7shifts review
Bottom line
7shifts is a restaurant-focused workforce platform that connects scheduling, time clocking, tips, payroll, hiring, and training. Its clearest strength is that it replaces several disconnected tools with one system that links to common POS and payroll products. The main cost to watch is that the full feature set requires the Pro plan, and its pricing is not published in full, so buyers should expect a sales conversation. It suits restaurant operators and franchise groups that want one platform to run the whole team, but it is less suited to non-restaurant businesses.
What is 7shifts?
7shifts is a restaurant HR platform that covers hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, time clocking, payroll, and team engagement. It addresses the administrative sprawl restaurants face when schedules live in one tool, timesheets in another, and payroll in a third. The product is built to manage the employee lifecycle from the first day of hiring through paycheck and retention.
Day to day, managers build and publish schedules, and staff use the mobile app to view upcoming shifts, submit availability, request time off, and chat with the team. Shift Pool lets employees offer or bid on open shifts, and shift swaps also require manager approval. Employees clock in and out, and that time and tip data feeds wage and tip calculations. Managers can connect a POS system to pull in daily sales figures for labor planning. Training works from existing documents, with quizzes and acknowledgements generated automatically and progress tracked with reminders.
The platform serves independent restaurants, franchisees, and multi-location groups across formats including quick service, full service, cafes, bars, pizzerias, bakeries, and catering. The starting price is $39.99 per month. A free plan includes basic scheduling and communication features, and the full Pro plan can be trialed free for 14 days with no credit card required. Monthly and annual plans are both available, with no contract lock-in.
What sets 7shifts apart is that restaurant-specific workflows such as tip pooling, labor compliance, and built-in tax filing sit alongside hiring and training in the same system. Its integrations list includes many restaurant POS and payroll products, including Toast POS, Square Point of Sale, Clover, Lightspeed, Gusto, ADP Workforce Now, and Paycor. Buyers who want to replace several separate restaurant tools with one connected system will find that focus more practical than a general-purpose scheduling app.
Who it's for
- Independent restaurants and cafes
- Franchisees and multi-location groups
- Restaurants replacing separate scheduling and payroll tools
Who should look elsewhere
- Non-restaurant businesses needing general workforce software
- Buyers who need fully published plan pricing up front
Typical uses
- Building and publishing weekly restaurant schedules
- Managing shift swaps and open-shift bidding
- Connecting POS sales to labor planning
- Onboarding and training new restaurant hires
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