Cropster vs Roastive

Cropster is cloud software for coffee roasters and the cafes they supply. Roastive is coffee roastery software from South Korea. Both are listed under Coffee Roastery Software. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The vendors price on different terms. Cropster at EUR 26 per month; Roastive at USD 29 per month, excluding VAT. The amounts cannot be compared directly.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Cropster: Coffee roasteries; Roastive: Small and mid-size coffee roasteries.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Cropster: Web, Windows, macOS; Roastive: Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Cropster (Innsbruck, Austria) and Roastive (Incheon, South Korea).

Side by side

Cropster vs Roastive: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCropsterRoastive
What it isCropster is cloud software for coffee roasters and the cafes they supply.Roastive is coffee roastery software from South Korea.
Best forCoffee roasteries; Roasters supplying wholesale and grocery customers; Cafe chains with espresso machinesSmall and mid-size coffee roasteries; Korean roasteries selling wholesale
Pricing modelSubscription by packageSubscription per roastery
Starting priceEUR 26 per monthUSD 29 per month, excluding VAT
Free planYesYes
Free trialYesYes
ContractOne month or one year, depending on the service chosenNot published
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOSWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
CountriesNot publishedSouth Korea
LanguagesEnglish, German, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, SpanishChinese, English, Japanese, Korean
Number of integrationsNot published2
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesCertified B CorporationEncrypted storage with row-level security isolating each user's data (no certification named)
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersInnsbruck, AustriaIncheon, South Korea
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Cropster

Cropster does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by Roastive

  • Cafe24
  • KakaoTalk

Which to choose

Cropster

Choose Cropster if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Coffee roasteries; Roasters supplying wholesale and grocery customers; Cafe chains with espresso machines.

Roastive

Choose Roastive if you fit its listed audience: Small and mid-size coffee roasteries; Korean roasteries selling wholesale.

Less suited to: Roasters that are not on a supported PLC-controlled machine, and businesses outside Korea that need invoicing and shipping features: the e-tax invoice, shipping label and KakaoTalk features are marked Korea only.

What we could not confirm

Cropster

  • Founding year, founders, team size and funding
  • Named third-party software integrations
  • Length of the free trial
  • Security certifications beyond B Corp status, and hosting details
  • Official list of countries where it is sold
  • Renewal notice period in the terms

Roastive

  • Founding year and founders
  • Team size and funding
  • Customer names
  • Security certifications
  • Exact list of supported roaster models
  • Contract minimum term
  • Country availability outside Korea

Go further

Cropster profileRoastive 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.

Cropster, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, languages, customershttps://www.cropster.com
  2. Packages, prices, add-onshttps://www.cropster.com/packages/
  3. Roasting and QChttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/roasting-qc/
  4. Order fulfilmenthttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/order-fulfillment/
  5. Resource planninghttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/360-inventory-control/resource-planning/
  6. Green contracts and costshttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/green-contracts-costs/
  7. Cafe intelligencehttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/cafe-intelligence/
  8. APIhttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/api/
  9. Roast machine connectionhttps://www.cropster.com/connect-your-roast-machine/
  10. Customer storieshttps://www.cropster.com/customer-stories/
  11. Mission and B Corphttps://www.cropster.com/about/
  12. Legal entity, registration, Innsbruck addresshttps://www.cropster.com/legal-notice/
  13. Term and renewalhttps://www.cropster.com/terms-of-service/

Roastive, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: features, integrations, partner programmehttps://www.roastive.io/en
  2. Korean homepage: live control details, securityhttps://www.roastive.io/
  3. Plans, business infohttps://www.roastive.io/en/pricing
  4. Platforms and system requirementshttps://www.roastive.io/en/download
  5. Supported roaster brands listhttps://www.roastive.io/en/beta
  6. Roaster connection and ROEST importhttps://www.roastive.io/manual/scope/device-connection
  7. Kakao add-onhttps://www.roastive.io/manual/system/addons
  8. Operator name, Paddle for overseas billinghttps://www.roastive.io/terms