Comparison
Popote, the Skello alternative that runs the kitchen too
Skello is a well-known rota tool for restaurants. Popote does rotas and time clocking too, and adds what happens in the kitchen, at the bar and front of house: stock, recipe cards, hygiene, bookings.
What each software does
| Skello | Popote | |
|---|---|---|
| Team rota | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Tablet time clock | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Leave and absences | ✓ yes | ✓ yes |
| Payroll preparation | ✓ 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 Skello
Skello suits you if you're mainly after a very complete rota and HR tool, for one or several venues, and your stock and hygiene are already well handled elsewhere.
When to choose Popote
Popote suits you if you want one tool for the whole place: rotas and hours, but also stocktakes, orders, recipe costs and the hygiene log, set up on site with your team.
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. Skello 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.