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Crumble and Frontpad
We're just a little different. How Crumble differs from Frontpad, what each has and who each suits.
In short
Who is who
Lightweight record-keeping for cafes, coffee shops and street food: stock, recipe cards, food cost, sales and analytics in the browser, offline too.
Best for
Places that want clear records without a long rollout or buying hardware.
A cloud tool for orders, delivery and stock that works in the browser.
Best for
Food delivery services, cafes and online shops.
Feature comparison
What Crumble and Frontpad have
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- no data
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General
- Works in the browser on a phone, tablet and computerCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Start without buying hardwareCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Sales and stock work offlineCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Open documented APICrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Roles and permissionsCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Log of staff actionsCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
Stock
- Incoming goodsCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Write-offs with a reasonCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Stocktakes that record discrepanciesCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Expiry datesCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Minimum stockCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Stock never goes negativeCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
Recipe cards
- Recipe cards with quantitiesCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Automatic ingredient write-off on saleCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Automatic food costCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Changing a recipe does not alter past salesCrumble: yesFrontpad: no
Sales
- Item and order discountsCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Sales historyCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Sales cannot be rewritten after the factCrumble: yesFrontpad: no
Locations
- Separate stock per locationCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Transfers between locationsCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Staff see only their locationsCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
Analytics
- Sales reportsCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Cost and lossesCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Item popularityCrumble: yesFrontpad: yes
- Location comparisonCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
Notifications
- Low stock notificationsCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Expiry notificationsCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
- Discrepancy notificationsCrumble: yesFrontpad: no data
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