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Nory: cost, fit and limits
Nory is an agentic restaurant operations system, shown on its site as Nory.ai, with named AI assistants for forecasting, scheduling, ordering, invoicing and payroll, sold to restaurant groups on per-location quotes. It lists Ireland as its country.
What to know first
Nory presents seven assistants rather than one chatbot: forecasting, scheduling, ordering, reviews, compliance, payroll and invoicing. The home page lists the Ordering Assistant as live in beta. The pricing page shows no amounts and sends buyers to the team for a per-location quote. Most processing happens in the EU according to the privacy page, though no specific region is named, and the company states Ireland as its country.
Nory at a glance
| Maker | Not stated on the vendor pages, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Restaurant Management Software in 2026, rank 2 of 13 |
| Website | nory.ai |
Who Nory is best for
Groups with thin management time
The Scheduling Assistant builds rotas from forecast, budget and compliance rules, which cuts the manual rota work that falls on a general manager each week.
Operators who place supplier orders by hand
The Ordering Assistant checks inventory against forecast and drafts purchase orders, although the vendor lists it as beta, so a pilot should confirm what is live.
Teams with invoice backlogs
The Invoicing Assistant matches invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes, which targets the checking step finance teams usually do by hand.
Nory plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Per-location quote | Not published, quote through the team | The pricing page shows no amounts and a button to talk to the team. Pricing is described as per location, falling as locations are added. |
| Forecasting and rota scope | No separate price shown | Forecasting Assistant and Scheduling Assistant appear on the home page as core assistants. No amount for either is published. |
| Ordering, invoicing and payroll scope | No separate price shown | Ordering Assistant (beta), Invoicing Assistant and a payroll module that builds pay runs from shifts and timecards. No amounts are published. |
Checked November 2026.
What Nory does
- Forecasting Assistant
- Revenue and covers are forecast by the hour and refreshed daily. The forecast is the base for the rota and ordering assistants, so errors in it flow into those later steps.
- Scheduling Assistant
- Rotas are built from the forecast, the labor budget and compliance rules. A manager still approves them, and the pages opened do not say which rules are covered in which countries.
- Ordering Assistant
- Inventory is checked against forecast demand, and supplier purchase orders are drafted. The home page lists this assistant as live in beta, so it may change before general release.
- Invoicing Assistant
- Invoices are matched against purchase orders and delivery notes. Mismatches can be surfaced for review, which suits groups that currently check deliveries against paper. Delivery notes are part of the match, not only purchase orders.
- Payroll module
- Pay runs are built from shifts and timecards. The pages opened do not name the payroll jurisdictions, tax rules or export formats the module supports.
How Nory handles your data
The privacy page says most processing takes place in the EU but names no specific region. Retention has no fixed period: data is kept for the purpose it was collected for and as long as the relationship and legal duties require. The page does not say whether customer data trains AI models, and it names no certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001. The footer refers to Nory.ai and its affiliates without a registered legal name. Ask for the legal entity, the hosting region and a model-training statement in writing.
Where Nory falls short in practice
- No amounts on the pricing page. Buyers cannot estimate cost before a sales call, because the pricing page has no amounts. Quote comparisons need the same location count and the same assistants in scope.
- Ordering Assistant is beta. Automated purchase orders touch real money and stock. Start with approvals on every order and review the drafts for a few weeks before relaxing that.
- POS list is not shown. The home page says it supports all major POS systems but names none. The forecast depends on the sales feed, so confirm your POS in writing.
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Nory: common questions
What are Nory's AI assistants?
The home page lists assistants for forecasting, scheduling, ordering, reviews, compliance, payroll and invoicing, and the vendor calls the system agentic. The Ordering Assistant is shown as live in beta. Forecasts are made by the hour and refreshed daily, per the vendor.
How much does Nory cost?
The pricing page shows no amounts. It points buyers to the team for a quote, and the pricing is described as per location. As of November 2026 no entry price was visible, so request a written quote at your location count.
Where does Nory process data?
The privacy page says most processing happens in the EU and does not name a specific region. Retention follows the purpose and legal duties without a fixed period. No certification appeared on the page, so ask for a hosting region and security documents.
Can Nory write supplier orders by itself?
The Ordering Assistant checks inventory against the forecast and drafts purchase orders for suppliers. It is listed as live in beta, so treat it as a draft generator and keep human approval on each order until the results look right.
Does Nory handle payroll?
The home page lists a payroll module that builds pay runs from shifts and timecards. Supported countries, tax handling and export formats were not shown on the pages opened, so confirm that your payroll provider or jurisdiction is covered before relying on it.