Crunchtime vs Loaded

Crunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens. Loaded is a cloud back-office platform for hospitality venues that pulls sales from the venue's POS and combines revenue reporting, stock and recipe costing, AI invoice processing, rosters, timesheets and award-rate wage costs. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Loaded lists USD 119 per venue per month. Crunchtime does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Crunchtime: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Loaded: Multi-site hospitality groups.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Crunchtime: Web, iOS, Android; Loaded: Web.

  • countries covered

    Crunchtime names 3 countries and Loaded names 2 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Crunchtime names 36 integrations and Loaded names 28 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Crunchtime is based in Boston, United States and Loaded in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Side by side

Crunchtime vs Loaded: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCrunchtimeLoaded
What it isCrunchtime is a suite of restaurant operations software for multi-unit brands, covering inventory and food cost, AI sales forecasting, labour scheduling, operational checklists and food safety, staff training, and kitchen display screens.Loaded is a cloud back-office platform for hospitality venues that pulls sales from the venue's POS and combines revenue reporting, stock and recipe costing, AI invoice processing, rosters, timesheets and award-rate wage costs.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens; Operators focused on food cost controlMulti-site hospitality groups; Franchise operators; Independent cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs in Australia and New Zealand
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per venue
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 119 per venue per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesMexico, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, New Zealand
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations3628
CertificationsSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2Not published
Security practicesDisaster recovery with stated 15-minute RPO and 2-hour RTO, HTTPS, multi-factor authentication, encryption in transit and at restNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersBoston, United StatesQueenstown, New Zealand
OwnerMerged with QSR Automations, LLC (announced June 2025); both are backed by investment firm Battery VenturesNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Revel
  • Square

Named only by Crunchtime

  • ADP
  • NCR Aloha
  • Appetize
  • Baldor
  • Ben E. Keith
  • CBS Northstar
  • Ceridian
  • FranPOS
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Great Plains
  • Harri
  • InfoGenesis Cloud
and 22 more
  • JD Edwards
  • Lawson
  • Micros 3700
  • NetSuite
  • PAR
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Performance Food Group
  • POSitouch
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Rippling
  • Simphony
  • Squirrel
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • Ultipro
  • US Foods
  • Workday
  • Xpient

Named only by Loaded

  • Abacus
  • Bepoz
  • Bustle
  • Crystal Payroll
  • Dnero
  • Epos
  • Ezypay
  • Fedelta
  • H + L
  • Idealpos
  • Impos
  • Info Genesis
and 14 more
  • iPayroll
  • Lightspeed (K-Series)
  • Lightspeed (O-Series)
  • MYOB
  • Aloha
  • Onetap
  • Ordermate
  • PayHero
  • Pay Sauce
  • Posbiz
  • Redcat
  • Swiftpos
  • Tevalis
  • Xero

Which to choose

Crunchtime

Choose Crunchtime if you are in one of these groups: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens.

Less suited to: Single-site independents. The vendor describes its customers as multi-unit restaurant brands, publishes no small-business plan, and sells only through demos.

Loaded

Choose Loaded if you fit its listed audience: Multi-site hospitality groups; Franchise operators; Independent cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs in Australia and New Zealand.

Weaker fit: Venues wanting a POS as well: Loaded connects to an existing POS. Its award and wage compliance features are built for Australia.

What we could not confirm

Crunchtime

  • Any price, plan tier or free trial (demo only)
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Founding year (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Employee count and funding
  • Official list of supported countries and languages
  • Whether the integrations page shows every integration, and which POS work with which product
  • Names of the mobile apps in the app stores beyond Teamworx

Loaded

  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Founding year, employee count, funding
  • App store listings and platforms for the team and timeclock apps
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Interface languages

Go further

Crunchtime profileLoaded 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.

Crunchtime, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: suite and navigationhttps://www.crunchtime.com
  2. Suite overviewhttps://www.crunchtime.com/suite-overview
  3. Company, offices, leadership, customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/about-us
  4. Inventory featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/inventory-management
  5. Labour featureshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling
  6. Compliance ruleshttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/labor-law-compliance
  7. Teamworx apphttps://www.crunchtime.com/labor-and-scheduling/employee-scheduling-app
  8. Ops executionhttps://www.crunchtime.com/operations-execution
  9. Temperature monitoringhttps://www.crunchtime.com/ops-execution/temp-monitoring
  10. Kitchen displayhttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen
  11. Kitchen hardwarehttps://www.crunchtime.com/kitchen/hardware
  12. Host producthttps://www.crunchtime.com/host
  13. Insightshttps://www.crunchtime.com/crunchtime-insights
  14. Learning managementhttps://www.crunchtime.com/learning-and-development
  15. Integration listhttps://www.crunchtime.com/integrations
  16. Security and auditshttps://www.crunchtime.com/security
  17. Customershttps://www.crunchtime.com/our-customers
  18. Newshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press
  19. Merger with QSR Automationshttps://www.crunchtime.com/press/qsr-automations-agrees-to-merge-with-crunchtime
  20. Battery Ventures backing (press)https://www.builtinboston.com/articles/crunchtime-qsr-automations-merger-20250618
  21. Support hourshttps://www.crunchtime.com/support-policy
  22. Services and onboardinghttps://www.crunchtime.com/services