SOP SOFTWARE

Stop running on tribal knowledge.

Sideworks SOP software keeps your standard operating procedures, manuals, and recipes in one searchable library — then turns them into recurring checklists with photo proof. The closing procedure isn't a PDF nobody opens; it's a list your team runs every night. When knowledge lives in the system, new managers ramp faster and every shift runs the same way.

Why SOPs matter

A procedure nobody can find isn't a procedure.

In an industry with 79.6% annual turnover, the person who knows how things work is always one resignation away from leaving. SOP software moves that knowledge out of people's heads and into a system that any new hire can follow on day one.

79.6%

Annual restaurant turnover

When staff churn is this high, documented procedures are how consistency survives the people who leave.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024
70%

Of team engagement is the manager

Clear procedures free managers from re-explaining the basics so they can coach instead of firefight.

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Searchable home for every procedure

SOPs, manuals, recipes, and contracts in one place — categorized and searchable instead of scattered across drives and binders.

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How it works

From document to done.

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Upload your procedures

Add PDFs, images, and spreadsheets, or link to docs you keep elsewhere. Title, describe, and categorize each one.

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Make them executable

Turn the steps in a procedure into a recurring checklist with assignment, schedule, and photo verification.

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Run it every shift

The team follows the procedure as a checklist, and you get proof it was done — not just a binder you hope they read.

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What's included

A document library that does something.

Document library

Upload PDFs, images, and spreadsheets or add links. Every document is titled, described, and categorized.

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Search & categories

Filter by category and search by keyword so the right SOP, recipe, or manual is one query away.

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Executable checklists

Convert documented procedures into recurring checklists with assignment, scheduling, and photo proof.

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Faster onboarding

New hires follow the documented procedure instead of asking the nearest veteran. Consistency that scales.

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Part of the platform

SOPs work best when they're connected.

Documenting procedures is step one. Running them is where Sideworks earns its place:

Common questions

SOP software, answered.

What is SOP software?

SOP (standard operating procedure) software stores the documented steps for how your operation runs — opening, closing, food safety, recipes, training — so the knowledge lives in the system instead of in binders and people's heads. Sideworks combines an SOP document library with executable checklists so procedures are both findable and enforceable.

What file types can I store?

You can upload PDFs, images, and spreadsheets, or add links to documents you keep elsewhere. Each document has a title, description, and category, and the library is searchable so the right SOP is one query away.

How is this different from a shared drive?

A shared drive stores files but does nothing with them. In Sideworks your SOP library sits next to the checklists that execute those procedures — so the closing SOP isn't just a document a manager hopes someone read, it's a recurring checklist with photo proof that it was actually done.

Can I turn an SOP into a checklist?

Yes. The procedures you document become recurring checklists with assignment, scheduling, and timestamped photo verification. That's the difference between writing a procedure down and knowing it happened.

Who can access our SOPs?

Your SOP library is scoped to your location and available to your team. Checklists built from those procedures can also be shared with outside crews and vendors by public link — no account required.

Is SOP software free?

Sideworks offers a free tier to get started with no credit card. The document library and checklists are part of the same platform alongside scheduling, feedback, and maintenance.

Ready to standardize?

Get every shift running the same way.

Store your procedures and make them executable. Free to start — no credit card required.

Free tier · No card required · 5 minutes to set up