MarketMan vs TotalCtrl

MarketMan is cloud software for restaurant back-of-house control. TotalCtrl is a Norwegian inventory software for hotel and restaurant kitchens. Both are listed under Inventory Management. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, MarketMan lists USD 249 per month. TotalCtrl does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: MarketMan: Independent restaurants and cafes; TotalCtrl: Small and medium hotel and restaurant groups.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. MarketMan: Web, iOS, Android; TotalCtrl: Web.

  • countries covered

    On geography, MarketMan names 4 countries and TotalCtrl names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. MarketMan names 20 integrations and TotalCtrl names 2 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

Side by side

MarketMan vs TotalCtrl: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldMarketManTotalCtrl
What it isMarketMan is cloud software for restaurant back-of-house control.TotalCtrl is a Norwegian inventory software for hotel and restaurant kitchens.
Best forIndependent restaurants and cafes; Multi-unit restaurant groups and franchises; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen; Food distributors and suppliersSmall and medium hotel and restaurant groups; Kitchens replacing paper stock counts; Kitchens focused on cutting food waste
Pricing modelSubscription per locationQuote only
Starting priceUSD 249 per monthNot published
Free planNoNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
Contract12 monthsNot published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesCanada, Germany, United Kingdom, United StatesNorway
LanguagesEnglishNot published
Number of integrations202
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedCertified B Corporation (vendor claim), Data encryption, backups and access controls (no certification named)
FoundedNot published2017
HeadquartersNot publishedOslo, Norway
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Lightspeed

Named only by MarketMan

  • Barventory
  • Clover
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Lavu
  • Aloha
  • Oracle Micros
  • Otter
  • Performance Foodservice
  • QuickBooks
  • Revel
  • Revolut POS
  • Shamrock Foods
and 7 more
  • Shift4 SkyTab
  • Square
  • SumUp
  • Sysco
  • Toast
  • TouchBistro
  • Xero

Named only by TotalCtrl

  • SAP Ariba

Which to choose

MarketMan

Choose MarketMan if you are in one of these groups: Independent restaurants and cafes; Multi-unit restaurant groups and franchises; Operators with a commissary or central kitchen.

TotalCtrl

Choose TotalCtrl if you are in one of these groups: Small and medium hotel and restaurant groups; Kitchens replacing paper stock counts; Kitchens focused on cutting food waste.

Less suited to: Kitchens that need barcode scanning: the FAQ says TotalCtrl does not offer it.

What we could not confirm

MarketMan

  • Whether plan prices are per location or per account
  • Free trial (none mentioned)
  • Founding year, headquarters, founders, funding and team size
  • Relationship to 'Meal Ticket', the name used on the About page
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Full list of supported countries and interface languages
  • Which POS and supplier integrations work in which country
  • The vendor's customer counts ('15,000+ restaurants' on the homepage, '12,000+' on the case studies page) are unaudited and inconsistent
  • App store listing details (only the iOS link appears on the site)

TotalCtrl

  • Any price or plan tiers
  • Full integration list (in a pop-up)
  • Mobile app store listings and platforms
  • Countries served beyond a claim of 10+
  • Legal entity, team size and funding amounts (funders named: European Union, Innovation Norway, Climate-KIC, Research Council of Norway, Loyal VC)

Go further

MarketMan profileTotalCtrl 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.

MarketMan, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, distributor offerhttps://www.marketman.com
  2. Plans, prices, add-ons, FAQs, customershttps://www.marketman.com/pricing-for-restaurant-inventory-management-system
  3. Platform overview and FAQhttps://www.marketman.com/platform
  4. Inventory features, hardwarehttps://www.marketman.com/platform/restaurant-inventory-management-software
  5. Multi-unit and commissary featureshttps://www.marketman.com/platform/multi-unit-restaurant-commissary-kitchen-inventory-software
  6. Invoice scanning and APhttps://www.marketman.com/platform/marketman-accounts-payable-automation
  7. Integration partner listhttps://www.marketman.com/partners
  8. Named customershttps://www.marketman.com/case-studies
  9. Legal entities, term and renewalhttps://www.marketman.com/saas-subscription-agreement
  10. Company descriptionhttps://www.marketman.com/about-us
  11. Page discoveryhttps://www.marketman.com/sitemap.xml