Crunchtime vs QSRSoft

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. QSRSoft is a restaurant operations platform for quick-service brands that sits above the point of sale. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. The main differences are in audience, integrations and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Crunchtime: Multi-unit restaurant chains; QSRSoft: Multi-unit quick-service operators.

  • integrations

    Crunchtime names 36 integrations and QSRSoft names 32 integrations. 10 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Crunchtime (Boston, United States) and QSRSoft (Lombard, Illinois, United States).

Side by side

Crunchtime vs QSRSoft: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCrunchtimeQSRSoft
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.QSRSoft is a restaurant operations platform for quick-service brands that sits above the point of sale.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant chains; Franchise brands and franchisees; Quick-service and casual-dining brands with busy kitchens; Operators focused on food cost controlMulti-unit quick-service operators; Franchise organisations; Operators with many disconnected systems
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 StatesNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations3632
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 published2001
HeadquartersBoston, United StatesLombard, Illinois, United States
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

  • ADP
  • Harri
  • PAR
  • Paycor
  • Qu
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Simphony
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • US Foods

Named only by Crunchtime

  • NCR Aloha
  • Appetize
  • Baldor
  • Ben E. Keith
  • CBS Northstar
  • Ceridian
  • FranPOS
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Great Plains
  • InfoGenesis Cloud
  • JD Edwards
  • Lawson
and 14 more
  • Micros 3700
  • NetSuite
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paylocity
  • Performance Food Group
  • POSitouch
  • Revel
  • Rippling
  • Square
  • Squirrel
  • Ultipro
  • Workday
  • Xpient

Named only by QSRSoft

  • Acrelec
  • Alliance
  • Aprio
  • Deputy
  • DiCarlo
  • Ferraro
  • Green McCowan
  • HAVI
  • Heartland
  • HME
  • Katsiroubas
  • Kelly + Partners
and 10 more
  • LifeLenz
  • Lineage
  • Martin Brower
  • My OfficePro
  • Payright
  • PFG
  • Proliant
  • Renzi
  • Sofo Foods
  • Sygma

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.

Our profile lists a 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.

QSRSoft

Choose QSRSoft if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Multi-unit quick-service operators; Franchise organisations; Operators with many disconnected systems.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Full-service or single-site restaurants: the vendor says the platform is built exclusively for quick-service restaurants.

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

QSRSoft

  • Any price or contract term (demo only)
  • Named customers (the vendor cites only 'the world's largest QSR brands')
  • Legal entity, team size, funding and founders
  • Countries served and interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Which capabilities are sold separately versus bundled, and which platforms and devices are supported
  • The vendor's claim of 15,000+ restaurants and its operating history (unaudited vendor claims)

Go further

Crunchtime profileQSRSoft 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

QSRSoft, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home: positioning, CoachQ, connectionshttps://www.qsrsoft.com
  2. Platform capabilitieshttps://www.qsrsoft.com/platform
  3. CoachQ AI agenthttps://www.qsrsoft.com/coachq
  4. Integration logoshttps://www.qsrsoft.com/integrations
  5. Company backgroundhttps://www.qsrsoft.com/about
  6. Address and support linehttps://www.qsrsoft.com/contact
  7. Demo offer and audiencehttps://www.qsrsoft.com/demo