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BlueCart vs GEP SMART

BlueCart logo

BlueCart

Inventory

Restaurant procurement and ordering platform

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
GEP SMART logo

GEP SMART

ERP

Enterprise source-to-pay from a vendor that also sells the consulting and the outsourced procurement team

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BlueCart primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors; GEP SMART gEP sells the software, the consulting and the outsourced procurement team, so the vendor measuring the savings is often the vendor delivering them, which makes independent verification difficult.
  • They diverge on capability: BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, GEP SMART covers Unified source-to-pay.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BlueCart and GEP SMART actually diverge.

Attributes where BlueCart and GEP SMART differ
AttributeBlueCartGEP SMART
Starting price$10/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownquote
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryInventoryERP
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BlueCart

  • Supplier ordering
  • Spend analytics
  • Budget tracking
  • Inventory
  • Order history
  • Mobile ordering
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Only in GEP SMART

  • Unified source-to-pay
  • Spend and category analytics
  • Savings tracking
  • Supplier risk management
  • GEP QUANTUM
  • Managed services attachment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BlueCart

  • Point of Salenot GEP SMART
  • Order Managementnot GEP SMART
  • Inventory Controlnot GEP SMART
  • Staff Schedulingnot GEP SMART

GEP SMART

  • An enterprise that needs category expertise as well as software and would otherwise run two procurement processesnot BlueCart
  • A company outsourcing tactical sourcing while retaining strategic categories, using one platform across bothnot BlueCart
  • A multinational consolidating regional procurement systems onto one spend taxonomynot BlueCart
  • An organisation that needs savings tracked and reconciled against realised spend rather than claimed in a spreadsheetnot BlueCart

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BlueCart

  • Primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors
  • Requires supplier adoption for full functionality

GEP SMART

  • GEP sells the software, the consulting and the outsourced procurement team, so the vendor measuring the savings is often the vendor delivering them, which makes independent verification difficult.
  • Nothing is published and reported entry points around half a million US dollars a year exclude implementation, which GEP typically delivers itself rather than through a competing integrator.
  • Implementation being delivered by the vendor limits the pool of independent consultants who can advise you during the project or take over afterwards.
  • Combined software and services engagements are difficult to unwind, because replacing the platform also means rebuilding procurement capability the outsourcer was providing.
  • The platform is scoped for very large enterprises, so mid-market organisations face both a price and a complexity floor that no module selection brings down.

Pricing, plan by plan

BlueCart

$10/month

No published plan breakdown. See the BlueCart review.

GEP SMART

On request
  • GEP SMART$undefined/year
    • Scaled by managed spend volume, modules and user count
    • Third parties report deployments starting around 500,000 USD per year
    • Frequently bundled with GEP consulting or managed services

Which should you pick?

Choose BlueCart if

  • You need supplier ordering.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want spend analytics.
BlueCart review

Choose GEP SMART if

  • You need unified source-to-pay.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want spend and category analytics.
GEP SMART review

Questions people ask

Is BlueCart or GEP SMART better?
Neither clearly leads. BlueCart starts at $10/month and GEP SMART at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BlueCart or GEP SMART?
BlueCart starts at $10/month and GEP SMART at On request.
Does BlueCart or GEP SMART run on more platforms?
BlueCart runs on Web, Mobile. GEP SMART runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is BlueCart best used for?
BlueCart is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what GEP SMART is typically brought in for.
What can BlueCart do that GEP SMART cannot?
BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Spend analytics, Budget tracking, Inventory. GEP SMART covers Unified source-to-pay, Spend and category analytics, Savings tracking, Supplier risk management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

BlueCart: What is BlueCart's base pricing?

BlueCart pricing starts at $10 per month, with pricing tiers based on the number of orders processed per month.

Source
GEP SMART: Is GEP just a software company?

No. It sells procurement software, procurement consulting and outsourced procurement operations, and deals often combine all three.

BlueCart: Who can use BlueCart?

BlueCart is designed as a wholesale order management platform for both buyers (restaurants, hospitality businesses) and suppliers in the food industry to streamline the procurement process.

Source
GEP SMART: What does GEP SMART cost?

Not published. Third parties report deployments from around 500,000 USD a year, scaled by managed spend, modules and users.

GEP SMART: Who implements it?

GEP typically does, which shortens the project but reduces independent advice during and after it.

GEP SMART: How does it compare with Ivalua?

Both are single-platform enterprise source-to-pay. GEP adds consulting and managed services; Ivalua is software only and stronger on direct materials.

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