Gastronovi
Bremen cloud till for hospitality, part of the Transgourmet Group since 2017
Quick Overview
| Company | Gastronovi GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | POS Software |
| Headquarters | Bremen, Germany |
| Founded | 2008 |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | From €69/month for the first licence, €59/month for licences 2–5, €49/month from the 6th licence; weekly tariff of €25 also available |
| Free Option | Contact sales |
| Replaces | Orderbird, Toast, Lightspeed Restaurant |
Detailed Review
Gastronovi started, by its own account, above a friendly restaurant in Bremen, when four friends built a cloud till around their frustration with complex gastronomy software.
Founded in 2008 and part of the Transgourmet Group since 2017, it has grown to roughly 150 employees while staying an all-in-one product: the till itself, table reservations, inventory management, staff scheduling, marketing tools and Gastronovi Pay for integrated payments, plus a kitchen monitor bundled into the till at no extra hardware charge — a broader default bundle than Orderbird's.
Pricing is licence-based and published in full: €69 per month for the first licence, €59 each for the second through fifth, and €49 each from the sixth — a structure that rewards multi-terminal venues more than a flat per-site fee would, plus a weekly €25 tariff for seasonal spikes without committing to a full month.
That puts the entry price above Orderbird's or Ready2Order's €29, but it bundles reservations and inventory that both charge for separately or not at all, which narrows the real gap for a venue that would buy those modules anyway.
Gastronovi is a German GmbH based in Bremen, operating under EU jurisdiction alongside Orderbird and Ready2Order. The trade-off against those two: Gastronovi's own pages do not make the same explicit TSE fiscal-compliance claim that Orderbird and Ready2Order do, so a German operator should confirm that directly before assuming it is covered. What Gastronovi does offer that neither does is reservation and inventory modules built into the core product rather than bolted on, plus a weekly tariff neither publishes.
What Gastronovi does well
- All-in-one: till, reservations, inventory, staff scheduling and payments
- Kitchen monitor included in the till at no extra charge
- Published per-licence pricing, with volume discounts from the 2nd licence
- Weekly €25 tariff for seasonal spikes
- Part of the Transgourmet Group since 2017, German company
Where Gastronovi falls short
- Entry price of €69/month is above Orderbird's or Ready2Order's €29
- No explicit TSE compliance claim on Gastronovi's own pages to verify
- Smaller international footprint than Orderbird or Ready2Order
- No free trial published
Standout feature. Reservations and inventory built into the core till rather than sold separately — the most bundled all-in-one here after Ready2Order.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- All-in-one: till, reservations, inventory, staff scheduling and payments
- Kitchen monitor included in the till at no extra charge
- Published per-licence pricing, with volume discounts from the 2nd licence
- Weekly €25 tariff for seasonal spikes
- Part of the Transgourmet Group since 2017, German company
Cons
- Entry price of €69/month is above Orderbird's or Ready2Order's €29
- No explicit TSE compliance claim on Gastronovi's own pages to verify
- Smaller international footprint than Orderbird or Ready2Order
- No free trial published
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gastronovi?
Gastronovi started, by its own account, above a friendly restaurant in Bremen, when four friends built a cloud till around their frustration with complex gastronomy software.
Founded in 2008 and part of the Transgourmet Group since 2017, it has grown to roughly 150 employees while staying an all-in-one product: the till itself, table reservations, inventory management, staff scheduling, marketing tools and Gastronovi Pay for integrated payments, plus a kitchen monitor bundled into the till at no extra hardware charge — a broader default bundle than Orderbird's.
Where is Gastronovi based?
Gastronovi operates from Bremen, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany).
What does Gastronovi cost?
From €69/month for the first licence, €59/month for licences 2–5, €49/month from the 6th licence; weekly tariff of €25 also available. Contact sales.
Who is Gastronovi best for?
German hospitality businesses wanting an all-in-one cloud till. Reservations and inventory built into the core till rather than sold separately — the most bundled all-in-one here after Ready2Order.
What are the drawbacks of Gastronovi?
Entry price of €69/month is above Orderbird's or Ready2Order's €29. No explicit TSE compliance claim on Gastronovi's own pages to verify. Smaller international footprint than Orderbird or Ready2Order. No free trial published.