Craftable vs Upserve Inventory

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. Upserve Inventory is the back-of-house inventory module of the Upserve restaurant POS. Both are listed under Inventory Management. They differ in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Craftable: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Upserve Inventory: Independent full-service restaurants.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Craftable: Web; Upserve Inventory: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    Craftable names 21 integrations and Upserve Inventory names 6 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Craftable vs Upserve Inventory: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCraftableUpserve Inventory
What it isCraftable 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.Upserve Inventory is the back-of-house inventory module of the Upserve restaurant POS.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant groups; Hotels and resorts; Finance-led restaurant operatorsIndependent full-service restaurants; Multi-location groups and central kitchens
Pricing modelQuote onlyAdd-on to a subscription
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations216
CertificationsSOC 2 Type 2Not published
Security practicesHosted on AWS with AES256 encrypted backups and TLS 1.2+Not published
FoundedNot published2009
HeadquartersFarmers Branch (Dallas area), Texas, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedSkyview Equity (acquired 2026; previously part of Lightspeed from 2020)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • 7shifts
  • QuickBooks

Named only by Craftable

  • 5-Out
  • Acumatica
  • ADP
  • NCR Aloha
  • Bill.com
  • Clover
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Lightspeed
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Oracle Micros
  • PAR Tech
  • Performance Food Group
and 7 more
  • R365
  • Revel
  • Southern Glazer's
  • SpotOn
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • TouchBistro

Named only by Upserve Inventory

  • Gusto
  • Homebase
  • HotSchedules
  • Xero

Which to choose

Craftable

Choose Craftable if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Multi-unit restaurant groups; Hotels and resorts; Finance-led restaurant operators.

Upserve Inventory

Choose Upserve Inventory if you are in one of these groups: Independent full-service restaurants; Multi-location groups and central kitchens.

Weaker fit: Restaurants that want to keep their current POS or card processor: Upserve says its POS and Upserve Payments work as one system and inventory is a module of that platform.

What we could not confirm

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

Upserve Inventory

  • Price of the Inventory add-on
  • Names of the 6 supplier integrations
  • Headquarters, legal entity, employee count and countries served
  • Security certifications
  • Contract term

Go further

Craftable profileUpserve Inventory 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.

Upserve Inventory, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage and positioninghttps://www.upserve.com
  2. Inventory management featureshttps://www.upserve.com/products/restaurant-management
  3. Plans, add-on inventory features, integrationshttps://www.upserve.com/pricing
  4. POS, iPad hardware, paymentshttps://www.upserve.com/products/point-of-sale
  5. Upserve Live apphttps://www.upserve.com/products/upserve-live
  6. Add-ons and Epson KDShttps://www.upserve.com/products/add-ons-more
  7. History and ownershiphttps://www.upserve.com/resources/about-us
  8. Skyview Equity ownershiphttps://www.upserve.com/blog/upserve-new-ownership
  9. Independence and product focushttps://www.upserve.com/blog/upserve-is-back
  10. Support hourshttps://www.upserve.com/support