Ospelia vs SpotHopper
SpotHopper is a marketing platform for independent restaurants: websites, Google visibility, social posts, email, reviews, reservations and events and catering inquiries, with photo and video shoots and an account rep. Pricing is by quote after a demo.
Where SpotHopper fits better
If you want photo and video shoots included with your marketing, SpotHopper offers them. Ospelia doesn't include photo or video shoots.
Where Ospelia is different
SpotHopper helps you fill seats. Ospelia does that too, with the same website, ordering, reservations, email, social and reviews. Then it keeps going after the guest sits down: sales, forecasts, scheduling, labor, inventory, recipe costing and a daily P&L, all in the same login with a dedicated account rep.
One Tuesday, run two ways.
An example day at a 60-seat café. Marketing looks about the same in both. The difference is the rest of the day.
- 6:00 AM
Yesterday's numbers
OspeliaSales, labor % and today's forecast are in your morning email.
SpotHopperWebsite and event stats. Sales and labor are in your POS.
- 9:30 AM
A slow afternoon
OspeliaText an offer to regulars, then cut a shift on a schedule built from the same forecast.
SpotHopperSend a promotion. The schedule is in another app.
- 11:00 AM
Catering for 80
OspeliaQuote from your recipes with the margin shown, take the deposit online, and prep goes on the kitchen schedule.
SpotHopperThe inquiry gets a reply. Costing and prep are up to you.
- 2:00 PM
The weekend order
OspeliaThe order is already written from your par levels.
SpotHopperNot listed. Count the walk-in and order by hand.
- 10:00 PM
Close
OspeliaChecklist on a phone, a shift note for the morning, and the P&L updates overnight.
SpotHopperNot listed. Paper checklist, group text.
- END OF DAY
Tools you used
2OspeliaOspelia, Your POS
5SpotHopperSpotHopper, Your POS, A scheduling app, Inventory and costing spreadsheets, Paper checklists and group texts
Tools used that Tuesday. Your POS stays either way.
Marketing, side by side
| What you get | Ospelia | SpotHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant website | Included | Included |
| Online ordering | Included | Included |
| Reservations | Included | Included |
| Events and catering inquiries | Included | Included |
| Email campaigns | Included | Included |
| Text messages | Included | — |
| Social posts | Included | Included |
| Google reviews | Included | Included |
| Loyalty and gift card analytics | Included | — |
| AI-written posts and promotions | Included | Included |
| Photo and video shoots | — | Included |
| Dedicated account rep | Included | Included |
What you'd add with Ospelia.
Included in Ospelia (Operations, Marketing, or both), and not listed on SpotHopper's published pages.
Operations and the rest
| What you get | Ospelia | SpotHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Sales reporting & dayparts | Operations | — |
| Sales forecast | Operations | — |
| Scheduling | Operations | — |
| Labor % tracking | Operations | — |
| Inventory & par levels | Operations | — |
| Ordering & purchase orders | Operations | — |
| Recipe costing | Operations | — |
| Menu engineering | Operations | — |
| Catering & events | Operations + Marketing | Included |
| Marketing, reviews & guests | Marketing | Included |
| Daily P&L / prime cost | Operations | — |
| Checklists, tasks & repairs | Operations | — |
| Training, certifications & HR docs | Operations | — |
Source: SpotHopper home page, SpotHopper on G2 (pricing and reviews) — checked 16 Oct 2026. Products change; tell us if something here is out of date and we'll fix it.
Questions
Does Ospelia do photo or video shoots?
No. Ospelia includes a dedicated account rep and writes posts, emails and promotions with AI, but it doesn't include photo or video shoots. If you want those included, SpotHopper offers them.
Can I try Ospelia alongside SpotHopper?
Yes. Seven days free with unlimited users (a card is needed to start, and nothing is charged for 7 days). Run it alongside SpotHopper for a week and keep whichever earns its place.
Try it next to what you use now.
Unlimited users and a dedicated account rep. Run it alongside SpotHopper for a week and keep whichever earns its place.
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