Kitro vs SmartKitchen

KITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens. SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking. Both are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Kitro's: CHF 349 per month. SmartKitchen does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Kitro: Hotel groups and resorts; SmartKitchen: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Kitro: Web; SmartKitchen: Web, Android.

  • countries covered

    Kitro names 4 countries and SmartKitchen names 2 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    By founding year, Kitro (2017) and SmartKitchen (2013). By headquarters, Kitro (Zürich, Switzerland) and SmartKitchen (Oulu, Finland).

Side by side

Kitro vs SmartKitchen: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldKitroSmartKitchen
What it isKITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens.SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking.
Best forHotel groups and resorts; Contract caterers and corporate canteens; Hospitals, care homes and schoolsHotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste; Kitchens that want to cut food waste costs
Pricing modelSubscription (per property)Quote only
Starting priceCHF 349 per monthNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, Android
CountriesAustralia, Croatia, Germany, SwitzerlandFinland, Norway
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, SpanishEnglish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Number of integrationsNot published4
CertificationsNot publishedGDPR
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20172013
HeadquartersZürich, SwitzerlandOulu, Finland
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 SmartKitchen

  • Jamix
  • Lounastaja
  • Restolution
  • SafeDrying

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.

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

SmartKitchen

Choose SmartKitchen if you fit its listed audience: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste.

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

SmartKitchen

  • Any price, licence fee or contract term (quote only)
  • Whether KitchenHelper is listed in the App Store or Google Play
  • Security certifications and hosting location
  • Team size and funding
  • Countries served beyond Finland and Norway
  • Company registration number

Go further

Kitro profileSmartKitchen 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

SmartKitchen, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/frontpage/
  2. Food waste trackinghttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/food-waste-reducing/
  3. Waste scale and licencehttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/food-waste-reducing/products-and-licenses-to-reduce-food-waste/
  4. Digital HACCPhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/digital-haccp-commercial-kitchen/
  5. HACCP products, licence, languageshttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/digital-haccp-commercial-kitchen/digital-haccp-products-and-licenses/
  6. Integrationshttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/integrations/
  7. Customershttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/customer-stories/
  8. Company historyhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/about-us/
  9. Address, contacts, customershttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/contact/
  10. Legal entityhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/privacy-notice/