wisk Review: Inventory Management for Bars and Restaurants
wisk helps bar and restaurant owners manage stock levels and cost of goods sold (COGS). It supports hospitality groups that need to sync inventory across multiple locations.
At a glance
- Category
- Operations
- Best for
- Full-service restaurants, Cocktail and wine bars, Hotel F&B programs, Hospitality groups, Quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains
- Pricing
- Plans start at $189/month per location for the Essentials plan, billed annually. Professional and Premium plans are available at $249 and $499 per month, respectively. Implementation fees apply.
- Key use cases
- Beverage Program Management, COGS Management, Multi-Venue Oversight, Invoice Automation
- Integrations
- Toast, Lightspeed, QuickBooks Online, Clover, Square
- Official website
- wisk.ai
wisk is a cloud-based inventory management system designed for the hospitality sector, including bars, full-service restaurants, and hotels. It helps operators track beverage and food stock to manage waste and variance.
The software provides a mobile app for counting that supports offline use and automatic syncing, and it integrates with various POS systems to compare actual usage against sales data.
Buyers should note that the platform uses a tiered pricing structure where certain features, such as human-validated invoice review, are available on higher-priced plans. Food inventory tracking is available as a separate monthly add-on for those on qualifying beverage plans.
Key Features
Uses AI to extract data from invoices to update inventory levels and calculate costs.
Supports stock counts via a mobile app with barcode scanning and Bluetooth scale integration for weight-based precision.
Maps menu items to inventory ingredients to help calculate the cost of each dish or drink based on ingredient prices.
Compares actual inventory usage against POS sales data to identify discrepancies such as overpouring or theft.
Allows staff to perform inventory counts in low-connectivity areas, such as wine cellars, with automatic syncing when back online.
Provides access to a preloaded database of over 200,000 beverage items to support catalog setup.
Use Cases
Tracking liquor, wine, and beer stock using barcode scanning and Bluetooth scales for partial bottles.
Using variance reports and cost tracking to identify waste and support purchasing decisions.
Monitoring inventory, sales, and costs across several hospitality locations from a single dashboard.
Converting physical invoices into digital records via AI to update ingredient costs.
Best For
Integrations
Pricing
Plans start at $189/month per location for the Essentials plan, billed annually. Professional and Premium plans are available at $249 and $499 per month, respectively. Implementation fees apply.
FAQ
No, wisk does not offer a free trial, but they provide product demos and personalized consultations.
Yes, food inventory is available as a monthly add-on (starting at $99/mo), which requires the Professional or Premium beverage plan.
The software scans uploaded invoices and extracts data to update inventory levels. Higher-tier plans include human review to verify the accuracy of these AI-processed invoices.
Yes, the mobile app works offline, allowing staff to perform counts in areas like cellars and automatically sync data once a connection is restored.
Source category: Operations
Source subcategory: Inventory Management
