Comparison
4Labs PRO vs Alegra
Both handle accounting and e-invoicing in Costa Rica. The difference is in the day-to-day restaurant operation — kitchen, tables and recipe-level inventory control.
Alegra is a Colombian accounting suite with a POS module and e-invoicing adapted for Costa Rica. It's a solid option if your priority is accounting and you only use the POS as an invoice output.
4Labs PRO was built from the ground up for restaurant operations: a real-time kitchen KDS, recipe-level inventory control with FIFO, native Uber Eats integration, WhatsApp reservations, and an AI copilot that answers questions about your operation. E-invoicing is included as a capability, not as the heart of the product.
| Feature | 4Labs PRO | Alegra |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model Alegra starts from cheaper accounting plans because they don't include kitchen operations. At 4Labs PRO we build the plan around your operation — talk to us and we'll put together what fits. | A plan built for you — let's talk | Plans based on the modules you contract |
| E-invoicing with the CR tax authority (v4.4) | Yes | Yes |
| Live KDS (Kitchen Display System) Alegra doesn't include a real-time kitchen screen; orders are handled as invoices. | Yes | No |
| Recipes + ingredient-level inventory (FIFO) Alegra tracks inventory by SKU (finished product). It does not calculate cost per recipe. | Yes | No |
| Native Uber Eats integration (OAuth + menu sync) | Yes | No |
| Reservations + WhatsApp confirmation | Yes | No |
| AI copilot for operations | Yes | No |
| Multi-branch with consolidated reports | Yes | Yes |
| Waiter mode with a table map | Yes | No |
| Supermarket mode (barcode POS) | Yes | No |
| Full accounting (general ledger, bank reconciliation) 4Labs PRO includes the Facturación+ module (accounting). Alegra is accounting-first. | Yes | Yes |
| Support on Costa Rica hours (UTC−6), in Spanish | Yes | Yes |
| Menu + inventory migration from your old system | Yes | Chart-of-accounts migration |
Choose Alegra if you are a company that needs full accounting and uses a POS as an occasional invoice output — a clinic, a law firm, an appliance store.
Choose 4Labs PRO if you run a restaurant, soda, bakery, café or supermarket where the kitchen + inventory + floor service are the heart of the business. Accounting and e-invoicing are covered too, but you don't run the business from the general ledger — you run it from the KDS and the POS.
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