What are the differences between the paid and free plans?

    Backbar offers three plans - the free Basic plan, and two paid plans, the Essential and Professional Plan. Learn about the features each plan has to offer and see which one is right for you.

     

    Watch the video below to get a quick overview:

    What are the benefits of upgrading to a paid plan?

    The Essential and Professional plans are good for those who need more advanced reporting, collaborative inventory, and enhanced drink and recipe costing. We’ll go over specific features below.

    To view costs or to sign up, visit our pricing page.

    The Essential Plan

    The Essential Plan those who need more advanced reporting, collaborative inventory, and enhanced drink and recipe costing. We’ll go over specific features below.

    Basic Essential
    Enhanced drink costing/pricing -
    Color coded inventory -
    Usage reports -
    Comparison reports -
    Trend Reports -
    Pricing, Pour Costs & Profits report -
    Organization Overview -

    The Professional Plan

    The Professional Plan comes with everything in the Essential Plan plus a number of other benefits.

    Basic Essential Professional
    Suggested pars - -
    Custom tagging - -
    Automatic invoice entry - -
    Cost variance alerts - -
    Excess inventory report - -
    Product cost variance - -
    Customized QR code menu link - -

    Only on the Essential and Professional Plan

    Enhanced drink costing/pricing

    • On the free plan, you are only able to see menu price, profit, and cost of goods sold either per 1 oz, or 5ml.
    • Upgrading to either paid plan allows you to customize each item’s serving size to whatever its serving amount is.
    • Paid users will also have access to the Price Calculator for recipes.
    price calculator

    Color-coded inventory

    • Each user gets assigned a color, so you can keep track of who counted what during an inventory session.
    • Inventory reports will also be color-coded.
    • Better for more efficient oversight and productivity, this is good for organizations that often have more than one person taking inventory.
    Color coded inventory
    Color code inventory tooltip

    What reports are only available on the paid plans?

    Reports only available on the Essential and Professional Plan are:
    • Usage reports
    • Comparison reports
    • Trend reports
    • Pricing, Pour Costs, and Profits
    • Organization Overview

    Watch the video to the right to see the features of each report.

    Only on the Professional Plan

    Custom tagging

    • Assign a tag to each item to better organize your inventory to your needs.
    • You can also filter your reports by these tags.

    Click here to read more about custom tagging.

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    Automatic invoice entry

    • Upload or take a picture of your invoice and important data like costs and quantities ordered will automatically be entered.
    • Keep your item costs updated and reports always accurate by just uploading your invoice.
    Backbar automatic invoice capture

    What reports and tools are only available on the Professional Plan?

    Keep track of your spending with these powerful tools:
    • Product cost variance report/alerts
    • Excess inventory report
    • Par Manager