--- title: "Restaurant365 vs FIXE: Software You Run or Books Done for You?" description: "Restaurant365 vs FIXE compared: what each one is, who does the work, published pricing, P&L timing, and which fits a small restaurant group." image: https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FIXE-Portal-Franchise-Group-Multi-Location-1000x667-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/restaurant365-vs-fixe#main-content) [![FIXE Logo](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FIXE-2@2x.png?width=333&height=200&name=FIXE-2@2x.png)Homepage](https://www.getmyfixe.com/) - [How FIXE Works](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/) - [Restaurant Types](https://www.getmyfixe.com/restaurant-types/) - [Pricing](https://www.getmyfixe.com/pricing/) - [FAQs](https://www.getmyfixe.com/faqs/) - [Communal Table](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table) [Book a demo](https://www.getmyfixe.com/book-a-demo/) - [How FIXE Works](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/) - [Restaurant Types](https://www.getmyfixe.com/restaurant-types/) - [Pricing](https://www.getmyfixe.com/pricing/) - [FAQs](https://www.getmyfixe.com/faqs/) - [Communal Table](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table) [Book a demo](https://www.getmyfixe.com/book-a-demo/) ![FIXE portal showing a multi-location franchise group profit and loss report](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FIXE-Portal-Franchise-Group-Multi-Location-1000x667-1.png?width=1000&height=667&name=FIXE-Portal-Franchise-Group-Multi-Location-1000x667-1.png) Bookkeeping Comparison Financial Reporting # Restaurant365 vs FIXE: Software You Run or Books Done for You? ![Ryan](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hubfs/FIXE-mark-midnight-icon.svg) Ryan September 28, 2026 **Short answer:** Restaurant365 and FIXE aren't the same kind of thing. Restaurant365 is software: a restaurant ERP that your team runs to handle accounting, inventory, scheduling and payroll. FIXE is a service: restaurant bookkeepers who do the books for you on QuickBooks Online and deliver a reconciled monthly P&L within 5 business days of period close. If you have finance staff to run a platform, Restaurant365 is a strong choice. If nobody on your team wants to be the accountant, FIXE is usually the better fit. *Updated September 23, 2026. Pricing and features come from each company's public website as of that date.* ## Key takeaways - Restaurant365 says more than 52,000 restaurants use it. It's built for groups with someone in house to operate it. - FIXE works with restaurants only: 600+ locations, a named account manager, and a monthly P&L within 5 business days of close. - Restaurant365 prices by custom quote. FIXE publishes its prices: $690, $830 or $1,200+ per location per month. - The real question is whether you're buying software or buying the work. Most one to fifteen location groups are buying the work. ## What is Restaurant365? Restaurant365 is cloud software built for restaurants. It covers accounting (AP automation, banking, financial reporting), inventory and purchasing, workforce management (scheduling, forecasting, time and attendance) and payroll and HR. [Restaurant365 says](https://www.restaurant365.com/) more than 52,000 restaurants use it. Pricing isn't published. You request a custom quote. It's a serious product, and I'll say that plainly because a lot of the people reading this already run it. The catch is that it's a platform, not a person. Someone on your team still has to code the invoices, reconcile the accounts, close the period and make sense of the reports. That's where small groups get stuck. ## What is FIXE? FIXE is outsourced bookkeeping built only for restaurants. We connect your POS, bank, cards, payroll and AP tools, and our team does the books for you in QuickBooks Online. You get weekly KPIs, a reconciled monthly P&L and balance sheet within 5 business days of close, vendor payments, and help with third party delivery disputes. You also get a personal account manager who knows restaurants. I started FIXE because I ran restaurants and could never get my own books under control, so everyone here is building the thing we wished we'd had. ## How does Restaurant365 compare to FIXE? | Question | Restaurant365 | FIXE | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Restaurant ERP software (accounting, inventory, workforce, payroll) | Done-for-you restaurant bookkeeping service with tech included | | Who does the accounting work | Your team, or an accounting partner you hire separately | FIXE's restaurant bookkeepers | | Pricing | Custom quote, not published | Published: $690, $830, or $1,200+ per location per month | | Monthly P&L timing | Depends on who closes your books | Within 5 business days of period close | | Weekly numbers | Reports available to whoever runs them | Weekly KPIs sent to you | | Accounting system | Restaurant365's own general ledger | QuickBooks Online | | AP and invoices | Built in | AP automation included (MarginEdge subscription included in every plan) | | Scheduling and labor tools | Built in | Not included. Keep the scheduling tool you already use. | | A named human | Support team and partner network | Personal account manager who knows restaurants | | Best fit | Groups with an in-house controller or accounting team who want one platform for everything | Independents and groups of 1 to 20+ locations without a finance team who want the books done for them | ## When should you choose Restaurant365? Pick Restaurant365 if most of these are true: - You have a controller, accounting manager or staff accountant who will own the system every day. - You want accounting, inventory, scheduling and payroll inside one login, and you'll actually use all four. - You're running enough locations that one platform for the whole operation saves real time. - You're comfortable with a longer implementation in exchange for a deeper toolset. If that's you, Restaurant365 is a solid platform, and switching away from it just to switch doesn't make sense. ## When is FIXE the better fit? FIXE makes more sense if most of these are true: - Nobody on your team wants to be the accountant, or the person doing it is also your GM, your scheduler and the one covering Saturday nights. - You're paying for software that nobody opens. - You want a P&L you can trust within a week of month end, not whenever someone gets to it. - You want to know what you'll pay before you book a call. Here's the question I ask every operator who calls us about Restaurant365: are you replacing software, or replacing work? If you're replacing work, a feature comparison will point you at the wrong answer every time. I walk through that decision in more detail in [Best Restaurant365 Replacements for Small Groups](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/best-restaurant365-replacements-for-small-groups). ## How much does Restaurant365 cost compared to FIXE? Restaurant365 doesn't publish pricing, so the honest answer is: get a quote and add up everything it takes to run it. That means the subscription, implementation, and the salary or firm you'll need to operate it. The software is only part of the bill. FIXE publishes pricing, because you shouldn't have to book a call to find out what something costs: - **Essentials:** $690 per location per month, for restaurants under $2.5M in sales. - **Pro+:** $830 per location per month, up to $7.5M in revenue. - **Premium:** $1,200 and up per location per month, for more complex groups. Scale pricing is available for 20 or more restaurants. Every plan includes QuickBooks Online, MarginEdge and Loop subscriptions, AP automation and POS integration. Payroll is an add-on. See the full breakdown on our [pricing page](https://getmyfixe.com/pricing/), and read [how much outsourced restaurant bookkeeping costs](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/how-much-does-outsourced-restaurant-bookkeeping-cost) for how to compare quotes fairly. ## Can you switch from Restaurant365 to FIXE without losing history? Yes. The worry I hear most isn't price, it's "I can't face another migration." Here's what switching looks like with us: 1. **Historical cleanup.** We bring your history into QuickBooks Online and fix what needs fixing first. 2. **Connections.** We connect your POS, bank, cards, payroll and AP tool. Onboarding usually wraps within about 5 business days once we have access. 3. **Your first close.** Your first reconciled P&L lands within 5 business days of period close. 4. **A name, not a ticket.** You meet your account manager, and that's who you call from then on. If you're weighing a move off Restaurant365, [book a demo](https://www.getmyfixe.com/book-a-demo/) and we'll walk you through what switching looks like. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is FIXE a Restaurant365 alternative? Yes, for groups that want the books done for them rather than software to run. FIXE replaces the accounting work Restaurant365 expects your team to do. It doesn't replace Restaurant365's scheduling or labor tools, so keep a scheduling app if you need one. ### Is Restaurant365 too much for a small restaurant group? Often, yes, when there's no one in house to run it. Restaurant365 is built for operators with accounting staff. A two to fifteen location group without a controller usually gets more value from a bookkeeping service than from a bigger platform. ### Does FIXE use Restaurant365? No. FIXE does every customer's books in QuickBooks Online, with MarginEdge for AP and invoices included in every plan. ### How fast will I get my P&L with FIXE? Within 5 business days of period close, plus weekly KPIs in between. Here's [why P&L speed matters](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/how-fast-should-a-restaurant-get-its-p-l-after-the-period-closes) more than most operators think. ### Do I still need a CPA if I use FIXE? Yes, for year-end income tax returns. FIXE gets your books clean and ready for your CPA to file. ### Which is cheaper, Restaurant365 or FIXE? It depends on what you count. Restaurant365 is quoted per customer and still needs someone to run it. FIXE's price includes the people doing the work and the core software subscriptions. Compare the total cost of getting a reliable P&L, not just the license. ## Not sure which one you need? Take the free [FIXE Health Score](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/health-score). It takes a few minutes and tells you where your books stand before you talk to anyone. If you're comparing providers, not platforms, see our side by side of [the best restaurant bookkeeping services](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/best-restaurant-bookkeeping-services-compared), including [KitchenSync](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/kitchensync-vs-fixe), [The Fork CPAs](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/the-fork-cpas-vs-fixe), [Harmony CPA](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/harmony-cpa-vs-fixe) and [Tabulate](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/tabulate-vs-fixe). ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fhub.getmyfixe.com%2Fcommunal-table%2Frestaurant365-vs-fixe](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fhub.getmyfixe.com%2Fcommunal-table%2Frestaurant365-vs-fixe) ## Keep reading ### [![Logos of restaurant AP platforms MarginEdge, Ottimate, Craftable and xtraCHEF](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FIXE-Accounts-Payable-Platforms.png?width=1500&height=1000&name=FIXE-Accounts-Payable-Platforms.png) Comparison Best Practices Accounts Payable Best Restaurant AP Software in 2026](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/best-restaurant-ap-software) ### [![Desk with receipts and a laptop representing bookkeeper and controller roles](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bookkeeper-vs-controller.jpg?width=1480&height=812&name=bookkeeper-vs-controller.jpg) Outsourced Bookkeeping vs In-House Controller: How They Work Together](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/outsourced-bookkeeping-vs-in-house-controller) [![FIXE-2@2x-1](https://hub.getmyfixe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FIXE-2@2x-1.png?width=150&height=90&name=FIXE-2@2x-1.png "FIXE-2@2x-1")](https://www.getmyfixe.com/) - SOLUTIONS - [How FIXE Works](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/) - [Fresh Financial Reports](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/#reports) - [A/P Automation](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/#automation) - [3rd Party App Intelligence](https://www.getmyfixe.com/how-fixe-works/#3rd-party-intelligence) - RESOURCES - [Restaurant Types](https://www.getmyfixe.com/restaurant-types/) - [Pricing](https://www.getmyfixe.com/pricing/) - [Book a demo](https://www.getmyfixe.com/book-a-demo/) - [Glossary](https://www.getmyfixe.com/fixe-restaurant-bookkeeping-glossary/) - COMPANY - [FAQs](https://www.getmyfixe.com/faqs/) - [Communal Table](https://www.getmyfixe.com/communal-table/) - [Sign in](https://www.fixebookkeeping.com/) - [Contact us](https://www.getmyfixe.com/contact-us/) © 2026 FIXE. 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