Phood vs SmartKitchen vs Upshop

Phood is a New York company that sells food waste tracking to food service operators. SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking. Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers. All three are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. They differ in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Phood: Food service operators with high food waste; SmartKitchen: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators; Upshop: Grocery chains with large fresh departments.

  • company background

    By headquarters, Phood (New York, United States), SmartKitchen (Oulu, Finland) and Upshop (Austin, United States).

Side by side

Phood vs SmartKitchen vs Upshop: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldPhoodSmartKitchenUpshop
What it isPhood is a New York company that sells food waste tracking to food service operators.SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking.Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers.
Best forFood service operators with high food wasteHotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste; Kitchens that want to cut food waste costsGrocery 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
ContractSet in the order formNot publishedNot published
PlatformsNot publishedWeb, AndroidWeb
CountriesNot publishedFinland, NorwayDenmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Finnish, German, SwedishNot published
Number of integrationsNot published49
CertificationsNot publishedGDPRNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2013Not published
HeadquartersNew York, United StatesOulu, FinlandAustin, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Phood

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

Named only by SmartKitchen

  • Jamix
  • Lounastaja
  • Restolution
  • SafeDrying

Named only by Upshop

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

Which to choose

Phood

Choose Phood if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Food service operators with high food waste.

SmartKitchen

Choose SmartKitchen if you are in one of these groups: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste.

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.

Weaker fit: Single-location restaurants. Upshop describes itself as a platform for food retailers with multi-store operations.

What we could not confirm

Phood

  • Any price or plan detail
  • Integrations, platforms and hardware specification
  • Countries served and languages
  • Founding year, founders and team size
  • Funding (a 2020 press headline mentions a $2M seed round, with no further details)
  • Named customers
  • Security certifications and support terms

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

Upshop

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

Go further

Phood profileSmartKitchen profileUpshop 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.

Phood, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: offerings, positioning, addresshttps://www.phood.com
  2. Products pagehttps://www.phood.com/products
  3. Press listhttps://www.phood.com/news
  4. Legal entity, payment and renewal termshttps://www.phood.com/phood-x-terms-and-conditions

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/