5-Out

5-Out is AI forecasting software for restaurants. It predicts sales by hour and day from POS data, weather and events, then uses the forecast to generate prep lists, purchasing suggestions, food and labour budgets and staff schedules. It connects to POS, inventory and scheduling tools and is sold to quick-service, full-service and franchise operators.

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Best for
Quick-service and fast casual operators, Franchise groups
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Quick-service and fast casual operators

    Customer stories on the site are mostly quick-service concepts, using forecasts for prep, labour budgets and scheduling.

  • Franchise groups

    5-Out says it supports franchise groups and one franchisor customer quote describes using it to keep franchisees on budget.

  • Single sites and multi-unit operators

    The FAQ says it suits one location or 500, with benchmarking added for multi-unit groups.

What it does

  • AI sales forecasting

    Predicts guest counts, sales and item-level demand at hourly, daily and weekly levels using history, menu mix, weather and local events.

  • Prep lists and purchase orders

    Generates prep lists and purchase quantities from forecasted sales.

  • Smart Pars

    Par levels that adjust with forecasted demand instead of static rules.

  • Food budgets

    Set a target food cost percentage and 5-Out generates a budget from projected sales.

  • Labour budgets

    Set a target labour cost percentage and get a budget from projected sales.

  • Native scheduler

    Builds schedules matched to forecasted demand.

  • Inventory and recipe management

    Tracks on-hand stock, usage and variance, and holds recipes, yields and conversions.

  • Smart Actions

    Prompts for managers based on sales and labour data tracked in real time.

  • Data management and custom reporting

    Combines data from a restaurant's tools in one place with custom reports.

  • Guided onboarding

    A four-day onboarding plan that covers POS permissions, staff and targets, and scheduling of COGS and labour.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

The pricing page mentions right-sized plans and a saving with annual billing, but shows no plan names or prices in the page text. Demos are booked through the site.

Works with

Accounting
Restaurant365
Inventory
MarketManCraftableMarginEdgextraCHEF
Other
Tripleseat
Point of sale
PAR BrinkAlohaSquareToastMicrosSimphony
Reservations
SevenRooms
Scheduling
Harri7shifts

Some partner descriptions on the page repeat the wrong partner name (for example the MarketMan entry mentions MarginEdge), so the categories shown follow the page's tags.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Web

5-Out publishes no country list and its customer stories name no locations.

The company

Company
5-Out Solutions, Inc.
Founders
Brandon McRill, Mike Marian
Customers named by the vendor
Little Italy Pizza, Major Food Group, Beyond Juice, Tono Pizzeria

Security and support

Support
Onboarding is handled by the vendor's team, and the site gives an email address for help.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
5out.io
Also listed in
AI Assistants & Copilots for Food BusinessesBusiness Intelligence & Analytics

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  • Lineup.ai

    Lineup.ai is restaurant software that forecasts sales, labour and menu items with machine learning and can turn the forecast into a staff schedule.

    Names 14 integrations, against 15 for 5-Out.

  • ClearCOGS

    ClearCOGS is AI demand-forecasting software for restaurants that reads sales data from the POS and sends daily plans for food prep, ordering and labour.

    Names 4 integrations, against 15 for 5-Out.

  • PreciTaste

    PreciTaste is kitchen management software that forecasts demand per item and turns the forecast into prep lists, hourly production plans and supplier orders for the crew.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for 5-Out.

  • Tandem

    Tandem is a software workspace from AI Labz Inc.

    Listed as best for: Restaurant operators drowning in separate dashboards; Multi-unit operators.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or plan detail (the pricing page shows none in its text)
  • Contract term
  • Headquarters, founding year, team size and funding (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Countries, interface languages and security certifications
  • Whether there are iOS or Android apps
  • Vendor performance figures (COGS and labour improvements) are unaudited claims and are not used here

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: positioninghttps://www.5out.io
  2. Product modules and onboardinghttps://www.5out.io/solutions
  3. Forecast method, features, target customershttps://www.5out.io/faq
  4. Integration partnershttps://www.5out.io/partners
  5. Customer storieshttps://www.5out.io/customers
  6. Founders and originhttps://www.5out.io/about
  7. Pricing pagehttps://www.5out.io/pricing