Recipe costing
Web software for recipe management, ingredient costs, nutritional calculations, labels and menu planning in food businesses.
Recipe costing Claims supported by evidence
GastroCalculator
WebsiteAT A GLANCE
What should you know about GastroCalculator?
Costing app for recipe costs, ingredient costs and contribution margins, incorporating purchase prices, labor time and other costs.
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- API
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- Self-hosting
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Our editorial assessment
4.0 / 5Editorial ratingDocument review
Recipe costing · toolkompass.io editorial team · 11/11/2026
Documented costing with a transparent subscription and data export. Scan packages may add costs; the free trial converts to the selected subscription unless canceled in time.
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Fit for the use case40 % weighting
4 / 5Recipe costs, ingredient costs and contribution margins support checking individual dish prices. The application suits this focused task; your own cost assumptions must still be professionally sound.
GastroCalculator – official product overview ↗Workflow & integration25 % weighting
4 / 5Shared ingredient prices, invoice scans and Claude integration support the costing workflow. Included scan volume is limited; this does not automatically maintain every cost item correctly.
GastroCalculator – official pricing and terms ↗Costs & limits20 % weighting
4 / 5Monthly and annual prices, VAT and the transition after the trial are explicitly described. Further scans are sold as add-on packages whose price appears only within the application.
GastroCalculator – official pricing and terms ↗Control & operation15 % weighting
4 / 5Data export at contract end and revocation of the Claude connection are documented. Critical account and billing operations are excluded from the integration; complete operational permissions management was not tested.
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Suitable for
Restaurants and cafés · Catering and delivery kitchens
Less suitable for
Not yet sufficiently reviewed.
The classification is derived from the claims below and is not an independent quality assessment.
Features at a glance
Calculates costs and contribution margins per portion.
Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026Processes purchase prices, recipe quantities, waste and yield.
Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026Invoice scans can be checked before recognized line items are accepted.
Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026
Documented strengths
Our editorial verdict presents strengths, limitations and evidence.
Drawbacks and limitations
The 14-day trial requires a payment method and converts to a paid subscription unless canceled.
Provider documentation · no hands-on test · Source ↗ · Review status 11/10/2026
Pricing & billing model
Check price. No confirmed plan amounts available.
Review status 11/10/2026. No price guarantee. For paid plans, check tax and usage terms in the source.
Integrations
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Privacy information
No confirmed information
Support
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Sources & review status
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- GastroCalculator – official product overviewhttps://www.gastrocalculator.com/ · retrieved on 11/10/2026
- GastroCalculator – official pricing and termshttps://www.gastrocalculator.com/preise · retrieved on 11/11/2026
- GastroCalculator – official privacy noticehttps://www.gastrocalculator.com/datenschutz · retrieved on 11/11/2026
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