Comparison
Popote or Combo: rotas, and everything else
Combo is rota, time-clock and payroll software for restaurants. Popote covers rotas and time clocking, then goes all the way into the kitchen: stock, recipes, hygiene, bookings and sales.
What each software does
| Combo | Popote | |
|---|---|---|
| Team rota | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Tablet time clock | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Leave and absences | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Built-in payroll | ✓ yes | ≈ partly |
| Stock and supplier orders | — no | ✓ yes |
| Recipe cards and margins | — no | ✓ yes |
| Hygiene (HACCP) | — no | ✓ yes |
| Bookings and online menu | — no | ✓ yes |
≈: Popote doesn't run payroll itself; it prepares hours, absences, meals and bank holidays, and exports them for your accountant or payroll software.
When to choose Combo
Combo suits you if you want to run payroll in the same tool as the rota, and the kitchen already has its own tools.
When to choose Popote
Popote suits you if you want the team, kitchen, front of house and office in one place, with a clean export for whoever runs your payroll.
And on price: a Popote plan often costs less than the subscriptions it replaces put together. See the subscription comparison →
Switch without retyping everything
Popote imports your team and rotas from an Excel export, we set up your areas with you and train the team on site. The on-site setup takes half a day, outside service.
Comparison based on the vendors' public information in October 2026; their offers may have changed. Combo is a trademark of its owner, not affiliated with Popote.
What if these sums did themselves?
In Popote, each recipe's cost follows purchase prices, labour cost follows the rota and the hygiene log fills itself in during service.