Bazaro vs. Fourth
Fourth was founded in London in 1999 and, since merging with HotSchedules in 2019, has been headquartered in Austin, Texas. It combines workforce management (scheduling, time and attendance, HR and payroll) with inventory, purchasing and AI forecasting for multi-site restaurant and hospitality chains, and it reports more than 120,000 locations. Bazaro focuses on the financial back office of food businesses: supplier invoices, contracts, recipes, stock and purchasing.
Headquarters
United States
Typical customer size
Enterprise
Markets
United States, United Kingdom, Australia
What Fourth does well
01.
Workforce management built for hospitality: scheduling, time and attendance, payroll, tips and labour compliance
02.
AI demand forecasting that drives schedules, production plans and suggested orders across many sites
03.
Proven at very large scale, with brands such as Taco Bell, KFC, Greene King and Wagamama
04.
Purchase-to-invoice control for food and drink: EDI ordering, AI invoice capture, three-way matching and contract-price checks
What makes Bazaro different
01.
Supplier invoice automation for all spend, not only food and drink, with multi-level approvals on mobile and by email
02.
Supplier contracts and e-signatures linked to invoices
03.
A wholesale webshop (Dockolo) and a central kitchen module for operators who supply other businesses
04.
Allergen tracking for all 14 EU allergens on every dish, flagged automatically when supplier ingredients change
05.
Published monthly prices for InvoiceIQ and KitchenFlow
Feature comparison
| Feature | Bazaro | Fourth |
|---|---|---|
Built specifically for restaurants & food service | Yes | Yes |
Recipe costing with live ingredient prices | Yes | Yes |
Allergen tracking for all 14 EU allergens Fourth: allergen and nutrition publishing; the 14 EU allergens are not stated explicitly | Yes | Partial |
Stock counts by voice, barcode or tap, with variance flagging | Yes | Yes |
Food waste recording by ingredient and reason | Yes | Yes |
AI purchase suggestions and ordering direct to suppliers | Yes | Yes |
Menu engineering with POS sales data | Yes | Partial |
Supplier invoice automation with approval workflows Fourth: AI capture, three-way matching and approvals for food and drink supplier invoices | Yes | Partial |
Supplier invoice prices flow into recipe costs automatically | Yes | Yes |
Supplier contracts and e-signatures linked to invoices Fourth: contract-price checks; no contract repository or e-signature found | Yes | Partial |
Prices published on the website | Yes | No |
Multi-location / multi-entity support | Yes | Yes |
Which solution fits your situation?
Choose Bazaro if…
You want supplier invoices, contracts, recipes, stock and purchasing in one platform built for food businesses, and you already have a separate system for staff scheduling and payroll, or you don't need one.
Choose Fourth if…
You run a large restaurant or hospitality chain and want workforce management, payroll and inventory from one vendor, with AI forecasting across hundreds of sites.
Sources and notes
This comparison is based on publicly available information, mainly Fourth's own website. Products and prices change, so check the details with each supplier. If you think something here is inaccurate, email [email protected] and we will review it promptly. Fourth is a trademark of its owner. Bazaro is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fourth.
Features we could not verify for Fourth are left out of the table rather than marked as missing.
Sources
- https://www.fourth.com
- https://www.fourth.com/news
- https://www.fourth.com/package/restaurant-operations-suite
- https://uk.fourth.com/solution/inventory-management/purchasing-receiving-invoicing
- https://uk.fourth.com/solution/inventory-management/recipe-menu-engineering-management
- https://www.marlinequity.com/marlin-completes-the-acquisition-of-hotschedules-and-fourth/
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