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Rotahr alternative for US restaurants
Patrono keeps HACCP logs, staff schedules and recipe costing for restaurants in one app, at $149 per location per month. Nobody on your team can edit or delete a saved temperature record.
Facts about Rotahr read on rotahr.com on November 2, 2026.
What Patrono does
- HACCP logs, the staff schedule and recipe costing are in one app, at one price per location.
- A saved temperature or HACCP record cannot be edited or deleted, by anyone on your team.
- Patrono refuses an out-of-range temperature reading until someone enters a corrective action.
- 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.
- We publish US food safety log templates, an employee illness policy template and a food safety management system (FSMS) starter built on the 2026 FDA Food Code.
- Prices are in USD, plus applicable sales tax.
What Rotahr does well
- It lists staff scheduling, HACCP logs, recipe costing, reservations, bookkeeping and team messaging in one app.
- Starter is 49 euros a month for up to 15 staff, Pro is 89 euros for up to 30, and Enterprise starts at 215 euros, with tax included (rotahr.com/pricing, read November 2, 2026).
- It charges one flat fee per location, never per employee.
- The first 3 months come at no charge, with no credit card.
- It reminds staff on shift when a check is due, and repeats the reminder every fifteen minutes until the check is logged.
Patrono and Rotahr side by side
| Feature | Patrono | Rotahr |
|---|---|---|
| Deleting a saved record | Nobody on your team can delete it | "Only managers and admins can delete a logged check" |
| Out-of-range reading | Cannot be saved without a corrective action | A corrective action log ties the failed reading to the action taken |
| Recipe costing | You enter ingredient prices, and a new price recalculates every dish | Updates from the last price you paid |
| Price per month | $149 per location, or $119 billed annually, plus applicable sales tax | 49 euros for up to 15 staff, 89 euros for up to 30, from 215 euros across multiple locations, tax included (rotahr.com/ |
| Billing in USD | Prices in USD | Bills in USD, and the pricing page says the euro prices are the reference |
| Starting out | 14 days, $0 today, cancel before day 15 and nothing is charged | 3 months at no charge, with no credit card |
| Time clock | No. Staff confirm their planned shifts in the browser. | Clock-in with GPS geofencing |
| Reservations | No. Patrono stays on food safety, schedules and recipe costing. | Included |
What a US owner should check
- Rotahr's HACCP page says its forms follow HACCP principles rather than any single country's template.
- Rotahr's site says its break-time rules are modeled on Irish law, and that operators elsewhere should check them against local rules.
Which one to pick
Pick Patrono if nobody on your team should be able to delete a saved temperature record, and you want US Food Code templates and prices in USD.
Pick Rotahr if you want reservations and bookkeeping in the same app, or if its lower published price comes first (rotahr.com/pricing, read November 2, 2026).
Questions about Rotahr and Patrono
Can a manager delete a temperature record in Patrono?
No. Nobody on your team can edit or delete a saved temperature record, and a correction is a new entry next to the original. Rotahr's site says only managers and admins can delete a logged check.
Is Rotahr or Patrono cheaper?
Rotahr, on published prices. Its plans are 49, 89 and from 215 euros a month with tax included (rotahr.com/pricing, read November 2, 2026). Patrono is $149 per location per month, or $119 billed annually, plus applicable sales tax.
Does Rotahr work in the US?
Its site says yes: it bills in USD and shows sales tax in the app. It also says its break-time rules follow Irish law, so check those against your state's rules.
Sources
Read on rotahr.com on November 2, 2026. If something has changed, email support@getpatrono.com and we will correct it.
- Rotahr home: rotahr.com
- Rotahr pricing: rotahr.com/pricing
- Rotahr HACCP and food safety: rotahr.com/features/haccp-food-safety
Get started with Patrono
Start with 14 days. $0 today, cancel before day 15 and nothing is charged.