Platform comparison
Edify vs MarketMan
A clear view of how each platform supports the realities of multi-site restaurants.
The difference in short
MarketMan covers the single-site essentials well: recipes, stock and purchasing. Edify does all of that, and adds the multi-site layer on top — insights that surface decisions for you, production planning across a central kitchen, and automation that removes the supplier paperwork entirely.
Full multi-site platform- AI insights and natural-language reporting that flag decisions before you go looking for them
- Production planning, prep sheets and recipes across every site and a central kitchen
- Automated supplier updates, three-way invoice matching and credit notes — built in, not add-ons
- Single login for the whole estate, with hub-and-spoke dispatch from a central production site
- Unlimited training and 24/7 support from a team that knows hospitality operations
Inventory-first tool- Solid recipes, food costs and allergen tagging
- Live stock, counts, transfers and variance
- Purchasing, ordering and waste tracking
- Multi-site, workforce and support covered only partially
Insights & forecasting
Natural language dashboards & graphs
Describe the chart you want and it is built for you.
Questions to answers in seconds
Ask in plain language, get the number back straight away.
Insights & suggested actions
Flags the decision before you go looking for it.
Reporting & analytics
Food cost, margin and site comparison.
Demand forecasting
Real-time forecasts, updated with every transaction.
Production & recipes
Checklists
Follow-up and corrective actions created automatically around what matters to you.
Production planning
Prep sheets, AI bench planning, batch plans, carry-over and production control reports.
Recipes & food costs
Every recipe costed, yielded and allergen-tagged.
Inventory & supply chain
Automated supplier product updates
From photos, PDFs and CSVs, or just by telling us what you need.
Automated three-way invoice matching
Invoice to PO to GRN, matched line by line.
Invoice matching at a flat price
Every invoice scan included, with no variable pricing.
Automated credit notes
Discrepancies flagged before the accounting sync.
Inventory & live stock
Live stock levels, counts, transfers and variance.
Purchasing & ordering
Predictive ordering, suppliers, minimum order values and approvals.
Waste
See what gets thrown away across every site and why.
Technology & integration
Single login, multi-branch
One login for the whole estate.
Multi-site hub & spoke
Central production dispatched to your sites.
Workforce management integrations
Labour data in, alongside sales.
Onboarding & support
Unlimited training
Custom sessions for each team, with no limits.
Hands-on guided onboarding
Our team sets everything up: sites, menus and users.
24/7 support
Round the clock, across every timezone.
How Edify is different
"14 sites. You can't be everywhere." → We are.
- Answers, not just dashboards. Ask Edify answers questions across every site in plain English, e.g. "Which site's gross margin dropped most this week?"
- Issues come to you. Custom AI Insights watch the things you choose and alert you on your dashboard and by email.
- Built for the multi-site layer. You get daily sales, gross margin, operational profit, cost of sales, ATV, discounts and waste for every site, compared side by side, down to menu profitability by item.
- Production that matches how central kitchens really work. Edify covers production runs, bench planning, hot production, product control reports and hub-and-spoke planning with cut-offs.
- Human-First AI. Edify suggests orders from sales history, stock on hand and par levels, and your general manager makes the final call.
Why multi-site operators run on Edify
Predictive ordering, not guesswork
Edify reads your sales and trend data and places the next order for you, and you just approve it. No spreadsheets, no manual par counts, no ordering by feel.
Cut waste, overprep and stockouts
Auto-populated production plans and live counts keep prep matched to real demand, so every site orders and preps only what it actually needs.
Automate the admin nobody wants
Invoice-matching, credit chase and waste logging run in the background. No coding, SQL or BI skills required, so anyone on the team can use it.
One real-time view, every location
Edify integrates with Square, Toast and Lightspeed to keep every site's data clean in a single dashboard, so problems surface and get fixed the same day, not next week.
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Switching from MarketMan to Edify
Most of what you need to move is data you already have:
- Suppliers and products. Export them from your current system and import them into Edify by CSV.
- Recipes. Rebuild them in Edify from your products and sub-recipes. Edify then costs them automatically.
- POS. Connect your POS to Edify and confirm the item matches Edify suggests.
- Stock. Set up storage areas and complete your first stocktake. Live stock starts from there.
- Accounting. Connect Xero to push purchase orders and sync approved invoices.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Edify and MarketMan?
MarketMan covers the single-site essentials well: recipes, stock and purchasing. Edify does all of that, and adds the multi-site layer on top — insights that surface decisions for you, production planning across a central kitchen, and automation that removes the supplier paperwork entirely.
Is Edify a good MarketMan alternative for multi-site restaurants?
Yes. Edify is built for multi-site and central-kitchen operators who want predictive ordering, production planning and invoice automation, with a single login for the whole estate and hub-and-spoke dispatch from a central production site.
Which POS systems does Edify integrate with?
Edify integrates with Square, Toast and Lightspeed, among others, and brings every site's sales into one real-time dashboard.
How does Edify handle invoices and credit notes?
Edify matches invoice to purchase order to goods received note, line by line, and flags discrepancies before they reach accounting. Every invoice scan is included at a flat price.
What support does Edify include?
Every customer gets hands-on guided onboarding, unlimited training sessions for each team and 24/7 support across every timezone.
How hard is it to switch from MarketMan to Edify?
Most of what you need to move is data you already have. Suppliers and products come across by CSV, recipes are rebuilt and costed automatically, your POS connects directly, and live stock starts from your first stocktake. Our team sets everything up with you: sites, menus and users.
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