Computrition vs Horizon Software

Computrition sells foodservice and nutrition software to hospitals, health systems and military dining operations in North America. Horizon Software sells cloud-based software for K-12 school nutrition programs: a lunch-line point of sale and MyPaymentsPlus, an online payment portal for meals, fees and activities. Both are listed under School, Hospital & Contract Food Service. They differ in audience, countries covered and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Computrition: Hospital and health system foodservice; Horizon Software: K-12 school districts running meal programs.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Computrition names 2 countries and Horizon Software names 7 countries. 2 countries appear in every list.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Computrition (West Hills, United States) and Horizon Software (Alpharetta, United States).

Side by side

Computrition vs Horizon Software: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldComputritionHorizon Software
What it isComputrition sells foodservice and nutrition software to hospitals, health systems and military dining operations in North America.Horizon Software sells cloud-based software for K-12 school nutrition programs: a lunch-line point of sale and MyPaymentsPlus, an online payment portal for meals, fees and activities.
Best forHospital and health system foodservice; Military and government foodservice; Multi-site institutional operatorsK-12 school districts running meal programs
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesCanada, United StatesAustralia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, South Africa and 1 more
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations3Not published
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesAccessibility conformance reports published, Endpoint encryption on POS transactions and multi-factor authentication (no certification named)Not published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersWest Hills, United StatesAlpharetta, United States
OwnerNot publishedRoper Technologies
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Computrition

  • Active Directory
  • Epic (MyDining patient portal)
  • Power BI

Named only by Horizon Software

Horizon Software does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Computrition

Choose Computrition if you fit its listed audience: Hospital and health system foodservice; Military and government foodservice; Multi-site institutional operators.

Weaker fit: Independent restaurants and small businesses. The product lines are built for hospitals, health systems and military operators.

Horizon Software

Choose Horizon Software if you fit its listed audience: K-12 school districts running meal programs.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Restaurants and commercial food businesses; the site is focused on school nutrition, with higher education and healthcare handled alongside sister company CBORD.

What we could not confirm

Computrition

  • Price and contract terms
  • Founding year (the site says 44+ years in business), founders, ownership and parent company
  • Team size and funding
  • Whether cloud or on-premise hosting is offered
  • Interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Integrations beyond Epic, Active Directory and Power BI
  • Mobile app names and stores

Horizon Software

  • Pricing
  • Named integrations
  • Founding year
  • Funding
  • Headquarters (Contact page says Alpharetta, GA; About page says Duluth, Georgia)
  • Back-of-house product details

Go further

Computrition profileHorizon Software 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.

Computrition, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: suites, statshttps://www.computrition.com
  2. Operations suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/foodservice-management-software/
  3. Nutrition care suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/nutrition-services-software/
  4. Patient ordering, Epichttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/patient-meal-ordering-software/
  5. Tray trackinghttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/hospital-tray-tracking-software/
  6. Retail suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/hospital-point-of-sale-system/
  7. DataArchttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/foodservice-data-analytics/
  8. HealthCOREhttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/healthcore/
  9. Integration suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/integrated-technology-solutions/
  10. Healthcare fit, customershttps://www.computrition.com/industries/healthcare/
  11. Military fithttps://www.computrition.com/industries/military/
  12. Services and supporthttps://www.computrition.com/services/
  13. Addresseshttps://www.computrition.com/engage/contact-us-2/
  14. Accessibility reportshttps://www.computrition.com/why-computrition/values/