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Apicbase Restaurant Management vs Nowsta Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Apicbase is the leading back-of-house platform that enables you to manage kitchen operations, reduce costs, deliver constant quality and keep employees happy. With Apicbase, you keep track of food cost, inventory, procurement & production planning for both single and multi-site restaurants.

Nowsta is a cloud-based workforce management software designed to help businesses handle staff scheduling, communications, time or attendance tracking, and payroll processing, among other administrative operations. Supervisors can gain insights into workers' ratings, projected and actual costs.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

249

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

18000

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

35

5

4

3

2

1

23

10

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

4.9

283

5

4

3

2

1

246

34

3

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
96%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Highly customizable, easy to use once it's running for things such as : ordering, receiving, counting inventory.”
FA

Francesco A.

Inventory Administrator, Innovation Manager

“Instant link between studio and software, enabling tagging of photos for navigation and searching, as well as the ability to animate, create GIF and step by step recipe detail.”
ML

Martyn L.

Manager, Product innovation & executive chef

“Apicbase also integrates with many of our other partners, particularly those in the cutting-edge of the restaurant-tech space, and I've heard positive comments about the professionalism across the ecosystem both from other technology platforms and consultants on the tech & operations space.”
SA

Sebastian A.

Partnerships Manager

Pros

“The best platform to fill open positions for mass labor calls and keep track of people requests.”
KD

Keiry D.

HR

“I've been using Nowsta for our workforce management needs, and it has truly transformed the way we handle scheduling, time tracking, and communication within our organization.”
RS

Rafaela S.

Business Developemnt manager

“Love the event layout and the ability to move people to different events easily.”
GH

Graham H.

Director of Finance and Human Resources

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“We cannot communicate 2 way with staff and cannot create a group chats with the team per event. Since we are here, also a section where you can have documents to give team.”
PM

Pablo M.

Director

“Not allowing workers to Opt to share their calendars across multiple employers means that employee calendars are not always up to date.”
JR

Jonathan R.

Director of Operations

“Sometimes can be glitchy but it could be internet access”
LC

Lauren C.

Recruiting Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features71
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Allergen Tracking
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Dietary Analysis
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FDA Compliance
  • Food Costing
  • For Catering Businesses
  • For Cloud
  • For Staffing Agencies
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Group Scheduling
  • Historical Reporting
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Job Posting
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Label Printing
  • Labeling
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Meal Planning
  • Menu Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Nutrient Database
  • Nutrition & Allergen Management
  • Nutrition & Ingredient Labels
  • Online Booking
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Planning Tools
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recipe Management
  • Recurring Orders
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Allocation
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Tracking
  • Social Promotion
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • User Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Total features64
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Allergen Tracking
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Dietary Analysis
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FDA Compliance
  • Food Costing
  • For Catering Businesses
  • For Cloud
  • For Staffing Agencies
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Group Scheduling
  • Historical Reporting
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Job Posting
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Label Printing
  • Labeling
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Meal Planning
  • Menu Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Nutrient Database
  • Nutrition & Allergen Management
  • Nutrition & Ingredient Labels
  • Online Booking
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Planning Tools
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recipe Management
  • Recurring Orders
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Allocation
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Tracking
  • Social Promotion
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • User Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce

Integrations

  • Total integrations9
  • AFAS Software
  • Caterease
  • Curate
  • Deliverect
  • Foodics
  • Infrasys POS
  • Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Restroworks
  • TapGoods Event Rental Software
  • Total Party Planner
  • Trivec
  • Xero
  • Total integrations4
  • AFAS Software
  • Caterease
  • Curate
  • Deliverect
  • Foodics
  • Infrasys POS
  • Lightspeed Restaurant
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • Restroworks
  • TapGoods Event Rental Software
  • Total Party Planner
  • Trivec
  • Xero

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