SmartSpec

SmartSpec (sold as Smart Specification) is web software for managing specifications and recipes for raw materials, packaging, work-in-progress and finished products. It holds allergen and nutrition data, links materials to suppliers and recipes, and runs review and approval workflows. It is aimed at food and beverage manufacturers and sits in a wider Smart food safety suite.

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SmartSpec's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Food and beverage manufacturers, Teams replacing spreadsheets and shared drives for specifications
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Food and beverage manufacturers

    The solutions page describes specification management for ingredients, nutrition, allergens and packaging in food and beverage production.

  • Teams replacing spreadsheets and shared drives for specifications

    The product centralises versioned specifications with approval workflows so teams work from one current document.

What it does

  • Digital specifications

    Create and maintain specifications for raw materials, packaging, work in progress and finished products.

  • Configurable specification templates

    Enable the sections and fields you need per material type, with custom sections and field validation.

  • Characteristics database

    Pick from built-in physical, chemical, microbiological and nutritional characteristics or add your own, with qualitative or quantitative tolerances.

  • Global allergen list

    Country-specific allergen database kept up to date by the vendor.

  • Nutrition facts labels

    Record nutrition content such as calories, macronutrients, vitamins and minerals and upload nutrition labels.

  • Bill of materials linking

    Build product recipes from country-specific materials, with recipe tolerances.

  • Supplier-to-material linking

    Connect materials to suppliers, and assign specifications to suppliers to complete.

  • Review and approval workflows

    Configure how specifications are reviewed and approved, with alerts and notifications.

  • Compliance optimisation

    Combine specification requirements with the Smart Compliance module to automate product release from suppliers or for customers.

  • Dashboard and reporting

    Prebuilt dashboard and custom reports to track specification and compliance trends.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

SmartSpec publishes no prices or plans. The site offers a demo request and a contact form.

Where and how it runs

Available in
Canada, India, Chile
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Platforms
Web

The contact page lists offices in Canada (HQ), India and Chile as regional offices; the vendor states no list of sales countries.

The company

Headquarters
Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Other offices
India (regional), Chile (regional)

Security and support

Support
Live chat, email (the vendor says replies come within 24 hours) and phone at +1 514-446-4400.

Listing details

Built for
Food manufacturing
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
smartspec.online

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  • NutraSoft

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or plan
  • Integrations
  • Company legal name, founding year, team size and funding
  • Customer names
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the product suits restaurants; pages target food and beverage manufacturing

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://smartspec.online/
  2. Smart Specification product pagehttps://smartspec.online/smart-specification/
  3. Feature listhttps://smartspec.online/features/
  4. Industries servedhttps://smartspec.online/solution/
  5. Offices and supporthttps://smartspec.online/contact/
  6. Vendor's own comparison article (used only to confirm product scope)https://smartspec.online/best-specification-management-software/