Lumitics vs Orbisk vs Upshop

Lumitics makes Insight, a smart bin that weighs food waste and uses a camera and AI image recognition to identify what is thrown away. Orbisk is a food waste monitor for professional kitchens. Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers. All three are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, countries covered and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Lumitics: Hotels and hotel groups; Orbisk: Hotels; Upshop: Grocery chains with large fresh departments.

  • countries covered

    Lumitics names 1 country, Orbisk names 6 countries and Upshop names 4 countries. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Lumitics, Singapore, Singapore; Orbisk, Netherlands; Upshop, Austin, United States.

Side by side

Lumitics vs Orbisk vs Upshop: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldLumiticsOrbiskUpshop
What it isLumitics makes Insight, a smart bin that weighs food waste and uses a camera and AI image recognition to identify what is thrown away.Orbisk is a food waste monitor for professional kitchens.Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers.
Best forHotels and hotel groups; Large commercial kitchens and buffetsHotels; Company catering and cruise operations; Multi-site portfolios and ESG teamsGrocery chains with large fresh departments; Retailers cutting food waste; Food retailers preparing for FSMA 204 traceability; Operators with a central commissary
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedWebWeb
CountriesSingaporeNetherlands, Poland, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United StatesDenmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedDutch, English, French, German, SpanishNot published
Number of integrationsNot publishedNot published9
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2017Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersSingapore, SingaporeNetherlandsAustin, United States
OwnerWinnowNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Lumitics

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

Named only by Orbisk

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

Named only by Upshop

  • DoorDash
  • Inmar Intelligence
  • Instacart
  • ReposiTrak
  • Swish Brand Experiences
  • Toast
  • UberEats
  • VusionGroup
  • Zebra

Which to choose

Lumitics

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

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

Orbisk

Choose Orbisk if you fit its listed audience: Hotels; Company catering and cruise operations; Multi-site portfolios and ESG teams.

Upshop

Choose Upshop if you fit its listed audience: Grocery chains with large fresh departments; Retailers cutting food waste; Food retailers preparing for FSMA 204 traceability.

Less suited to: Single-location restaurants. Upshop describes itself as a platform for food retailers with multi-store operations.

What we could not confirm

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

Orbisk

  • Any price or contract term
  • Funding, founding year, headquarters city, team size
  • Integrations with POS or inventory tools
  • Security certifications
  • Vendor result claims (savings percentages) are unaudited

Upshop

  • Pricing
  • Founding year
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications
  • Contract terms
  • Restaurant use: the site is aimed at food retail

Go further

Lumitics profileOrbisk profileUpshop 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.