise
  • ICRTouch
  • PaperChase

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.

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.

NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge)

Choose NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants and multi-unit groups watching food cost; Country clubs, hotels and resorts; Operators drowning in manual invoice entry.

StockTake Online

Choose StockTake Online if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Multi-location restaurant and bar groups; Independent restaurants, cafes and bars; Operators who want cost-control help.

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)

NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge)

  • Any price or plan tier (quote only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Legal entity, founding year, headquarters city, founders, funding and team size
  • Names of the 350+ distributors
  • Named customers and security certifications
  • Whether native mobile apps exist

StockTake Online

  • Any price, minimum term or contract length
  • Founding year, team size and funding
  • Security certifications and hosting details
  • Interface languages
  • Which POS and accounting integrations are live in which country

Go further

COGS-Well profileMarketMan profileNxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge) profileStockTake Online 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.

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

NxtEdge (formerly DiningEdge), reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage and positioninghttps://nxtedge.net
  2. About and philosophyhttps://nxtedge.net/about-us/
  3. Feature listhttps://nxtedge.net/features/
  4. Price comparisonhttps://nxtedge.net/vendor-price-comparison/
  5. Invoice capturehttps://nxtedge.net/invoice-automation/
  6. Inventoryhttps://nxtedge.net/inventory-control/
  7. Recipe costinghttps://nxtedge.net/menu-edge/
  8. Bill payhttps://nxtedge.net/bill-pay/
  9. Transfershttps://nxtedge.net/transfers-requisitions/
  10. Accounting integrationshttps://nxtedge.net/accounting-integrations/
  11. POS integrationshttps://nxtedge.net/pos-integrations/
  12. Vendor integrationshttps://nxtedge.net/vendor-integrations/
  13. Pricing, support, cloud FAQshttps://nxtedge.net/faqs/
  14. Company facts, distributorshttps://nxtedge.net/press/
  15. Team pagehttps://nxtedge.net/team/