Fourth vs RistoGenius

Fourth is a cloud suite for restaurant and hospitality operators covering workforce management, inventory and purchasing, payroll and HR, and analytics. RistoGenius is an online management-control platform for restaurant chains, groups and franchises, built for multiple sites from the start. Both are listed under Multi-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Fourth: Multi-location restaurant operators; RistoGenius: Restaurant chains and groups (1 to 100+ sites).

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Fourth: Web, iOS, Android; RistoGenius: Web.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Fourth names 4 countries and RistoGenius names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Fourth names 25 integrations and RistoGenius names 5 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

    The security and compliance details they list differ. Fourth: ISO 9001; RistoGenius: GDPR, ISO 27001.

  • company background

    Fourth is based in Austin, United States and RistoGenius in Rome, Italy. Parent companies: Fourth, Marlin Equity Partners (majority owner as of the 2019 acquisition; Insight Partners minority); RistoGenius, RistoAcademy (creator, per the vendor).

Side by side

Fourth vs RistoGenius: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldFourthRistoGenius
What it isFourth is a cloud suite for restaurant and hospitality operators covering workforce management, inventory and purchasing, payroll and HR, and analytics.RistoGenius is an online management-control platform for restaurant chains, groups and franchises, built for multiple sites from the start.
Best forMulti-location restaurant operators; Enterprise and quick-service chains; Hotels, bars and retail; Operators wanting workforce and inventory in one vendorRestaurant chains and groups (1 to 100+ sites); Franchise networks; Operators who need cost control by site
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractSet by the order form (initial term not stated in the terms)None stated: the FAQ says there are no lock-ins and cancellation is possible at any time
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesAustralia, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesItaly
LanguagesNot publishedItalian
Number of integrations255
CertificationsISO 9001GDPR, ISO 27001
Security practicesCloud hosting in US, EMEA and APAC data centres built to Tier 3 standards with zero-trust network design, Data processing agreement publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersAustin, United StatesRome, Italy
OwnerMarlin Equity Partners (majority owner as of the 2019 acquisition; Insight Partners minority)RistoAcademy (creator, per the vendor)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Fourth

  • Aloha (NCR)
  • BlueCats
  • CareerBuilder
  • Cooper-Atkins
  • Digital Dining
  • Focus
  • HungerRush
  • Indeed
  • ITD Food Safety
  • Oracle Micros 3700
  • Monster
  • PAR POS (formerly Brink)
and 13 more
  • POSitouch
  • QU
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Revel
  • Oracle Simphony
  • Snagajob
  • Squirrel
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • Lightspeed U Series (formerly Upserve)
  • US Foods
  • Xenial IRIS
  • Xpient

Named only by RistoGenius

  • Fatture in Cloud
  • Gourmandise
  • Ordermark
  • PEC
  • Ziogas

Which to choose

Fourth

Choose Fourth if you are in one of these groups: Multi-location restaurant operators; Enterprise and quick-service chains; Hotels, bars and retail.

RistoGenius

Choose RistoGenius if you are in one of these groups: Restaurant chains and groups (1 to 100+ sites); Franchise networks; Operators who need cost control by site.

Less suited to: Anyone looking for a till or ordering tool. The vendor states it does not issue receipts or invoices to customers, take table or counter orders, or accept card payments; a separate POS is still needed.

What we could not confirm

Fourth

  • Any price; conditions of the free year of HotSchedules promotion
  • Legal entity name and registration (several Fourth companies appear in the terms)
  • Current ownership (the latest ownership event stated is the 2019 Marlin acquisition)
  • Initial contract term and minimum length
  • Interface languages and the full list of countries served
  • Fourth iQ app platforms and availability dates
  • Employee count
  • Accounting integrations
  • Customer counts differ between pages (120,000 locations on the homepage; 15,000 customers across 100,000 sites on the about page)

RistoGenius

  • Any price or price range
  • Legal entity, founding year, headcount and funding (site gives only a Rome contact and the RistoAcademy name)
  • Named customers: the site shows four unnamed-company testimonials only
  • Which countries besides Italy are served
  • Mobile apps and hardware
  • Whether the ISO 27001 claim is independently certified

Go further

Fourth profileRistoGenius 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.

Fourth, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, 120,000 locations claimhttps://www.fourth.com/
  2. Company overview, customer claimshttps://www.fourth.com/company/about
  3. Offices and support numbershttps://www.fourth.com/company/contact
  4. HotSchedules features, apps, promotionhttps://www.fourth.com/product/hotschedules
  5. MacromatiXhttps://www.fourth.com/product/macromatix
  6. Workforce management featureshttps://www.fourth.com/solution/workforce-management-software
  7. Inventory featureshttps://www.fourth.com/solution/inventory-management
  8. Fourth iQ and named customershttps://www.fourth.com/solution/ai-intro
  9. Integration partnershttps://www.fourth.com/partner/integrations
  10. Renewal, fee changes, Fuego serviceshttps://www.fourth.com/legal/general-terms-and-conditions
  11. Hosting and securityhttps://www.fourth.com/legal/fourth-hosting-data-security
  12. Press releases: ISO 9001https://www.fourth.com/company/press-room
  13. 2019 acquisition, founding year, officeshttps://www.marlinequity.com/news/marlin-completes-the-acquisition-of-hotschedules-and-fourth/
  14. Data processing agreement (listed in sitemap)https://www.fourth.com/legal/data-processing-agreement
  15. System requirements page (listed in sitemap, not read)https://www.fourth.com/legal/minimum-system-requirements-for-all-systems

RistoGenius, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Single-page site: product, modules, pricing tiers, FAQ, contact cityhttps://ristogenius.it