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Loaded alternatives

Loaded alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses

Loaded: NZ$2,988 a venue a year at Hub with integrated POS, or AU$3,588

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The options

What people compare Loaded with

Loaded's Hub plan costs NZ$249 a venue a month with an integrated POS, or AU$299, excluding GST. Owners often look for an alternative because the bill repeats for every venue, while the records underneath are already their business's.

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Deputy

Deputy is a rostering tool, for businesses comparing ways to manage rosters. It is one of the builds in the hospitality operations family.

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MarketMan

MarketMan is a costing tool, for businesses comparing ways to manage costing. It is one of the builds in the hospitality operations family.

Yours to own

Hospitality Back Office for Claude Code

The open-source hospitality back office (rosters, timesheets, stock, recipes and wage and food cost margins per venue) that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Loaded data brought across.

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How to choose

How to choose a Loaded alternative

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    Know what drives the bill

    Loaded charges Hub per venue each month, and its automated wage and cost of goods margin analysis is a Hub feature. Check whether a bill that rises with every venue, and a higher plan for the reports you rely on, suits your costs as you grow.

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    Keep your records yours

    Rosters, timesheets, stock counts, invoices and recipes are your business's records. Consider whether the option leaves those records in a database you own, rather than charging you to keep accessing a view over them. Ask what you can take with you if you stop using the service.

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    Check it fits your rules

    Your venues may have their own fields, targets and ways of working. Check whether the product can match your rules, rather than asking you to fit a standard process. Enterprise DNA builds each business its own version around how it runs, so you can assess that against your actual operation.

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    Plan the move across

    Loaded data is brought across from downloadable files through a mapped import after review, not a verified native format. Staff, stock items with last prices, timesheets and daily sales can be imported after matching your files. Recipes need re-entering, so plan for a review and data you will need to rebuild.

The option that fits

Own the back office that fits your business

Enterprise DNA builds your version around how your business runs, brings your Loaded data across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you can work with them in plain language. There are no per-seat plans. The paid option has one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. If you would rather run it yourself, there is also a free version.

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Design your own Loaded replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Loaded. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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We build it from the open-source base, bring your Loaded data across and run it for you.

Questions

Loaded alternatives, answered

What would I pay for Loaded at one venue? expand_more

Loaded's Hub plan is NZ$249 a venue a month with an integrated POS, or AU$299, excluding GST. It includes automated wage and cost of goods margin analysis. The price is per venue, so each additional venue adds another venue charge. Larger groups and franchises move to Tailored, which is priced on application.

Can I bring my Loaded records with me? expand_more

Enterprise DNA brings data across from files Loaded lets you download, using a mapped import after review. It is not a verified native format. Staff, stock items with last prices, timesheets and daily sales can come across after the files are matched. Recipes need to be re-entered and are costed at today's prices.

Can the back office work the way my business does? expand_more

Enterprise DNA builds each business its own version around how it runs, and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you work with them in plain language. The paid option has one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans.

Is there a free option I can run myself? expand_more

Yes. The free version is open source under the MIT licence and can be run on your own computer or database. You can change it and do not need an account with Enterprise DNA. The paid option is built and run by Enterprise DNA, with one setup fee and then a monthly retainer.

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