Restaurant operator decision guide · Updated 2026-08-22
Compare pricing unit, restaurant depth, time-clock workflow and payroll path—not feature-count alone.
Prioritize restaurant/POS labor workflows when they are central.
Per-location and per-user economics scale differently.
Separate scheduling-only needs from time capture and payroll.
Decide whether broader HR/hiring/compliance reduces your tool stack.
Purpose-built Restaurant Scheduling and Payroll Platform; official source states 55,000+ restaurants across North America.
Exact current public dollar pricing not verified in this build. Paid subscriptions are billed per location; current plan families include Comp, Essentials, Pro and Premium.
Food & beverage use case includes scheduling, time tracking, labor controls and restaurant payroll workflows.
Basic $0/location/month for 1 location up to 10 employees. Displayed monthly/annual-equivalent pricing: Essentials $30/$24, Plus $70/$56, All-in-One $120/$96 per location/month. Payroll add-on available.
Dedicated restaurant/hospitality offering includes scheduling, time tracking and compliance workflows.
Lite $5/user/month, Core $6.50, Pro $9; official pricing states a $30 minimum monthly spend for Lite/Core/Pro. Payroll add-on is separately priced.
Hospitality and restaurant use cases are documented; relative restaurant specialization is not scored as a fact.
Free plan up to 30 users. Premium shown at $2/user/month monthly or $1.70 annual-equivalent; Business $4/$3.40.
7shifts: restaurant-specific workflows. Homebase: broader hourly-team suite with location-based pricing. Deputy: per-user model with advanced compliance/forecasting. Sling: low-cost scheduling/communication starting point.
This is decision direction, not a universal ranking.