Crunchtime vs Makasete Net EX

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. Makasete Net EX is a Japanese store-management system for restaurant chains from Just Planning. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. They differ in audience, countries covered and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Crunchtime: Multi-unit restaurant chains; Makasete Net EX: Japanese restaurant chains.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Crunchtime names 3 countries and Makasete Net EX names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Crunchtime names 36 integrations and Makasete Net EX names 13 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Crunchtime is based in Boston, United States and Makasete Net EX in Tokyo (Ota-ku), Japan.

Side by side

Crunchtime vs Makasete Net EX: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCrunchtimeMakasete Net EX
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.Makasete Net EX is a Japanese store-management system for restaurant chains from Just Planning.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens; Operators focused on food cost controlJapanese restaurant chains; Head offices wanting one view of stores
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidNot published
CountriesMexico, United Kingdom, United StatesJapan
LanguagesNot publishedJapanese
Number of integrations3613
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 StatesTokyo (Ota-ku), Japan
OwnerMerged with QSR Automations, LLC (announced June 2025); both are backed by investment firm Battery VenturesNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

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 24 more
  • JD Edwards
  • Lawson
  • Micros 3700
  • NetSuite
  • PAR
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Performance Food Group
  • POSitouch
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Revel
  • Rippling
  • Simphony
  • Square
  • Squirrel
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • Ultipro
  • US Foods
  • Workday
  • Xpient

Named only by Makasete Net EX

  • Airレジ
  • freee
  • Logi-Logi
  • Money Forward
  • OBIC7
  • インフォマート
  • スマレジ
  • テーブルチェック
  • ユビレジ
  • 勘定奉行
  • 弥生会計
  • 東芝TEC
and 1 more
  • 給与奉行

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.

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

Makasete Net EX

Choose Makasete Net EX if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Japanese restaurant chains; Head offices wanting one view of stores.

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

Makasete Net EX

  • Pricing and contract terms
  • Founding year and employee count
  • Named customers
  • Security certifications
  • Whether it is browser-based or needs installed software

Go further

Crunchtime profileMakasete Net EX 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