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HotSchedules
Restaurant employee scheduling software
As of 30 August 2026, HotSchedules starts at $2/employee/month. HotSchedules by Fourth is the leading employee scheduling and labor management platform for restaurants. Softwr lists it under Restaurants. HotSchedules is made by Fourth (HotSchedules), launched in 1999, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What HotSchedules does
HotSchedules by Fourth is the leading employee scheduling and labor management platform for restaurants. It provides shift scheduling, time tracking, team communication, and labor forecasting. Used by over 3 million restaurant employees worldwide for managing their work schedules.
What people use it for
- Employee scheduling for restaurants and retail
- Labor cost management and optimization
- Shift coordination for multiple locations
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about HotSchedules.
- HotSchedules is sold by Fourth and its pricing page publishes no rate, no per location or per employee cost, no module price and no minimum commitment
- Obtaining a price requires a sales call or a demo request
- Fourth sells HotSchedules alongside separate products including Adaco and MacromatiX, each quoted rather than listed
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Pricing
What HotSchedules costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Scheduling
$2 /employee/month
- Scheduling
- Communication
Enterprise
Free
- Custom pricing
- Full platform
Capabilities
Features
Employee scheduling
Time tracking
Team messaging
Labor forecasting
Shift swapping
Compliance
All major POS
Integration with All major POS
Payroll systems
Integration with Payroll systems
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Android support
Available on android
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Questions people ask
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Does HotSchedules offer a free trial?
HotSchedules offers a promotional trial of one year free to new customers. Specific terms and conditions apply, and contact with their sales team is required to activate the offer.
SourceHow is HotSchedules pricing determined?
HotSchedules pricing is customized based on business needs. Potential customers must contact Fourth's sales team via the demo request form to receive a personalized pricing quote.
SourceBehind it
Who makes HotSchedules
- Company
- Fourth (HotSchedules)
- Based in
- Austin, Texas
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- Lightspeed Restaurant
- Clover
- Sling
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- Lineup.ai
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- Deputy
- Restaurant365
- Talech
- Tock
- Upserve
- Waitlist Me
- Sling
- When I Work
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From $27.99/mo9 researched notes
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