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7shifts vs Make

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7shifts

Food & Restaurant

Restaurant team management made easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Make

Remote Work

The platform for the new way of working

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 7shifts subscription automatically renews at expiry for the same period at the then-current rate and fees are non-refundable, per 7shifts' Terms of Service.; Make free tier limited to 1,000 credits per month
  • They diverge on capability: 7shifts covers Employee scheduling, Make covers Visual workflow builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which 7shifts and Make actually diverge.

Attributes where 7shifts and Make differ
Attribute7shiftsMake
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryFood & RestaurantRemote Work
Founded20142013

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in 7shifts

  • Employee scheduling
  • Time clocking
  • Team communication
  • Tip pooling
  • Labor compliance
  • Hiring
  • Toast
  • Square

Only in Make

  • Visual workflow builder
  • Webhooks
  • API connectors
  • Conditional logic
  • Data transformation
  • Error handling
  • Scheduling
  • Team collaboration

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

7shifts

  • Point of Salenot Make
  • Order Managementnot Make
  • Inventory Controlnot Make
  • Staff Schedulingnot Make

Make

  • Automating integrations between 3,000+ pre-built applicationsnot 7shifts
  • Building AI agents and workflow automation without extensive codingnot 7shifts
  • Enterprise automation with GDPR, SOC 2 Type II compliancenot 7shifts
  • Rapid deployment of automations from concept to livenot 7shifts

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

7shifts

  • Subscription automatically renews at expiry for the same period at the then-current rate and fees are non-refundable, per 7shifts' Terms of Service.
  • 7shifts may increase fees annually without notice to track CPI inflation, or with 30 days notice for other fee changes, per its Terms of Service.

Make

  • Free tier limited to 1,000 credits per month
  • Free tier restricted to 2 active scenarios maximum
  • Free tier enforces 15-minute minimum scheduling interval
  • Credit-based model means costs scale with usage volume, not just features

Pricing, plan by plan

7shifts

Free
  • CompFree
    • Basic scheduling
    • 1 location
  • Appetizer$29.99/month
    • Scheduling
    • Time clocking
  • Entree$69.99/month
    • Tip pooling
    • Labor compliance
  • The Works$135/month
    • Full features
    • Task management

Make

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Make review.

Which should you pick?

Choose 7shifts if

  • You need employee scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want time clocking.
7shifts review

Choose Make if

  • You need visual workflow builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want webhooks.
Make review

Questions people ask

Is 7shifts or Make better?
Neither clearly leads. 7shifts starts at Free and Make at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, 7shifts or Make?
7shifts starts at Free and Make at Free.
Does 7shifts or Make run on more platforms?
7shifts runs on Web, Ios, Android. Make runs on Web.
Can I use 7shifts for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is 7shifts best used for?
7shifts is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Make is typically brought in for.
What can 7shifts do that Make cannot?
7shifts covers Employee scheduling, Time clocking, Team communication, Tip pooling. Make covers Visual workflow builder, Webhooks, API connectors, Conditional logic. Both handle Web support.
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