7shifts Review
7shifts is a scheduling and team management platform built for restaurants, used by over 55,000 restaurants.
- Company size
- Small businesses, enterprises
- Pricing model
- Tiered plans
- Free trial
- Yes
- Integrations
- 61
Best for
- Restaurants of any size, from independents to franchise groups
- Single-location restaurants with a small team: the Comp plan is free
- Restaurants that need tip calculation and distribution
Not ideal for
- Businesses outside food service: 7shifts is built for restaurants
- Buyers who want a fixed US price online: plan prices vary by location
- Restaurants outside the US that want 7shifts Payroll: it is US-only
How we evaluated 7shifts
This review rests on 18 facts checked against 7shifts’s official pricing pages and documentation, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score and the pros and cons use only those verified facts, as our methodology explains, and third-party ratings are quoted, never scored.
Our verdict
7shifts suits restaurants, from single independents to franchise groups, that want scheduling, time clocking, labor compliance, tips and team messaging built around restaurant shifts. The Comp plan is free for one location with up to 15 employees, and US restaurants can add payroll for $39.99 a month per location plus $6 per employee paid. It is less suited to businesses outside food service and to buyers who need a stable US list price online, since plan prices vary by location.
Strengths
Built for restaurant shifts
Scheduling, time clocking, team messaging, PTO accruals and labor compliance tools are designed around restaurant operations, and Premium adds training, tips and tasks.
Evidence: Key features: Advanced scheduling and time clocking, Team messaging, PTO accruals and balances, Labor compliance, forecasting and labor cost tools, Tip calculation and distribution, Digital manager log book and task lists
Free plan for small restaurants
Comp is free for a single location with up to 15 employees and includes scheduling, availability, time off requests and announcements.
Evidence: Free plan: Yes
Payroll that reads hours and tips
7shifts Payroll pulls in hours worked and tips paid out, with unlimited regular and off-cycle runs and free implementation.
Evidence: Automatic tax filing: Yes
Connects to restaurant point of sale
7shifts lists 61 integrations, including Toast, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, TouchBistro, SpotOn and Heartland, plus Gusto, ADP and Paychex payroll.
Evidence: Native integrations: 61
Quick to set up
7shifts says restaurants can get running in under 30 days.
Evidence: Typical implementation: Under 30 days
Weaknesses
Prices vary by location
Plan prices are shown per location in the visitor's local currency and changed between visits during our check, so confirm the US price with 7shifts.
Evidence: Price transparency: Partly published
Per-location costs add up
Pro and Premium are billed per location each month, so multi-unit groups pay for every site.
Evidence: Pricing model: Tiered plans
Restaurant focus
7shifts is built for restaurants; other hourly businesses may find features they do not need.
Evidence: Industry focus: Restaurants
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Tiered plans
Price transparency
Partly published
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
Yes
Quick answers
- Is 7shifts free?
- Yes, the Comp plan is free for a single location with up to 15 employees. Pro and Premium are paid per location.Based on Free plan: Yes
- How much does 7shifts payroll cost?
- 7shifts Payroll costs $39.99 a month per location plus $6 a month per employee paid, added to any paid plan.Based on Extra costs: 7shifts Payroll (US only): $39.99 a month per location plus $6 a month per employee paid, Tip Management, Task Management and Manager Log Book are add-ons on Pro (included in Premium)
- Is 7shifts only for restaurants?
- 7shifts describes itself as an HR platform for restaurants, and its workflows are built for restaurant teams.Based on Industry focus: Restaurants
- Is 7shifts legit?
- Yes. 7shifts was founded in 2014 by Jordan Boesch and says it serves over 55,000 restaurants.Based on Founded: 2014
Coverage of core employee scheduling software capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Employee Scheduling Software, checked against 7shifts’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
9 verified of 11 core capabilities
Employee Scheduling Software
- Shift scheduling
- Availability and time off
- Open shifts and swaps
- Overtime and labor cost view
- Fair workweek support · not verified yet
- Minor work-hour limits · not verified yet
- Mobile app for staff
- Time and payroll integration
- Templates and auto-scheduling
- Team messaging
- Schedule history
Specifications
Fit
- Industry focus
- Restaurants
Product
- Modules
- Scheduling, Time clocking, Team communication, Labor compliance, Hiring, Employee training, Tip management, Task management, Manager Log Book, Payroll (US only)
Integrations
- Open API
- Yes
- API type
- REST
- Webhooks
- Yes
7shifts integrations
15 integrations we documented, by how they connect. 7shifts reports 61 native integrations in total.
Native integrations: A–P
Native integrations: P–T
7shifts integration coverage
The 10 apps that employee scheduling software products document most often, and whether 7shifts documents each.
7 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by 7shifts; median of the 12 products compared: 5.5
- QuickBooks · documented by 11 of 12
- Paychex · documented by 8 of 12
- Gusto · documented by 7 of 12
- Square · documented by 7 of 12
- Lightspeed · documented by 6 of 12
- Clover · documented by 5 of 12
- Xero · documented by 5 of 12
- Zapier · documented by 5 of 12
- ADP · documented by 4 of 12
- ADP Workforce Now · documented by 4 of 12
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier or API), 12 live employee scheduling software products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
Where it ranks
- #7 of 10 scoredEmployee Scheduling Software
- #5 of 7 scoredEmployee Scheduling Software for Enterprises
- #3 of 4 scoredFree Employee Scheduling Software
- #3 of 5 scoredEmployee Scheduling Software for Restaurants
- #7 of 10 scoredEmployee Scheduling Software for Small Business
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Implementation and support
- Typical implementation
- Under 30 days
- Implementation fee
- None
7shifts: frequently asked questions
Does 7shifts integrate with Toast or Square?
Yes. 7shifts integrates with Toast, Square, Lightspeed, Clover and other point-of-sale systems, among 61 integrations.
How long does 7shifts take to set up?
7shifts says restaurants can be running in under 30 days.
What is 7shifts used for?
7shifts, on the market since 2014, is an employee scheduling software product built for small businesses and enterprises. Its modules include Scheduling, Time clocking, Team communication, Labor compliance, and 6 more.
What are the best alternatives to 7shifts?
In our employee scheduling software ranking, the highest-scored products other than 7shifts are Deputy, When I Work, and Sling. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: 7shifts alternatives.
What are the pros and cons of 7shifts?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: built for restaurant shifts, free plan for small restaurants, and payroll that reads hours and tips. It is less suited to businesses outside food service: 7shifts is built for restaurants and buyers who want a fixed US price online: plan prices vary by location.
Does 7shifts have an API?
Yes. 7shifts offers an open API (REST) to customers, with webhooks for event updates.
What does 7shifts integrate with?
7shifts lists 61 integrations, including Toast, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, and 9 more. Every documented connection: 7shifts integrations.
Is 7shifts good for small businesses?
7shifts lists small businesses among the company sizes it is built for (small businesses and enterprises). It ranks #7 of 10 in our employee scheduling software for small businesses.
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What changed
Pricing7shifts now publishes some of its prices; it previously published all of them.
Integrations7shifts updated its notable integrations: added SpotOn, Heartland and 2 more; no longer lists Aloha POS.
PublishedFirst published.
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