# MarginEdge Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is MarginEdge the right Restaurant Management solution for you? Explore 47 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/187718/MarginEdge/reviews --- MarginEdge 4.6 (47) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of MarginEdge Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.5 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MP Matt P OwnerRestaurants, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Having immediate access to invoices purchase orders recipes, and sales information is critical in MarginEdge over delivers in both customer service, and helping us manage profitability on a day by day basis.“ March 28, 2023 AP Ajay P Account OfficerAccounting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Easy use with less cost with effective work in comparison to other software, ME can provide the best payment services like ACH And Check.“ June 7, 2023 TS Tyler S Partner/Executive ChefRestaurants, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Menu Analysis has been very helpful with pricing and ingredient sourcing.“ July 25, 2023 KC Katie C Assistant General ManagerRestaurants, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Looking up current product costs and seeing how food cost fluctuates is great!“ August 7, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 47 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Max R. Accounting Manager Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Comprehensive Restaurant Management Tool" October 23, 2020 5.0 Pros One-stop shopping for most numbers-based needs for the group. Really helped streamline digitizing invoicing, which added products, which we were then able to build inventories on. Terrific customer support if any hitches. Cons Most 'missing' features in the past have been added. Review Source GC Greg C. Owner Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Count me a Fan!" August 8, 2019 5.0 Exceptional, the Margin Edge team has leaped through hoops to help my team become more efficient. The tools this software provides are PERFECT in so many ways. Not only do we pay more attention to the daily spend, but we track it against budgets in live time. The experience has translated to more bottom line dollars - Pros Record Retention - before Margin Edge came along, we saved every piece of paper - not any more. This tool was also extremely useful in managing the spend through the month, the category and profit loss tools are excellent bell-weathers for operations Cons In our case, our units are independent in terms of menu, so gathering group information has some steps that could be alleviated - I believe this is being worked upon for next version. There were a few other minor issues which the Margin Edge Team was so helpful in teaching my staff how to handle and view their Switched from [Optimum Control](https://www.capterra.com/p/12406/Optimum-Control/) Record retention and Ownership reporting - we needed the record retention and when presented the same capabilities as our current menu costing tools, in addition to the many un-anticipated income enhancing tracking tools , we were just BLOWN AWAY - making the swwitch was the smartest thing we ever did. Review Source DB Dana B. Finance and Human Resources Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Margin Edge Review" August 11, 2023 2.0 Pros I like the ability to pay bills through Margin Edge. Inter company ordering Cons I have had trouble with the amount of time it takes for payments to reach Vendor's. Also tracking credits is not easy. In addition to having a major problem with some electronic payments. Review Source Response from MarginEdge September 4, 2023 Hi Dana, first off we want to thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and giving us your honest feedback. We really appreciate any information you have on your experience using MarginEdge. We are bummed to hear you are having trouble with payments in the software and are taking your comments to heart. We will pass your feedback along to our Customer Support and Payments teams to see how we can improve on these issues, and someone will be reaching out. Again, thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. RJ Ryan J. Director of IT Restaurants Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ease of use, less data entry" August 8, 2019 5.0 Margin Edge's unique combination of offerings allows for simplification of in-store restaurant operations and the administrative management. Pros Margin Edge combines an easy to use inventory and COGS platform, a kitchen recipe viewer, and a data entry service. Our managers really appreciate the additional time they are able to spend on the floor instead of in the office entering invoices. I find the team at Margin Edge extremely open to feedback about the product and very responsive to support emails. From an administration standpoint, the software is user friendly and direct. The removal of the duplicate maintenance of two recipe databases (one for kitchen viewing and one for target costing) has significantly lowered the number of hours required to run our business. Cons The system is still new, so there are some features that competitors have developed which are still being developed for margin edge. Alternatives considered [PAR OPS](https://www.capterra.com/p/185068/Data-Central/) Reason for choosing MarginEdge The unique combination of data entry and ability to streamline our administrative tasks by housing recipes for target costing and kitchen view in one database. Review Source MP Matt P. Owner Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Margin Edge Drives our Profitability" March 28, 2023 5.0 Customer-service and margin edge product itself proven to be one of the best decisions we’ve made in our decade long restaurant journey. We are so thankful for what they have done for us. Pros MarginEdge makes it so simple and intuitive to manage your restaurant. Having immediate access to invoices purchase orders recipes, and sales information is critical in MarginEdge over delivers in both customer service, and helping us manage profitability on a day by day basis. Cons There are no cons w Margin Edge. The time you spend setting it up has paybacks that are greater than you could ever imagine. Alternatives considered [NorthStar](https://www.capterra.com/p/179797/Conventus/)[xtraCHEF](https://www.capterra.com/p/165935/xtraCHEF/) Reason for choosing MarginEdge Ease-of-use and their recipe viewer product Review Source Response from MarginEdge April 5, 2023 Matt, wow! Thank you so much for your review - we are beyond thrilled to hear we're hitting all the marks for you and your team. Hearing your success story, and the part we've been able to play, is precisely why we do what we do. Please keep the feedback coming as our partnership continues, we're committed to constantly improving the product and your experience. Thanks again! AB Angie B. Owner Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Margin Edge gave me hours back in my week" February 22, 2023 5.0 Margin Edge has been great to work with. It does take several months to really get the data in and a while to work out the kinks on our side. They have been right there to help us along the way as we were ready to take on more of the product. Pros The A/P component in and of itself paid for the product in reduced time spent inputting invoices/receipts. The inventory side, while there is a learning curve, has been great now that we are setup. We fully use the recipes, menu engineering and theoretical usage reports.It is part of my start to every day.Like the Budget summary. The combination of Budget and the P&L allow me to customize what I want my team to view and helps us track to metrics. Cons There are some things we would very much like 1) Waste Log. All the information is in ME to integrate a wastelog and it would be great to add to the variance report. 2) Menu Analysis using gross sales rather than net. We integrate with Toast and it may be a function of what Toast makes available. We LOVE the menu analysis but based upon our discounting program - it skews our view and requires us to focus more on the theoretical usage report and Menu items rather than the menu analyses. 3) Forecasting. Would be very nice to have an annual and monthly forecast integrated into the system. Review Source Response from MarginEdge September 28, 2023 Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us, Angie! We're thrilled to hear what an unlock MarginEdge has had on your business. It sounds like you are a true \[me\] star (no menu pun intended). We look forward to continually meeting your needs with future product feature releases and updates. We're always working on moving onward and upwards - so, keep the feedback coming. In the meantime, our Product team has added your wishlist to the roadmap, thanks! UPDATE 9/28/2023: Hi Angie! We wanted to circle back to you and let you know that our Product Team took your concerns into consideration. View our new Waste Log here: https://www.marginedge.com/lp/waste-log-pros We value your feedback and hope this new feature unlocks new heights for your restaurant with MarginEdge! TS Tyler S. Partner/Executive Chef Restaurants Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Review" July 25, 2023 5.0 Very Positive. Happy to be working with Margin Edge. Pros I think the recipe building and costing functions are great. Inventory is easy to use on mobile devices which our managers like. Menu Analysis has been very helpful with pricing and ingredient sourcing. Cons Integration of new products and sifting through vendor products could be a bit easier to navigate. It took me quite some time to figure out the easiest way to get the information I was looking for. Switched from [xtraCHEF](https://www.capterra.com/p/165935/xtraCHEF/) Better functionality Review Source Response from MarginEdge August 8, 2023 Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, Tyler! Our ultimate goal is to not only produce amazing restaurant software, but for your company to love using it. We're thrilled to hear your managers are digging taking inventory on mobile app. As for sifting through new products, we appreciate your feedback and are continually working to make your experience easy and smooth. Thanks again! TN Takashi N. Controller Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Marginedge Is Good" March 28, 2023 4.0 Pros Analysis of purchase/menu data is very helpful Cons Adding more push reports will increase the value of the tool Review Source Response from MarginEdge April 5, 2023 Hi Takashi - thanks so much for taking the time to send along your feedback about your MarginEdge experience, we're grateful for it! Glad to hear that you're finding the data analysis tools helpful, and noted on the push reports - we're continually working toward being able to give customers the data they want at the exact time they need it. We'll shoot you a note to learn more about what you have in mind here so we can add it to our product roadmap. Thanks again! mL miguel L. executive chef Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "my experience" September 12, 2023 4.0 cost, menu prices Pros it´s easy to use the information is very friendly Cons the information that i changed in my account affects the other restaurant as well, the other issue that we have is the shrink we dont have a section in margin edge to enter alll the shrink taht we have and we cant discount that products for our inventory Review Source Response from MarginEdge September 25, 2023 Hi Miguel, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We are thrilled to hear you are enjoying the software and finding a lot of benefits. We actually just launched a Waste Log feature in the software, which will assist with tracking shrink. Hope that will provide some relief and lead you towards even more accurate reporting! Thanks again. HM Heather M. Beverage Director Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Full House Invoice and Inventory Management " July 25, 2023 5.0 Having used both Bevspot and Xtrachef before this product, I feel like ME is the best you can get for it's comprehensive coverage of invoicing, transfers, inventory, ordering, bill pay, and costing. Pros ME is great because it can do invoice management and inventory management for front and back of house. Cons ME could be better with it's app. The app does seem like there is a lot of room for improvement with features. The website can bug out occasionally during recipe building. Review Source Response from MarginEdge August 8, 2023 Hello Heather, thank you so much for your feedback! It means a lot that you took the time to share your feedback with us, as it's the only way we continuously improve. As you mentioned, comprehensive coverage is a game changer for us and we are glad it is checking off all of your priorities. Please keep the feedback coming, as we look to regularly update and improve our mobile app. Thanks again! MC Mark C. GM Restaurants Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Game changer" August 22, 2019 5.0 I have used ME at 2 different restaurants and it gives you such insight into your day to day purchases and costs. ME really helps you manage all of your controllables. Pros Margin Edge truly opened our eyes when it came to menu item costs. ME takes into consideration all of the little things that when building your menu you sometimes overlook from the seasonings that you use to even say bread crumbs. It made a huge difference in costing out our menu. Cons When it comes to entering your recipes some of the conversions are difficult but well worth the time. Reason for choosing MarginEdge Jill Fountain she was instrumental in the on boarding and creating that comfort knowing that she was always there if I needed her. Review Source JB James B. Owner Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product, A Must Have!" December 5, 2020 5.0 We now run inventories and can identify issues leading to higher food costs. We don't need to worry about over portioning or other loss as the software can help us identify the problems so we can solve them. We have our recipes in and they are compared to our sales to make sure we our costs are hitting our targets. Pros This software is super easy to set up and implement. My management team had no issues. Cons There is nothing I have issues with in Margin Edge. Reason for choosing MarginEdge Ease of implementation. Margin Edge only required our staff to scan invoices. Review Source HB Henry B. CFO Restaurants Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic Restaurant Management Software" August 13, 2019 5.0 Pros Streamlined back of the house administrative processes while simultaneously offering real-time, actionable insights into our COGS that has enabled our managers to add multiple points back to the bottom line and stay on model. Cons It can sometimes be difficult to pull raw data out of the platform. The reporting suite within MarginEdge is fantastic, but the raw data behind the platform is not always intuitively accessible. Review Source AS Alex S. AP Manager Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "All around amazing!!" November 18, 2020 5.0 I was very skeptical to start using this software since we have always input data ourselves. MarginEdge has been a great addition to our office - not only is the interface super easy to work with, but so is their team who is always there to help. We signed only one of our concepts up to start as a trial in the beginning - we have now set up almost all of our concepts (10 of them) to be integrated. 10/10 would recommend this product!! Pros Customer service, interface, overall services Cons The fear of someone else taking care of this work, but it ended up working out just great Review Source CH Crystal H. CFO Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product + excellent customer service " November 16, 2020 5.0 MarginEdge has been very useful in our expansion and continues to be a very helpful resource in inventory management during a time when minimizing expenses and waste is vital. Pros This product offered a very user-friendly solution to inventory management and data entry. I also really enjoy the comprehensive reporting features. Cons They can be a little picky with the photos that are uploaded - requiring resubmissions when the data is legible on the original file Review Source KC Kimberly C. manager Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great program" April 27, 2023 5.0 Pros User friendly, great support. Great customer service Cons Nothing really. Organizing work sheets can be hell sometimes Review Source JW Jeremiah W. General Manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Quick Review" June 13, 2023 3.0 We use it for invoice processing. The sales are given in Gross, which we do not use. Pros Being able to enter invoices on the phone app. Cons The delay in invoices posting makes it less than ideal to catch things posted to the wrong category Reason for choosing MarginEdge Better functionality and a relationship with the representative. Review Source Response from MarginEdge June 28, 2023 Thanks a bunch for the review, Jeremiah! We're thrilled to hear the ease of invoice uploading from anywhere / anytime is serving you and your team well (not to play favorites, but it's up there for us, too). On the posting timeline, we hear you and it's something we've been actively working to improve. We've just made some recent (and significant) shifts on our end that should start to close this gap. Keep your eyes peeled and the feedback coming. In the meantime, one of our Customer Success Managers is going to reach out to set up some time to chat more about your other pieces of feedback - we'll aim to get the sales bit sorted for you. Thanks again! JT Jennifer T. Executive Chef/ Events Manager Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Such a labor saver!!" February 27, 2023 5.0 We have been able to save a tremendous amount of time doing inventory and recipe costing with this program. Pros We have been in business for 27 years and this has been the one biggest and most effeicent changes we have made with regard to inventory management. Highly recommend! Easy to implement and learn. Very quick to set up. The recipe costing has been an added bonus - real time costs on everything at your finger tips. It's been a real eye-opener. Cons I wish we could choose the Price Alerts in bulk with a quick check list instead of having to select them one-by-one. It is a bit tedious to set up. Review Source Response from MarginEdge March 17, 2023 Thanks so much for the review, Jennifer! We're so happy to hear what a game-changer MarginEdge has been for you, your team, and business! Reducing tedious tasks and allowing your team to do more of what they love is precisely why we do what we do. Noted on the Price Alert tool, we've sent this feedback over to our Product team - as we're continually releasing updates. We'll keep you posted, and thanks again! YH Yogesh H. Team Leader Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Overall Good but have potential to become best" April 27, 2023 4.0 good but still need improvement Pros lots of the features that attract me to choose ME. like Invoice processing with line items, inventory management, a small portal with P&L. budgeting. Cons invoice processing turnaround time. Vendor managementuser managementpayment sync for auto-ach vendorsAP Aging detailed and summary Alternatives considered [Craftable](https://www.capterra.com/p/200434/Craftable/) Review Source CG Chad G. Bar Manager Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Inventory use of Margin Edge" April 28, 2023 5.0 Pros ME is very user friendly. As I explore more of the options for inventory, I become increasingly comfortable with the program. Cons I have not found anything that I do not like so far, but would like to see if a scan gun and scale for measuring bottles can be incorporated with the inventory function. Would be nice to be able to more accurately weigh bottles. Review Source Response from MarginEdge May 29, 2023 Chad, we are so happy to see you comment on the user-friendliness of our software - we should high five! We have tons of help articles if you want to explore more advanced features. We'll pass along your suggestion for a scanner and scale to the dev team. We really appreciate your review. KC Katie C. Assistant General Manager Restaurants Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Food Cost / Recipe Management" August 7, 2023 4.0 Pros Looking up current product costs and seeing how food cost fluctuates is great! Having rhe recipes and being able to adjust them and see regularly how the cost changes by item is important for bottom line. Cons You have to put A LOT of work into adding the recipes. The conversions are very time consuming. Review Source Response from MarginEdge August 10, 2023 Hi Katie, thank you so much for this feedback, and for taking the time to write a review. I am so glad you are having a successful experience seeing how food costs can impact your profitability – being able to adjust in the moment instead of after it's too late. We know adding recipes is a time consuming process (but integral to knowing how much your menu items cost), if we could wave a magic wand and get them in there for you, we would! We do offer a recipe service if you are interested. Our platform is continuously growing and evolving based on feedback from folks like you and we truly appreciate hearing your experience. TF Trish F. Owner Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Game Changing for Restaurant Work! I'm a HUGE fan!" October 15, 2020 5.0 I own accounting service that had sworn off doing restaurant work because of the vast amount of paper involved. Most of my time was being spent tracking down Sales and COGS info and could never do any real analysis. A couple years ago I discovered Orderly and used that service for a year or so until they eliminated the integration with QuickBooks Online. I went searching and found MarginEdge. It. Changed. Everything. I couldn't be more pleased. Not only does it help me take care of the avalanche of paper I used to have to deal with on a daily basis, but now we can get real Food cost, ingredient pricing alerts, etc. And I can deliver financials fast! My clients think I'm a genius. Pros There are so many Pro's features it's hard to list them all... MarginEdge eliminates so much data entry, tracking down invoices, tracking down item prices, integrates with so many POS systems, integrates with QuickBooks Online and the Bill Pay service is AMAZING!! I also love that after scanning the invoices I can toss the paper, everything is in one place! Cons I really can't see any Cons here. Setting up can take a little time, but once it's set up, you're done! Reason for choosing MarginEdge Ease of use. Fast set up. Integration with POS systems and accounting systems. Review Source BT Bela T. Accountant - Executive Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ease to Use - MarginEdge" April 28, 2023 5.0 Pros There are lots of things we can do in ME and I like most about MarginEdge integration with third party like POS and posting invoices in ME. We can do lots of things like bill payments, invoice processing, create categories wise budget (Line item wise), Costing of per receipe, different receipe displays, inventory usage reports and other things like order management too. Cons I don't like the user interface other wise work flow is great. Review Source Response from MarginEdge June 9, 2023 Bela, thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. The third party integration is the foundation of our product so we are tickled to know you find it your favorite feature. We are continually looking for ways to improve the user interface, be on the lookout for improvements coming soon. LH Lupe H. bookkeeper Restaurants Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Trio Restaurant" August 11, 2023 4.0 Very simple program to use. Pros That it can integrate and have a better idea what invoices are currently at hand. Cons That at times invoices are put in with a credit without actually receiving the vendor credit. Review Source Response from MarginEdge September 4, 2023 Hi Lupe, thank you so much for this feedback and for taking the time to leave us a review. We really appreciate any and all comments you have on the software, as we are dedicated to consistent improvement. We've taken note of your comment about vendor credits and someone from our team will be reaching out to see what can be done to improve this issue. Again, thank you for your feedback and we are so happy to have you as a client! BES Bill E S. Owner Restaurants Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Margin Edge Saved My Bacon" March 7, 2023 5.0 Outstanding. They are part of the BILL-E's Team. Pros Margin Edge enabled my team to easily manage inventory and to quickly send images of invoices that used to be manually coded and ledgered Cons I am hoping they will implement the labor tools with our LINGA POS soon so we can utilize the system more. Review Source Response from MarginEdge March 17, 2023 Hey Bill-E, we are so very proud to be a part of the BILL-E's team! It's been a privilege working and learning right alongside you and your team through the ups and downs over the past few years. We've shared your labor tool wish list with the product team and it's added to our future roadmap - our plan is to get you to a place where you can start seeing a more complete picture of your labor costs ASAP. Hope to see you back at \[me\] HQ soon! Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.