Ordermatic vs. Choco for industrial distributors.
Order entry automation for non-food distribution on legacy ERPs.
Choco is built for the food and beverage supply chain. Ordermatic brings automated order entry to industrial distributors on legacy ERPs — emails, PDFs, faxes, and handwritten POs become clean, validated entries. No food workflow. No buyer app to roll out.
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Choco vs. Ordermatic, in one paragraph.
Choco is the strongest fit for food and beverage distributors — a complete growth platform with a buyer-facing ordering app, a foodservice CRM, and ecommerce built for restaurant-supplier networks. Ordermatic is order-entry automation for industrial distributors on legacy and green-screen ERPs (AS/400, IBM iSeries, Epicor Prophet 21, Infor M3/M4) — turning emails, PDFs, faxes, and handwritten POs into clean, validated entries, with no food-specific workflow or buyer network required.
How Ordermatic compares to Choco. And to doing nothing.
Distributors comparing Choco usually weigh three options. Choco is the food-and-beverage platform; Ordermatic fits industrial distributors on legacy ERPs that need clean entries fast — without adopting a buyer network.
| HOW IT COMPARES | Manual rekeying | Choco | Ordermatic |
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| No manual rekeying of orders | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reads email, PDF, fax & handwritten orders | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Validates line items against your ERP catalog & pricing | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purpose-built for industrial distribution (not food & beverage) | — | — | ✓ |
| Specializes in legacy & green-screen ERPs (AS/400, IBM iSeries) | — | PARTIAL | ✓ |
| No buyer-facing ordering app or network to adopt | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| No migration — keep the ERP you run today | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Focused on order entry, not a CRM/ecommerce suite | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Real results. Real customer. Live in production.
“My day has changed by the amount of time it now takes to enter an order. It used to take sometimes an hour to put in a large order — now I can put it in the Ordermatic system in about 5-6 minutes.”
Ordermatic vs. Choco: common questions.
What industrial distributors evaluating Choco ask before deciding.
Is Ordermatic a good Choco alternative?
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Ordermatic is a strong Choco alternative for industrial distributors — fittings, fasteners, electrical, and MRO suppliers — especially those on legacy ERPs like AS/400, Prophet 21, and Infor M3/M4. It automates order entry without Choco's food-and-beverage focus or buyer-facing app.
What is the difference between Ordermatic and Choco?
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Choco is a growth platform for food and beverage distributors, with a restaurant ordering app, foodservice CRM, and ecommerce alongside order capture. Ordermatic is focused order-entry automation for industrial distributors on legacy and green-screen ERPs, with no food-specific workflow or buyer network.
Is Ordermatic cheaper than Choco?
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Choco is a broad platform priced for food distributors who want the full suite — ordering app, CRM, and ecommerce. Ordermatic charges only for order-entry automation, so industrial distributors aren't paying for restaurant-network features they won't use.
Can Ordermatic replace Choco?
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For industrial distributors, yes. Ordermatic captures email, PDF, fax, and handwritten orders, validates them against your ERP catalog and pricing, and writes clean entries into your system. Food and beverage distributors who want a buyer app and CRM may prefer Choco's full platform.
Who should use Choco instead of Ordermatic?
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Food and beverage distributors serving restaurants are well served by Choco, which offers a buyer-facing ordering app, foodservice CRM, ecommerce storefront, and a network of 30,000+ distributors built specifically for the food supply chain.
Does Ordermatic work with AS/400, Prophet 21, and Infor M3/M4?
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Yes. Ordermatic specializes in legacy and green-screen ERPs that many automation tools skip — including AS/400, IBM iSeries, Epicor Prophet 21, and Infor M3/M4 — turning incoming orders into clean, validated entries without any ERP migration.
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