Entrée by NECS vs Silo
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of Entrée vs Choco vs Pepper: 11 Best Food Distribution Software 2026. Last verified October 5, 2026.
The short answer
Entrée by NECS ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #8) for Owners and operations leads at United States food and beverage distributors, roughly 5 to 200 people, choosing or replacing the software that takes orders and runs the back office, who want orders, catch weights, routes, payments and QuickBooks joined instead of retyped.. Names QuickBooks, EDI, payments, customer ordering, proof of delivery and WMS as its own modules, with catch weight and order guides built in.
At a glance
| Entrée by NECS | Silo | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / Entrée vs Choco vs Pepper: 11 Best Food Distribution Software 2026 | #8 / Entrée vs Choco vs Pepper: 11 Best Food Distribution Software 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.6 | 5.9 |
| Best for | Food distributors that want one system built for the trade | Produce distributors that want cloud and FSMA 204 help |
| Pricing | Quote only (no price published on necs.com; modules sold separately) | Quote only (no price published) |
| HQ | Branford, Connecticut | — |
| Founded | 1987 | — |
Entrée by NECS
Names QuickBooks, EDI, payments, customer ordering, proof of delivery and WMS as its own modules, with catch weight and order guides built in.
necs.com/entree-food-distribution-software/See full entry in Entrée vs Choco vs Pepper: 11 Best Food Distribution Software 2026
Silo
Cloud produce ERP with an FSMA 204 page, but no named outside product.
www.usesilo.com/See full entry in Entrée vs Choco vs Pepper: 11 Best Food Distribution Software 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.