Cropster

Cropster is cloud software for coffee roasters and the cafes they supply. It connects roast machines to log and repeat roast profiles, and adds green and roasted coffee inventory, contract and cost tracking, order-based production planning, sample management and espresso machine analytics for cafes. It is sold on tiered subscriptions to roasteries, coffee chains and coffee processors.

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Best for
Coffee roasteries, Roasters supplying wholesale and grocery customers
Pricing
From EUR 26 per month
Runs on
Web, Windows, macOS

Who it is for

  • Coffee roasteries

    Roast profiling, quality control and green and roasted inventory are the core of the Roast packages, starting with a small-roaster tier.

  • Roasters supplying wholesale and grocery customers

    Order aggregation, automated production plans and lot traceability from contract to cafe support wholesale fulfilment.

  • Cafe chains with espresso machines

    Cropster Cafe connects espresso machines to compare shots brewed with shots sold and to plan maintenance.

What it does

  • Roast profiling and machine connection

    Connects roast machines to record profiles; the vendor says it works with over 1,000 machine models and offers a connector for others.

  • Roasting Intelligence with predictive AI

    Predicts bean curve, first crack and flick events and uses reference curves and replay to guide repeat roasts.

  • Roast schedules and goals

    Teams define weekly roast schedules, batch needs and success parameters to keep quality consistent.

  • Quality control and sensory analysis

    Green grading, sampling, sensory and physical analysis and custom cupping tools.

  • Green and roasted coffee inventory

    Live green inventory on the Core package, with advanced reporting of green and roasted stock on Scale.

  • Coffee and non-coffee resource planning

    Tracks packaging and other non-coffee materials beside coffee to forecast what to produce or purchase.

  • Green contracts and landed costs

    Central management of green coffee contracts and actual landed cost.

  • Order fulfilment and production plans

    Aggregates orders from several sources and builds production plans for roast-to-order or roast-to-stock.

  • End-to-end traceability

    Lot traceability from contract through to the cafe.

  • Sample management

    Manages coffee samples from offer to arrival; an add-on on lower packages.

  • Espresso machine analytics (Cropster Cafe)

    Monitors machine health and grouphead usage and compares shots brewed against shots sold in the POS to find unaccounted shots.

  • API for business systems

    Syncs inventory, roast profile and production data with other systems such as an ERP.

Pricing

Starting price
From EUR 26 per month
Pricing model
Subscription by package
Minimum contract
One month or one year, depending on the service chosen
Renewal
Renews automatically after the initial term
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Yes

Published from-prices per month: Starter 26 EUR, Core 95 EUR, Scale 275 EUR, Advanced 999 EUR. Roast plans combine a fixed monthly price with a volume charge that starts after 250 kg roasted. Cropster Cafe starts at 39 EUR per machine per month and Cropster Origin at 199 EUR per month. Add-ons include Sample Management 199 EUR, Green Contracts and Costs 500 EUR, Resource Planning 500 EUR and API 100 EUR. Annual plans get a 10% discount. A free app allows 10 roasts per month, and each paid package offers a free trial.

Where and how it runs

Languages
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
Platforms
Web, Windows, macOS
Apps
Cropster free roasting app (formerly Firescope): Desktop app to log roasts on the free plan
Hardware
Works with roast machines through direct connection or the Cropster Connector, and with espresso machines for Cropster Cafe. Supported models are searchable on the vendor's connect page.

The vendor says businesses use Cropster in over 100 countries but publishes no country list.

The company

Company
Cropster GmbH
Registration
FN 304802p, Landesgericht Innsbruck
Headquarters
Innsbruck, Austria
Customers named by the vendor
Square Mile Coffee, Scenery, Meron Coffee, Ember, Buddy Brew Coffee

Security and support

Security and compliance
Certified B Corporation
Support
A helpdesk, support tickets, a system status page and a US phone line (Mon to Fri, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific) are listed on the site.

Listing details

Built for
Cafés, Food manufacturing
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
cropster.com
Also listed in
Produce, Meat, Seafood & Dairy Processing Software

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Founding year, founders, team size and funding
  • Named third-party software integrations
  • Length of the free trial
  • Security certifications beyond B Corp status, and hosting details
  • Official list of countries where it is sold
  • Renewal notice period in the terms

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: positioning, languages, customershttps://www.cropster.com
  2. Packages, prices, add-onshttps://www.cropster.com/packages/
  3. Roasting and QChttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/roasting-qc/
  4. Order fulfilmenthttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/order-fulfillment/
  5. Resource planninghttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/360-inventory-control/resource-planning/
  6. Green contracts and costshttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/green-contracts-costs/
  7. Cafe intelligencehttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/cafe-intelligence/
  8. APIhttps://www.cropster.com/solutions/api/
  9. Roast machine connectionhttps://www.cropster.com/connect-your-roast-machine/
  10. Customer storieshttps://www.cropster.com/customer-stories/
  11. Mission and B Corphttps://www.cropster.com/about/
  12. Legal entity, registration, Innsbruck addresshttps://www.cropster.com/legal-notice/
  13. Term and renewalhttps://www.cropster.com/terms-of-service/