What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about inventory management for restaurants — measured on a rolling 4-week window across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-09-18 · 25 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Measured by Orbatormethodology owner Henrik Tellewindow ends Sep 18, 2026
Sample: 25 AI answers · Window: Aug 21, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (64 answers)
Samples by engine: GROK 5 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · GEMINI 5 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · CHATGPT 5 (last run Aug 28, 2026) · CLAUDE 5 (last run Aug 29, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 5 (last run Aug 28, 2026 — stalest)
How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see
On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.
Across 25 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, MarketMan is recommended most often — appearing in 88% of recommendations, followed by MarginEdge (84%) and Toast (68%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
Orbator asked Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity buyer questions about inventory management for restaurants and sampled 25 answers between Aug 21, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026. Recommendation share counts the answers that recommended or listed a product, so a passing mention or a warning adds nothing to it. A category publishes once it holds at least 20 independently sampled answers in the window. Read the full methodology or download this ranking as CSV.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marketman.com | 88% 95% CI 70–95.8% 22 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 36.4% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 80%CLAUDE 80%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 2 | marginedge.com | 84% 95% CI 65.3–93.6% 21 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 19% | — | GROK 60%GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 80%CLAUDE 80%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 3 | toasttab.com | 68% 95% CI 48.4–82.8% 17 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 17.6% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 60%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 80%PERPLEXITY 60% | Claim |
| 4 | restaurant365.com | 68% 95% CI 48.4–82.8% 17 mentions · avg pos 4.9 first pick 0% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 60%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 60%PERPLEXITY 80% | Claim |
| 5 | square.com | 60% 95% CI 40.7–76.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 6.7% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 20%CHATGPT 80%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 6 | xtrachef.com | 56% 95% CI 37.1–73.3% 14 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 14.3% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 40%CHATGPT 40%CLAUDE 60%PERPLEXITY 60% | Claim |
| 7 | craftable.com | 40% 95% CI 23.4–59.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 10% | — | GROK 60%GEMINI 60%CHATGPT 20%CLAUDE 40%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 8 | Lightspeed | 40% 95% CI 23.4–59.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 9.6 first pick 10% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 40%CHATGPT 40%PERPLEXITY 40% | Claim |
| 9 | wisk.ai | 36% 95% CI 20.2–55.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 6.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 20%CHATGPT 40%CLAUDE 40% | Claim |
| 10 | sortly.com | 36% 95% CI 20.2–55.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 11.1% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 40%CHATGPT 20%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 11 | yellowdogsoftware.com | 32% 95% CI 17.2–51.6% 8 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 12 | bluecart.com | 28% 95% CI 14.3–47.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 28.6% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 40% | Claim |
| 13 | crunchtime.com | 28% 95% CI 14.3–47.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 6.4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 60%CLAUDE 40% | Claim |
| 14 | clover.com | 20% 95% CI 8.9–39.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%CHATGPT 60%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 15 | sheets.google.com | 20% 95% CI 8.9–39.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 60% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 20%CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 16 | dishcost.com | 20% 95% CI 8.9–39.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 40% | — | GROK 80%CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 17 | apicbase.com | 20% 95% CI 8.9–39.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 40% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 20%CLAUDE 40% | Claim |
| 18 | getbackbar.com | 20% 95% CI 8.9–39.1% 5 mentions · avg pos 11.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 40%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 19 | Excel | 16% 95% CI 6.4–34.7% 4 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 50% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 20%CHATGPT 40% | Claim |
| 20 | touchbistro.com | 16% 95% CI 6.4–34.7% 4 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 25% | — | GROK 40%CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 21 | yokitup.com | 16% 95% CI 6.4–34.7% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 40%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 22 | bevspot.com | 16% 95% CI 6.4–34.7% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 23 | forbes.com | 12% 95% CI 4.2–30% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 33.3% | — | GROK 20%CHATGPT 20%CLAUDE 20% | Claim |
| 24 | Square for Restaurants | 12% 95% CI 4.2–30% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 25 | Square Restaurant Inventory by MarketMan | 12% 95% CI 4.2–30% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 40% | Claim |
| 26 | restroworks.com | 12% 95% CI 4.2–30% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%CLAUDE 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 27 | zoho.com | 12% 95% CI 4.2–30% 3 mentions · avg pos 13.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 20% | Claim |
| 28 | Toast Inventory | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 29 | xenia.team | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 40% | Claim |
| 30 | orcainventory.com | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 31 | softr.io | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 40% | Claim |
| 32 | meez.io | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40% | Claim |
| 33 | Lightspeed Restaurant | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 13.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40% | Claim |
| 34 | restaurantinventorytools.com | 8% 95% CI 2.2–25% 2 mentions · avg pos 14.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40% | Claim |
| 35 | therestauranthq.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 36 | restaunax.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 37 | supy.io | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 38 | home.binwise.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 20% | Claim |
| 39 | squareup.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 40 | smartsheet.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 41 | Unleashed | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20% | Claim |
| 42 | guideflow.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 43 | connecteam.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 20% | Claim |
| 44 | operandio.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20% | Claim |
| 45 | Orderly | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 46 | upserve.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20% | Claim |
| 47 | voiceordersolutions.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 48 | ehopper.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 49 | spoton.com | 4% 95% CI 0.7–19.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 25 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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Across 25 sampled AI answers from 5 engines (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026), MarketMan is recommended most often for inventory management for restaurants, appearing in 88% of recommendations, followed by MarginEdge (84%). This is a measurement of what AI assistants recommend, not an editorial verdict.
ChatGPT recommends MarketMan most often for inventory management for restaurants. It appears as a recommendation in 80% of ChatGPT's sampled answers in this window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Other engines answer differently. The per-engine breakdown in the ranking shows each one.
Orbator samples AI answers to buyer questions across 5 engines and counts how often each product is recommended. No product pays for placement. The inventory management for restaurants ranking is based on 25 answers in the current 4-week window (Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026). Full methodology is published at https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology.
Verified facts for the most-recommended products — each sourced and dated. No editorial scoring, just the data side by side.
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|---|---|---|---|
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