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FoodDocs alternative for US restaurants
Patrono is a FoodDocs alternative for a restaurant that wants food safety logs, the staff schedule and recipe costing in one app at $149 per location per month. FoodDocs is the better fit if you need a written HACCP plan.
Facts about FoodDocs read on fooddocs.com on November 2, 2026.
What FoodDocs does well
- Its Standard plan lists "Create your HACCP Plan in 1 hour", with customizable HACCP content and automatically created SOPs.
- Prompted corrective actions are listed from the Lite plan up.
- Standard adds a digital recipe book and an instant overview of allergens.
- Its food safety tools include traceability and recall management.
- Its Lite plan costs less than Patrono: $99 per site per month, or $79 billed annually.
- You can try FoodDocs for 14 days with no credit card.
What Patrono does
- Patrono refuses an out-of-range temperature reading until someone enters a corrective action.
- A saved temperature or HACCP record cannot be edited or deleted, and every record shows who entered it.
- Staff confirm their shifts and ask for swaps in the browser.
- A new ingredient price recalculates every dish at once.
- You see what each dish costs, ingredient by ingredient, and can set the menu price from your target food cost.
- The staff schedule and recipe costing are in the same $149 price as the food safety logs.
Patrono and FoodDocs side by side
| Feature | Patrono | FoodDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Price per location per month | $149, or $119 billed annually | Lite $99 or $79, Standard $199 or $167, Professional $299 or $250, Enterprise custom |
| Onboarding fee | No setup fee | Standard $999, Professional $1,249, Enterprise custom |
| Out-of-range reading | Cannot be saved without a corrective action | Prompted corrective actions |
| HACCP plan builder | No. Patrono keeps the daily records. | Standard and above |
| Backups | Every night, daily backups kept for 30 days | Daily, stored for one week by default |
| Support | 24/7 by email and WhatsApp, reply within 24 hours | Email and live chat |
| Starting out | 14 days, $0 today, cancel before day 15 and nothing is charged | 14 days with no credit card |
Which one to pick
Pick FoodDocs if you need a written HACCP plan, allergen overviews or traceability.
Pick Patrono if you want the temperature logs, the staff schedule and recipe costing under one published price, with no setup fee.
Questions about FoodDocs and Patrono
What is a good FoodDocs alternative for a small restaurant?
Patrono is one. It keeps temperature, receiving and cleaning records, runs the staff schedule and costs recipes for $149 per location per month.
How much does FoodDocs cost compared with Patrono?
FoodDocs publishes $99, $199 and $299 per site per month, or $79, $167 and $250 billed annually, with onboarding fees of $999 on Standard and $1,249 on Professional. Patrono is $149 per location per month, or $119 billed annually, with no setup fee.
Does Patrono write a HACCP plan like FoodDocs?
No. Patrono keeps the daily records. Under the FDA Food Code, a restaurant submits a HACCP plan before a process that needs a variance, such as curing food, and before reduced oxygen packaging (§8-201.13). Check with your health department whether that applies to you.
Can I change a temperature record in Patrono after saving it?
No. Nobody on your team can edit or delete a saved temperature record. A correction is a new entry next to the original.
Sources
Read on fooddocs.com on November 2, 2026. If something has changed, email support@getpatrono.com and we will correct it.
- FoodDocs pricing: fooddocs.com/pricing
- FoodDocs home: fooddocs.com
- FDA Food Code 2026 (PDF): www.fda.gov/media/194741/download
Get started with Patrono
Start with 14 days. $0 today, cancel before day 15 and nothing is charged.