Kitro vs Lumitics

KITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens. Lumitics makes Insight, a smart bin that weighs food waste and uses a camera and AI image recognition to identify what is thrown away. Both are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. The main differences are in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Kitro lists CHF 349 per month. Lumitics does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Kitro: Hotel groups and resorts; Lumitics: Hotels and hotel groups.

  • countries covered

    Country coverage differs. Kitro names 4 countries and Lumitics names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Kitro, Zürich, Switzerland; Lumitics, Singapore, Singapore.

Side by side

Kitro vs Lumitics: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKitroLumitics
What it isKITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens.Lumitics makes Insight, a smart bin that weighs food waste and uses a camera and AI image recognition to identify what is thrown away.
Best forHotel groups and resorts; Contract caterers and corporate canteens; Hospitals, care homes and schoolsHotels and hotel groups; Large commercial kitchens and buffets
Pricing modelSubscription (per property)Quote only
Starting priceCHF 349 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot published
CountriesAustralia, Croatia, Germany, SwitzerlandSingapore
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, SpanishNot published
Number of integrationsNot publishedNot published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20172017
HeadquartersZürich, SwitzerlandSingapore, Singapore
OwnerNot publishedWinnow
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Which to choose

Kitro

Choose Kitro if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: 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.

Lumitics

Choose Lumitics if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Hotels and hotel groups; Large commercial kitchens and buffets.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Small kitchens with little food output. The vendor says the solution is best suited to facilities that produce a large amount of food.

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

Lumitics

  • Price or contract terms
  • Software integrations
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Countries where it is installed
  • Whether the Lumitics brand will continue after the Winnow transition

Go further

Kitro profileLumitics 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.

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