Take orders at the table, get them to the kitchen without shouting, know what each dish really costs, and see the day's profit — all from one platform.
Software for a restaurant is what you use to take the order, get it to the kitchen correctly, and know what each dish actually costs you.
Orders get lost between the table and the kitchen, and menu prices are set on a feeling. Some of your most popular dishes may be your least profitable, and you would not know. PeppyBooks costs each dish from its recipe as material rates change.
See sales, food cost and profit every night.
Orders arrive right, first time.
Bill, split and settle a table in seconds.
At the table, for takeaway or for delivery.
Instantly, exactly as taken — and stock drops by recipe.
Sales, food cost, wastage and profit, before you close.
The order should reach the kitchen exactly as the customer said it — first time.
Table, takeaway and delivery orders
Order sent to the kitchen instantly
Add items to a running table
Split the bill between guests
Table status at a glance
Menu pricing without recipe costing is guesswork. Some of your most popular dishes may be your least profitable.
Recipe (ingredients) per dish
Real cost per dish as material rates change
Margin per dish and per category
Stock drops by recipe as dishes sell
Wastage recorded, not absorbed silently
Food cost is the difference between a busy restaurant and a profitable one.
Live kitchen stock
Expiry and freshness tracking
Supplier orders from the shortage list
What should have been used vs what was
Every day's sales posted to your accounts
What the guest said is what the kitchen sees.
Know which dishes earn and which just look busy.
See wastage instead of absorbing it.
An honest look. Each of these is good at what it was built for — the question is whether your billing, your stock and your accounts end up as one thing or several.
| What matters | PeppyBooks | Tally | Zoho Books | QuickBooks | Your current setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe-wise dish costing and kitchen stock | Yes | Depends on your setup | Depends on plan | Depends on plan | A dedicated restaurant package is a genuine strength here |
| Accounts update from the bill | Yes — the bill is the entry | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | No — added up separately |
| Stock goes down as you sell | Yes | Yes — stock is included | Depends on plan; may require Zoho Inventory | Depends on plan | A separate register |
| Works with no internet | Yes — sends everything later | Yes — a genuine strength, runs on your computer | Best suited for working online | Best suited for working online | Depends what you use |
| Reach it from anywhere, on a phone | Yes — built for the web | Best suited for a computer in the office; remote access is available | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| More than one location on one login | Yes, on every plan | Depends on how your companies are set up | Depends on plan | Often a subscription per company | Each place on its own |
| Customers, purchases & staff pay together | Included by plan | Stock included; CRM and payroll may require another application | May require other Zoho applications | May require another application | Separate people and files |
| Country e-invoicing (India, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, UAE & more) | 9 countries built in | Strong in India (GST & e-invoicing) | Depends on the country edition | Not available in India since 2023 | Handled by hand |
| How it is priced | From $17 per user per month | Mainly a one-time licence, plus yearly support | Monthly subscription, by plan | Monthly subscription, by plan | Free, until something is missed |
Where each is strong: Tally is a genuine strength if you want your books on your own computer and your accountant already knows it. Zoho Books and QuickBooks are strong cloud accounting products, particularly for service businesses. A dedicated package for your trade may fit that trade's specific needs very well. PeppyBooks is best suited for restaurant businesses that want the bill, the stock and the accounts to be one record, across more than one location. Compiled from each vendor's published information — last verified 17 July 2026. Features and pricing change and vary by country and plan; please check the vendor's current terms before deciding.
Most restaurant businesses we talk to are on a dedicated restaurant billing package. You do not have to stop working to change.
Nothing switches off. Set PeppyBooks up alongside what you use today.
Your items, customers and opening stock in a spreadsheet — we load them for you.
Run one real day, or one real cycle, and compare it with your own numbers.
Only then. Guided migration is free on annual plans.
Your items, customers and opening stock come across, and we check your opening balances against your existing books before you go live. Old records stay where they are for your reference.
The day-to-day screens are simple enough for staff who use a phone. Train on a quiet day, not your busiest one.
Usually not. It runs on an ordinary tablet or computer, and works with most printers and barcode scanners you already own.
The trial is 14 days and takes no card. Whatever you put in stays yours, and you can export it at any time.
Native to the PeppyBooks platform, open where it counts.
Yes. The moment an order is taken at the table, it reaches the kitchen — so nothing is lost between the floor and the pass.
Yes. Set the recipe once and PeppyBooks costs each dish from live material rates, so you always know your true margin.
Yes. Each outlet bills on its own, and you see them separately or together from one login.
Yes. Restaurant businesses use PeppyBooks for billing, stock, accounts, tax and customers in one platform — instead of separate tools that never agree with each other. Start with a free 14-day trial and see it with your own data.
No. Accounting, stock, billing, POS and customer management are all in the same platform, on one subscription. When you make a sale, your stock and your accounts both update — automatically.
Most businesses are billing on day one. If you're moving from another system, we bring across your customers, suppliers, products and opening balances — guided migration is free on annual plans.