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Apicbase vs Craftable

In short

Choose Apicbase if you run multi-site restaurant and hotel kitchens. Choose Craftable if you run restaurants, bars and hotel F&B. Deployment: Cloud versus Cloud.

Apicbase Craftable
Best forMulti-site kitchens wanting recipe, allergen and food-cost control alongside inventory.Operations where beverage cost and invoice capture matter as much as food.
Best suited toMulti-site restaurant and hotel kitchensRestaurants, bars and hotel F&B
Where it is strongestEurope-ledNorth America-led
Known forRecipe and food-cost management, founded 2013 in AntwerpBeverage-heavy inventory with invoice automation
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The companies

Apicbase

Founded2013
FoundersPieter Wellens, Kim Rothuys, Julien Burlat and Carl Jacobs
HeadquartersAntwerp, Belgium
OwnershipPrivate, venture-backed

How each got here

Ownership and funding history — it shapes roadmap, support and pricing more than any feature list does.

Apicbase

  • 2013Founded in Antwerp around recipe and food-cost data rather than stock counting alone.

What has happened lately

From our daily desk, rebuilt on every publish — funding, launches, contracts and leadership moves at each company.

Apicbase

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Craftable

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Frequently asked

+What is the difference between Apicbase and Craftable?

Apicbase — Cloud, built for Multi-site restaurant and hotel kitchens, known for recipe and food-cost management, founded 2013 in Antwerp. Craftable — Cloud, built for Restaurants, bars and hotel F&B, known for beverage-heavy inventory with invoice automation.

+Which is better for a smaller property, Apicbase or Craftable?

Apicbase targets multi-site restaurant and hotel kitchens. Craftable targets restaurants, bars and hotel F&B. Match the system to the property size before comparing features — it settles most of this decision on its own.

+How is Apicbase priced compared with Craftable?

Apicbase: Per-location subscription. Craftable: Per-location subscription. Neither publishes list pricing, so both quote per property — any figure quoted elsewhere is a sales quote, not a price list.

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