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Four comparisons for UK restaurants, pubs and cafés. Each page names where the other option is the better fit. Digital records are acceptable when they are complete, dated, and accessible. No software is EHO approved.

Last reviewed: . Reviewed by Nitin Patel. Drafts are prepared with AI assistance and checked by him before publication.

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Pick the comparison that matches the job

Paper SFBB, Checkit, Food Alert, and ResDiary are not the same category. One is the official pack. One watches fridges with sensors. One writes HACCP with consultants. One runs the floor plan. System Hub is timestamped SFBB checks, optional fire logs, and a simpler booking diary — from £5/week, in the browser.

vs paper SFBB

The official pack is legal. It fails when it is filled in at 11pm. Same checks, on a phone during the shift.

Best if gaps start at close

vs Checkit

Checkit automates temps with wireless sensors. System Hub will not watch a fridge at 3am. Different jobs.

Best if you are choosing sensors vs a diary

vs Food Alert

Alert65 is consultant-built HACCP and a 24/7 advice line. System Hub is the diary your team fills.

Best if you need an author, not only a login

vs ResDiary

ResDiary is yield, widgets, and EPOS. Keep it if that is the job. Add Food Safety for the pack that is still paper.

Best if you already have a booking system

How we compared

Each page uses the same grid: the job, SFBB shape, temperatures, inspection hand-over, staff during the shift, multi-site, fire and Challenge 25, bookings, price and commitment, setup. Cells are sentences, not ticks.

Sources checked 21 September 2026:

Scotland typically uses CookSafe. Northern Ireland uses Safe Catering. City pages name the local authority. We do not claim a regulator endorsement.

What we will not write

  • Named testimonials we do not have permission to use
  • List prices competitors do not publish
  • “EHO approved”, hours saved, or a promised Food Hygiene Rating

Start with Food Safety if the pack is the pain. Read digital SFBB records for the FSA electronic-diary option.

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Which comparison should you read first?

The one that matches the thing you are trying to stop doing. Paper pack filled in at close: read System Hub against paper SFBB. Sensors and a head office dashboard: read Checkit. A consultant who writes the HACCP and answers the phone at night: read Food Alert. A Saturday diary that already turns tables: read ResDiary, and probably keep it.

Prices on those pages are the ones each company publishes, or an honest “they quote”. System Hub’s own prices are on the pricing page: Food Safety £5 a week, Fire Safety £5, both together £8, Booking £10, Log Book £3, VAT included. Six kitchens are six times the Food Safety price.

Daily checks. Compare this with paper, Checkit, or Food Alert — not with a booking system.
The diary this comparison is about. Sensors and yield tools are a different job.
  • Do not move a working booking system to get a cheaper diary.
  • Do not buy sensors if the gap is a missing 4-weekly review.
  • Do not hire a consultancy if you already run SFBB and only need the checks attributed.

FSA: Safer food, better business. GOV.UK: SFBB pack, electronic or printed.

Which comparison matches the job you are stuck with?

Read the comparison that matches the job you are stuck with. If the pack is filled in at close, the paper SFBB page is the one. If you need probes in every fridge and a head-office map, that is Checkit’s category, not this diary.

If you need someone to write the HACCP and answer a phone at night, that is Food Alert’s offer. If Saturday is already run in ResDiary, keep ResDiary and add the food diary only if the diary is the gap.

System Hub’s prices are published: Food Safety £5 a week, Fire Safety £5, both £8, Booking £10, Log Book £3, VAT included, per location. Six sites are six Food Safety prices, £30 a week, not £5 for the group.

Do not move a working booking system to save the diary cost. Do not buy sensors because a 4-weekly review was skipped. The FSA pack and the GOV.UK note on electronic or printed diary pages are the sources for the paper comparison, not a blog summary.

FAQ

Questions about these comparisons

How did you write these comparisons?
Against public product pages and FSA SFBB guidance (GOV.UK, 5 June 2025). We name competitor strengths. Prices that are not on a public list are marked quote-led. We do not invent switcher quotes or hours saved.
Is System Hub EHO approved?
No. No software is. Inspectors need records that are complete, dated, and accessible. FSA lists an electronic diary as an option in England and Wales. See will an EHO accept digital food safety records.
Can I keep ResDiary and use System Hub for SFBB?
Yes. That is the usual path if yield management already works. System Hub is for the records that still live on paper. Read System Hub vs ResDiary.
How much is System Hub Food Safety?
14-day trial, no card. Then £5/week per location incl VAT via Stripe. Cancel anytime. Booking is £10/week if you add it.