7shifts review

7shifts is the specialist on this list: it serves restaurants only, and its features follow that choice. The free Comp plan builds and publishes schedules for one location with up to 15 employees, lets staff offer up, trade and claim open shifts, and handles availability and time-off requests. Essentials adds advanced scheduling, team messaging and a basic time clock for up to 30 employees per location. Pro adds PTO accruals, labor compliance and labor cost tools, advanced time clocking and a manager log book. Premium includes tip management, task management, labor forecasts and employee training. Paid plans are priced per location with employee caps, and the page we fetched showed prices in Canadian dollars, so we have not verified a USD figure. Retail and healthcare managers should look elsewhere, but a full-service restaurant gets tools that general schedulers do not offer.

Who it is for

Restaurants, bars and cafes that want scheduling, tip pooling and labor compliance built for food service.

Price

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Key features

• Build and publish schedules; staff offer up, trade and claim open shifts
• Availability and time-off requests on the free Comp plan
• Time clocking, PTO accruals and labor compliance tools on Pro
• Tip management that calculates and sends tips to payroll
• Manager Log Book and task management add-ons

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Designed only for restaurants, so roles and tips fit food service
• Strength: Free Comp plan for single locations up to 15 employees
• Strength: Payroll, tips and team performance in one product
• Weakness: Paid plans cap employees per location below Premium
• Weakness: Not suited to retail or healthcare teams
• Weakness: Several useful tools are paid add-ons

Key facts

• Plans: Comp (free), Essentials, Pro, Premium
• Free plan: 1 location, up to 15 employees
• Customers: 55,000+ restaurants, per 7shifts

Where it ranks

7shifts is No. 6 in our Best Employee Scheduling Software verdict.