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Description

CostGuard is a food costing software that enables the immediate costing and recalibration of recipes and menus. By offering suggestions for selling prices aligned with global and category benchmarks, it ensures that your ideal recipe and menu costs are finely tuned. The software’s menu engineering reports effectively highlight both “winners and losers,” enhancing your ability to boost sales and maximize profits. Additionally, CostGuard assesses shrinkage, or loss, across major food categories, smaller subsets, and even specific items. With 'Alert' reports that present usage and shrinkage data organized by dollar values, every dollar saved contributes directly to your profits. By consolidating all the overwhelming data you encounter daily, including those hidden figures, CostGuard provides you with straightforward, actionable insights that drive your business forward and help in making informed decisions. Ultimately, this software streamlines your financial management in the food industry, ensuring you remain competitive and efficient.

Description

Marji offers food cost management software tailored for independent restaurants, cafés, and bakeries with one to five locations. By utilizing supplier invoice scanning, it connects fluctuations in ingredient prices to revised recipe costs, allowing operators to identify which menu items necessitate a cost assessment. The process begins with a single dish, where operators verify ingredient matches, quantities, units, yields, and actual costs, using new invoices to maintain updated pricing. A photo of the menu provides dish names and selling prices, while AI-generated recipe drafts serve as preliminary estimates pending review. Operators evaluate dish margins and suggested pricing, making decisions on what to modify and manually updating their register afterwards. Notably, a POS connection is not mandatory. The QR menu remains free of charge, whereas continuous AI scanning and the margin engine require either a trial period or a paid subscription for full access. This comprehensive approach empowers restaurant owners to maintain profitability while adapting to market changes efficiently.

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API Access

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Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

USD 59/location/month
Single is $59 USD per location per month, billed monthly. It includes invoice scanning, recipe costing, margin alerts, and pricing suggestions. A 14-day trial requires no card. QR Menu is free forever for one location; hosting and manual edits remain free after the trial, while ongoing invoice scanning and costing require trial or paid access. Operator is $149 per location per month and available by invitation.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

CostGuard Software

Founded

1981

Country

United States

Website

www.costguard.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

BlazeApps

Founded

2026

Country

United States

Website

marji.co

Product Features

Recipe Costing

Analytics/Reporting Yes 
Demand Planning No 
Inventory Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Nutrition/Allergen Management No 
Online Ordering No 
Point of Sale Yes 
Recipe Management Yes 

Restaurant Management

Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Built-in Accounting Yes 
Employee Management Yes 
Food Costing Yes 
Inventory Management Yes 
Kitchen Management Yes 
Menu Management Yes 
Payroll Management No 
Point of Sale (POS) No 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Reservations Management No 
Sales Tracking Yes 
Table Management No 
Wait List Management No 
Waitstaff Management No 

Product Features

Recipe Costing

Analytics/Reporting No 
Demand Planning No 
Inventory Management No 
Menu Management No 
Nutrition/Allergen Management No 
Online Ordering No 
Point of Sale No 
Recipe Management No 

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