Koust runs your costs from the back office — purchases, stock, variance reports. methodus runs them where they're made: the fiche dictated by voice, the cost updated from the invoice, the team trained on the spec, in service.
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| Feature | methodus | Koust |
|---|---|---|
| Fiches techniques & recipe costing | ||
| AI invoice scanning | 20–100/mo by tier | |
| Supplier price updates | ||
| Voice recipe capture | 35 sec | |
| Bar & cocktail program | Generic engine | |
| Team training & quizzes | ||
| Team certification | ||
| Allergen tracking | Add-on, €38/mo | |
| Purchasing & production planning | Purchase orders | |
| POS connection (Zelty, Lightspeed…) | ||
| Mobile | ||
| Languages | 5 UI · voice capture in 40+ | FR · EN |
| Starting price | $69/mo | €80–90/mo per site |
Comparison based on each vendor's public information, June 2026.
Koust builds fiches techniques the classic way: forms, fields, imports. methodus builds them from 35 seconds of voice — the chef talks, the fiche comes out complete with grammages, allergens, and cost. The catalogue that took a season to type takes an afternoon to dictate.
Koust shows the variance in a back-office report, after the fact. methodus turns every fiche into quizzes and certifications, so the people pouring and plating know the spec before the variance exists. You stop measuring the leak and start closing it.
Koust treats the bar as another stockroom. methodus treats it as a craft: cocktail specs at the well, doses and pour costs per drink, the same app the kitchen uses — so the Negroni leaves the same way on the Saturday you're off.
A variance report tells you the month leaked. It doesn't tell you it was the heavy pour on the Negroni, the sauce the new commis built from memory, or the fiche nobody opened in the rush. Kitchens typically run a 3 to 5% gap between theoretical and actual cost (Restaurant365, MarginEdge), and bars can lose up to 20% of their stock to drift (Sculpture Hospitality). methodus closes that gap where it opens — the spec in the team's hands, the cost on the fiche, the knowledge certified — so what was evaporating each month becomes profit again.
Koust manages purchasing, stock and variance from the back office. methodus builds the fiche by voice, keeps its cost current from invoices, and trains + certifies the team on the standard — the margin defended in service, not just measured after the fact.
Yes. Koust treats the bar as another stockroom. methodus treats it as a craft: cocktail specs at the well, doses and pour costs per drink, in the same app the kitchen uses — so the drink leaves the same way every service.
Koust's strength is the back office: automated purchasing, production planning, multi-site stock. methodus focuses on the living fiche, real cost and team certification, with purchase orders rather than full purchasing automation. Many venues use both.
methodus starts at $69/mo for the whole house (1 Editor + 5 Learners, unlimited recipes), 14-day free trial, no card. Koust is around €80–90/mo per site. Compare on what each one protects.
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