COGS-Well vs Orca Inventory vs Yellow Dog Software

COGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control. 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 three are listed under Inventory Management. The main differences are 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.

  • audience

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

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. COGS-Well: Web; Orca Inventory: Web; Yellow Dog Software: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    COGS-Well names 26 integrations, Orca Inventory names 25 integrations and Yellow Dog Software names 27 integrations. 6 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    By headquarters, COGS-Well (Danville, United States), Orca Inventory (Camarillo, CA, United States) and Yellow Dog Software (Norfolk, United States).

Side by side

COGS-Well vs Orca Inventory vs Yellow Dog Software: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCOGS-WellOrca InventoryYellow Dog Software
What it isCOGS-Well is cloud software for restaurant inventory, recipe and food-cost control.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 kitchenRestaurants 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 locationSubscription per locationSubscription per location
Starting priceUSD 199 per location per monthUSD 179 per store per monthUSD 295 per month
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNone (month-to-month)Monthly, annual or 2-year plans2 years (single-restaurant plan)
PlatformsWebWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations262527
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published2006
HeadquartersDanville, United StatesCamarillo, CA, United StatesNorfolk, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by all three

  • Clover
  • Heartland
  • POSitouch
  • Revel
  • Square
  • Toast

Named only by COGS-Well

  • HungerRush
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • PAR PixelPoint
  • Restaurant365
  • Sage
  • SpotOn
  • Upserve
  • Xero

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

Orca Inventory

Choose Orca Inventory if you fit its listed audience: 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

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 profileOrca Inventory profileYellow Dog 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.