Beverage & Bar Inventory
23 products listed
Introduction
A bottle behind the bar is hard to count by eye, and a few unrecorded pours a night add up over a month. Bar inventory software is built around liquor, wine and draft beer. Staff scan bottles or tap the fill level of opened ones, and the system compares the count with POS sales to show over-pouring, giveaways and shortages. Some tools are counting apps only. Others add hardware, such as smart pour spouts or flow meters on draft lines, that record every pour, so the data does not depend on someone finding time to count.
Who needs it
Bars, pubs, hotel bars and restaurants with a serious drinks list. It becomes worth having when pour cost is above target and you cannot say why, or when one manager cannot count the whole cellar in reasonable time. Draft-heavy venues may want sensors.
Written 30 September 2026
What to look for
Counting app or pour-level hardware. Apps count what is on the shelf at set times. Sensors and pour spouts record each pour as it happens, but they cost more and need installing.
How opened bottles are counted. Products use a Bluetooth scale, a fill-level slider or a tap on a bottle picture. Scales are precise but need buying, and some products say no scale is needed.
POS sales matching. Comparing what was poured with what was rung up is the point. Check the tills supported. Some products import a sales file rather than connecting directly.
Draft beer coverage. Line waste and keg yield need flow meters or sensors, which only a few products supply. Others handle bottles only.
Free entry tier and contract term. Several products offer a free plan or trial, while others tie you to a year or more. Try counting on a free plan before committing.
At a glance
19 products have a profile.
11 publish a starting price and 5 are quote only.
Among 6 products that publish a flat monthly price in USD, the median is USD 99.5 per month.
33% of the 9 products that state it have a free plan.
86% of the 7 products that state it have a free trial.
The median product names 4 integrations.
Most named integration partners: Toast (11), Square (10), Clover (7), Lightspeed (6), Oracle Micros (5), TouchBistro (5).
Of the 23 profiled products, 9 charge per location and 8 are quote only. Six publish a flat monthly price in US dollars, ranging from 59 to 250 with a median of 99.5. Some hardware-based services add installation or equipment costs.
Compare products
23products with a profile. Ordered by how many columns are filled, then by name. Select a column heading to sort.
| Product | Best for | Starting price | Free plan | Free trial | Platforms | Integrations | Last reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-location bar and restaurant groups | USD 79 per month | Yes | Yes | Web, iOS, Android | 3 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Independent bars and restaurants | USD 149 per location per month | No | Yes | Web | 6 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and pubs on Toast, Square, Clover or GoTab | USD 59 per month | Yes | Yes | Web | 4 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and beverage programmes | USD 249 per location per month | No | No | Web, iOS, Android | 35 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars that want to find over-pouring and shrinkage | USD 100 per month | No | Not stated | iOS, Windows | 8 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Single bars starting cheaply | USD 39.99 one-time (BarkeepApp) | No | Not stated | Web, iOS | 2 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and beverage programmes | Not published | No | Yes | Web | 21 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and restaurants that count stock by hand | EUR 52 per month | Not stated | Yes | Web, iOS, Android | None named | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and restaurants with liquor cost problems | USD 250 per month | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 26 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and restaurants losing draft beer | USD 99 per month | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 1 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and pubs that count liquor by hand | Not published | No | Yes | Web, iOS, Android | None named | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars, restaurants and hotels | USD 129 per month | Not stated | Not stated | Web, iOS, Android | 16 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Restaurants with a large wine list | Not published | Yes | Not stated | Web | 18 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Multi-location restaurant and bar chains | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 14 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and local operators with draft beer | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 3 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and cocktail lounges | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web, iOS | 6 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Multi-unit restaurant groups | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 21 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and restaurants that buy alcohol from several distributors | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 2 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Bars and restaurants that want someone else to run the inventory process | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | 9 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Multi-location restaurant and bar groups | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web, iOS, Android | 15 | 29 September 2026 | |
| Restaurants moving inventory off paper or spreadsheets | USD 125 per location per month | Not stated | Not stated | Web, iOS, Android | None named | 29 September 2026 | |
| Hotels, resorts and casinos with many outlets | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | None named | 29 September 2026 | |
| Multi-venue bar and pub operators | Not published | Not stated | Not stated | Web | None named | 29 September 2026 |
Related categories
- Inventory Management 52
- Purchasing & Procurement 29
- Supplier Ordering Marketplace 22
- Bar & Nightclub POS 33
- Recipe Costing & Menu Engineering 41
- Food Waste Tracking & Reduction 16
- Quality Management System (food QMS) 15
- Food Labelling & Date Coding 14
- Kitchen Display System 13
- Restaurant Accounting & Bookkeeping 8
- Demand Forecasting 7
- Kitchen Automation & Robotics Software 3
Figures come from vendors' own published information, last reviewed on 29 September 2026. See how we list products.