BinWise

BinWise is cloud-based bar and beverage inventory software for restaurants, bars, hotels and clubs. Staff scan bottles with a phone or handheld scanner, then use the counts for purchasing, pour cost and variance reports. It is now integrated with BlueCart, which adds food inventory and supplier ordering, and includes a digital wine list product.

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Best for
Bars and cocktail lounges, Restaurants with wine programs
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web, iOS

Who it is for

  • Bars and cocktail lounges

    Bottle scanning, variance and pour cost reports aimed at controlling liquor cost.

  • Restaurants with wine programs

    Wine cellar inventory plus a digital wine list that syncs with stock.

  • Hotels, resorts and country clubs

    Manage inventory, purchasing and reporting across several F&B outlets with one login.

  • Multi-unit bar groups

    Centralised purchasing and consolidated variance reports across locations.

What it does

  • Bottle scanning inventory

    Count bottles with a phone camera; the vendor says this cuts counting time by up to 85%.

  • BinScan mobile app

    Free for BinWise customers; can pair with a Socket Scan S740 handheld scanner for larger inventories.

  • Barcode product lookup

    Fills in item details from the vendor's wine and spirits database.

  • Top movers and dead stock

    Tracks products by depletion rate, cost and movement.

  • Purchase orders and invoicing

    Turns counts into purchase orders, sent to suppliers via BlueCart, and uploads supplier invoices.

  • Par levels and depletion alerts

    Set par levels and get alerts when a product reaches them.

  • Variance report

    Compares theoretical and actual usage by category, product or location.

  • Pour cost and SmartView reports

    Shows what was sold and at what cost, in percentages, plus last day sales and inventory reports.

  • POS sales sync

    Sales data updates theoretical depletion automatically.

  • Accounting and invoice export

    Push invoices and purchasing data to accounting systems.

  • Multi-location management

    Inventory, reporting and ordering across several venues under one login.

  • SproutQR digital wine list and menu

    QR-code digital wine list and menu that syncs with inventory; no app or hardware needed.

  • Food inventory and Endless Aisle ordering (BlueCart)

    BlueCart adds food inventory, predictive ordering and a supplier marketplace.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published; pages direct visitors to book a demo. BinScan is free to BinWise customers. The BlueCart upgrade FAQ says pricing depends on features chosen.

How it compares

Compared with the 19 products in Beverage & Bar Inventory that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 6 integrations. The median in this category is 4.
  • One of 9 products in this category with an iOS app. 19 products in this category state their platforms.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, Oracle Micros, TouchBistro, Fintech, Dinerware, Focus, Aloha. Of these, this product's listing names Toast, Square, Lightspeed, TouchBistro.

Works with

Point of sale
AveroToastTouchBistroLightspeedSquare
Suppliers
BlueCart

The vendor says it connects to 30+ point-of-sale and accounting systems (another line says about 50 POS systems, via Avero) and names only some of them.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Web, iOS
Apps
BinScan 2.0: Bottle barcode scanning for inventory counts
Hardware
Optional Socket Scan S740 handheld barcode scanner (about 16 hours battery); phone camera works for smaller inventories.

Not stated. Support hours are listed in Eastern time.

The company

Company
BinWise, Inc.
Customers named by the vendor
Corkbuzz Union Square, Union Square Cafe, The NoMad, Protege

Security and support

Support
Customer support is available 9:00 to 17:00 Eastern, Monday to Friday, with replies in 24 to 48 business hours.

Listing details

Built for
Bars, Restaurants, Hotel F&B
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
binwise.com
Also listed in
Inventory Management

Alternatives to BinWise

See all 23 in Beverage & Bar Inventory

  • WISK

    WISK is inventory software for bars, restaurants and hotels that covers stock counts, invoice scanning, ordering, recipe costing and variance reports.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web and iOS for BinWise.

  • Barvision

    BarVision is a liquor monitoring service for bars and restaurants.

    Runs on Web, against Web and iOS for BinWise.

  • BevSpot

    BevSpot is cloud software for counting and ordering food and beverage stock, costing recipes and comparing sales against inventory.

    Runs on Web, against Web and iOS for BinWise.

  • BAR-i

    BAR-i is bar inventory software that combines Bluetooth scales and barcode scanning with an iPad or Windows app to count liquor, then compares what was poured with what the POS sold.

    Runs on iOS and Windows, against Web and iOS for BinWise.

Compare BinWise

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Pricing
  • Contract terms
  • Full POS integration list
  • Headquarters, founding year, size, funding
  • Ownership detail beyond the vendor saying BinWise is integrated with BlueCart
  • Security certifications
  • Whether an Android version of BinScan exists

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. Homepagehttps://home.binwise.com/
  2. BinWise Pro featureshttps://home.binwise.com/binwise-pro
  3. BinScanhttps://home.binwise.com/binscan
  4. SproutQRhttps://home.binwise.com/sproutqr
  5. BlueCart upgradehttps://home.binwise.com/upgrade-to-bluecart
  6. Support hourshttps://home.binwise.com/contact-us
  7. Page discoveryhttps://www.binwise.com/sitemap.xml