Melba is a connected ERP built for production kitchens and chains, sold module by module. methodus is one app for one venue: recipes by voice, costs from invoices, the team trained on the fiches — kitchen, bar, and floor, every service.
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| Feature | methodus | Melba |
|---|---|---|
| Fiches techniques & recipe costing | 500 fiches, then Premium | |
| AI invoice scanning | 20–40 AI credits/mo incl. | |
| Voice recipe capture | 35 sec | |
| Bar & cocktail program | Via generic fiches | |
| Team training & quizzes | Not documented | |
| Team certification | Not documented | |
| Allergen tracking | ||
| INCO nutrition labels | ||
| Supplier catalog integrations | ||
| POS connection (Zelty, Lightspeed…) | ||
| Central kitchen / multi-site ops | ||
| Languages | 5 UI · voice capture in 40+ | 11 languages |
| Starting price | $69/mo, all included | €49/mo excl. VAT per module |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 7 days (extendable) |
Comparison based on each vendor's public information, June 2026. Melba also offers a 3-module starter bundle at €99/mo.
Melba is a modular ERP: recipes, stock, and traceability are separate modules at €49–99 each, plus a base module and per-user fees (a €99/mo starter bundle covers the three main modules). methodus is one app at one price — fiches, costs, allergens, training — that the whole house opens, without an integration project first.
Melba shines in central kitchens and chain production planning. methodus lives where the margin is won or lost tonight: the fiche dictated by voice in 35 seconds, consulted at the pass and at the well, mid-rush — not a workstation tool for the production office.
In methodus every fiche becomes quizzes and a timestamped certification: you know who holds the menu, dish by dish. The know-how stops living in two heads — it stays in the house when a sous or a head bartender moves on.
An ERP earns its keep when you run twelve sites and a production lab. For one house, the leak is simpler and more stubborn: the fiche nobody types after a fourteen-hour shift, the price change buried in a supplier invoice, the new hire pouring from memory. methodus attacks exactly that — dictate the fiche, photograph the invoice, certify the team — and the 5 to 20% gap between perceived and real costs (typical industry range) starts coming back to your bottom line.
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