Caviste vs Oeni: price, reviews and features
Two French wine cellar apps. Here's how they actually differ.
Oeni is the most downloaded wine cellar app in France, with a large wine database and a polished feel. It's a solid choice. The main differences with Caviste come down to three things: how you pay, how the scan works, and whether your data stays yours.
Oeni has the largest database, and both apps are freemium. Caviste publishes exactly what its free tier holds, costs less on the year (24.99 € against 29.99 € at Oeni's entry tier), and reads any label without a database.
| Caviste | Oeni | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes: 30 bottles + 50 AI scans, kept for good | Yes, freemium; 30-day premium trial. Limits not published |
| Price | 2.99 €/month or 24.99 €/year | 8.99 €/month, 29.99 to 79.99 €/year |
| Label scan | AI reads any label, no database needed | AI + large wine database |
| Small growers & foreign wines | Read from the label, even if unknown | Depends on database coverage |
| Drinking window | Five levels (estate to grape) + vintage, editable per bottle | Yes, ageing phases |
| Food & wine pairing | A sommelier picks from your own cellar and explains why | 5,400 pairings from a database |
| CSV import & export | Yes, free, both ways | Excel import, no export found |
Comparison based on publicly available information (App Store listings and official sites) in August 2026. Prices and features may change.
Two free tiers, only one of them published
Both apps are freemium, and Oeni adds a 30-day premium trial. The difference is what each one tells you: Oeni does not publish what its free plan keeps, so you find out by reaching the wall. Caviste writes it down. After a 7-day trial with an unlimited cellar and sommelier, you stay on a free plan with 30 bottle sheets and 50 AI scans, kept for good. If you outgrow it, Premium is 2.99 €/month or 24.99 €/year. Oeni also has yearly plans, from 29.99 to 79.99 €, so on annual pricing the two are close at its entry tier: the real difference is what you get without paying at all.
Scan without a database
Both apps scan labels. Oeni matches against its wine database, which is rich but, like any database, can miss small growers, natural wines or foreign bottles. Caviste's AI reads the label itself, so it fills in a bottle even when no database knows it. You always confirm the result before saving.
Your data stays yours
Caviste imports and exports your cellar as a plain CSV, for free, any time. Moving in or out is never a trap. If you're on Oeni today, you can rebuild your cellar in Caviste in minutes by scanning your bottles.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Oeni have a free version?
Yes. Oeni is freemium and adds a 30-day premium trial, but it does not publish what the free plan keeps. Caviste publishes its own precisely: 30 bottles and 50 AI scans, for good.
Is Caviste cheaper than Oeni?
Yes, but by less than the monthly prices suggest: 24.99 €/year against the 29.99 €/year of Oeni's entry tier, and up to 79.99 € for its higher ones. Compared month to month, 2.99 € against 8.99 €.
See also: Caviste vs Viniou · Caviste vs Vivino · All wine cellar apps compared
Caviste is on your phone
Scan a label and your cellar fills itself, then it tells you when to open each bottle.
