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Lisa
Verified reviewer
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Good and a time saver
Have used it for years and is a great tool. Customer service is good and helpful. Would like to see more features added. Has made my life easier even in the manufacturing world.
PROSLove the ease of making the nutritional analysis. Easy to find the items needed
CONSNeed to be able to email and easily add items that are not found. Can be a tad cumbersome
Reason for choosing nutraCoster
Price and had the basics of what we needed in an economical package.
Vendor Response
We're always open to feature requests. Email support@sweetware.com.
Replied August 2022
Beryl
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Wonderful customer service
nutraCoster is very reliable and provides a professional label product. And the customer service is top notch. When we had to move the software from one computer to another one, the customer service helped us every step of the way. I highly recommend nutraCoster.
CONSI do not have anything negative to say about the software.
Reason for choosing nutraCoster
nutraCoster was the most cost effective and provided the features we needed.
Kate
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed July 2018
Using this program is a constant battle!
Forced me to learn coding so that I could build my own data management system.
PROSI started out loving this program. The ability to enter the exact ingredient you use and use one recipe as an ingredient in another is great. But, unfortunately, the honeymoon phase only lasted about a month because all the glitches, unexpected crashes, and limitations became glaringly obvious.
CONSAt first it seems like this program has a ton of great features, but many of them don't actually work. The nutrition calculation for the most part is accurate, provided that the processing yield doesn't inexplicably change itself. I'd say the program crashes about 2-12 times a day depending on usage and how it's feeling. We've got about 700 recipes to keep track of and I think that's just too much for this program. The cost analysis also sounded great at the beginning, but can be inaccurate and attempting to use the overhead calculator crashes my system every time. There is a Yahoo group run by the developer that you can join which I think would be helpful for learning the basic functions of the program. Although they are quick to respond, it doesn't help with the big issues like the constant crashing and unexpected changes the recipes seem to make "themselves." Sounds great but still needs lots of work and development before I'd consider it a decent product.
Vendor Response
nutraCoster includes unlimited free support. So it's in our best interests to correct any issues as soon as we become aware of them. If you have an issue, give us a call and we'll work with you to resolve the problem.
Replied December 2018
Lynn
Food Production, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Why we stay
We are reviewing the possibility of using nutraCoster to track many of the costs we have been using spreadsheets to capture
PROSIt's very straight forward to use and is very accurate. It has a great database and functionality.
CONSIt's not very sexy in today's software world. I wish it had some of the functions I've seen in other similar software.
Vendor Response
Tell us what features you think would make the software "sexier". We'll look into it. Email support@sweetware.com.
Replied August 2022
Damon
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Fantastic Product
The absolute best part about nutraCoster is that the [SENSITIVE CONTENT], is a wizard at how this software works inside and out. I have been using this for over 13 years and he has always been available if I ever had any issues, even going as far as to restore a decade worth of data I thought was lost when I had a server crash at my facility. This is an invaluable tool and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] knows how to keep it working for my business.
PROSI use nutraCoster to create nutrition panels for products we produce and it does a fantastic job. We also produce products for international markets and the changes to label styles and formats is key. I wouldn't be without it!
CONSThe functionality for defining units on a nutrition panel is a little cumbersome. Once you have it figured out, it works fine, but the Swerving Size Helper is a little clunky.
Jonathan
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Good program for FDA nutritional label compliance
I have used this program for many years, and rely on it extensively. Additionally, when I've needed support, it's been quick and effective.
PROSThis program has a learning curve, and quirks, but once you learn it (like all software) it's very easy to navigate and get what you need.
CONSThe UX (interface) is very 1990s, and there are some simple things that are irritating. But this is the case in just about all software.
Abraham
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Amazing Software highly reccomended
Correct cost of my products and nutrition labels,
CONSCant find any negetive with this product at all.
Richard
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Very Satisfied with NutraCoster
We have been pleased to the point that we don't waste any time wondering if another product would be better.
PROSAllows you to take as many or as few considerations as you like. Such as before cooking as well as after cooking with the nutrient differences.
CONSIt was a little difficult for beginners (like me) to learn but they were responsive and patient with my calls for help.
Dominique
Wholesale, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2019
Well Done, Programmers!
I have found this product consistently easy to use. The tech support has been readily available to answer any of my learning curve questions and they are always happy to help. I especially appreciate that the more I learn about the program and my products, the more options I can use in nutraCoster. The level of detail available is outstanding, but using just the standard functions works easily as well! The option to have a second workstation on our network is priceless. As well, the tech team has frequent quick updates that have kept the system running well, and very stable.
CONSI have not found anything to dislike about this software.
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2019
Really good software!
We use nutracoster to create nutritional labels as well as to batch out or mixes after we have entered them.
PROSThe functionality of this software is really good.
CONSThere is a learning curve to using the software, but once you get used to it it really does a good job.
Derek
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2018
Basic program to calculate very approximate nutritional value and product cost
This program comes configured with many different ingredients and different types of those ingredients (e.g. boiled eggs, raw eggs, etc). You can enter the ingredients and amounts for your recipe, and then produce a nice Nutritional Facts table to print/implement on a label. The interface supports keyboard interaction fairly well.
CONSHas the expected freaks and glitches of a program that is not heavily developed; takes some time to learn the intricacies and variants in the interface, in order to use it efficiently. Very complicated to move the data to another computer when moving the program (single copy only, no network sharing!)
Vendor Response
nutraCoster includes unlimited free support. If you need help or have questions please give us a call. Moving nutraCoster to a different computer involves copying a folder and running Setup on the new computer. We can assist you if you need help.
Replied December 2018
Austin
Food & Beverages, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Does exactly what it says and exactly what we need
It has a bit of a learning curve, but it so much that I can't imagine operating without it.
PROSThis allows for tracking and labeling of all nutritional information. It stores and backs up all the nutritional data we need, creates ingredient labels that fit the ever changing legal requirements, and allows us to keep appropriate labeling for a large menu.
CONSThe UI is a bit dated and a couple things are not a user friendly as they could be. Once you get past the learning curve, though, it works great.
Katherine
Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2022
Amazingly easy recipe costing
Overall, nutraCoster has been a lifesaver for me and my business. I'd love to see the glitches fixed, but even with them I can price out new recipes quickly and easily.
PROSCosting out new recipes is quick and easy, adding labour costs is a breeze. This software has been amazing with helping me price my menu and make sure I know exactly what my costs are on everything.
CONSSetting it up was a lengthy process simply because I use a lot of products that weren't already in the system, but now that they're in it's easy! My biggest complaint would be how frequently it glitches. I've gotten used to it all and know how to work around it or to just be patient when I have to wait for it to restart after crashing, but it would be amazing if the glitches were fixed.
Vendor Response
If you encounter an error, please call when you're at the computer. We'll make sure it gets fixed.
Replied August 2022
Zachary
Food & Beverages, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Excellent product
Does exactly what I want and provides everything we need for nutritionals
CONSTerminology takes a bit to understand but once understood is very clear and straightforward system
Dale
Food Production, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Barney's nutriCoster review
Formulating and nutrition. Helps when developing new products.
CONSNo cons. After initial set-up and training from techs is was very easy to use.
Sabir
Food & Beverages, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2022
Low cost and simple to use
After using for some time, I am now comfortable with this program. It just needs some practice
PROSIt is not just restricted to one country
CONSSometimes directions are confusing. Need a better instruction manual.
Sandy
Food Production, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Making it work!!!
Great product, excellent customer service, great for small farm businesses
PROSEase of product use, customer friendly service
CONSCost, however I did find it less expensive than other products.
Alonso
Restaurants, 2-10 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2019
And excellent plus for our pizza place
We had not thought about how useful it could be to add the nutritional values of our pizzas, and how important it is for our customers
CONSSo far i had not found any deficiencies in this software