HublvsPaddl
Hubl is a UK food safety app from Complete Food Safety, a consultancy in Berkhamsted: checklists, temperature logs, deliveries, allergens, wastage, incidents, risk assessments and documents, with a multi-site dashboard and an AI assistant called Orbit. Plans are published per site with unlimited users.
46 features compared · 29 Paddl only · prices verified 7 November 2026
Paddl is food safety, compliance and operations software for UK hospitality: digital SFBB, HACCP plans, allergens ready for Natasha's Law, temperature, cleaning and training records, and an EHO-ready audit pack. £69 per location per month with every feature included, a 30-day free trial and no contract. Hubl: £19 to £65 per site per month, unlimited users.
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Used Daily & Trusted By: 23 Coffee, Burger Shop, Dr Foster's, Edgie Eats, Frothed, Good Chemistry Brewing, Leaven Pizza, Maneki Ramen, Paper Tiger Food Services, Restore, Royal Marine Hotel, The Bookshop, The Staff of Life, The Tower Inn, World Famous Dive Bars.
Unlimited users and devices. Monthly rolling with 30 days' notice, except Venti Plus on a 12-month contract. Annual billing is 12 months for the price of 11. 14-day free trial, no card, no setup fee.
Every feature. 5 users per location, £2.99 a month for each extra user. 30-day free trial, card required, no contract.
- One site, 12 staff: £89.93 a month
- One site, 40 staff: £173.65 a month
- Five sites, 100 staff: £569.25 a month
Hubl vs Paddl: what matters most
Last reviewed: 7 November 2026
Two apps that both act on your say-so
Hubl's Orbit and Paddl's Ask Paddy both propose a change and wait for a yes before making it. Orbit logs readings, creates checklists and compares sites. Ask Paddy can use over 200 tools across the whole venue: routines, HACCP plans, risk assessments, COSHH, suppliers, training records, broadcasts and the audit pack.
Price per site
Hubl runs from £19 to £65 a site with unlimited users, the fuller features on the £32 and £45 plans. Paddl is £69 a location with every feature and five users included. For a small team that only needs checks, Hubl is cheaper; for the whole compliance file Paddl covers more on one plan.
Groups and group food
Hubl lets head office build checks once and push them to every site, and its franchise page says every franchisee's records are visible. Paddl takes the other view for separately owned businesses: head office sees scores, counts and update status, never a franchisee's staff, records or documents. In an organisation, head office keeps master dishes, prep items, the products in them and menus, and each business holds a linked copy. An allergen head office adds shows at every linked venue at once, on the allergen chart, menus, public allergen page, QR codes and website embed. An allergen it removes keeps showing at each venue until an owner or whole-business manager there confirms it, each business acknowledges the update, and head office sees in the master's history who has applied it, and can export the group allergen procedure for a Primary Authority or EHO.
Where Hubl and Paddl differ
From the 46-row grid below, checked against Hubl's published feature list on 7 November 2026.
Food Safety & Compliance
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Digital SFBB Packs, AI HACCP Generation, EHO Report Generation, One-Click Audit Packs, Fire Safety - Drills, Certificates & Expiry Alerts, COSHH Management.
Hubl covers in part: HACCP Plans, Allergen Management.
Operations & Equipment
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Equipment Tracking, AI Equipment Anomaly Detection, Maintenance Swimlanes.
Hubl covers in part: Supplier Management.
Team & Training
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Rota Building & Publishing, Shift Swaps & Open Shifts, Holiday & Leave, Timesheets & Payroll Export, Staff Inductions, GPS Check-in, Shift Handovers / EOD Reports, Staff Notifications, Team Chat & Direct Messages.
Hubl covers in part: Team Management, Training Tracking.
Documents & Knowledge
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Knowledge Hub, Digital Signatures, Licence Management, Insurance Gap Detection, Lease & Property Management.
Reporting & Incidents
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Complaint Monitoring, EHO Visit Dashboard, AI Legal Guidance & Evidence Packs.
Platform & AI
Paddl has, Hubl does not: Mobile Manager View, Offline Mode, AI Document Extraction.
Groups & Head Office
Not stated on Hubl's site, so ask them: Head Office Library Sent to Separate Businesses as Versioned Updates, Group Allergen Changes Reach Every Venue, Removals Confirmed per Venue.
Where Hubl is stronger
- Low published entry price: £19 a site with unlimited users
- Monthly rolling terms on most plans
- Built by food safety consultants, with a helpline and personalised FSMS on the top plan
- Orbit AI answers from live records and makes changes after you say yes
- Head office builds checks once and pushes them to every site
Side-by-side feature comparison
Food Safety & Compliance
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Digital SFBB PacksPaddl only | ||
| HACCP Plans | ||
| AI HACCP GenerationPaddl only | ||
| Allergen Management | ||
| Risk Assessments | ||
| EHO Report GenerationPaddl only | ||
| One-Click Audit PacksPaddl only | ||
| Fire Safety - Drills, Certificates & Expiry AlertsPaddl only | ||
| COSHH ManagementPaddl only |
Operations & Equipment
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment TrackingPaddl only | ||
| AI Equipment Anomaly DetectionPaddl only | ||
| Temperature Monitoring | ||
| Maintenance SwimlanesPaddl only | ||
| Supplier Management | ||
| Delivery Checks |
Team & Training
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Team Management | ||
| Rota Building & PublishingPaddl only | ||
| Shift Swaps & Open ShiftsPaddl only | ||
| Holiday & LeavePaddl only | ||
| Timesheets & Payroll ExportPaddl only | ||
| Training Tracking | ||
| Staff InductionsPaddl only | ||
| GPS Check-inPaddl only | ||
| Shift Handovers / EOD ReportsPaddl only | ||
| Staff NotificationsPaddl only | ||
| Team Chat & Direct MessagesPaddl only |
Documents & Knowledge
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Document Management | ||
| Knowledge HubPaddl only | ||
| Digital SignaturesPaddl only | ||
| Licence ManagementPaddl only | ||
| Insurance Gap DetectionPaddl only | ||
| Lease & Property ManagementPaddl only |
Reporting & Incidents
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Complaint MonitoringPaddl only | ||
| Incident & Accident Reporting | ||
| EHO Visit DashboardPaddl only | ||
| AI Legal Guidance & Evidence PacksPaddl only |
Platform & AI
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile App | ||
| Mobile Manager ViewPaddl only | ||
| Offline ModePaddl only | ||
| AI Assistant | ||
| AI Agent That Carries Out Tasks Once You Confirm | ||
| AI Document ExtractionPaddl only | ||
| Compliance Dashboard |
Groups & Head Office
| Feature | Paddl | Hubl |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Location | ||
| Head Office Library Sent to Separate Businesses as Versioned Updates | ? | |
| Group Allergen Changes Reach Every Venue, Removals Confirmed per Venue | ? |
What Hubl does not do, shown in Paddl
Screenshots of the Paddl features the grid marks as missing or partial in Hubl.
Shift handovers and end-of-day reports
Paddl AdvantageStaff submit an end-of-day report with urgent actions, stock shortages and equipment problems. The incoming shift acknowledges the handover before starting.
Push notifications to staff on shift
Paddl AdvantageTemperature alerts, handover submissions and maintenance updates go to the people checked in that day, not the whole team.
EHO visit view
Paddl AdvantageOne screen with everything an inspector asks for, grouped by what they score: hygiene, structure and confidence in management, from the SFBB pack to delivery checks, temperature logs and training.
Equipment records with AI health checks
Paddl AdvantageEvery fridge, oven and extractor with its service history and temperature logs. The AI flags a unit whose readings are drifting before it fails.
Allergen lookup during service
Paddl AdvantageStaff search the menu by allergen from a phone in the middle of service, no folder to find.
Report a fault from the app
Paddl AdvantageStaff log a breakdown or a safety concern with a photo and a priority, and the manager sees it the moment it is raised.
AI HACCP plan generation
Paddl AdvantageThe AI reads your business, routines, equipment and menu, then drafts a complete HACCP plan with process steps and critical control points for you to review.
Manager view in the mobile app
Paddl AdvantageManagers switch to an admin view on their phone: team progress, compliance status, recent activity and SFBB state across every site.
AI insurance gap detection
Paddl AdvantageUpload the policy documents and the AI reads the cover, lists the gaps and says what to ask the broker.
Who should choose Hubl, and who should choose Paddl
Choose Hubl if
- You want the lowest published price for checks and temperatures with unlimited users
- You want a food safety consultancy's helpline and a written FSMS bundled with the app
Choose Paddl if
- You want SFBB, a drafted HACCP plan, COSHH, fire safety, licences and rota in the same product
- Your venues are separate businesses and head office sends master plans, SOPs and dishes as versioned updates each one acknowledges
- A head office allergen change must reach every venue's public allergen page, QR codes and website embed, with removals confirmed per venue
- You want an agent with over 200 tools across the whole venue, not only checks and readings
Switching from Hubl to Paddl
- SFBB, HACCP plan drafting, COSHH, fire safety, licences and rota in one plan
- Group food library with per-venue confirmation of allergen removals
- Public allergen pages, QR codes and website embed that update live
- Head office never sees a franchisee's staff or records
A typical switch: export Hubl records, set up sites and routines from templates, and let the AI draft the plans.
How the switch works
- Export your Hubl records and file them in Paddl documents
- Set up sites and invite staff
- Turn on routine templates for your checks
- Let the AI draft the HACCP plan and SFBB pack
- Switch devices over after a week
What you keep
- Checklists and temperature logs
- Delivery records
- An AI that acts on your yes
What you give up
- Unlimited users at £19 a site
- The consultancy helpline and written FSMS on Venti Plus
Alternatives to Hubl for UK hospitality
| Product | Category | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Paddl | Food safety, compliance and operations | £69 per location per month, every feature included, 30-day free trial. No tiers and no volume discount. |
| Trail (by Access) | Food safety and compliance | From £38 per site per month on a 12-month term (Team); £75 Standard, £82.50 Trail Evo; unlimited users |
| FoodDocs | Food safety and compliance | From $99 a site a month (Lite); the HACCP plan is on Standard at $199; 20% less billed annually |
| Navitas Safety | Food safety and compliance | Quote-led; Capterra lists from £90 a month, Culinary Key from around £39 a month plus hardware on a 12 to 24 month contract |
Hubl comparison questions
How much does Hubl cost?
Hubl publishes four plans per site per month, excluding VAT (checked November 2026): Tall £19, Grande £32, Venti £45 and Venti Plus £65, with unlimited users. All but Venti Plus are monthly rolling; Venti Plus is a 12-month contract. There is a 14-day free trial.
Is Hubl or Paddl better for a restaurant group?
Hubl suits a group that wants low-cost checks with consultancy behind them. Paddl suits a group that wants the whole compliance file, a master library sent to separate businesses as updates, and allergen changes that reach every venue with removals confirmed.
Does Hubl have AI?
Yes. Orbit answers questions from your records and can log readings or create checklists after stating the change and waiting for your yes. It is on the Venti plans. Paddl's Ask Paddy works the same way on confirmation and has over 200 tools.
Try Paddl alongside Hubl for 30 days
£69 per location per month, every feature included, 30-day free trial. No tiers and no volume discount. Card required to start, nothing charged until the trial ends.
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