Honest comparison

ProCafe vs SafetyCulture

SafetyCulture (iAuditor) is an excellent general-purpose inspection platform used across many industries. ProCafe is built specifically for food operations — and priced per site, not per person.

Competitor details are taken from their published websites and pricing pages, checked July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Team of six · year one

SafetyCulture 6 seats ($24–29 ea)$1,728+
SafetyCulture free tier$0*
ProCafe, unlimited team£228

*Free tier: up to 10 users, 5 templates, generic inspections. Prices as published, July 2026.

The short version

SafetyCulture is what you buy when inspections span industries; its free tier is real and might genuinely be enough for a tiny team. But its per-seat pricing punishes the thing a cafe wants most — the whole team logging checks — and you assemble food workflows yourself. ProCafe is per-site with unlimited people, and the food workflows are already built.

At a glance

ProCafeSafetyCulture
Food workflows ready on day one

SafetyCulture: build from generic templates

Custom inspections & checklists
UK 14-allergen matrix
Goods-in temperature checks
Rotas, handover & stock
Cross-industry use

Construction, logistics, manufacturing — their home turf

Unlimited team at one price

SafetyCulture: $24–29 per seat

Free tier

ProCafe: 14-day full trial instead

✓ included · ◐ partial / via integration or a higher tier · — not offered

What a year costs

SafetyCulture, 6 seats · year one$1,728+
SafetyCulture, 3 seats · year one$864+
ProCafe, unlimited team · year one£228

Published prices, July 2026. Currencies shown as each product bills them.

The detail

ProCafeSafetyCulture
Published price£19/month per site — unlimited team members$24–29 per user/month (a 6-person team ≈ $144–174/month)
Free tier14-day full trial, no cardYes — up to 10 users, 5 templates, generic inspections
Food-specific workflowsBuilt in: allergen matrix, goods-in temperatures, EHO-style inspection report, fridge checklistsGeneral inspections — you build food workflows from templates
Rotas & team operationsIncludedNot the product's focus
Automated monitoringOpen sensor API, includedSensor products available in its ecosystem
Breadth beyond foodFood businesses only — that's the pointConstruction, logistics, manufacturing, retail and more

Choose SafetyCulture if…

  • You need inspections across many industries or business types, not just food.
  • The free tier genuinely covers your needs.

Choose ProCafe if…

  • You run a cafe, deli or bakery and want food workflows ready on day one.
  • Your whole team uses the app — per-seat pricing punishes exactly that.
  • You want records an EHO conversation is built around: allergens, temperatures, deliveries, corrective actions.

What £19/month includes

  • Daily checks & temperature logging with corrective actions
  • UK 14-allergen matrix with a published customer-facing version
  • Suppliers, deliveries (goods-in), batches & recalls
  • Rotas, shift handover, announcements, stock requests & tasks
  • Incidents, refusals, documents with staff sign-off
  • One-tap inspection report + PDF/CSV/Excel exports
  • Unlimited team members — no per-user fees
  • Offline-first iPhone app — Android coming soon
  • Open sensor API for automated temperature monitoring

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Common questions

How does per-seat vs per-site pricing work out for a cafe?

SafetyCulture charges $24–29 per user per month, so a six-person team costs roughly $144–174 a month. ProCafe charges £19 per site per month with unlimited team members — the price doesn't change when you hire.

Is SafetyCulture's free tier enough for a small cafe?

It can be — up to 10 users, 5 templates and generic inspections. You'd build your own food-safety workflows from templates and live within those limits. ProCafe's 14-day trial shows you the ready-made alternative before you decide.

Is ProCafe only for food businesses?

Yes, deliberately. Allergen matrices, goods-in temperature checks, EHO-style inspection reports and fridge checklists are built in because cafes, delis and bakeries are the whole focus.

Try the whole operation for 14 days

14-day free trial · no card required · then £19/month + £10 per extra location