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Platematics
What it is
Platematics is web-based menu engineering software for analyzing restaurant menu items as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs. It plots each item by contribution margin and popularity against the restaurant’s own menu average. Sales data can sync nightly from Square, Toast, and Clover. Supplier invoices can be uploaded for OCR line-item reading and mapping to menu items. The free Starter plan costs nothing and provides monthly quadrant analysis for up to 50 items, manual food-cost entry, dashboard and snapshot history, and PDF exports. Pro costs $49 a month and adds weekly analysis, email alerts, unlimited items, invoice scanning, a price simulator, AI ordering suggestions, an AP payables dashboard, and advanced reporting. The simulator previews margin impact from a price change. AI ordering combines par levels and POS sales velocity into a reorder list for approval. Annual costs $490 a year and adds multi-location dashboards, cross-location reports, an accountant referral portal, and priority support. Pro signup offers a 14-day trial.
For and against
For
- Classifies items into four menu groups
- Syncs nightly POS sales data
- Offers invoice OCR mapping
- Includes price simulation on Pro
- Supports multi-location reporting annually
Against
- Starter is limited to 50 items
- Starter analysis is monthly
- Advanced features require paid plans
- Annual plan costs $490 a year
The verdict
Platematics links menu analysis with sales, invoices, pricing scenarios, and reorder suggestions. The free tier covers smaller menus, while paid plans add broader analysis and multi-location tools.
Who it suits
Platematics suits restaurants tracking menu profitability, item performance, pricing, and purchasing. It is useful for operations connected to Square, Toast, or Clover.
Plans and prices
Starter
Monthly quadrant analysis · Up to 50 menu items · Manual food cost entry · Dashboard + snapshot history
Read 30 Sep 2026 · platematics.com
Pro
Weekly analysis + email alerts · Unlimited menu items · Invoice scanning (OCR) · Price simulator
Read 30 Sep 2026 · platematics.com
Annual
Everything in Pro · Multi-location dashboard · Cross-location comparison reports · Accountant referral portal
Read 30 Sep 2026 · platematics.com
On the record
- AI ordering
- The platform combines par levels and POS sales velocity to produce a reorder list for approval.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Analysis method
- It plots each item by contribution margin and popularity relative to the restaurant's own menu average.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data cadence
- POS sales data syncs nightly, and the Starter plan provides monthly quadrant analysis.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Getting started
- The site says setup takes under an hour and describes POS connection as a two-minute OAuth flow.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Invoice scanning
- Supplier invoices can be uploaded for OCR line-item reading and mapping to the menu.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Item limit
- Starter supports up to 50 menu items, while Pro lists unlimited menu items.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Multi-location
- The Annual plan includes a multi-location dashboard and cross-location comparison reports.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- POS integrations
- The site lists Square, Toast, and Clover for nightly sales data syncing.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Price simulator
- The Pro plan includes a slider to preview the margin impact of a price change.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Platematics provides menu engineering software that analyzes restaurant menu items as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, or Dogs.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Annual plan includes priority support.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The Pro plan signup button offers a 14-day trial.platematics.com · read 30 Sep 2026
