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HotSchedules vs 7shifts Comparison
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Overview
HotSchedules is an employee scheduling tool for managing & communicating with workforces, as well as forecasting sales, generating reports & sourcing new staff
7shifts helps restaurants manage their work schedules, time clock, team communication, labor compliance, payroll, tips and more. Save $1,000s every month in reduced labor costs, cut staff call & text chaos by 50%, create schedules with 95% labor accuracy, and manage staff when you're on-the-go.
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
Video & Screenshots
Pricing
Starting from
No pricing info
- Free trial available
- Credit cardless trial
- Free account
- Subscription based
Starting from
29.99
Per month
- Free trial available
- Credit cardless trial
- Free account
- Subscription based
User reviews
Pros
Pros
Cons
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Key features
- Total features71
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Assignment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Audit Trail
- Automated Scheduling
- Availability Management
- Benchmarking
- Billable & Non-Billable Hours
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Calendar Management
- Calendar Sync
- Chat/Messaging
- Clock In/Out
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Cost Management
- Cost Tracking
- Customer History
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- Electronic Forms
- Email Management
- Employee Database
- Employee Management
- Employee Portal
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Recognition
- Employee Scheduling
- Employee Time Tracking
- Event Calendar
- Event Management
- Facility Scheduling
- Feedback Management
- Forecasting
- GPS
- Group Scheduling
- Inventory Management
- Labor Cost Reporting
- Labor Forecasting
- Leave Tracking
- Messaging
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Alerts
- Mobile App
- Multi-Language
- Multi-Location
- Negative Feedback Management
- Online Booking
- Online Time Clock
- Online Time Tracking
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Overtime Calculation
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Reporting
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Projections
- Punch card
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Real-Time Notifications
- Real-Time Reporting
- Real-Time Updates
- Real-time Scheduling
- Recipe Management
- Recruitment Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Resource Scheduling
- SMS Messaging
- Sales Reports
- Sales Trend Analysis
- Schedule Distribution
- Scheduling
- Search/Filter
- Shift Swapping
- Sick Leave Tracking
- Skills Tracking
- Task Editing
- Task Management
- Task Progress Tracking
- Task Scheduling
- Task Tagging
- Tax Compliance
- Team Calendars
- Third-Party Integrations
- Time Off Management
- Time Off Requests
- Time Tracking
- Timesheet Management
- Vacation/Leave Tracking
- Variable Workforce
- Total features89
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Assignment Management
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Audit Trail
- Automated Scheduling
- Availability Management
- Benchmarking
- Billable & Non-Billable Hours
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Calendar Management
- Calendar Sync
- Chat/Messaging
- Clock In/Out
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Cost Management
- Cost Tracking
- Customer History
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- Electronic Forms
- Email Management
- Employee Database
- Employee Management
- Employee Portal
- Employee Profiles
- Employee Recognition
- Employee Scheduling
- Employee Time Tracking
- Event Calendar
- Event Management
- Facility Scheduling
- Feedback Management
- Forecasting
- GPS
- Group Scheduling
- Inventory Management
- Labor Cost Reporting
- Labor Forecasting
- Leave Tracking
- Messaging
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Alerts
- Mobile App
- Multi-Language
- Multi-Location
- Negative Feedback Management
- Online Booking
- Online Time Clock
- Online Time Tracking
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Overtime Calculation
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Reporting
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Projections
- Punch card
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Real-Time Notifications
- Real-Time Reporting
- Real-Time Updates
- Real-time Scheduling
- Recipe Management
- Recruitment Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Resource Scheduling
- SMS Messaging
- Sales Reports
- Sales Trend Analysis
- Schedule Distribution
- Scheduling
- Search/Filter
- Shift Swapping
- Sick Leave Tracking
- Skills Tracking
- Task Editing
- Task Management
- Task Progress Tracking
- Task Scheduling
- Task Tagging
- Tax Compliance
- Team Calendars
- Third-Party Integrations
- Time Off Management
- Time Off Requests
- Time Tracking
- Timesheet Management
- Vacation/Leave Tracking
- Variable Workforce
Integrations
- Total integrations14
- ADP Workforce Now
- BambooHR
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Workspace
- Greenhouse
- Indeed
- LinkedIn for Business
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Okta
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
- Slack
- Workable
- Workday HCM
- Xero
- Zapier
- iCIMS Talent Cloud
- Total integrations50
- ADP Workforce Now
- BambooHR
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Workspace
- Greenhouse
- Indeed
- LinkedIn for Business
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Okta
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
- Slack
- Workable
- Workday HCM
- Xero
- Zapier
- iCIMS Talent Cloud
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Jessie M.
Restaurants, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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Good product but my company did switch to 7shifts
I like that i can copy and paste schedules from week to week
I did not like how difficult it was to take old employees off the store roster
Daniel W.
Restaurants, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Way better than hotschedules, super easy to understand.
7shifts is easy to monitor, schedule and adapt to growing or declining sales. Super stream lined for any ody to pic up.
The app needs work on the phones. Little buggy when it comes to the management side . Assigning shifts, viewing rosters etc.
Kari H.
Restaurants, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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I miss the ease and look of Hotschedules, but 7shifts has the potential to be better.
It's easy to use. Scheduling is easy with the templates. Messaging is also a breeze. Nice to have the engagement portion.
Needs "request on" ability in scheduling. GM's need access to all employees, including other management. Reporting could use some more options. The "roles" and "job code" are a pain and get screwed up going from 7shifts to Toast.
Thanks for the review Kari!
Beunte G.
Restaurants, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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We transitioned to 7-Shifts from Hotschedules and it was like night and day
The ease of use and the seamless scheduling process and rating system
No receiving alerts when someone releases a shift
Gerard S.
Restaurants, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Overall I'd say I have a positive opinion of 7Shifts and may prefer it over HotSchedules.
We mainly us the software for scheduling, Log Book, and messaging. Employees can set availability and request off as well. The program works fine for these options.
Wish there were more user friendly options available. We had a manager that quit, and even though he was deactivated, he was still receiving notifications from us and schedules.
Dana C.
Food & Beverages, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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So far our service has been great. We have rarely had to call for support needs or help.
7shifts not only was easy for our management staff to adjust to after being with Hotschedules for years but they also do not charge our employees for the app. Its a win win, staff and management approved.
I wish there was a way to move from day to day on the app by ways of a calendar instead of scrolling through the dates. Schedules can look a bit squirrely via the app. I'm not sure if this may be an Android thing or just happens on occasion. It generally happens when there are unpublished shifts.
Thanks for the review Dana! Our mission is to improve happiness and efficiency in the workplace, so we're proud to hear that 7shifts is a solution that both your management and your staff enjoy.
Marie C.
Restaurants, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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We love 7S and are always excited when new features drop. It's great to work with a product that is always improving. We used HotSchedules before this, and it was such a stagnant product that never changed.
Extremely intuitive with almost zero learning curve. The help widget is amazing, you actually get a quick and helpful response.
I wish task list schedules were more customizable.
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