Kitro vs LeanPath

KITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens. Leanpath is a food waste prevention system for commercial kitchens. Both are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. The main differences are in price, audience and company background.

Key differences

  • price

    Kitro publishes a starting price of CHF 349 per month. LeanPath does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Kitro: Hotel groups and resorts; LeanPath: Contract caterers and multi-site foodservice accounts.

  • company background

    By founding year, Kitro (2017) and LeanPath (2004). By headquarters, Kitro (Zürich, Switzerland) and LeanPath (Beaverton, United States).

Side by side

Kitro vs LeanPath: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKitroLeanPath
What it isKITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens.Leanpath is a food waste prevention system for commercial kitchens.
Best forHotel groups and resorts; Contract caterers and corporate canteens; Hospitals, care homes and schoolsContract caterers and multi-site foodservice accounts; Hotels and gaming venues; Universities and healthcare kitchens; Restaurant groups and mid-market operators
Pricing modelSubscription (per property)Quote only
Starting priceCHF 349 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesAustralia, Croatia, Germany, SwitzerlandNot published
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, SpanishNot published
Number of integrationsNot published3
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20172004
HeadquartersZürich, SwitzerlandBeaverton, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Kitro

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

Named only by LeanPath

  • CBORD
  • Galley
  • Nutritics

Which to choose

Kitro

Choose Kitro if you fit its listed audience: Hotel groups and resorts; Contract caterers and corporate canteens; Hospitals, care homes and schools.

Weaker fit: Very small kitchens: the vendor says proven return on investment starts from about EUR 400,000 in annual food costs.

LeanPath

Choose LeanPath if you are in one of these groups: Contract caterers and multi-site foodservice accounts; Hotels and gaming venues; Universities and healthcare kitchens.

What we could not confirm

Kitro

  • Contract minimum term and renewal
  • Named integrations with POS, inventory or reporting systems
  • Funding history
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Official list of countries served
  • Setup or installation fees

LeanPath

  • Any price or plan structure
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Which countries the product is sold in (the vendor says 45+)
  • Funding history and any parent company
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Which product languages exist: the products page says over 40 languages are supported but lists none
  • Whether the Leanpath mobile app is on iOS and Android: the products page mentions a phone app but no store listing is linked
  • Vendor performance claims (2 to 7 times return, food purchases cut by 2 to 6 percent) are unaudited

Go further

Kitro profileLeanPath 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.

Kitro, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Positioning and customer resultshttps://www.kitro.ch/
  2. Product overview and fithttps://www.kitro.ch/food-waste-solution
  3. How it works and waste categorieshttps://www.kitro.ch/solution
  4. Pricing and inclusionshttps://www.kitro.ch/pricing
  5. Company story and teamhttps://www.kitro.ch/about-us
  6. Industries servedhttps://www.kitro.ch/industries
  7. Healthcare usehttps://www.kitro.ch/industries/hospitals-care-homes
  8. Aramark case studyhttps://www.kitro.ch/case-studies/aramark
  9. Legal entity and foundershttps://www.kitro.ch/policies/imprint
  10. Zürich addresshttps://www.kitro.ch/contact
  11. Free assessmenthttps://www.kitro.ch/free-assessment

LeanPath, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, claims, testimonialshttps://www.leanpath.com/
  2. Tracker range, platform, integrations, languageshttps://www.leanpath.com/products/
  3. Kitchen waste trackershttps://www.leanpath.com/products/food-waste-tracking/
  4. Plate waste tracking and Sparkhttps://www.leanpath.com/products/plate-waste-tracking/
  5. Industries servedhttps://www.leanpath.com/industries/
  6. Founding, B Corp, founder, countrieshttps://www.leanpath.com/about/
  7. Offices and support contactshttps://www.leanpath.com/contact/
  8. Legal entity and headquartershttps://www.leanpath.com/privacy-policy/
  9. Page discoveryhttps://www.leanpath.com/sitemap_index.xml
  10. Restaurant-specific landing pagehttps://restaurants.leanpath.com/