How Hospitality Shield compares
Venues often ask how we compare with software they already know. This page sets out what each provider publishes about itself, next to what Hospitality Shield includes. Where another product does something we do not, we say so.
30 day free trial.
Introductory offer: Essential at A$185 a month for your first three months.
- Available on theApp Store
- Available on Google Play
Someone who reads your records
Guardian includes a dedicated compliance support officer who reviews your venue's records each week and runs a monthly internal audit. We did not find a comparable person included in any published plan from the providers on this page.
Provider by provider
Mitti
Inspections and checklists, formerly SafetyCulture.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Guardian includes a compliance support officer who reviews your records each week. Mitti's pricing lists no such person on any plan.
- Food safety records and staff rosters in one subscription. Mitti's plans list no rostering.
- Recipes and menus with their allergens are included.
Where Mitti is ahead
Mitti connects wireless temperature sensors and offers hosting in Australia.
Mitti pricing · Mitti food safety
SmartSense by Digi
Sensors and checklists, formerly Jolt.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Prices are published and the 30 day free trial starts online. SmartSense asks for a quote.
- Built around Australian food law. SmartSense's restaurant page refers to the US FDA Food Code.
- Guardian includes a compliance support officer who reviews your records each week.
Where SmartSense by Digi is ahead
SmartSense connects temperature sensors and prints food labels.
SmartSense restaurants · SmartSense quote request
FoodDocs
Food safety records and HACCP plans.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Rosters, availability and clocking in are included. FoodDocs lists no rostering.
- Training and the AI Compliance Assistant come with Essential. FoodDocs lists team training and AI reports on its Enterprise plan.
- No onboarding fee, and a 30 day free trial against FoodDocs' 14 days.
Where FoodDocs is ahead
FoodDocs' Lite and Standard plans cost less per site, and it connects sensors and builds HACCP plans.
FoodDocs pricing
Deputy
Rostering, timesheets and HR.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Food safety records built around Australian food law: temperatures against each unit's range, corrective actions, certificates with expiry, allergen recipes and record packs. Deputy's pricing lists none of these.
- A training library with videos and quizzes, and a register of who watched what.
- Guardian includes a compliance support officer who reviews your records each week.
Where Deputy is ahead
Deputy runs payroll and award interpretation, and costs less for rostering alone.
Deputy pricing
Tanda
Rostering, timesheets and payroll.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Recipes and menus with their allergens are included.
- Dated record packs, and certificates with their expiry dates, set up for a food safety inspection.
- An AI Compliance Assistant that answers from Australian food law, and Guardian's compliance support officer.
Where Tanda is ahead
Tanda runs payroll and award interpretation, and also puts checklists beside its rosters.
Tanda pricing · Tanda checklists
Lightspeed Restaurant
A point of sale for restaurants.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Rostering is included. Lightspeed's Australian pricing lists none.
- Allergen recipes, a training register and dated record packs for an inspection.
- Guardian includes a compliance support officer who reviews your records each week.
Where Lightspeed Restaurant is ahead
Lightspeed is a point of sale, and its Tasks feature includes checklists with a Bluetooth thermometer.
Lightspeed pricing
Trail
Food safety checklists, from the Access Group.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Paid monthly or yearly. Trail states that all its plans run on 12 month terms.
- Our team is in Western Australia. Trail states that its support team is based in the United Kingdom.
- Rostering, allergen recipes and a training register are included.
Where Trail is ahead
Trail costs less per site and connects temperature sensors.
Trail pricing
Safe Food Pro
Food safety records for Australian venues.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Rostering, allergen recipes and an AI Compliance Assistant are included. Its pricing lists none of them.
- Guardian includes a compliance support officer who reviews your records each week.
- A 30 day free trial against 14 days.
Where Safe Food Pro is ahead
Safe Food Pro costs less per site and connects temperature sensors.
Safe Food Pro pricing
Squizify
Food safety checklists and sensors.
Where Hospitality Shield differs
- Rostering, allergen recipes and an AI Compliance Assistant are included.
- Guardian's compliance support officer reviews your records every week. Squizify's team helps with setup.
- A 30 day free trial against Squizify's 28 days.
Where Squizify is ahead
Squizify's entry price is lower, it connects wireless sensors, and its setup can include a visit.
Squizify pricing
Based on information published on each provider's website as at 27 September 2026. "Lists none" means we could not find it on the provider's own website; it does not mean the product cannot do it. Prices may exclude GST; Hospitality Shield prices include GST. Features and prices change, so check with each provider before you decide. Product names belong to their owners, and this page is not endorsed by them. If anything here is out of date, email info@hospitalityshield.com.au and we will review it.
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